Writingmom!!! ((((((((Writingmom))))))
How glad I am to see you; I think of you often, too, and wonder how you are.
Thank you for dropping in.
You are still the angel from whom so many of us gain comfort!! BLESS you for your gift of compassion.
Aw, thanks, WM; I'm doing OK; but I hope you're doing well.
Thank you; to all of you for the Christmas wishes to me and to each other this Holiday Season.
And hey, for what it's worth; you're all very welcome.
Just so you know, I didn't start a thread like this just to get a whole bunch of thank yous, and such.
I started it because I wanted to wish all of you; even the ones I don't know, a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year.
There IS life during the crisis; I know this for a fact; and like I said, learn to focus on what you do have; NOT on what you're lacking.
I don't think anyone is "lacking" here; we have shoes on our feet, clothes on our backs, a roof over our heads, we are warm and have food on our tables. THESE are our NEEDS; and we don't "need" much else than this.
The troubles faced currently are honestly NOTHING compared to what you COULD be facing; and there really are people who don't have anything at all...or have lost it all because of no income created by a job loss.
As hard as it was for me to see this clearly; I DID see it; as He promised He would meet all my needs; and He did....My husband and I faced foreclosure; having been served with the first set of papers close to Christmas one year while my husband's first crisis was ongoing.. but the Lord instructed me to always put Him first...if I would do that, He said, we would lose NOTHING.
I watched Him work miracle after miracle in our lives; in SPITE of the crisis; in SPITE of what my husband was clearly going through, IN SPITE of the fact that I was working as hard as I could work, and the money was spent before we got it. I REMEMBER those days pretty clearly; yet, I did MY part too, in calling the mortgage company; and asking them to help work this out with me...and God did His part there, too, as He worked within their hearts to WANT to help me...and this is nearly unheard of, especially after being served with the FIRST set of papers...yet it happened for me.
We never lost our power, our water, our vehicles, or even our cable...and the utilities were running pretty far behind; yet were never cut off.
I have looked back over those days more than once; and am always totally amazed at what the Lord did to ensure we kept our house and other things we needed...all because I was willing to lay it all on the line, trust Him; and do as He instructed me to do as I dealt with the creditors...my husband in crisis could NOT do this; he couldn't handle that any more than he could handle me during that time.
I have NEVER forgotten what the Lord did; not only during my husband's time in crisis; but what He also did with some of the fall out that should have resulted in losing everything we had; but we didn't. I saw people do things they normally should NOT have done; but they did; and because they showed us kindness from the mortgage company; I know the Lord blessed them, too..
This is but one of my many testimonies to the goodness and power of the Lord as I have known Him to carry out over the years. I have seen so many things in my life that could NOT be explained except that it WAS the Lord; this supernatural friend I have on whom I CAN depend; regardless if it's sunshine, rain, snow, sleet, earthquake, tornadoes....whatever kind of weather I face; HE IS ALWAYS THERE.
God has allowed me to go through many things in my life; but I will always put my trust in Him; because though people do the best they can they will STILL fail me, but HE WON'T.
I've seen Him do many things within my life; give me many gifts to use; I've seen the blessings that came down so hard and fast, I could not catch them all; and if I tried, my cup would run over, and over, and over.
I once told Him I wasn't worthy of all He gave me. He disagreed, and said that He'd made me worthy when He died for me on the cross; so I could have freedom and peace in Him. This is true for ALL of US; whether you believe, don't believe, or somewhere in between....don't discount the presence of God; if you do; He'll do something to get your attention everytime; just because He CAN.
Christmas is a time to remember that "Unto us was born on this day in Bethlehem One who will take away the sin of the people. You'll call Him Jesus, when He is born, and a Savior He shall be."
He was and is one of the GREATEST gifts we ever received, and we attained this gift BEFORE we were ever born; as when the time was come, He didn't just die for the ones who were currently living; He also died for the ones who hadn't arrived yet; people like me who have that opportunity to learn the aspects of Him; and call Him "Friend"..."for there is no greater love than one who would lay his life for his friends".
I cannot say enough about where I have been, and where He brought me from; and the whole time, He was with me; and He didn't have to be. His love spans the mountains, goes from Glory to Glory; He's removed our transgressions as far as the east to the west; within His power that has no beginning, and will never end.
I have been told before that I bring Him "to life" as to make Him "real" to others; but isn't this what He is truly about? He could come down here tomorrow and reveal Himself in all of His Glory; but that's not what He chooses to do. He chooses to use the simplest things to confound the wisest of people; and He chooses to use ME; one who really is "nothing" to others; one who looks quite ordinary, except to the ones who are equipped to "see" who and what I am.
I've watched Him use my son in his work; a young man who like me, looks quite ordinary; but what is contained within this treasure chest blows even my mind at times; because I "see" who and what he is; PLUS what he will become, in time.
I have a sister in law who is also used in this way of God; her work is somewhat different; but He empowers her strongly as well...and there are others I know, and have gotten to know along the way.
There are people HERE on this board that I KNOW what and who they are; and I know their strengths, weaknesses, what God has given them to use; and sometimes I know where they are headed in the future...it's all good; as the "higher power" I've read many times about is one and the same.
There are people I've met along the way in my journeys; the Lord has instructed me to speak with them on various things...and this is a work that has been ongoing for most of my life....and it will continue until I'm gone.
When you think you don't do enough; that's when the Lord begins to put more in your path to do; and He gives you the understanding to complete your task, as God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called....I can testify to that; as I'm one of the least ones whom He has qualified in a lot of different ways.
The greatest gift I ever received in my life, was my relationship with Jesus Christ; and no matter what anyone has to say about that; you can NEVER take that away from me; nor can you take this same aspect from anyone else who has this same closeness with Him.
I know that if I lost everything tomorrow, and still had Him in my life; this would be enough; as He will always be the only one who can meet my every need....I learned this lesson during my husband's first crisis; and in spite of all I endured; I kept this in mind.
Hope, Love, and Faith are the strongest aspects alive and well within me.
Much love to all,
HB
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