Ξ October 15th, 2008 | → Comments Off | ∇ Prayer Requests |
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This young girl named Dannika, who has a very debilitating disease, is now having worse problems. Our original prayer was answered in that she was able to go back to using her limbs. Since then, she has had a difficult time. It was necessary for a doctor to see her about an abnormal growth on her behind. Instead of giving her a local anesthetic she was given a shot to allow her to sleep through the lancing of the growth. At this time, they are unable to wake her up. Remember this is a child of about 6 years old who was very afraid of what the doctor was going to do so they allowed her to have a shot to sleep.
Please pray for this loving little girl and her family who has been going through some really tough times with her health issues. Please pray that she will wake up and all things will be better, she will be healthy and the family can deal with this situation.
Do you have that? Sometimes I think that we say we do when, in fact, we have no idea what that is, not until we experience it.
(Neh 8:10) Then he said to them, Go eat the fat and drink the sweet, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared. For this day is holy to our LORD. And do not be sorry, for the joy of Jehovah is your strength.
God is so interested in us receiving the joy of the Lord that He told us that it IS our strength. Don’t you sometimes feel like a wet dishrag, like someone has taken all of your strength and zapped it away. Not all of that strength is spiritual. Remember, God is a Spirit first so He teaches spirit first but He also teaches us how to handle our physical selves too. The problem is that if we do not immerse ourselves in the Lord, we lose the strength we have. Then when it’s needed, it’s already depleted.
I get the feeling people think that the joy of the Lord is all about jumping around and being happy, happy, shouting and having a good time. Maybe it’s partly that, though that would be the smallest part, it is also a knowing in your heart that the Lord is with you and taking care of everything for you, that He is right there no matter what. Now, lots of people say that they believe that but when push comes to shove that is not necessarily so. Why? Because they need to immerse themselves in God. Taking the time to talk with Him, study His Word and learn all you can is immersion in the Lord. I admit that I have not done that for a while myself. But it is time.
Billy Sunday, noted preacher once said;
“If you have no joy, there’s a leak in your Christianity somewhere.”
That is so true. Where is the leak in your Christianity today? Are you filled with the joy of the Lord which is your strength? Take note here. The joy of the Lord IS YOUR STRENGTH. If you do not feel strong in the Lord, perhaps it’s time to get back to the way things should be. God is right where He always is. It would be you who changed directions and tracked off somewhere. Yep, I know about that one. These days are dangerous and perilous. You can watch the scripture coming true right in front of your eyes. What happens when the world falls apart? Will you still have the joy of the Lord which is your strength? Not if you do not talk to the Lord, seek His face and enjoy the peace that passes all understanding.
(Php 4:7) And the peace of God which passes all understanding shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Add this together with the joy of the Lord and how can you miss?
