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God Gives Peace

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My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me. (Psalm 63:8)

Last week, I handed my dad his Bible for the first time since his accident.  He thumbed through it and pointed to two verses.  This one above was like a sweet balm to my soul.  My dad was ministering to my heart.  He was sharing God’s Truth with me and reminding me that everything will be okay.  It amazes me that in his state with all his unanswered questions, he was concerned about me.  He wanted to make sure I remember God’s Truth will see me through this time.

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Dear Dad

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I wrote the following letter to my dad on April 22nd, five days after the accident.

Dear Dad,

I thought for sure the hardest thing I ever went through was the trauma after Zion’s birth. But I was wrong. God was only using that to prepare me for this moment. This has truly become my new hardest moment to walk through.

In some ways I feel like the hardest part of this is yet to come. At least with the surgeries and tubes we had something to be thankful for every day. Now it’s just a waiting game. And none of us are good at that. I can honestly say I’m hating the waiting right now but I keep telling myself that God has a plan.

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Prayers for my Dad

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God’s loyal love couldn’t have run out, his merciful love couldn’t have dried up. They’re created new every morning. How great your faithfulness! I’m sticking with God (I say it over and over). He’s all I’ve got left. (Lamentations 3:22-24, MSG)

On April 17th, my dad was in a terrible motorcycle accident.  These last two and a half weeks have been filled with all kinds of emotions.  I can tell you that it has been the roughest time I think I’ve ever faced in my life.  And I’ve faced a lot.  It has tested my faith.  It has shown me how much I need God’s strength.  I have never felt such anxiety before and the need to constantly reorganize my thoughts to find the peace of God.  I can’t say that I have ever remembered a time where I have felt more weak, emotionally spent, and just barely surviving.  This has really shaken me to the core! Read more

He Maketh No Mistake

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He who pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor. (Proverbs 21:21)

My Father’s way may twist and turn,
my heart may throb and ache.
But in my soul I’m glad I know,
He maketh no mistake.

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No Worries

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Blessed [with spiritual security] is the man who believes and trusts in and relies on the Lord and whose hope and confident expectation is the Lord. For he will be [nourished] like a tree planted by the waters, that spreads out its roots by the river; and will not fear the heat when it comes; but its leaves will be green and moist. And it will not be anxious and concerned in a year of drought nor stop bearing fruit. (Jeremiah 17:7-8, AMP)

I love the imagery that this passage of Scripture creates in my mind.  I want to be that tree planted by the water, who never fails to bear fruit for the Lord.  Let’s take a look at how this can be done!

“But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.” (Jeremiah 17:7)

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