Thursday, November 24, 2022

Overwhelmed


Savior,
I feel so overwhelmed.The old car is about to fall apart, and the stove quit last week.Momma is not feeling so good anymore.One of the kids may need braces.I didn't get much work this week and I got bills to pay.Two kids and a wife depend on me and I'm just one man.
I work so hard, I live so fast.And I do the best that I can, but I don't know how long I'll last.I try to be tough.But I'm just not strong enough.I can't do this alone.God I need You to hold on to me.I try to be good enough.But I'm nothing without Your love. Please help me stand.I fall so hard.Savior,please take my hand.
Amen.

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

A Thanksgiving Prayer

For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
Matthew 25:35
Oh,God,when I have work,help me
to remember the jobless;
When I have food,

help me to remember the hungry;
When I have a warm home,
help me to remember the homeless;
When I am without pain,
help me to remember those who suffer;
And remembering,help me
to destroy my complacency
and bestir my compassion.
Make me concerned enough
to help,by word and deed,
those who cry out
for what we take for granted.

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Rose's


The person who did this was Jack Benny.... > > > > You have to read this it is absolutely beautiful...... > > > > Each year he sent her roses, > > And the note would always say, > > I love you even more this year, > > Than last year on this day. > > My love for you will always grow, > > With every passing year.' > > > > She knew this was the last time > > That the roses would appear. > > She thought, he ordered roses > > In advance before this day. > > Her loving husband did not know, > > That he would pass away. > > > > He always > liked to do things early, > > Way before the time. > > Then, if he got too busy, > > Everything would work out fine. > > She trimmed the stems and > > P laced them in a very special vase. > > > > Then, sat the vase beside > > The portrait of his smiling face. > > She would sit for hours, > > In her husband's favorite chair. > > While staring at his picture, > > And the roses sitting there. > > > > A year went by, and it was > > To live without her mate. > > With loneliness and solitude, > > That had become her fate. > > > > Then, the very hour, > > The doorbell rang, and there > > Were roses sitting by her door. > > > > She brought the roses in, > > And then just looked at them in shock. > > Then, went to get the telephone, > > To call the florist shop. > > > > The owner answered, and she asked him, > > If he would explain, Why would someone would > > do this to her, causing her such pain? > > > > 'I know your husband passed away, > > More than a year ago,' > > The owner said, > > 'I knew you'd call, and you would want to know.' > > > > The flowers you received today, > > Were paid for in advance. > > Your husband always planned ahead, > > He left nothing to chance. > > > > There is a standing order, > > That I have on file down here, > > And he has paid, well in advance, > > You'll get them every year > > > > There also is another thing, > > That I think you should know, > > He wrote a special little card...he did this years ago. > > Then, should ever I find out that he's no longer here, > > that's the card that should be sent to you the following year.' > > > > She thanked him and hung up the phone, her tears now flowing hard. > > Her fingers shaking, > > As she slowly reached to get the card. > > > > Inside the card, she saw that he > > Had written her a > note... > > Then, as she stared in total silence, > > > > This is what he wrote.. > > > > 'Hello my love, I know it's been a year > > Since I've been gone. > > I hope it hasn't been too hard for you to > > Overcome. > > I know it must be lonely, > > And the pain is very real. > > Or if > it was the other way, > > I know how I would feel. <>> > > The love we shared made everything > > So beautiful in life. > > I loved you more than words can say, > > You were the perfect wife. > > You were my friend and lover, > > You fulfilled my every need. > > I know it's only been a year, > > But please try not to grieve. > > I want you to be happy, > > Even when you shed your tears. > > > > That is why the roses will be sent to you for years > > When you get these roses, > > Think of all the happiness that we had together, > > And how both of us were blessed. > > > I have always loved you and > > I know I always will. > > But, my love, you must go on, > > You have some living still. > > > > Please...try to find happiness, > > While living out your days. > > I know it is not easy, > > But I hope you find some ways. > > > > The roses will come every year, > > And they will only stop, > > When your door's not answered, > > When the florist stops to knock. > > > > He will come five times that day, > > In case! You have gone out. > > But after his last visit, > > He will know without a doubt! > > To take the roses to the place, > > Where I've instructed him > > And place the roses where we are, > > Together once again. > > > > Sometimes in life, you f ind a special friend; > > Someone who changes your life > > Just by being part of it. > > > > Someone who > makes you laugh > > Until you can't stop; > > Someone who makes you believe > > That there really is good in the world. > > > > Someone who convinces you > > That there really is an unlocked door > > Just > waiting for you to open it.

Monday, May 09, 2022

Purifier Of Silver


“The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver” (Proverbs 10:20). He even uses this image as a picture of His own Word: The words of the LORD are pure words; as silver tried in a furnace on the earth, refined seven times” (
Psalm 12:6). Seven is the number of completion, perfection—God's Word is perfect and complete. 

Malachi 3:3 says: 'He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver.' This verse puzzled a group in a Bible study and they wondered what this statement meant about the character and nature of God. One of them offered to find out the process of refining silver and get back to the group at their next Bible Study. That week, the woman called a silversmith and made an appointment to watch him at work. She didn't mention anything about the reason for her interest beyond her curiosity about the process of refining Silver. As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece of silver over the fire and let it heat up. He explained that in refining silver, one needed to hold the silver in the middle of the fire where the flames were hottest as to burn away all the impurities. The woman thought about God holding us in such a hot spot; then she thought again about the verse that says: 'He sits as a refiner and purifier of silver.' She asked the silversmith if it was true that he had to sit there in front of the fire the whole time the silver was being refined. The man answered that yes, he not only had to sit there holding the silver, but he had to keep his eyes on the silver the entire time it was in the fire... If the silver was left a moment too long in the flames, it would be destroyed. The woman was silent for a moment. Then she asked the silversmith, 'How do you know when the silver is fully refined?' He smiled at her and answered, 'Oh, that's easy -- when I see my image in it.' If today you are feeling the heat of the fire , remember that God has his eye on you and will keep watching you until He sees His image in you. !
And, whatever they're going through, they'll be a better person in the end. 'Life is a coin. You can spend it anyway you wish, but you can only spend it once.'
by
Lance Gargus
"The most important of life's battles is the one we fight daily in the silent chambers of the soul."

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