Wednesday, October 16, 2024

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Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Motivational Reads / Daily Devotions from Biblegateway.com - Daily Verse

Psalm 19:14 (International Children’s Bible)

I hope my words and thoughts please you. Lord, you are my Rock, the one who saves me.

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Thinking Out Loud – Journal Thoughts/Prayers / Mind Maze Overflow

Man, what a season this has been. Hurricane Helena, Hurricane Milton. And not just the destruction and devastation to Florida or Southeast coast but Ashville NC and so many other tragic unexpected changes to this world we are given.

So grateful I am continually reminded to Keep our eyes on Jesus Priscilla Shirer: Keep Your Eyes Fixed on Jesus

I woke up this morning thinking about one of my beautiful cousins back up north. Going through aggressive chemo and radiation for breast cancer. This young beautiful mother of five young boys, wife, aunt, sister. Suffering does not pick favorites. When it is our time, it is our time. Be it massive floods, storms, mud slides, cancer or any other illness.

I woke deep in thought this morning wondering how we can cure cancer, not just that which attacks the body but that which destroys our spirit. That darkness which robs those beautiful souls of the pure and depth of love only Jesus can give.

It is more than obedience showing up any given day or every day we are given to just breathe. It is more than tithing and offering whatever we have.

It is the depths of love and faith in all that is unseen and keeping that personal relationship with Jesus Christ and God the Father.

I am not a theologian. Never have been, never will be. The depths of all that is in my soul. From the spiritual seconds of my sweet soul king with my sweet soul king to those messes that I have been able to experience and learn something from.

As a parent, grandparent, aunt, sister, daughter. I can tell you there is no pain in this living material world that will come that ever comes close to what Jesus Christ went through so we could have life.

And I know I personally have been through things I am left to talk about or write about that no one should have ever seen or been part of and lived to watch what others go through. To me the most heart-breaking thing is watching those you love feeling hopeless and so alone.

I wonder because I don’t know if my cousin has a relationship with Jesus. I moved away a long time ago to go do life for whatever came my way.

I think about another Aunt who has been a faithful follower of Jesus all my life now home in hospice who has suffered beyond anything I wish I knew about. And wonder the same things many do. How can bad things happen to good people?

The messages of God are in everything of every day we are given. Every day we are allowed back up, we are granted so many opportunities within those seconds we are here. And just like the wind we cannot see but we can see the trees blowing or the destruction of those storms. Jesus is with us, for us, waiting and wanting us to just start that conversation and build that relationship with him for who He is. Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

I cannot truly explain the peace and love that Jesus fills us with. You have to experience this yourself. But I can tell you once you dive in the deep and daily lean into all of His word no matter what is happening. When you can go to sleep in a wood framed home with a category 3 hurricane blowing things all around you outside and know no matter what. You know God is with you. It leaves you with some truth. That sure I could have planned to catch a flight out of state, or pack up four animals, four relatives and went out got stuck in hours of traffic to find that safe space. While risking other potential storms.

Was there a feeling of angst, absolutely. In every day be it the tormented relationships between family members, storms that we have no control over or even things that happen in your neighborhoods.

Or even me being that, Martha. Always needing to be busy and being locked down for 2.5 weeks caring for my aging mother as family went to check on their property who she cannot get around, so we just sat in the house doing life. Emotions, Whew!

All I could do is wonder, what is it that God wants me to know, to recognize, to share.

That which I will always be the first to say, although I never planned on being single and given so much independence and strength for each day given. But now I have never been alone, nor will I ever be able to live this life alone. Without Jesus Christ in my soul, I am nothing, have nothing, and when you have lived that life of nothingness, and find your way to be first you must be last. You realize what life really means.

I don’t know the outcome of my cousin. I do Father God lift Tonya up for healing and ask for peace and comfort of her family no matter what the outcome.

I don’t know how much longer my Aunt Nicki will suffer, but I pray God’s will to cover her with all that is needed to make it back home to him.

I don’t know what my own personal family trials will turn out like but more than ever I pray for peace and direction and for them to see the salvation they are given each day, and they turn 110% to Jesus.

None of us are promised tomorrow. So, no matter what the loss is, no matter what the storm is, no matter what the mudslide takes. May we always have the courage to call on his mighty name. Jesus thank you for all the yesterdays any tomorrows I may be given. Guide, protect and lead me where you say I am supposed to be. Amen.