Let your touch be one that heals
Whatever it may feel
Let your caring flow
Thru your fingers
Wherever you may go
‘cause the gift that you were given
Requires that you give back much
For you bear that gift for nought
But to help wounded soldiers who
On the battlefield have fought.
There comes a time when some unreached goals or desires are just that, and for the most part,
will remain so. There comes a time when other goals are made secondary or left behind and
getting one’s house in order becomes the chief objective. Sometimes this comes about because
of a new or rediscovered faith in GOD. At other times, catastrophic things such as the current
pandemic cause people to reprioritize their thinking about what is most important.
New Faith, Rediscovered Faith, or Pandemic
It ought to make you think...
If you have been harboring hatred
In your heart toward your fellowman
That change of heart may have
You thinking that you need to mend
Your ways while you can.
I could have taken this poem on
For a few verses more
But, there is no need
Because I have given you some
Fodder for the teeth of your mind
To chew upon, as this morning’s words
Cause you to take heed.©
I’m living my life as best I can
As I day by day write and speak
Encouragement to my fellowman
Trusting in YOU, FATHER for the
Carrying forth of YOUR plan
As my faith is built into a
Mustard tree that sits atop a mountain
For all who will to shelter and rest
Under its span.©️
Jesus said, “How shall we picture the kingdom of God, or by what parable shall we present it? It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the soil, though it is smaller than all the seeds that are upon the soil, yet when it is sown, it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and forms large branches; so that the birds of the air can come and nest under its shade.” (Mark 4:30-32) (https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/)
Be blessed as you digest this blog today.
In HIS service,
Alma L. Carr-Jones
Been traveling this road for many years
Gauging my steps and shifting my gears
Sometimes with a smile and
At other times with tears
Yet, come what might
I will continue my work
And persevere in my fight
Until I reach the end of my road
Where Heaven’s greeters shall lift
My last earthbound load.©
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Sometimes, the simple words of a small poem capture the essence of the moment best.
They did this
But GOD said...
And they did that
But GOD said...
And we, the people, did what?
We kept right on praying!
Bottom line is Romans 8:31 (KJV)
“If GOD is for us, then who can be against us?”
Recent studies have shown that 55% of Americans engage in daily prayer; we have been saved by prayer more than once, so let’s get the numbers up, people!
Have you said your prayer today
Did your children see you bow
Your knees today
For you will be teaching them a helping skill that
Lasts life long, when you teach them to bow and pray.©
As I live and breathe
I know
That GOD will provide
And I know that “all things
Work together for good
Because I love the LORD.”(Romans 8:28)
I have talked to you about something similar to this before and but I felt the need to reiterate this morning. There is so much negativity everywhere we turn today, what with the cyber criminal activity with reference to gas shortage, food shortage, hate mongers, or what-have-you. So, I just wanted to remind us all that we walk by faith and not by sight. That means that even when your world stops making sense and most every story on the news seems to be a doom and gloom type, don’t despair. I want to remind you that we have the Most Powerful GOD there is as Our FATHER.
So, don’t you give up
Don’t you dare
Because GOD has shown us through
The gift of JESUS that about you and me
HE does care.
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America, trouble can be likened to an onion. It seems sometimes to peel off layer after layer, doesn’t it? Making you cry all the while, right? But, when heat is applied to it, the tears go away and we gobble it up stronger for having stood the stench and the tears.
I like to think that GOD supplies the heat to the onion of trouble and makes it work out for our good! Does it get tough sometimes? Yes, America, it does. But, if we keep our hearts and minds stayed on JESUS, HE will handle all. And make no mistake about it; when the layers of a particular onion of trouble are peeled back, the knowledge within will be astounding! (You will be able to throw out the rotten parts found within and reap sweet rewards for withstanding the tears!)
Look at Pharaoh, Hitler, or any number of would-be-dictators that have come through time and what do you see? You see men who have paid the ultimate price because they would not recognize the Sovereignty of GOD and HIS Supreme Power!
America, as long as we remain a Christian nation and be filled with love, not hate, we will, I say, “We will be okay.” And that’s all I have to say about this particular onion of trouble.
Know who you are, friend
Know who you are
And don’t let the clamoring
Of the masses cause you to sin.
Know who you are, friend
Know who you are
For the time will come when
The days of living in this world
Will end and the books
Will be opened
And you will be glad that you chose
JESUS as your FRIEND.
So, when the clamor of the crowds
Beats like an incessant drum
And you can scarce hear because
Of the crowd’s discordant tone
Just remember who you are
And let the crowd hear your hum.©️
I
kept right on praying
When my enemies surrounded me
I kept right on praying
When chaos wouldn’t let me be
I kept right on praying
To the GOD of eternity!©️
“The effectual fervent Prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”
(James 5:16)
