In The Midst Of Our Trials, I Want To Encourage You. Even Though You Think You're Weak....

   I Just Want To Encourage You Today, Because I've Learned A Few Things Since My Last Post.

See, It Doesn't Matter How Old You Are In Years Or The 'Wisdom Of This World'. The Nature Of Jesus & The Father Never Changes.
  Our Problem, As A Human Race, Is We Vary With The Tide Of Acceptance And Opinion. Yet, The Father Is Immutable. His Justice AND Mercy Is Unchangeable.

   Oh, We Think At Times That He Is "Unjust, Unmerciful And Unforgiving", Depending On Our Current Circumstances. Yet He Sees And Weighs Every Thought And Action Of Our Hearts And Minds. There's Nothing That He Can't See Even In The Most Hidden Parts Of Our Thoughts And Feelings. We Have No Defense Before Him, As He Examines Our Lives, Actions And Most Importantly, Our Motives.
  We Would Be Branded 'Guilty As Charged', Except For His Mercy And Grace. An Issue In Itself Which Is As Overwhelming And Unfathomable To Our Minds, Understanding And Life Concepts As Counting Every Frain Of Sand On The Beach.

   I Just Want To Confess That I Don't Always Have An Unshaken Faith In Him. Yes, I Have Fears And Doubts When I Hear His Still, Small Voice Within My Heart And Mind. Yet So Many Times When I Have Asked For His Grace And Mercy Over A Desperate Situation, He Always Comes Through With A Miracle. In Spite Of  My Diminished Faith At Times.
   When This Happens It Refreshes Our Faith In The One Who Has Already Overcome All Things. When Unbelief  Takes Over, And The Evidence Of Our Circumstances Tries To Tell Us Our Faith Is Perhaps Useless, He Steps In.
 
   Sorry To Inform Those Who Claim To Be 'Atheists And Agnostics',  But, God Is Not Dead.
 And Neither Is Jesus.
The Father And Son, And Most Importantly, The Holy Spirit Will Continue To Woo Our Hearts Into His Loving Care Until We Take Our Last Breath.
He Loves Us That Much.
I've Watched Him Change Far Too Many Lives, And My Own Over The Years.

   I Can't Imagine Living In Many Other Countries Today.
Persecution Is On The Rise For Anyone Proclaiming An Allegiance To Jesus Christ. They're Tearing Down Churches In China, North Korea, And Many Other Countries Around The World.
They Routinely Torture And Kill Christians.
Why?
Just Because Of Speaking His Words Of Love And Demonstrating Their Faith Everyday.

   What A Strange Behavior!
For Those Who Desire Love, Forgiveness And Joy, To Destroy The Very Messengers That Speak Of These Things. My Hope And Prayer Is That They Will Come To Understand The Intense Love He Has For Us.
And If You're Reading This And Haven't Yet Asked Jesus To Come Into Your Life And Change Things For You,Then You Have Questions And Are Seeking Answers.
 I'm Trusting And Praying That You Will See His Truth And Love Across Your Lives.

   After All My 'Soap-Boxing', I Remember The Situations My Wife And I Found Ourselves In Last Week. Trials And Tribulations, "Sigh".

  She Just Got Out After 3 Weeks In A Rehab Center Where She Needed To Regain Her Ambulatory Abilities. And Boy, Was This A Trial For Her And The Other Elderly Sequestered There.

   One Time While She Was Talking To Me On The Phone, She Had Already Rung For The Nurse Or Aide To Help Her Get To The Bathroom. She Had To Wait In Her Wheelchair For 40-45 Minutes Because "They Were Clearing The Dinner Trays".

   And Then There Was The Matter Of Her Few Possessions. My Daughter Went To The Trouble Of Buying My Wife At Least 2 New Shirts And 3 Sets Of New Pants. After The FIRST Day They Were All Missing And After Almost A Week, Only 2 Of The Brand New Shirts Showed Up Because I Demanded They Find These Items.

   After 3 Weeks, She Ended Up Coming Home With Only 2 Sets Of Clothes Out Of The 6-7 Outfits We Brought Her. Oh, And The Last Week Of Her Stay, She Had To Wear The Same Clothes For 3 Days Because "Laundry Hadn't Been Done Yet. But Give Us A List And We Will Gladly Call You If We Find Them."

   Wow. When Did We Start Considering The Elderly And Wise Beyond Our Years, A 'Burden' To Be Tasked With? Have We Forgotten Or Were We Never Taught That The Elderly Have Experience And Deserve At LEAST Human Decency?

   Sad World We Live In. Yet, Who Will Change It? Only You And Me. With The Lord All Things Are Possible. But....We Have To Speak Up With The Authority We Have Been Given As Believers In Jesus Christ. If We Don't Speak, We're Never Heard.

   I Challenge You Today. If You Are A Believer In Jesus Christ And His Sacrifice, What You Hear Whispered In The Darkness, Shout In The Light. What You Hear In Your Closet, Shout It From The Rooftops.

And Even Though Me And Mine Have Suffered Through Disasters, Misfortunes, Diseases And Accidents, He Has Always Delivered Us. He Is Good To Those Who Will Honor His Name And Faith In Him.
In Matthew 5:43-46, Jesus Spoke In The Sermon On The Mount And Said "You Have Heard That It Was Said, ' Love Your Neighbor And Hate Your Enemy.' But I Tell You, Love Your Enemies And Pray For Those Who Persecute You, That You May Be Sons Of Your Father In Heaven. He Causes His Sun To Rise On The Evil And The Good, And Sends Rain On The Righteous And Unrighteous. If You Love Those Who Love You, What Reward Will You Get? Do Not Even Tax Collectors Do The Same? "

   He Speaks Every Language, Because We Are All Interconnected To Each Other. That's Why It's Called 'The Body Of Christ'.
Won't You Take A Chance And Surrender To Him Today? None Of Us Are Perfect, Yet He Will Change Your Life For The Better Each And Every Day.

Be Blessed, My Brothers And Sisters And Hold Fast Tightly To Your Faith. The Rewards Will Be Worth It All.

#JusSayinWhilePrayin.....<3'n Jesus Always,k.