Article: I had to leave work for lunch so I could post this: I love it, it has a large part of Mothers booklet in it: Enjoy and share! Discouragement – July 22, 2013 It is actually very discouraging how easily I get discouraged. I get the feeling I am not alone, but I can only speak for myself. During this recovery process from the brutal murder of my mother, I’ve found a new purpose. I believe with all my soul, spirit, everything that the Holy Spirit has told me to carry on Mother’s ministry! She wrote beautiful letters to the women in the Hardin County jail, she has written three books, she has a mini-book, which I LOVE, “When You Are in the Wilderness”. I’ve been able to share bits and pieces of this booklet, and even given a few printed copies out to people. It’s a beautifully written message from Peggy Alexander about what to do when we are discouraged, unhappy, etc… ‘in the wilderness’. Inside this book is a pep talk she gives herself during these times, she writes: “I will share with you one of the things I do when I begin to have thoughts that will bring me down and make me feel sorry for myself and bring discouragement. When those thoughts start coming, I say these things to myself. “Oh, yes, you are so pitiful! Maybe you would like to swap places this morning with a woman in Bosnia who has lost her whole family to a bomb in the night. Or maybe you would like to be the woman in Somalia whose children’s bellies are swollen from starvation and they beg you for food and you have none to give them. Or maybe you’d rather be a “bag lady” homeless on the streets of New York City, or live in a house made of animal dung and sticks with a dirt floor? GET A GRIP, WOMAN!!! You have a wonderful life compared to so many others. You earn enough to take care of your needs and most of your wants. You have a comfortable home, a palace by some of the world’s standards. You have running water, good heat, a car that is paid for, houses that are paid for, a good healthy body, a job—but even more important, you want to work so you can stand tall and be proud of yourself. You are intelligent enough to know how to get around in this life. You have good eyesight and a compassionate heart. You have a wonderful family who love you so much. You have Peace and Joy in your life. You have God to protect you from all harm and his promise that whatever you set out to do in the name of Jesus will be blessed with abundance. What more do you want???? GET AWAY FROM ME DEVIL! I WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO CONTROL MY THOUGHTS AND MY MIND! MY LIFE IS PROTECTED BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS! HIS POWER IS MUCH STRONGER THAN YOURS WILL EVER BE!!” And then she adds: “Oh, thank you, Jesus, my attitude adjustments really do work. When I take the time to think on my Blessings, I realize that I am truly blessed. I feel like one of God’s special children and I can keep that feeling as long as I walk with him of like mind. As long as I keep my thoughts centered, focused on the goal of my life, which is to live as close to Him as I can. I want to give God my best. I will see Heaven if I do that, yes, but I will also have Peace, Joy, and Love overflowing in my life here on Earth. If I had just one wish to be granted, it would be that I could let people experience the feeling that I have deep down in my soul. Then everyone would want it too. I need to find someone to bless each day. My heart is so full. In Christian love, Ms Peggy” I had intended to only include a portion of her pep talk, there is more to the mini-book, this is the second half. I just can’t make myself not share this. And, I did share this to help illustrate what it has done for me through this process. I’m sure I also shared that during this period of recovery I am writing my prayers out. I’m writing to God, and sometimes reading aloud what I am thankful for and what I am struggling with. I ‘birthed’ this ministry on July 1, Mother’s birthday and since, believe it or not, not all peaches and cream. I have struggled with discouragement. One particular day, July 11 in my prayer I was writing that I just missed my mother, I wanted to be able to share these things with her, I wanted to ask her about my discouragement issues, etc. And these words came to me…these pep talk words. Here’s what I wrote: “1:07 PM, Father, as I am missing my mother today and feel like I have disappointed You, I’m asking for the renewing of my spirit – Father, I know exactly what she would say because she’s already written a version of it, “Oh poor pitiful you! Perhaps you would like to swap places with the woman who never even got to know her mother? Or perhaps you would have rather had a mother that wasn’t doing anything for anyone else, but everything for personal gain?” Something similar that she wrote in the letter to the ladies – No, I’m thankful to be grieving a Mother of whom I can be and am immensely proud! I can look forward to continuing her ministry and the many opportunities that God is going to provide to share her words, share her encouragement, share her vision and share her love for our Father in Heaven. When I think about it, how blessed I am! I was sitting, crying saying to my husband, “I just wish I could talk to her. I miss her, but you know I am so blessed, I can talk to my Father and my Mother left her writings so that I would already know what she would say. WOW! Thank you both for this!”
Posted on: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 17:18:37 +0000
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