My friendship oath to you!!!! Let it be written let it be done!!!!!

Happy Sunday evening, I pray your day has been a spirit filled one and that you are all snuggled in at home now, relaxing and getting ready for the coming week. I pray that you are filled with the spirit of God and that you know there is nothing that can be thrown at you that with God's hand you cannot get through.
     Today was a very special birthday for a very special little girl in my life, my little namesake, well my second one, I have one in Dallas Texas who was given my middle name and now this one Korbyn Elise! I have been with her since in was first announced that she was in her mommy's tummy, was with her the first moments of her birth and have been with her much in the last year! She is a delightful child, very happy, always laughing and has such a great love for Wayde, aka "Poppi"

                                                          new baby "KoKo" about 1 month old

1 year old "Koko" today!

Tonight I ask you to join me in prayer asking our precious Father in Heaven to provide peace, calm and comfort for each of us who are in need, asking God to continue to provide us with his unconditional love, to continue to place people in our lives who give us inspiration and positive example, asking God to allow his strength to be ours when we feel there is no strength let in our bodies. I ask Him to bless you abundantly, providing you with all of your needs. I ask God to hold all of the children and fill their parents with the knowledge of what is needed for His children to grow and flourish, allowing them the knowledge of rearing with God in the forefront of all things.   I ask that you pray for ease of pain for those suffering illness and for ease of broken hearts for those who have suffered loss,  asking for our youth to be free from bullies  and for them to recognize when a peer is in need of a kind word and a friend. I ask that we all, each of us be more aware of people who are struggling with finances, with depression, with addiction...don't judge them, take a long look and ask God to guide you in a way that you will make a difference in their lives. I ask these blessings, mercies and graces humbly in the name of Christ. Amen. 

I love this poem because it keeps me focused on what a real friend is. I pray you will read this often and apply it in your relationships, with us all following these words there will be a lot more genuine friends in this world! 

My friendship oath to you...

When you are sad, 

I will dry your tears,
When you are scared,
I will comfort your fears
When you are worried,
I will give you hope.
When you are confused,
I will help you cope.
And when you are lost,
And can't see the light
I shall be your beacon
Shinning ever so bright.
This is my oath.
I pledge till the end.
Why you may ask?
Because you're my friend.

                                                                                                                     

~~STOP~~LOOK~~LISTEN

   

 Good morning to everyone! I am a little later this morning, not because I slept later but because I had so much prayer time! I never know the length of time me and Father God will spend in chat until it is actually in action, some days it is five minutes and some days upwards to an hour. This morning it seemed we had so much to say, so much crossed over my heart and there was much that I needed to absorb so that I knew the meaning of what he needed me to do! It is awesome that when I pray, pictures of people flash into my mind and I always know they are the ones needing extra prayer, they are the ones who really are in need of special, specific prayer...I do not know the circumstance of their need I just know I see their images and ask God to bless the needs of their hearts! I never question why, I just lift them in prayer and know that my heart feels pure when I do. On days when images come into my heart I also make contact with that person just to let them know I am thinking of them and that if they are in need of anything I am here. Many times I have never met the person but it does not deter me in letting them know that someone cares! Have you ever said...."---------- has been on my mind so much today, I wonder what is going on!" I know I have, I used to see these images and just kind of acknowledge them in my mind but never take a step to let the person know I thought of them. One day I had the image of a person off and on during the day and was filled with wonder why? I did not take the steps to call or inquire...later that evening I found out my friend had committed suicide, I know now that God was trying to impress upon me that she was in need, but I did not do my part. I was left feeling responsible for her death, even though I knew in my deepest senses that I was not responsible, I still felt like I had neglected a call for help. I do not neglect that now, I take it and run with it, when I see images or a person is heavy on my heart,,,,,NOTHING can stop me from letting them know I am here, I care and that I love them! Think of the times you have not taken time to make contact with someone who has been on your heart...for whatever reason! Today let us all use the power of our conversations with God,  and the promptings from the Holy Spirit and act when something is impressed upon our hearts. I pray that you will fine tune your channel with him so that you can clearly hear when he needs you to take action! God is amazing and if we allow him he will guide us in each step we take...STOP, LOOK, and LISTEN to what he has to say, what he has to show you and revel in the knowledge that you are important enough for him to care! God bless each of you this wonderful Wednesday:)

As always if you have special prayer needs, if you would like to share a story of God impressing things upon your heart, if you would like to add a prayer or if you would like us to pray with or for you...leave a comment. Some say they are not allowed to leave a comment, please either email me at dawfor@msn.com and let me know or contact me on facebook! I have been trying to get the issue here on blogspot resolved but am having a tough time in doing so. If you have gmail or yahoo you should be able to comment any time! Thank you all for your support and love! 

Are you a "true friend?"

    

Good morning and happy Monday, I trust you had a wonderful weekend, that your spiritual tank is full to keep you going all week and that  today will be a good day for you! We finally got hot weather yesterday, somewhere in the high 90's with humidity! I know many of my Gulf coast friends will laugh when I say 30% because that is nothing compared to yours each day! The clouds have moved in this morning and it looks as if it might come a downpour! At 3 this morning it was still 81 degrees out and now is 78, a little breezy and still humid! We should hit 90 today and then will be back in the high 80's for a few days!
      This morning in prayer, as I sat here chatting with our Father in Heaven the word "true friend" came to mind, I began thinking about that word and was intrigued to sit and wonder how many I really have! Friends come and go in our lives, some are here for a lifetime, not many but the ones that are....are! Some come into our lives with specific purpose and when the purpose is gone so are the friends, some come into our lives but are never really friends, they are wolfs in sheeps clothing and if we do not detect this quickly they can cause much damage in our chicken houses! I have many acquaintances, many "friends" that I speak with daily, that I pray with, that I laugh with but few that I cry with, I am now 50 years old and can count my" true friends" on one hand, God has on occasion tested my friendships and these people have stood tall in testing and have proved time and time again that they are with me through thick and thin, through storm and calm, for better or worse and richer or poorer. My Wayde and my Megan are my two best friends, they have seen me in the worst of times and have stood with me, they have tended me when I am sick, they have loved me when I have fallen apart, they have comforted me when I am sad and they have seen me when my faith was down to bits, they have lifted me when I could not stand and have always loved me through the bad times! I have a few friends who are close to that order, who have been through the roughest of times with me and yet they have stuck around!  I thank them this day for all that they are to me, they are not my friends for what they have, not my friends for what they may have, they are my friends for who they are:) Today I pray that you have "true friends" beware of those that carry knives, who are ready, on the spur of the moment, to stab you in the back...they are not friends! Beware of those that need what you have, they are not true friends, for they will rob you blind when you are weak, Beware of those who require all of your time, they will turn quickly to someone else if you are not available, and BE AWARE of the promptings from the Holy Ghost, he will let you know when you are being taken advantage of, he will prompt you when friendships are not true, he will always be there to guide you down the right path! God is the best friend I have, he never judges me, he allows me to be me, he allows me to cry, to rant, to rave, to be like a small child. He has seen me at my dead level worst, he has held me when I did not feel worthy of being held and he has never turned his back on me..If you are in need of a "true friend" today, ask God to be your eternal buddy, I am sure you will not ever feel disappointed in your friendship with him! God bless you all, every one of you with love, joy and peace in your hearts this day! Know you are loved:)

Quotes for this day and for the message that God placed upon my heart:)

"Friends always show their love. What are brothers for if not to share troubles?"- Proverbs 17:17

"Some friendships do not last, but some friends are more loyal than brothers."
- Proverbs 18:24

"Forsake not an old friend; for the new is not comparable to him: a new friend is as new wine; when it is old, thou shall drink it with pleasure."
"An honest answer is the sign of true friendship." 

- Proverbs 24:26

"A friend means well, even when he hurts you. But when an enemy puts his hand round your shoulder - watch out!"
- Proverbs 27:6

"Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up."
- Bible: Ecclesiastes

"My friends are my estate. Forgive me then the avarice to hoard them. They tell me those who were poor early have different views of gold. I don't know how that is. God is not so wary as we, else He would give us no friends, lest we forget Him."
- Emily Dickinson

"The greatest love a person can have for his friends is to give his life for them."
- John 15:13

"A friend is one who strengthens you with prayers, blesses you with love and encourages you with hope. Dawn Ashley:)