In prayer this morning as I lay my head back to enjoy the aroma of the trees, to relish in the song of the birds, to bask in the warmth of the sun on my face and to chat with my favorite person to chat with, our Father in heaven, I pray. As usual I prayed for each of you, asking God to bless you with a new found peace in your hearts, with a pep in your step and with the opportunity to share a smile with someone today. I asked him to afford you a weak heart, that the beauty of you might touch, a down in the dumps person that will benefit from your positive attitude. Keep your eyes open, I know he answers prayers and that person in need is in your path, don't close your eyes, don't look the other way to avoid longing eyes. Face the challenge head on and bring light to a dark soul.
This morning as I sat there in prayer, a "what if" came over me, it was as if God was asking me, what if today were my last day on earth...how would I spend it? I sat there in still silence and thought about this question. I have had thoughts on this subject many times in my life, after I read The Left Behind series I really thought about it but never seemed to come up with a concrete plan. I guess I have never really delved deep into it because it seems surreal to me, So this morning, I decided that if that was what God wanted to know from me, I would be obedient and oblige him with answers to his question. I would not change my mornings at all, I would wake up, would say the Lord's prayer and ask him to be my strength and my shield against satan, I would get out of bed and prepare for my journey out to the porch to begin my prayer session and to appreciate the beauty that I know will be there! I would then call each and every one of my family members and tell them how much I love them. then I would prepare a picnic for Wayde and I to go and lay on a blanket in the park under a big shade tree and, as we have many times, converse about the scriptures, our thoughts on Christ, our belief in the promises that God has made to us and just enjoy one another. I would stop in on all of my g-babes and hug and kiss them, tell them how much I love them and what joy they have brought into my life. I would make contact with my friends and tell them what an impact they have made in my life and thank them for being true and honest parts of my heart. I would find a wonderful quiet place that I could make a call and speak with my daughter, I would tell her how very much I love her, how pleased I am in the woman she has become, I would share special memories of her growing up, I would try my best to transmit my intense love for her over the phone. I would ask her to continue in praising our Heavenly Father and would urge her to continue wearing the light of Christ and to always share her love for him in all that she does. I would tell her about the promise of eternal life once again and would remind her that we all will be together one day. I then would do as I always do, write my blog, urging you to come and pray with us, to come and lift prayer to our wonderful savior so that our words would be directly given to our Father in heaven. I would pray for any requests that had been asked of me and then would close my prayer with telling heavenly father how much I love him and that I was ready to join him so that I could begin my next phase of his plan. I would snuggle with Wayde, tell him what a difference he has made in my life, tell him how much I love him and that I look forward to spending all time and eternity with him in the heavens. Finally I would ask for forgiveness of my sins, and say the little prayer that I have said for as long as I can remember...now I lay me down to sleep... I would lay down in the calm and comfort of my Father in Heavens loving arms and thank him for loving me and then I would sleep. I must sound awfully boring, some people say they would try and fulfill all that is on their bucket list. I feel that I have done the most important things on my bucket list. I have loved and been loved, I have shared my love for Christ and our Father in Heaven each and every day, I have listened when others needed an ear, I have hugged when others needed compassion, I have prayed with true intent and I have been a true friend, to me these things have been the most important things and I have achieved them, praise be to God for allowing me to! Now I ask you, if the scene was set and it was your last day....What would you do? I would love to hear from you, please if you feel compelled to share, put your words into the comment section below. I love each of you in Christ. Have a beautiful day and live it as if it will be your last, we are not promised tomorrow. Live the life you have and love the life you are living:) God bless each of you with comfort, peace and calm this day!
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another life wasted over drugs, a 40 year old man chooses his addiction over his wife and children and loses to the demons of his desires. 2 young girls forever scarred with the vision of their father laying lifeless on the bathroom floor, the nature clear to them as they see the tools that were used to take their dad's life. A wife left to carry on, left to try and explain these actions and to ensure that it was not for lack of love for her children that this occured. A mother and father left wondering what they could have done differently to help in ending this addiction, siblings left behind reduced to heartbreak that this could be happening. Such sadness and over what, the need and the love for drugs! I pray this day that God will hold this family in his arms and calm the anger and the fear that is running through their very veins. I pray that he will take from these two young girls the bitter vision they hold and replace it with memories of happy days spent with their father, I pray that he will allow understanding and forgiveness for the selfish actions that have forever changed these lives. I pray these mercies humbly in the name of our Lord and savoir, Jesus Christ amen.
I come to you father asking for favors for a dear friends who is struggling in her marriage, asking you to lift her up, to allow her to stand tall, to wipe her tears and replace them with sheer will to allow her husband to know she will not continue to honor him, to love him, to give her all to him and he remain standing in the footprints of satan, lusting and harassing others. Whisper to her in your quiet ways father and allow her to see what she must do to stand strong against this, what she must do to help him in his weakness. Relationships are so hard to maintain especially when both parties are not in it to win it. May you bless both of them this day with all of their needs father. If it be your will for them to join you in the eternities as a spirit couple teach them both what you need from them. God you are so merciful and the solver of all problems, I beg that you assist them in this struggle. In the name of Christ I ask these favors, amen.
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