Tomorrow morning I’m having my heart catheterization. Although I will admit that I am a bit nervous this time, I can honestly say it’s not really the overall procedure that makes me that way. They have to cut me and I have this little thing about being cut. Not a big deal though because I trust my God to do what’s best for me. I refuse to ask Him to do something for me that is not in His will for me. Even though I struggle each day with my sin nature, I always know that He is there, in all of His Love and Grace, to watch over me. I was told that if everything went ok that I will probably go home that afternoon. If they have to put in a stint or something I may have to stay overnight. Whatever God decides is cool with me. I have my awesome wife Shelly and I know she will also be there for me and with me every second that she can and that she will be continually praying. I have the best kids in the world that I also know will be lifting me up in prayer at the same time and I also know that I have you, my friends praying also. I have complete faith in Dr. Wesley Davis, who is doing the procedure so what do I have to worry about really? How much better can it be? Actually at my age and family history not to mention that I haven’t taken anywhere near as much care for myself as I should have, I guess you could say it might even be a miracle that something much worse hasn’t happened already. Here’s the deal, I love my Savior and one day I know that I will meet Him face to face. I look forward to that day with great excitement but alas, I don’t think that’s going to happen for a while yet. I’ve been making these post since the first part of September 2013 and I am having a blast doing them because for the first time in many years I have felt like God has been bringing me back “to my first love”, Himself. This is something that I had been praying about for a while but I know that He had His own timetable and I am the one who needed to compromise to get back to that place, not Him. Then in December when I went back to Dr. Texada to see about getting my worn out knee and ankle fixed, he sees something in the X-ray and tells me that he thinks I should probably get my heart checked out. Funny thing was, I would have thought that would scare me but it hasn’t. All Ive been able to think of has been that God is using this as a chance to help me live longer so I can serve Him more. You know, when God warns you it’s probably a good idea to listen don’t you think? Anyway, I know that all of this is in my God’s plan for me, whatever it may be, and I also know that I want nothing more than His will to be done in this and everything else in my life. I want to give Him the Glory for all of this. If you stop and look at this really close, how could you possibly not see God working here? He is always is working, all around us and it’s always for our good, even if we have trouble seeing it sometimes. Let me show you something; Romans 8:28 And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. Check that out! Man I love this! How awesome is our God that He can love us enough to care about EVERYTHING in my life. He cares even when I am acting in the flesh and definitely not listening to Him. Charlie Daniels has a song out called “Two Out Of Three” and this is the first chorus in it; Jesus how could You love me? Oh sweet Jesus, how could You love me? Cause when I had a choice between good and bad I picked bad two out of three. As much as it shames me to admit it, this is a very good description of me. Considering that fact makes me even more grateful to my Lord and Savior and makes me want to praise Him even more. So no matter how this comes out, it’s all good. I have the Creator of All, my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit watching over me every second of every day. As I said earlier, what do I have to be afraid of? That same confidence is there for us all. If you are a believer already and you don’t have that, then tighten up your relationship with God. That faith and confidence in Him will be there before you know it. If you’re reading this and you aren’t a believer I need you to know that you can have the same thing. It’s simple really and I’m going to show you how. Simply talk to God. If it bothers you being around others then get somewhere private and do it. Just tell Him that you know what kind of person you are. Tell Him the truth. With Him all is known about you already so don’t hold anything back. He will not accuse you or make you feel bad about yourself. He is there to accept you and to love you and forgive you. So just ask Him. He will gladly accept you and forgive you if you honestly ask Him. It’s a simple conversation but let me tell you, it will be the most important conversation you will ever have with anyone. If you do this and you need some help getting started, just send me a message or even post a comment on here. I promise you I will get in touch with you and help you take your first few steps to your brand new life. There are Christians all around you that will celebrate this with you and will be glad to stand in the gap for you. I am praying for you. Let the Light of God’s Love shine through you today into the darkness in the world. Just think, you could responsible today for leading someone into the Kingdom of God, and what a truly amazing privilege that is! I love you.
Posted on: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 14:07:38 +0000
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