Monday, September 16, 2013
Monday, July 29, 2013
In the Thunder...
I always look forward to opening my email to see what the K-Love Encouraging Word of the Day is going to be. In the midst of work emails, and tons of junk emails, this is the one email list I'm on that I actually read. In a busy world where I don't spend enough time with Him, this is my sacred 5 minutes of reflection and thankfulness for such an awesome God. Just to be clear: this is not the only 5 minutes I spend in His presence. I try to be in a constant state of prayer/thanksgiving throughout the day. This is just 5 minutes of studying the Word :)
Often, there are verses that seem to fit my current situation. If I've had a rough morning, I open the email to find "This is the day The Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it" as the encouraging Word. If I'm overwhelmed, I find "Do not worry about anything..." Everytime this happens, I just have to smile and thank God for knowing me better than I know myself. He knows my every need, every desire, every thought and has proven to me over and over that He's got it under control.
This morning, the Encouraging Word of the Day is Job 37:5...
"God's voice is glorious in the thunder. We can't even imagine the greatness of his power."
On any normal day, this might not have spoken to me like it did today. But today, I just had to take an extra few minutes to give Him glory. Recently, it seems like so many people around me are battling with cancer. I have been earnestly praying and seeking The Lord for healing and encouragement on their behalf. Each situation is different in respect to the type of cancer and treatments, but ONE thing is constant: GOD. I can see Him at work in each one of their bodies. Tumors are shrinking; tumors are GONE; surgeries are successful; there are only minor side effects from treatments. I give HIM all the glory and honor and praise for these reports because HE is the ONE who made it happen. In the midst of their times of thunder, God's voice is glorious. Where we asked for the tumor to shrink, He made it disappear. Everything we've asked for, He's taken one step further just because He can. God really does have a sense of humor. He's probably just shaking His head at us and thinking "If they only knew what I could do, they'd be asking for a whole lot more than that!"
Father, I thank you for your Word. I thank you that you have us in the palm of your hand. And I thank you that your power is greater than we could ever think or imagine. I give you praise as my friends and family who are battling with cancer are being healed and delivered as we speak; that they're hearing your glorious voice in the thunder around them. I thank you that their testimonies will be used to exalt you and glorify YOUR NAME. In Jesus' mighty name. Amen.
Often, there are verses that seem to fit my current situation. If I've had a rough morning, I open the email to find "This is the day The Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it" as the encouraging Word. If I'm overwhelmed, I find "Do not worry about anything..." Everytime this happens, I just have to smile and thank God for knowing me better than I know myself. He knows my every need, every desire, every thought and has proven to me over and over that He's got it under control.
This morning, the Encouraging Word of the Day is Job 37:5...
"God's voice is glorious in the thunder. We can't even imagine the greatness of his power."
On any normal day, this might not have spoken to me like it did today. But today, I just had to take an extra few minutes to give Him glory. Recently, it seems like so many people around me are battling with cancer. I have been earnestly praying and seeking The Lord for healing and encouragement on their behalf. Each situation is different in respect to the type of cancer and treatments, but ONE thing is constant: GOD. I can see Him at work in each one of their bodies. Tumors are shrinking; tumors are GONE; surgeries are successful; there are only minor side effects from treatments. I give HIM all the glory and honor and praise for these reports because HE is the ONE who made it happen. In the midst of their times of thunder, God's voice is glorious. Where we asked for the tumor to shrink, He made it disappear. Everything we've asked for, He's taken one step further just because He can. God really does have a sense of humor. He's probably just shaking His head at us and thinking "If they only knew what I could do, they'd be asking for a whole lot more than that!"
Father, I thank you for your Word. I thank you that you have us in the palm of your hand. And I thank you that your power is greater than we could ever think or imagine. I give you praise as my friends and family who are battling with cancer are being healed and delivered as we speak; that they're hearing your glorious voice in the thunder around them. I thank you that their testimonies will be used to exalt you and glorify YOUR NAME. In Jesus' mighty name. Amen.
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Dear Max: I Love You!
Today I learned of the passing of a young boy named Mitchell. I'm not sure of his age, or the name of the disease he suffered from, but it broke my heart. He had a Facebook page where his parents kept everyone updated on his status. I just happened upon his page when I saw one of my Facebook friends had "liked" his picture. This picture was of Mitchell and his mother. Mitchell looked as if he was sleeping, but his mother was just the opposite. She sat by his bedside holding his hand in hers as she kissed it while she had her other hand on his chest. Her eyes were closed as if she was praying, and though you couldn't really see all of her face, it was obvious she was heart broken. The caption on the picture informed us that Mitchell had passed around 1:30 in the morning and this picture was just taken about an hour before he took his last breath.
I've looked at this picture several times today. And each time I've cried a little bit harder. I can't imagine what this poor family has gone through. I can't imagine, as a mother, the hurt that she is feeling. I just looked at it again and Max caught me crying. He asked in the sweetest, most innocent voice, "are you sad?" All I could do was hug him and tell him how much I loved him. And how I will always love him. And how I thank God everyday that He gave me such a perfect little boy.
I never want to take this for granted. I sometimes get so overwhelmed with life that I forget how good I've got it. It's pitiful that it takes something like this to bring me back to reality, but I know God has already forgiven me for being so silly...and I'm so thankful for that.
I've looked at this picture several times today. And each time I've cried a little bit harder. I can't imagine what this poor family has gone through. I can't imagine, as a mother, the hurt that she is feeling. I just looked at it again and Max caught me crying. He asked in the sweetest, most innocent voice, "are you sad?" All I could do was hug him and tell him how much I loved him. And how I will always love him. And how I thank God everyday that He gave me such a perfect little boy.
I never want to take this for granted. I sometimes get so overwhelmed with life that I forget how good I've got it. It's pitiful that it takes something like this to bring me back to reality, but I know God has already forgiven me for being so silly...and I'm so thankful for that.
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