PRAYER JOURNAL 6/20/19
Matthew 24:13 But he
who endures to the end will be saved.
DON’T TELL ME YOU CAN’T
LOSE WEIGHT!
Today it is officially ONE
MONTH of eating KETO-STYLE. Seriously, I wanted to lose a few pounds but
my main reason for giving in and hopping on the Keto-Train was to help
Steve. He wanted to try Keto and I was
too lazy to shop for two different food plans, prepare two different menus and
stock my house with foods that might tempt each other…SO KETO IT IS!
1 month and -12.5 pounds later, I am sold. WAS IT
EASY? No! DID IT TAKE PLANNING? Yes! DID I GET HUNGRY? TEMPTED? WANT TO QUIT? Yes, Yes and Yes! BUT….I
made a 2 month commitment to myself and to Steve.
During this month, we celebrated our 43rd Wedding
Anniversary; spent 3 nights sleeping in our recently sold office building, without
means of cooking, so we could pack it up; went to see our kids in Northern
Michigan (road trips can be killers); celebrated Caleb’s Birthday; and took a
surprise trip to Florida to celebrate with our friends at their 40th
Wedding Anniversary Gala…can you say Wedding Cake and Filipino food and Wedding
Cake! We preached in Florida and were
treated to many restaurant meals and lots of fellowship which means lots of
food….SO, DON’T TELL ME YOU CAN’T LOSE
WEIGHT!
DON’T TELL ME YOU CAN’T
STAY MARRIED!
In May, Steve and I celebrated a Honeymoon that has lasted
43 years. 2 Boys, 2 Daughters-in-law, 7 Grandkids and 13 houses later…NO REGRETS….STILL COMMITTED!
HAS IT BEEN PERFECT? Pretty much….except for a few little bumps
in the road….We got married at 18; Steve didn’t have a full-time job and was
going to college; both boys were born by the time we were 21; moved away from
all family and friends by the age of 27; learned how to manage on pennies,
sometimes returning pop bottles for the kids lunch money; few vacations, old
vehicles, no designer clothes, few restaurant dates; lived in my dream home and
lived in a little apartment on the back of a church; had a “few” disagreements,
sometimes yelled, sometimes sulked…but always made up, because we MADE A COMMITMENT for better or worse… SO, DON’T TELL ME YOUR CAN’T STAY MARRIED!
DON’T TELL ME YOU CAN’T
BE FAITHFUL TO GOD!
In October, I will celebrate my 53rd Spiritual
Birthday and I’ve found that JESUS GROWS
SWEETER EVERY DAY. I couldn’t
imagine what my life would have been without His Spirit leading, guiding,
comforting and encouraging me along the Journey we call Life.
Has it been a Bed of Roses in Paradise? Have there been Temptations? Have I said, “Is it really worth it?” YES,
YES, and YES! BUT…when I COMMITTED my life to Jesus, I MEAN’T IT!
There have been sleepless nights when confusion replaced
much needed rest. I have spent mornings
on my knees, weeping and begging God to “fix” me. I have been laughed at, yelled at, shunned,
and even had fingers stuck in ears so my singing and playing couldn’t be
heard.
I’ve been ignored and passed over
because we no longer pastored a church; I’ve been overlooked and relegated to
the back row because the church we did pastor was small…smaller than 50;
smaller than 25. We’ve been kicked out of Pastorates, had to close down
start-up churches because the entire congregation moved on to a bigger and
better church, sold dream houses and moved hundreds of miles (at our own
expense) to follow the Call of God.
We’ve
been removed from organizations and shunned by former friends and acquaintances
because we refused to compromise our beliefs.
And even lived in areas where there was no established church that
believed and obeyed the Revelation of God’s Word we have been given. BUT…I’M
STILL STANDING! I’M STILL HOLDING ON TO
JESUS! I STILL BELIEVE THE WORD OF
GOD! I’M STILL COMMITTED…SO, DON’T TELL
ME YOU CAN’T BE FAITHFUL TO GOD!
It’s not about STARTING…It’s
not about FEELING GOOD….It’s not
even about RESULTS or SUCCESS…It’s about COMMITMENT…It’s about FINISHING…
It’s about ENDURING!
YOU CAN BECOME
HEALTHY!
YOU CAN STAY MARRIED!
YOU CAN BE FAITHFUL
TO GOD!
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