STATUS UPDATE: It is absolutely amazing just how great Gods grace always shows up just when you need it the most. You all have been, or WILL BE at some point in your life; where like the Apostle Peter, you know you are being tested to such an extreme you become so aware of your own limitations and yet you take your eyes off of Jesus. You surely know of the time the disciples were in the ship when low and behold, here comes Jesus walking on the water! Now your natural mind/spirit/nature says, Whoa, now that is just not possible! But with Christ, all things are possible, Amen! When you just can not seem to muster the faith, our Lord will say, My child, keep your eyes on me, not those things you fear. I am the Master of the Universe, King of Kings, Lord of Lords! Peter found himself in just that position when Jesus, who knew ever thought in Peters mind just as He does with us, said, Peter, come on out, the water is just fine...just keep your eyes on me, not the waves or the depth of the water! (My paraphrase if you will allow me the liberty.) Now Peter was a big tough old salty dog of a seaman, BUT, he had never walked ON water - fished, boated, sailed and paddled of course - but this is entirely different! Why surely he must have been shaking in sheer terror, yet he stepped out of the boat and even took a few steps BEFORE he took his eyes off the Master of All. Immediately he began to sink - just like his carnal mind had been telling him all along - yet in his time of great need, greatest weakness, overwhelming terror; he did what we must all learn to do.....cry out to Jesus, Oh Master, help...please help...or I will surely die! The Son of God, the very essence of true love for each and everyone who cries out sincerely for His saving action, reached down His hand, grasped Peters hand and lifted Him up out of danger, Amen! Now, know this one thing, it does not matter: how smart, how feeble of mind, how strong, how weak, how old, how young, how rich, how poor, how healthy, how ill or any other criteria we may use to label people; IT IS GOD WHO IS IN CONTROL - NO EXCEPTIONS! I know, just as sure as I know Christ shall return on the Fathers schedule, there will be those who read this and say, That man is a fool, he has no clue as to what he says, what about: babies that die, children who die, loved ones who die of all ages, all the sin in this world, all the famine, all the illness, all the suffering, etc. I will write him right know and give him a piece of mind, I will straighten him out or I will......whatever. GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL! Some of you will say, But that is just not fair, just not moral, just not right from the way I see life or I cannot possibly love a God like that - GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL! You can get mad, pout, throw a fit, argue, debate but still God is in control and He loves you - all He asks is for you to accept His Love Gift to you - Jesus, Gods ONLY SON, who HAD to become human and die for all of OUR sins! OUR SINS - NOT HIS for he had no sin and was the ONLY ultimate sacrifice for our sins! Do you really believe God does not know pain, suffering, loss or any other element we want to throw in the mix? HE GAVE HIS ONLY SON THAT WE CAN BE SAVED FROM THE PENALY OF SIN! HE LOVED US AT OUR WORST! I have said what I have because it is what God laid on my heart to say. I do not have all the answers, but I know Who does! This became very real to me within the period of the last two weeks, when I just continued to feel more and more weak & more and more ill - even though I had been informed even earlier I had a very bad infection running rampant in my system, I could not get doctors at a local regional hospital or even the Veterans hospital to take it serious enough to admit me. I began to have great fear my time on this old earth was rapidly coming to an end. That was when I cried out from my fear, but then it went through my mind, Why am I so afraid and where is my faith? Folks, if I can not trust God to take care of me in any way HE CHOOSES in this life; why would/should I trust Him for eternity? Yes, I was sick, very sick - but not just in my body but also in my faith. I first had to repent of my sinful acts of anger so I could repent of my lack of faith and then put it in Gods hands - which is exactly where I could have seen it was all along if I had just opened my spiritual eyes. Physically, I had two super bugs of bacteria which had developed a resistance to most antibiotics and thus required hospitalization to receive super strong IV antibiotics - and, yes, I was finally able to be admitted. Well, why I may or may not believe the IVs had some limited power to kill the super bugs, there is not one doubt in my mind, my heart or my soul as to just Who was the killer of the super bugs! You see dear loved ones, I know the Great Physician, the Great Creator of my body, mind and soul - and I KNOW GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL! I am not someone special, I have no special gifts, I do not have all the answers and I do not pretend I do. Please remember what Jesus said, Lo, I will always be with you, even unto the ends of this world, so fear not, have faith in the Master because He loves you more than you could possibly even imagine in your wildest dreams - know if He is worthy of your faith for the future, then He has to be worthy of your faith, trust and love for your today no matter what it holds, AMEN! So I want to leave you with my gratitude and love for your prayers and kind words of encouragement. I praise God for each and everyone of you and I shall continue to lift each prayer request you make known to our loving Jesus, the sweet Spirit and our Holy Father. May Gods grace be yours no matter the need, fear or worry - remember, you are LOVED!
Posted on: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 04:39:28 +0000
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