Author: Faith

A really good friend of mine wrote this 🙂

“God’s Word shares a story regarding the Apostle Paul, when he is speaking of a “thorn in the flesh”: “And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure. Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it may depart from me”. (2 Corinthians 12:7-9). Paul does not define what the “thorn in the flesh” is but gives us a clue concerning the thorn’s purpose – to keep him from becoming conceited. So, God’s goal in allowing this was to keep Paul humble. Paul goes further with God’s response to his wanting this to leave him and his thoughts after, “And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” (2 Corinthians 12:9-10). 

No one likes to live in pain. Paul sought the Lord three times to remove this source of pain from him. He probably had many good reasons in his mind why: he could have a more effective ministry; he could reach more people with gospel; he could glorify God even more! But the Lord was more concerned with building Paul’s character and preventing pride. Instead of removing the problem, whatever it was, God gave Paul more overwhelming His Grace and more compensating His Strength. Paul learned that God’s “power is made perfect in weakness”. The exact nature of Paul’s “thorn in the flesh” is uncertain. Truly, there is a good reason that we don’t know. God likely wanted Paul’s difficulty to be described in general enough terms to apply to any hardship we may face now. Whether the “thorn” we struggle with today is physical, emotional, or spiritual, we know and may rest upon that God has a purpose and that His Grace IS ALL-Sufficient! 

My thoughts and prayers are that, whatever your “thorn in the flesh” you or loved ones are experiencing, that you truly trust God’s Grace in being ALL that you or they need to have His Joy and Peace. Surely, it IS not easy and IS tough to deal with on your own, but you don’t have to. Your Heavenly Father welcomes you to surrender your “thorn” to Him. He may remove it or not, either way He IS wanting and needing you to become closer to and in Him and He in you, now and forever. In Jesus’ Name. Thy Will be done. Amen. Peace“

When there is no bread, and that time will come, the Lord will provide, in Jesus Name !

This video takes a long time to load, so please give it a moment! It will be worth it 🙂

Thank you for your selfless sacrifice and courage!

It’s hard to even imagine the physical suffering, even harder to imagine the mental and emotional suffering. And the toll that takes on their families!

Please pray for all of them and please pray for their families who love them!

We can be the “hand and feet” 🙂

“He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust. SurelyHe shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler And from the perilous pestilence.” – Psalm 91:1-3

There is no doubt that the coming days will be difficult ones. But God has not forgotten us.

God IS our “refuge”. Run, don’t walk, to our Father’s Safe Place…

“Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord’s anger.”

Need more be said?

“Oh, to realize that souls, precious, never dying souls, are perishing all around us, going out into the blackness of darkness and despair, eternally lost, and yet to feel no anguish, shed no tears, know no travail! How little we know of the compassion of Jesus!”-Oswald J. Smith (Evangelical Preacher & Missionary, born in 1890 in Toronto)

“But you shall be named priests of the Lord”-Isaiah 61:6

There is none like Jesus. It’s heartbreaking to realize that there are some that will never know Him. That there are so many compassionate, kind people who will never see Heaven. Because no one goes to Heaven without Jesus.

Let their eternal loss not be because we didn’t share the Gospel with them! And let us pray that our hearts do not harden to their loss!

It’s hard to share the Gospel, especially with those who seem uninterested. But the alternative, Hell, makes it worthwhile-always! One way to think of it is as if we won the lottery and we knew where the next winning ticket was. Wouldn’t we want to tell all those we cared about where it was?

Another way to think about it is that if the person accepts Jesus as their Savior, not only do they go to Heaven, they get to have a “best friend” to walk through their lives with them. Everyday, they will have Jesus to turn to. And Jesus will never let them down. He will love them no matter what! Isn’t that something we want for everyone?

That said, society has made it harder and harder to share the Gospel. Let us pray to have the courage to share it every day-anyway!

When praying the Rosary I saw the most beautiful garden filled with Amazing flowers. Each more beautiful than the last.

I heard Mary, our Blessed Mother, say “Don’t forget how you got here, Pray the Rosary”

Then I saw a freshly dug grave with a Cross at its head.

And lastly I saw a bunch of jets flying in formation high in the sky.

All while or shortly after praying the Rosary.

Mary, please Pray for us !

One night while praying the Rosary, I saw a number of African – American young boys in white t-shirts. They had their hands up in front of a storefront. My impression was they weren’t there to harm anyone, they needed help!

God does not care what color we are; He loves us all 🙂

All while praying the Rosary.

^” Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the Lord come upon you, before the day of the Lord’s anger come upon you.”-Zephaniah 2:2

^” Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord’s anger.”-Zephaniah 2:3

Pray & Be Ready!