PART 11 - AND NEVER ABANDONED!

 HAPPY MEMORIAL WEEKEND!

It is nice that the weather man was slightly off today.  It is much cooler and beautiful.  But we do need to pray for rain.

PART 11 - Psalm 16: 10 and 11
For you will not bandon me to Sheol (the place of the dead), neither will You suffer Your holy one (Holy One) to see corruption.  Psalm 16: 11 - You will show me the path of life; in your presence is fullness of joy, at Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.  (Acts 2: 25-28 and 31)

There are hundreds of references to how our God tells us,  over and over,  how He will NOT abandon us.  That He will show us the path.  And, that we will experience a fullness of Joy from that knowledge.

On this Memorial Day when we reflect on how hundreds, thousands and ten thousands of men gave their lives for us;  let us take this whole thing in, embrace it, and live it.  The Knox family will be burying their son, father, brother, husband, friend who gave his life so we could be free.  I am sure they were moved when they learned the news.  It brought up a lot of questions, tears and where is God.  In this passage we are still to cling to that fact that no matter what happens to us God is there.  He says He doesn't abandon us, He says he has a path for us all, and that He will march ahead and with us.  Deut. 31: 8.  If we are to claim unmoved, if we are to claim no abandonment, if we are to claim His path, we must do what then?  TRUST!  His Word is to stand on.  His Word is to drive a flag into the ground for.
His Word is the truth, the inerrant truth forever.  All we have to do is collect ourselves, go before Him on our knees and wait.  The truth, the Way, the Life will suddenly rise before the Knox's, and ourselves.
No matter where we are today and no matter what we are doing - we will never be abandoned.

He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
John 14: 6

UNMOVED!

Psalm 16: 8/through 11

"I have set the Lord continually before me; because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved."

Have you ever tried to respond to life UNMOVED?  It is an art form.  Yet, here we read about how we are to have the Lord continually before us, and that when He is, when things jump out at us, we're declaring to not be moved by them.  Whoa!  It can certainly be a goal, right?  It can certainly be something I would like to do, or we do! 

I read this early in the week at a very critical time.  It was my very avid desire to know why I had to take time out for Pneumonia.  Or,  actually it could have been gall bladder surgery.  Name some things and you will probably want to know what the Lord had in mind when He allowed this particular thing to cross our path.  However, I must shout out to the world that I quickly came to terms with it this time.
It can happen -

"Therefore my heart is glad and my glory (my inner self) rejoices;  my body too shall rest and confidently dwell in safety. . ."

Don't you love this.  And, think about how many times you might have to learn this one before you get it.  It was my decision to not keep relearning this one.  Take the time and absorb how you can praise the Lord for this _________________whatever it is, sit back and let Him help you heal. 

PART ONE -


I am getting better and next week will be starting to market my book "Embracing Emotional Forgiveness."  It is ready to be requested and soon available outside of here at the office.

COMING. . .!!!

As some know today, John has bronchitis and I have Pneumonia and so this weekend has been quite "out there".  I am way behind. 

Pray for us and I shall be back.  You know I will.  I don't let much of anything get in my way, but I told the nurse this morning, that death was imminent and it didn't bother me.  Just kidding.  This one almost got the best of me.

IMAGINE A GARRISON. . .

of warring angels that are fiercely standing around you.  Imagine them mounted on huge work horses that are pawing the ground.

Phil 4: 7

And, God's peace (shall be yours, that tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and being content with its earthly lot of whatever sort that is, that peace) which transcends all understanding shall garrison and mount guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

This is our moment to go ahhhhhh!.  We don't have to be anxious about anything (Phil 4: 6) and I do mean anything.  But, since we are human and we do get a little fretty here and there, put this group of passages on 3 X 5 cards and carry them with you.  Phil 4: 4.  1)  REJOICE ALWAYS,   2) DO NOT BE ANXIOUS, 3) LET HIM GUARD YOUR CONTENTMENT and then our dessert 4) REST . . .
Phil 4: 8 -    Whatever is TRUE,  Whatever is worthy of reverence and is honorable and seemly, Whatever is kind and winsome and gracious, if there is any virtue and excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think (THINK) on and weigh and take account of these things ( FIX YOUR MINDS ON THEM).

And, I would add, and ONLY THESE THINGS. 

I love that part about a GARRISON (fortified soldiers who are fiercely keeping watch) mounted to watch over me.  To guard me. 

Our very important commitment then, needs to be, that we also watch and guard our thoughts and do not let unwanted, empty, paranoid, ill-gotten perspective thoughts;  get a handle on us.  It only takes one thought.

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Embracing Emotional Forgiveness is done and the announcement for a book signing and how to receive your copy will be forthcoming.

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