Today please enjoy with me, The River of Life, written by Sandra Drescher as found in her book entitled  Just Between God & Me.

As I sat on the bank of a river winding through the Virginia mountains, I saw the water as symbolizing my life. Like the water, flowing continually even though it doesn’t know its destination or what’s around the next bend, I can’t see far ahead in my life. I have to trust God to guide my path.

The falls in the river are like the rough areas in my life. When I’m faced with rough situations, they sometimes look unbearable. But when seen as part of the whole, they add beauty and sparkle to my life.

Inlets of water along the shore, at a standstill, had collected scum and debris. Again, I compared them to my life. If I don’t keep moving along God’s path, my life will get cluttered. The river of life is too exciting to refuse its flow.

And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him (Col. 3:17 NIV).

Thank You, Lord, for controlling the flow of my life. Teach me to follow even when I don’t know what is waiting around the next bend. Amen.

Amen!

ABBA, yes. Thank You that You control the flow of our lives. HOLY SPIRIT, let us not forget and inspire and encourage us to argue less and less with the crooks and turns and bends and white water in the riverbed that is our individual lives. We come praying for our Cherished Ones listed at Praying for These, thanking You for their lives and trusting You with the present currents. Trusting You also with our IDOK Troops, requesting peace of mind and safety of spirit and soul for each of them.  And I’m still asking You, ABBA, for a Third Great Awakening in America.  I want to see it and be part of it, I pray. Thank You for each IDOK. I ask You to bless them in JESUS Name. Amen and amen.

Holy hugs, kt

Post Script – Art passed from this life to Heaven this afternoon. Jerry and I visited with Sula around 5 PM. She knows where he is but being here without him after 37 years of marriage is unthinkable  — so your prayers are coveted. Thank you.

By Sandra Drescher from  Just Between God & Me

Spiritual Strength

Doctors say that most people don’t use their full physical strength. Several stories exist, however, of people who possess extra strength in emergencies, such as lifting a car to save a person’s life. Further, psychologists say that only a fraction of our mental abilities is ever used.

The same is probably true of spiritual powers. If I were warned about each experience before it happened, I might not think I have enough strength to handle it. But each time, God provides enough power. I must rely on Him to give me strength to face every situation.

I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints, and His incomparably great power for us who believe (Eph. 1:18, 19 NIV).

Thank You, God, for giving me Your special strength in every situation we face together. Continue to be my guide. Amen.

I can only say amen. Praying for These and Holy hugs, kt

Free From Sin

by Sandra Drescher from her book Just Between God & Me

After a heavy rain, my brother and I went for a walk. When we came to a bank that was covered with mud, my brother slid down it. It looked like fun and I couldn’t resist. When I slid down, however, I fell, twisted my arm, and pulled a muscle. Seeing only the pleasure, I hadn’t anticipated the pain that followed.

Sinful ways sometimes look attractive too. They don’t look harmful at first, but if I yield, unexpected results may take place. Christ knows the deceitful ways of sin and wants to set me free from sin’s trap. By following Him, I no longer fall captive to the bonds of sin.

You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness (Rom. 6:18 NIV).

Thank You, Lord, for freeing me from sin and its cunning ways of deception. Guide me in the way of righteousness. Amen.

I read, “Christ knows the deceitful ways of sin and wants to set me free from sin’s trap.” and it lighted on me with such warmth and comfort and peace, I wanted to share it with you.  It was a sweet moment, I hope you will find it the same.

Praying for These

Father, I ask in JESUS Name that Your Sweet and Holy Presence  be real to every precious soul who comes to this page.  I am finding it impossible to gather words sufficient to convey the sweetness of knowing YOU set us free from the wages, the grip, the utter bondage of sin and Your heart is totally pure in it; totally only for our good and well being do You so desire that we be free. I love You, LORD.  Thank You. Thank You. HOLY SPIRIT, I ask You to take this precious, precious moment and create it afresh and new in the souls of every reader. Amen and amen.

Holy hugs and a blessed weekend to you all, kt

The Difficulty of Self-Forgiveness

From a recent experience, I’ve discovered that sometimes it’s harder to forgive myself than for the person I’ve wronged to forgive me. When I tried to play a joke on a friend, it turned out to be a painful experience for him. After talking to him about it, he forgave me, but the stupidity of my thoughtlessness bothered me for days.

God said He will take our sins so far away we can never find them again. With this promise, I shouldn’t let guilt haunt my mind after I’ve been forgiven. I must learn to forgive myself because God  has and go on from there.

He has removed our sins as far away from us as the east is from the west (Ps. 103:12 LB).

Thank You, God, for Your forgiving Spirit. Teach me to forgive myself too. Amen.

Written by Sandra Drescher and taken from her book entitled Just Between God & Me.

Holy hugs, kt