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Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Count It All Joy

I haven't been to church in almost a month and feel drained and totally empty. I keep tryin to tell myself that I should not need church to build my spirit but I've found that I kinda do...With some of the madness that I have to deal with on a regular basis at work, with school, family, and even in my own mind I need something more than what I know {if that makes any sense}. Now I've found that I'm not really praying like a should, I haven't been in the Word that often because I'm now back in class and trying to get straight A's this term {please pray for me} and 20 credits are NO JOKE!

Every Tuesday, Enon Bapist Church has a Bible Study down the street from me at noon and I got out of class and made it down there on time, while I love Rev. Waller and his sermons are normally home hitting, I wasn't that into his sermon about the order of the church. I needed something else...then he closes out and says those that are not striving to go higher in the Lord are like mice running on the wheel and the only way to get it back in order, is to get on your knees. He asked if anyone felt like they were drifting to join him at the alter and I couldn't get up there any faster because for an hour, this was the first word for me! I prayed and I cried and made a vow that no matter what I get into, there will always be a space for Jesus and getting into the Word.
I came home to do a little Bible Study on my own and I found peace in almost everything I read:

Proverbs 14: A wise woman build her house; a foolish woman tears hers down with her own hands. Those who follow the right path fear the Lord; those who take the wrong path despise him. The talk of fools is a rod for their backs, but the words of the wise keep them out of trouble.
This helped me with my issues at work...

Isaiah 43: But now, O Isreal, the Lord who created you says: "Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine. When you go through deep waters and great trouble, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown! When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you. For I am the Lord, your God, the Holy One of Isreal, you Savior. I gave Egypt, Ethipoia, and Seba as a ransom for your freedom. Others died that you might live, I traded their lives for yours because you are precious to me. You are honored, and I love you.
Even after I've done somethings that I KNEW I shouldn't have, how blessed am I that God STILL loves me and would do anything to protect and keep me?!

The one that brought the most tears:
James 1~Dear brothers and sisters, whenever trouble comes your way, count it all joy. For when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you wil be strong in character and ready for anything. If you need wisdom-if you want to know what God wants you to do-ask Him, and He will gladly tell you. He will not resent your asking. But when you ask, be sure that you really expect an answer, for a doubtful mind is as unsettled as a wave of sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. People like that should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. They can't make up their minds. They waver back and forth in everything they do.

Any trouble, any danger, any pain and insecurity I face, I count it all joy because I am determined to walk this walk and do what I must to get my house in order. Please pray my strength, as I will yours.

Dr. CH, MD {prayerfully}

posted by DSweet1 @ Wednesday, April 05, 2006

1 Comments:

At 4:07 PM, Tranquility826 said…

James 1...nuff said!