Loneliness....

"The best cure for loneliness is developing an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ." -unknown-

The writer of this statement may be unknown, but the relationship suggested in this statement has validation of its' author.

Jesus said "I will never leave you, nor forsake you." (Hebrews 13:5)

No Apologies

Fate holds no reason to frown at what Providence granted me.
My thanks remain uncountable. After long talks with my past
I now realize that life held a divine purpose, for shoving me into places
that were as changeable as the wind.
In between the floundering of then and now,
the eyes of fate were following me---watching,
always watching with narrowing glances.
Now, having given deep thought to life's offerings,
I realize that everything that happened, should have happened.

So my heart lifts praise to a smiling autum--
to those fallen years that no longer exist.
With this, and with no respite, I give thanks--
to each dawn,
to each night,
to all the falling and climbing that patiently carried me
through unpredictable wanderings.

Crowned in the confusion that hammered my journey,
One golden thing stood:
LOVE---serene LOVE.
Nothing could banish love from my wilderness.
-Gordon Parks-

BLESSED

"I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting system through which God speaks to us every hour; if we still only tune in."
-George Washington Carver

I really like this quote. It speaks to my heart and takes my mind to another level. We as humans are so often caught up in the natural, carnal aspect. When I can reach outside of the everyday mundane
view of what's going on in my little circle, I can truly say with conviction.."Our God is an AWESOME God!"

"God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth." (John 4:24)

True light is only found in Jesus. He is referred to as "the light of the world." "I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness." (John 12:46)

Today, I am experiencing the onslaught of the symptoms associated with my bout with Lyme Disease. In my natural man, I am in the valley of darkness because of the sickness that ensues when the bacteria raises its' ugly head. I particularly dislike the muddled thinking that occurs from this disease. I don't refer to it as "My" disease, for I claim my healing in the name of Jesus. The Bible tells me "By His stripes, I am healed." Now, that's walking in the spirit! This battle is not mine; it's the Lord's!

When he hung and died on that old rugged cross on Calvary so long ago, and was risen on the third day; he got up with all power in His hands. Power over death, hell, and the grave. It's" In him that I live, and move, and have my being. If I suffer with him, I'll reign with him.

I Peter 2:9 tells me "But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light."

I'm grateful to have learned the technique of blogging. It allows me to journal my thoughts and feelings in a way that otherwise I could not do. I am more of an on hands, visual learner as of these last 14 years of fiery trials. The pictures and themes that I choose really helps me fight the fight of faith." Without faith, it is impossible to please God," but with faith... "All things are possible."

In spite of my suffering, I am blessed and highly favored!