When Life is Overwelming

Have you ever had one of those days, weeks, or months that you feel like no matter what you do life keeps beating you down? People around you say "You to look on the bright side..." or "Well at least it can't get much worse". You think to yourself, "If you know how bad things are right and you saw were things are going for me you would say that.". I've Been there before. Just yesterday I was driving to the store when the transmission on my car went out without warning. I was at a stop sign press on the ground and it sounded like my transmission had just fallen out of the car. I had to walk home about a mile in the hot humid evening in Florida. As I was walking home I could have been saying "Why God did you let this happen to me?" but I didn't. I was thanking him that it didn't happen when we were on a trip to one of our parents houses. I know your thinking the this is no where close to what you are going through. Well Ill tell you I was at the point where I was ready to end my life because I though there was nothing left to live for. It was at that time that I got done on my knees and prayed. and I truly gave up control of my life to God. this was the hardest thing I had ever done in my life.

In the words of David if you surrender your will to God you will be blessed

Psalms 23:1-6 KJV  A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.  (2)  He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.  (3)  He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.  (4)  Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.  (5)  Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.  (6)  Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

This is the hard part knowing when your listening to Gods voice and not doing what you think God would want you to do.

In John 10:24-30 ERV  Jesus is taliking "The Jewish leaders gathered around him. They said, "How long will you make us wonder about you? If you are the Messiah, then tell us clearly."  (25)  Jesus answered, "I told you already, but you did not believe. I do miracles in my Father's name. These miracles show who I am.  (26)  But you do not believe, because you are not my sheep.  (27)  My sheep listen to my voice. I know them, and they follow me.  (28)  I give my sheep eternal life. They will never die, and no one can take them out of my hand.  (29)  My Father is the one who gave them to me, and he is greater than all. No one can steal my sheep out of his hand.  (30)  The Father and I are one."

You notice in Verse 27 Jesus says "My sheep know my voice" . God talks to all of us everyday, we just have to learn to listen to him.

I have a bible study on Knowing God's Voice If your interested in please let me know my email (forest@dnfcomputing.com) or on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ForestGetterIV

Memorial Day

Dear Heavenly Father,
As we remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms we enjoy every day, we think of how they have followed in the footsteps of your son, our Savior, Jesus Christ. Please hold our servicemen and women in your strong arms. Cover them with your sheltering grace and your presence as they stand in the gap for our protection.
We also remember the families of our troops. We ask for your unique blessings to fill their homes, and we pray your peace, provision, and strength will fill their lives.
May the members of our armed forces be supplied with courage to face each day and may they trust in the Lord's mighty power to accomplish each task. Let our military brothers and sisters feel our love and support.
In the name of Jesus. Amen.

Don't Make Me Go

This is a poem I wrote many years ago when I was young

Please, Lord I don't want to go.I want to see my Little girl grow.

Please, Lord don't destroy the earth.

I want to see my grandchildren surf

Please, Lord don't take me away

on this planet I want to stay

Oh, Mighty God I love you with all my heart,

but of this earth I am part

Please give this earth another chance,

I want to see my grandchildren dance,

but if it be your will I shall go.

Heaven is for Real

Not to long ago I read the book "Heaven is for Real" it was a great book and I thought I would share it with you. The website is http://heavenisforreal.net. Its a great read and you can download the digital version of the second book "Heaven changes everything" for free from the website. I hope you enjoy it.

God Is With Us.

Today I was watching the news. The stories were full of violence and death, killing, assaults, and explosions. It got me wondering what can I do to protect my family from the dangers of the world today. The truth is I can't completely protect them. I can do stuff to lessen the chance of something bad happening to them. Make sure all the doors and windows are locked when we sleep. Stay alert for danger when we are out of the house, but there is a limit to what I can do.So what do I do? I have to acknowledge that completely protect them and rely on God to protect them. in Genesis 28:15 God says;  "I am with you, and I will protect you everywhere you go. I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised." and again in Jeremiah 1:7-8 it says;  But the LORD said to me, "Don't say, 'I am only a boy.' You must go everywhere I send you and say everything I tell you to say.  (8)  Don't be afraid of anyone. I am with you, and I will protect you." This message is from the LORD.

Romans 8:31-34  So what should we say about this? If God is for us, no one can stand against us. And God is with us.  (32)  He even let his own Son suffer for us. God gave his Son for all of us. So now with Jesus, God will surely give us all things.  (33)  Who can accuse the people God has chosen? No one! God is the one who makes them right.  (34)  Who can say that God's people are guilty? No one! Christ Jesus died for us, but that is not all. He was also raised from death. And now he is at God's right side, speaking to him for us.

The True Story of St. Patrick

 If you ask people who Saint Patrick was, you're likely to hear that he was an Irishman who chased the snakes out of Ireland.

It may surprise you to learn that the real Saint Patrick was not actually Irish -- yet his robust faith changed the Emerald Isle forever.

Patrick was born in Roman Britain to a middle-class family in about A.D. 390. When Patrick was a teenager, marauding Irish raiders attacked his home. Patrick was captured, taken to Ireland, and sold to an Irish king, who put him to work as a shepherd.

In his excellent book, How the Irish Saved Civilization, Thomas Cahill describes the life Patrick lived. Cahill writes, "The work of such slave-shepherds was bitterly isolated, months at a time spent alone in the hills."

Patrick had been raised in a Christian home, but he didn't really believe in God. But now -- hungry, lonely, frightened, and bitterly cold -- Patrick began seeking out a relationship with his Heavenly Father. As he wrote in his Confessions, "I would pray constantly during the daylight hours" and "the love of God . . . surrounded me more and more."

Six years after his capture, God spoke to Patrick in a dream, saying, "Your hungers are rewarded. You are going home. Look -- your ship is ready."

What a startling command! If he obeyed, Patrick would become a fugitive slave, constantly in danger of capture and punishment. But he did obey -- and God protected him. The young slave walked nearly 200 miles to the Irish coast. There he boarded a waiting ship and traveled back to Britain and his family.

But, as you might expect, Patrick was a different person now, and the restless young man could not settle back into his old life. Eventually, Patrick recognized that God was calling him to enter a monastery. In time, he was ordained as a priest, then as a bishop.

Finally -- thirty years after God had led Patrick away from Ireland -- he called him back to the Emerald Isle as a missionary.

The Irish of the fifth century were a pagan, violent, and barbaric people. Human sacrifice was commonplace. Patrick understood the danger and wrote: "I am ready to be murdered, betrayed, enslaved -- whatever may come my way."

Cahill notes that Patrick's love for the Irish "shines through his writings . . . He [worried] constantly for his people, not just for their spiritual but for their physical welfare."

Through Patrick, God converted thousands. Cahill writes, "Only this former slave had the right instincts to impart to the Irish a New Story, one that made sense of all their old stories and brought them a peace they had never known before." Because of Patrick, a warrior people "lay down the swords of battle, flung away the knives of sacrifice, and cast away the chains of slavery."

As it is with many Christian holidays, Saint Patrick's Day has lost much of its original meaning. Instead of settling for parades, cardboard leprechauns, and "the wearing of the green," we ought to recover our Christian heritage, celebrate the great evangelist, and teach our kids about this Christian hero.

Saint Patrick didn't chase the snakes out of Ireland, as many believe. Instead, the Lord used him to bring into Ireland a sturdy faith in the one true God - and to forever transform the Irish people.

Story taken from http://www.cbn.com/spirituallife/ChurchAndMinistry/ChurchHistory/colson_stpatrick.aspx

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