THE MASTER IS ENEOUGH

A sick man turned to his doctor, as he was preparing to leave the examination room and said, "Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what lies on the other side."

Very quietly, the doctor said, "I don't know."

"You don't know? You, a Christian man, do not know what is on the other side?"

The doctor was holding the handle of the door; on the other side came a sound of scratching and whining, and as he opened the door, a dog sprang into the room and leaped on him with an eager show of gladness.

Turning to the patient, the doctor said, "Did you notice my dog? He's never been in this room before. He didn't know what was inside. He knew nothing except that his master was here, and when the door opened, he sprang in without fear. I know little of what is on the other side of death, but I do know one thing; I know my Master is there and that is
enough."
　
　
May today there be peace within you. May you trust
God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us
to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering
how to fly.

Cast Your Cares Upon The Lord

This really spoke to my heart today. Praying it speaks to yours and encourages you.


Cast Your Cares Upon The Lord by Roy Lessin

Today’s posting is a quote by Octavius Winslow. It has been said of his writings, “They are richly devotional, warming the heart with sincere love, reverence, and praise to Christ."
“Cast your burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain you.” Ps 55:22

It is by an act of simple, prayerful faith we transfer our cares and anxieties, our sorrows and needs, to the Lord. Jesus invites you come and lean upon Him, and to lean with all your might upon that arm that balances the universe, and upon that bosom that bled for you upon the soldier’s spear! But you doubtingly ask, “Is the Lord able to do this thing for me?” And thus, while you are debating a matter about which there is not the shadow of a shade of doubt, the burden is crushing your gentle spirit to the dust. And all the while Jesus stands at your side and lovingly says,
“Cast your burden upon Me and I will sustain you.
I am God Almighty. I bore the load of your sin and condemnation up the steep of Calvary, and the same power of omnipotence, the same strength of love that bore it all for you then is prepared to bear your need and sorrow now. Roll it all upon Me!

Child of My love! Lean hard!

Let Me feel the pressure of your care. I know your burden, child! I
shaped it—I poised it in My own hand and made no proportion of its weight to your unaided strength. For even as I laid it on, I said I shall be near, and while she leans on Me, this burden shall be Mine, not hers. So shall I keep My child within the encircling arms of My own love. Here lay it down! Do not fear to impose it on a shoulder which upholds the government of worlds! Yet closer come! You are not near enough! I would embrace your burden so I might feel My child reposing on My breast. You love Me! I know it. Doubt not, then. But, loving me, lean hard!“

DAILY PROMISES(BLUE LETTER BIBLE)

Today my Dad had a heart attack and this was my daily promise in my e-mail. God always knows exactlly what I need for the day.
Dad is totally in God's hands, he needs a triple bypass but not sure he wants to have it. God is doing a great work in his heart. Please be praying for him and my stepmom. Thank you.



: "Daily Promises
Blue Letter Bible
October 8, 2010
I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. (John 14:18)


Despite times of sorrow and loneliness, the Lord will ever be our Father. We who believe shall never be forsaken and shall never lack His provision. Praise the Lord for His lovingkindness. Praise the Lord for His unbounded mercy upon your soul. Praise forever the Lord who has delivered you from death into His everlasting and princely family. Praise the Lord and rejoice O you peoples of the Almighty God!"

Meet Me In The Meadow: For the Good

This encouraged my heart today so I'm passing it on to encourage your heart.


Meet Me In The Meadow: For the Good

For the Good

No one is good but One, that is, God. Matthew 19:17 NKJV
 Because God is good, everything that comes to us from Him is meant for our benefit. God’s good is the highest good; after His goodness there is no better or best. The Gospel is the “Good News” because it comes to us from God. We are also assured that He will not withhold any good thing from those who walk uprightly before Him.
We are told in the Scriptures that God is able to work all things together for the good to those who love Him and are called according to His purpose. In ways that we may not fully know or understand, God is able to take even the hard and difficult things we go through and use them for the good. Goodness, not evil, will always have the final say in our lives as we trust God to fulfill His purposes for us.
After years of hardships, unfairness, rejection, and isolation, Joseph was able to say, “But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive.” Genesis 50:20 NKJV. Joseph understood the goodness of God because he was able to witness the purpose of God fulfilled through all he experienced. The good purpose of God was something much greater than just the life of Joseph, it was to save the lives of the children of Israel and the lives of the Egyptians, in whose land they had come to dwell and grow into a great nation.
Our lives are not just about God being good to us, but also about God using us to extend His goodness to others. We can see this in the lives of people like Corrie Ten Boom and Amy Carmichael. God used the incredible hardships of Corrie Ten Boom for the good purpose of bringing hope, comfort, and encouragement to people all around the world. Amy Carmichael came to understand that God was able to use her pain for the good purpose of ministering, with empathy and compassion, to others who were hurting and going through great suffering.
Whatever you may be going through today, no matter how dark the sky may be, or how deep the valley takes you, be assured that God has not abandoned you, and because He is with you, goodness has not abandoned you…it will follow you all the days of your life, and goodness will prevail in the end.

Lessons Learned Through A Childs Creative Gift

Usually for my blog posts I post a poem,scripture a story or another blog post that has been passed onto me through e-mail, a devotion or a book I have read that has encouraged me. Today I'm going to share a poem that was written by my 16 year old daughter when she was around 8 years old. My husband and I would usually give our daughter a set amount of money for Christmas so that she could purchase a Christmas gift for each of us. One particular year we didn't have the finances to do that. I noticed one day our daughter was in her room for a very long time with the door closed and asked what she was doing, "She said don't come in Mommy I'm wrapping you and Daddy's Christmas Gifts."  I remember chuckling and thinking we didn't give her money to buy gifts where did she and how did she get us gifts?? I know she hasn't received money from any relatives or friends??? Well I will just have to wait and see. At the time I was a Girl Scout leader and the Girl Scout Neighborhood Manager for our Community, so I often recycled jars cans etc for craft projects for our troop and collected poems and kept scrap booking supplies on hand to make appreciation cards or framed poems for gifts for the leaders, family and friends to show appreciation or to encourage them. I learned how to make inexpensive gifts as I was on a tight budget and their wasn't alot of money in the Neighborhood account or my personal account to buy appreciation gifts for the other leaders,parents or my family and friends. So that Christmas after our kids opened their gifts our little 8 year old girl says "Mommy and Daddy I have presents for you from me." So she hands us each a very odd shaped gift she had wrapped herself the week before. When we opened the gifts we each had a piece of paper that had been rolled up and it appeared to have some objects inside. I was thinking she had drew each of us a picture and stuck some candy in there for us. We both proceeded to unroll our papers half way and inside was a very long string that seemed to go on forever, a eraser and a pen. My hubby and I looked at each other puzzled as our little girl waited in anticipation for our reaction. Her dad  asked her "What is the string for?" "She says you have to unroll the paper all the way Daddy and read it."So we both proceeded to unroll our papers that had been decorated at the bottom with stickers. When we had completely unrolled our papers there was a poem that our little girl had written to us. She had titled her dads My Daddy and mine was titled My Mom.To me this is the best Christmas Gift I have ever received besides the baby Jesus. I take it out every so often and read it. Every time I do it ministers to my heart.  I remember that day when I read it for the first time I was so overwhelmed by the wisdom of this precious child of ours and thinking Lord how can she be so young and be so wise about matters of the heart. Then I felt our Heavenly Father say "She is watching your example ."  "Then I said but Father we mess up sometimes. "He replied yes my child and you have taught her that you don't just love her when she makes good choices or hold her mistakes against her, you assure her she doesn't have to be perfect, that everyone stumbles, everyone one needs forgiveness and unconditional love. You have taught her that when people act unlovable that is when they need love ,mercy and grace the most. You have taught her that relationships and love are the more important than material things." I have often taken this poem out and read it in the preteen & teen years to remind myself that when she  stumbles I need to remember she needs  mercy,  grace, and forgiveness from me espeacially in those times when she really blows it and to remind me that God is near  when  I struggle with those thoughts that all parents do,  What am I doing wrong ? Where have I failed? How do I get through this? Is she getting it? How do I deal with this?? What was she thinking? I can't believe she did this? I can't believe she is behaving this way and talking to me like that! Maybe I'm not being strict eneough. Maybe I'm being too strict? I'm  not equipped for this.  God  I'm a mess please help me get through to her I can't do this alone. Then I hear  my Abba say "My precious child keep doing what your doing, seeking me and trusting me with all your heart."

Below is the poem written in it's original form.

 MY MOM
My momy takes care of me
My Momy Loves me. No matter what
I do, even if I cry "boohoo".
My momy Loves me for the things I do even when I yell :"yoohoo". For me and you I couldn't Say better I love you more no matter
the weather.

1. A string for how long our Love Lasts.
2. An earaser to earase all the mistakes we make.
3. and a marker to write down how much We Love each other.