I want to thank everyone who so generously donated to us for the IPOD and the extra funds that came in. It is such a humbling experience to receive and feel so loved and touched by so many.
When we joined the trial we thought how great they pay for the Hotel while we are down in Santa Monica. Well they don't pay for food and parking and gas and every days co payment to have blood drawn. Now even for the 2 weeks taking the medicine we have to pay a co pay for blood draw. It all adds up and the the extra funds that came in have been a blessing to help cover that. We are all feeling the crunch of funds right now and we really appreciate all that you have done for us. You really have touched our lives!!!
Thank you, Thank you
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Yummy
Well I have started the REAL DEAL. Its a liquid type of chemo and I have to take it for 2 weeks. It does make me tired and a little nauseous but I have pills for that. I have been sleeping well. I am on oxygen for right now. The airways have pressure on them so as the airways open from the the tumors shrinking I won't need the oxygen.
Fred is my great nurse and driver and maid and cooker and FRIEND. I really appreciate ALL he does. Pray for him for his physical body to be strengthened. Before all this he had his own back surgery and I was taking care of him!!!
We are enjoying every minute we get together. So give your husband an extra hug today for all they do for us.
Fred is my great nurse and driver and maid and cooker and FRIEND. I really appreciate ALL he does. Pray for him for his physical body to be strengthened. Before all this he had his own back surgery and I was taking care of him!!!
We are enjoying every minute we get together. So give your husband an extra hug today for all they do for us.
New Life!!
Which is a greater demonstration of the Lord's power--changing something around me or changing something within my heart?
Wow I read this today and it really made me think.
It has been quite the battle this week of believing in healing when your not physically feeling well!!
This week when we were in Santa Monica for the 12 hour day which includes going from Hotel to Dr. office every 2 hours I was so short of breath that I made it the first time at 7:30 am but asked for a wheel chair for the rest of the day. Fred had to push me every 2 hours to have blood drawn. I was so devasted and felt like I lost the battle. I had this melt down on the our little patio outside our room. But the Lord is so good he showed me that I had won the battle by keeping the conviction that the Holy Spirit had shown us weeks earlier. I could have started a different chemo much earlier and felt like I was in control. But the Dr had said you will know which is the right treatment for you. Well that meant waiting and waiting for the some other things to get done first to get to the this treatment that I am on. The Lord had to change my heart. I have to trust Him and get strength from him which is so much more important than just changing my circumstance and me being in control. I could have started another treatment but I was trusting and relying and getting a heart change waiting on the Lord!! WOW Its nots an easy place to be but but a very joyful, peaceful place once I had my melt down. I have a renewed strength that I didn't have before. Its not about me but my relationship with Him. And I am still learning and seeking!!
Wow I read this today and it really made me think.
It has been quite the battle this week of believing in healing when your not physically feeling well!!
This week when we were in Santa Monica for the 12 hour day which includes going from Hotel to Dr. office every 2 hours I was so short of breath that I made it the first time at 7:30 am but asked for a wheel chair for the rest of the day. Fred had to push me every 2 hours to have blood drawn. I was so devasted and felt like I lost the battle. I had this melt down on the our little patio outside our room. But the Lord is so good he showed me that I had won the battle by keeping the conviction that the Holy Spirit had shown us weeks earlier. I could have started a different chemo much earlier and felt like I was in control. But the Dr had said you will know which is the right treatment for you. Well that meant waiting and waiting for the some other things to get done first to get to the this treatment that I am on. The Lord had to change my heart. I have to trust Him and get strength from him which is so much more important than just changing my circumstance and me being in control. I could have started another treatment but I was trusting and relying and getting a heart change waiting on the Lord!! WOW Its nots an easy place to be but but a very joyful, peaceful place once I had my melt down. I have a renewed strength that I didn't have before. Its not about me but my relationship with Him. And I am still learning and seeking!!
Friday, February 20, 2009
Fri and still kicking to the music of the Lord~~~
I can not believe how having this i pod has just so enriched my times with the Lord~~ The Lord knew how much I really needed these words of encouragement through the words and music. I went to have blood drawn this morning and I was telling the nurses how the church had blessed me with such a great gift that I we all started crying with Joy. They could just tell what a peace this gift has given me. Thank you thank you,.
We are off to Santa Monica on Sunday night and now with a special plug I can plug the i pod into the speakers and Fred can hear at the same time. WOW. This is big, huge for me.
I didn't realize how dry my worship time had gotten with out music. I have enjoyed the last 3 sundays being able to worship with everyone. When I get in a regular schedule I would like to come down on Tues night and worship with and pray and read scripture with the group. There is such power in that kind of setting.
But this Tues I will be receiving the liquid part of the the study for 2 weeks everyday. I just have to go to Santa Monica to pick up the the liquid and have blood work done at a local lab here in Simi. Wally Wolfs sister in Law who is also in a study in Santa Monica had great news this week that her tumors are shrinking from the trial she is on. PRAISE THE LORD~~ I am so excited for her and her family.
Fred has been such a big support through all the traveling and different sleeping arrangements and a big support in going out to eat. This has been hard on his back and has been in more pain than normal. Please pray for his health during this time.
Fun times hopefully at the end of this month I will get to go around Willow Springs race track as a passenger. My brother in Law has offered to take me around the track in an BMW. That will be so much fun.
Well good night for now my talks alot pill must be wearing off.
Love you all,
We are off to Santa Monica on Sunday night and now with a special plug I can plug the i pod into the speakers and Fred can hear at the same time. WOW. This is big, huge for me.
I didn't realize how dry my worship time had gotten with out music. I have enjoyed the last 3 sundays being able to worship with everyone. When I get in a regular schedule I would like to come down on Tues night and worship with and pray and read scripture with the group. There is such power in that kind of setting.
But this Tues I will be receiving the liquid part of the the study for 2 weeks everyday. I just have to go to Santa Monica to pick up the the liquid and have blood work done at a local lab here in Simi. Wally Wolfs sister in Law who is also in a study in Santa Monica had great news this week that her tumors are shrinking from the trial she is on. PRAISE THE LORD~~ I am so excited for her and her family.
Fred has been such a big support through all the traveling and different sleeping arrangements and a big support in going out to eat. This has been hard on his back and has been in more pain than normal. Please pray for his health during this time.
Fun times hopefully at the end of this month I will get to go around Willow Springs race track as a passenger. My brother in Law has offered to take me around the track in an BMW. That will be so much fun.
Well good night for now my talks alot pill must be wearing off.
Love you all,
Monday, February 16, 2009
Great Family!!
Thursday night Keri calls and says she wants to come over and visit. So with her she brought some other friends that had this big bag and card for me. It had a card that said WE LOVE YOU!!
Inside it said You have opened your heart and touched us all.
Inside the bag was a I POD TOUCH!!! and was even engraved on the back how I touched others lives!! Well I can't see or breath from all the tears of Joy that this has brought me.
In Sept 08 when the cancer had reocured Ceci's friend said that the Lord told her to tell me to surround myself with worship music. The enemy has made that so difficult for me that all the cd players in the house and in the cars and the portables have all stopped working!! I was making a joke about it and Keri said the Lord just put it on her heart to start calling a We Love Cathy Campaign.!!
So thank you thank you thank you for all those who have blessed me with this great gift of worship to the Lord. Most days now are spent just seeking him for his strength and the music for me is how he really speaks to me. I also have healing scriptures that I listen to over and over for extra strength. I don't know how people go through times like this with out the Great Physician and also great support from their families and brothers and sisters in Christ. You will never know how much this means to me. I can't hardly see to write through tears of Joy!!
It is God who arms me with strength and mkes my way perfect!! 2 Samuel 22:23
Also having a great supporting husband who is always there for me is the best gift a wife could have.
Love you all,
Inside it said You have opened your heart and touched us all.
Inside the bag was a I POD TOUCH!!! and was even engraved on the back how I touched others lives!! Well I can't see or breath from all the tears of Joy that this has brought me.
In Sept 08 when the cancer had reocured Ceci's friend said that the Lord told her to tell me to surround myself with worship music. The enemy has made that so difficult for me that all the cd players in the house and in the cars and the portables have all stopped working!! I was making a joke about it and Keri said the Lord just put it on her heart to start calling a We Love Cathy Campaign.!!
So thank you thank you thank you for all those who have blessed me with this great gift of worship to the Lord. Most days now are spent just seeking him for his strength and the music for me is how he really speaks to me. I also have healing scriptures that I listen to over and over for extra strength. I don't know how people go through times like this with out the Great Physician and also great support from their families and brothers and sisters in Christ. You will never know how much this means to me. I can't hardly see to write through tears of Joy!!
It is God who arms me with strength and mkes my way perfect!! 2 Samuel 22:23
Also having a great supporting husband who is always there for me is the best gift a wife could have.
Love you all,
Good Week in Santa Monica
Ceci was able to come out Wednesday and have dinner with us. We drove around the busy streets looking for some fun place to eat but traffic was backed up because of making TV shows or lots of firetrucks but we got tired of waiting in traffic and ended up a block away from the Hotel at Sizzler!! It was sure good. I never eat chocolate whipped mouuse dessert but it tasted good that night. I kept going back for more and more. It went down so easy!! Ceci went back to San Diamas and its always hard to see her leave because I worry that I will get this call " MOM I"m LOST which way do I go" She made it that night. But she has done it in the past. Alex Stewart happens to have a GPS we can borrow and see if that will help her.
Rheanna took it to her tonight. Ceci also dropped her phone in the rain and is not working so Laura happen to have an extra and get her hooked back up. But no phone for 2 days.
Thursday night we went to Redondo Beach and saw the sun set and met my sister and her husband and went to a local mexican resturant that was so good. I ate 2 huge fish tacos. They just moved to a beautiful new place near the beach and had fun catching up with them. Hopefully we will be going to Willow Springs at the end of the month to watch him race his car and maybe I will get to go around the track at the some part of the day. Watch out!!
Rheanna took it to her tonight. Ceci also dropped her phone in the rain and is not working so Laura happen to have an extra and get her hooked back up. But no phone for 2 days.
Thursday night we went to Redondo Beach and saw the sun set and met my sister and her husband and went to a local mexican resturant that was so good. I ate 2 huge fish tacos. They just moved to a beautiful new place near the beach and had fun catching up with them. Hopefully we will be going to Willow Springs at the end of the month to watch him race his car and maybe I will get to go around the track at the some part of the day. Watch out!!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Another Super Tues.!
Good Morning,
We made it another long Tues with no problems. This last Tues I had to swallow 8 pills that were easy to swallow. The week before they gave me the liquid which was not as bad tasting as I thought it would be. But I could see where some people would not be able to tolerate it. No side effects this week or last week. I did have to have some extra potassium by IV given which was only 2 hours sitting looking at a gorgeous view of the ocean from the 6th floor.
Well we are getting ready to go out and will talk to you later.
I was having problems with the computer earlier in the week when I had time to blog but the sun is shining and its not to cold out so we are going to take advantage of the daylight and have some fun time.
Thank you for your continued prayer for us. The Lord is so good to continue to give us the energy and strength we need.
Love you,
We made it another long Tues with no problems. This last Tues I had to swallow 8 pills that were easy to swallow. The week before they gave me the liquid which was not as bad tasting as I thought it would be. But I could see where some people would not be able to tolerate it. No side effects this week or last week. I did have to have some extra potassium by IV given which was only 2 hours sitting looking at a gorgeous view of the ocean from the 6th floor.
Well we are getting ready to go out and will talk to you later.
I was having problems with the computer earlier in the week when I had time to blog but the sun is shining and its not to cold out so we are going to take advantage of the daylight and have some fun time.
Thank you for your continued prayer for us. The Lord is so good to continue to give us the energy and strength we need.
Love you,
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Super Tuesday!!
Hi Everyone,
I received a call from the Dr. Rosens staff that all my blood work and urine and heart test all look good so I will start the clinical trial on Tuesday. I am so excited to start and we are just praising our God for allowing me to be so close to home and be in this clinical trial.
Fred and I will go down on Monday night and stay in the Best Western across the street from the oncoligist. Which should be better than staying at a hospital. The study pays for the hotel.
I have to be at his office at 7:30 Tues morning and theywill give me a control breakfast and 30 min. later they will give me either the treatment in pill form or liquid form. They will draw blood every 2 hours from the port in my chest. In between blood draw we can go to our hotel and hang out. We will have our lap top computer with us and a phone in our room. They will draw blood for 12 hours after the treatment.
Wednesday morning I just have to check in at 8:00 and have blood drawn and have the rest of the day off.
Thursday the same and Friday the same. After the blood draw we can go home.
We then go back the next week and do the same thing but with either the pill or liquid which ever I didn't get the week before. Then the 3rd week I will receive the pill for 7 days but will come home and take it and have blood drawn at my local oncoligist and the 4th week I will receive just liquid for the week and do the same blood draw at my local oncoloigist.
Its sounds confusing but once it gets started it will just flow.
We are going to pretend we are on vacation and eat out and let the maids clean. Hopefully the weather will be warm enough to go down to the pier and walk around or just sit and read a book or take a nap.
The office is at 20th and Santa monica blvd. so it close to the beach and you can see the ocean from the 6th floor where the treatment room is.
Keep praying for our physical, emotional and spiritual strength. God has been so good to be right there for us. We just have to reach out and receive it and keep trusting in Him.
Mario gave me a cd and one of the songs the words are
God will make a way
Where there seems to be no way
He works in ways we cannot see
He will make a way for me
He will be my guide
Hold me closely to his side
With love and strength for each new day
He will make a way
He will make a way!
You may recognise the song and it really speaks to me where I am at and thankful that Mario gave me this CD.
Music has a way of speaking to my spirit and refreshing it.
Thank you for all your prayers and messages and email. I love hearing from you.
May the Lord bless you for all you do for others!!
Love,
Cathy
I received a call from the Dr. Rosens staff that all my blood work and urine and heart test all look good so I will start the clinical trial on Tuesday. I am so excited to start and we are just praising our God for allowing me to be so close to home and be in this clinical trial.
Fred and I will go down on Monday night and stay in the Best Western across the street from the oncoligist. Which should be better than staying at a hospital. The study pays for the hotel.
I have to be at his office at 7:30 Tues morning and theywill give me a control breakfast and 30 min. later they will give me either the treatment in pill form or liquid form. They will draw blood every 2 hours from the port in my chest. In between blood draw we can go to our hotel and hang out. We will have our lap top computer with us and a phone in our room. They will draw blood for 12 hours after the treatment.
Wednesday morning I just have to check in at 8:00 and have blood drawn and have the rest of the day off.
Thursday the same and Friday the same. After the blood draw we can go home.
We then go back the next week and do the same thing but with either the pill or liquid which ever I didn't get the week before. Then the 3rd week I will receive the pill for 7 days but will come home and take it and have blood drawn at my local oncoligist and the 4th week I will receive just liquid for the week and do the same blood draw at my local oncoloigist.
Its sounds confusing but once it gets started it will just flow.
We are going to pretend we are on vacation and eat out and let the maids clean. Hopefully the weather will be warm enough to go down to the pier and walk around or just sit and read a book or take a nap.
The office is at 20th and Santa monica blvd. so it close to the beach and you can see the ocean from the 6th floor where the treatment room is.
Keep praying for our physical, emotional and spiritual strength. God has been so good to be right there for us. We just have to reach out and receive it and keep trusting in Him.
Mario gave me a cd and one of the songs the words are
God will make a way
Where there seems to be no way
He works in ways we cannot see
He will make a way for me
He will be my guide
Hold me closely to his side
With love and strength for each new day
He will make a way
He will make a way!
You may recognise the song and it really speaks to me where I am at and thankful that Mario gave me this CD.
Music has a way of speaking to my spirit and refreshing it.
Thank you for all your prayers and messages and email. I love hearing from you.
May the Lord bless you for all you do for others!!
Love,
Cathy
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Just Waiting and praying
Well it was a realy hard week. I really felt attacked physically and emotionally. I was in such a battle but today was so good!! It is so great to have such great brothers and Sisters in Christ that are praying for you in times of trouble. I was reading about Moses in the battle and he was getting weary and if he arms went down the battle was losing but with help from his brother and friend they kept his arms up and the battle was won. Thank you for all your prayers and phone calls and more prayers.
Ceci came home last Monday and I just had a hard time saying goodbye and I just cried. I didn't do that last year when she left but this week like I said was such an attack. But I am glad to say that we have the VICTORY!!
Fred and I went to Dr. Rosens today and had all the test they needed done today and we will get the results tomorrow to see if I am physically OK to be in the clinical trial.
I will let you know the results and what trial I will be doing.
Thanks again for all your prayers.
My Grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in your weakness. That was me this week so weak and his power brought me through. Thank you my sweet Father!!
Ceci came home last Monday and I just had a hard time saying goodbye and I just cried. I didn't do that last year when she left but this week like I said was such an attack. But I am glad to say that we have the VICTORY!!
Fred and I went to Dr. Rosens today and had all the test they needed done today and we will get the results tomorrow to see if I am physically OK to be in the clinical trial.
I will let you know the results and what trial I will be doing.
Thanks again for all your prayers.
My Grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in your weakness. That was me this week so weak and his power brought me through. Thank you my sweet Father!!
Thursday, January 22, 2009
New Plan
Hi There,
Thank you all for praying for us for today for the doctors visit. The Lord is so faithful!!
Dr. Lee Rosen laid out the options for us today of what was available for treatment and its just amazing how you know which one to choose!! Fred and I both agreed on the same plan.
The plan we choose is a clinical trial. Which has already been tried in a liquid form and once again in a pill form. They are retrying it with a higher dosage in the pill form. I will be receiving both pill and liquid form by mouth. So no IV. But they will monitor my blood for 4 days after receiving treatment so we will be staying in a hotel which the study provides for those days. So its a 4 week plan and at any time my platelets drop below a certain level they will stop the study and go to a different study.
We feel very hopeful with the "New Plan". It will be a crazy schedule but with no jobs or kids to have to worry about at home it will work out for us.
Ceci is settled in at Life Pacific College in San Dimas. She has lots of homework and is trying to maybe work one day a week at the Borders Cafe. She is pretty busy.
Next week on Thursday we will go to Santa Monica and I have a blood test and an EKG and some other stuff and then start the treatment the next week.
One of the scriptures that the Lord gave me through Roger Smets on Jan 4Th was
Romans 15:4
Such things were written in the scriptures long ago to teach us. And the scriptures give us hope and encouragement as we wait patiently for God's promises to be fulfilled.
This is where we are waiting patiently for God's promise to be fulfilled.
Thank you Lord for everyday that we have to adore you and give you praise!!
Thank you all for praying for us for today for the doctors visit. The Lord is so faithful!!
Dr. Lee Rosen laid out the options for us today of what was available for treatment and its just amazing how you know which one to choose!! Fred and I both agreed on the same plan.
The plan we choose is a clinical trial. Which has already been tried in a liquid form and once again in a pill form. They are retrying it with a higher dosage in the pill form. I will be receiving both pill and liquid form by mouth. So no IV. But they will monitor my blood for 4 days after receiving treatment so we will be staying in a hotel which the study provides for those days. So its a 4 week plan and at any time my platelets drop below a certain level they will stop the study and go to a different study.
We feel very hopeful with the "New Plan". It will be a crazy schedule but with no jobs or kids to have to worry about at home it will work out for us.
Ceci is settled in at Life Pacific College in San Dimas. She has lots of homework and is trying to maybe work one day a week at the Borders Cafe. She is pretty busy.
Next week on Thursday we will go to Santa Monica and I have a blood test and an EKG and some other stuff and then start the treatment the next week.
One of the scriptures that the Lord gave me through Roger Smets on Jan 4Th was
Romans 15:4
Such things were written in the scriptures long ago to teach us. And the scriptures give us hope and encouragement as we wait patiently for God's promises to be fulfilled.
This is where we are waiting patiently for God's promise to be fulfilled.
Thank you Lord for everyday that we have to adore you and give you praise!!
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Hi There,
Sorry its been so long since I have written. As chemo effects wear off I get busy doing things that I don't do when not feeling well.
Ceci went to Life Pacific last Saturday. I was able to drive down a van full of stuff for her and had meetings with leaders to hear whats going on. Ceci has a great roommate and great leaders that the Lord has prepared for just this time. If you still wish to support Ceci on her missions trip she still needs help and the deadline is April sometime. We are trusting that the Lord will meet the needs. Thank you for all those that are praying for her.
Well please pray for me today I am going to an oncologist in Santa Monica to see what options he has. Then I will have to decide with the Lords leading what to do next. I am having a port put in my chest Fri 16h. Kaisers seems to be the only ones who use PICC lines. The Dr. I went to didn't have the parts to keep the line clean. They strongly suggested to get this port. Please pray for a great vein with no pain for a IV. Please pray for Fred too. He has been so good getting all the reports and taking me to Dr's. and regular house stuff to do. He has done it all with a smile and a grateful heart. I so love and appreciate this gift from God. But as a caregiver Fred needs prayer for extra strength to take care of me and himself.
Thank you for your prayers and calls and cards. I love hearing from your all. I know that the Lord has sent everyone of you as part of my healing.
Victory in Jesus!!
Love,
Cathy
Sorry its been so long since I have written. As chemo effects wear off I get busy doing things that I don't do when not feeling well.
Ceci went to Life Pacific last Saturday. I was able to drive down a van full of stuff for her and had meetings with leaders to hear whats going on. Ceci has a great roommate and great leaders that the Lord has prepared for just this time. If you still wish to support Ceci on her missions trip she still needs help and the deadline is April sometime. We are trusting that the Lord will meet the needs. Thank you for all those that are praying for her.
Well please pray for me today I am going to an oncologist in Santa Monica to see what options he has. Then I will have to decide with the Lords leading what to do next. I am having a port put in my chest Fri 16h. Kaisers seems to be the only ones who use PICC lines. The Dr. I went to didn't have the parts to keep the line clean. They strongly suggested to get this port. Please pray for a great vein with no pain for a IV. Please pray for Fred too. He has been so good getting all the reports and taking me to Dr's. and regular house stuff to do. He has done it all with a smile and a grateful heart. I so love and appreciate this gift from God. But as a caregiver Fred needs prayer for extra strength to take care of me and himself.
Thank you for your prayers and calls and cards. I love hearing from your all. I know that the Lord has sent everyone of you as part of my healing.
Victory in Jesus!!
Love,
Cathy
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Focus on whats gone right
Happy New Year!!
I had chemo on the last day of the year but still felt like celebrating. Fred and I and some friends went to a church in the Valley. I kept hearing this church name in my head all week. Finally on Tues. night I looked it up and saw they were having a New Years Eve service with communion and healing and goals for 2009. I felt that I was suppose to go. We went and it felt so good to worship and have communion. They called people forward that wanted prayer for healing and lots of people went up including me. This man asked me if I believed God could heal me tonight and I said yes and he prayed for me. I am standing in faith that God called me to that place at that time for such a prayer since I was seeking him all week for my healing. I have been so discouraged with the reports and the way I have been feeling. Iwas really seeking for help from God. His word is so powerful and as I begin to read and pray and have others pray for me I felt my strength come back. I know I didn't have to go to a place to get prayed for but I did feel that God sent me there for a reason and was being obedient. So I am standing in Faith that God has healed me and I am rejoicing in the Lord for his Love for me that he gave us Jesus Christ to die for us. Its just so big and encouraging when you really think about it.
This is a devotion that I get everyday and wanted to share this one with you.
… that he has shown them according to his mercy, according to the abundance of his steadfast love. Isaiah 63:7c
Today on this last day of this year we continue to recall how generous God is to us. As we look back on the year and all that’s happened to us, there will surely be many mixed feelings. Certainly, we have had struggles and fears; we have had heartache and pain. But just as certainly we have been touched with rest and relief; as well as moments of joy and comfort too. While it’s easy to focus on what has gone wrong, we must refocus on what has gone right. God has joined us and is accompanying us on this journey. God understands our distress and God is bringing help in every moment of need. Look back and you will see this to be evident and true. This is cause for celebration and relief.
As this year closes and another is about to begin, I resolve not to focus just on what has been hard for me. Instead I am finding encouragement and hope in recounting all that has blessed and uplifted me this year. There are more blessings than I can say. Thank you, O God. Amen.
I had chemo on the last day of the year but still felt like celebrating. Fred and I and some friends went to a church in the Valley. I kept hearing this church name in my head all week. Finally on Tues. night I looked it up and saw they were having a New Years Eve service with communion and healing and goals for 2009. I felt that I was suppose to go. We went and it felt so good to worship and have communion. They called people forward that wanted prayer for healing and lots of people went up including me. This man asked me if I believed God could heal me tonight and I said yes and he prayed for me. I am standing in faith that God called me to that place at that time for such a prayer since I was seeking him all week for my healing. I have been so discouraged with the reports and the way I have been feeling. Iwas really seeking for help from God. His word is so powerful and as I begin to read and pray and have others pray for me I felt my strength come back. I know I didn't have to go to a place to get prayed for but I did feel that God sent me there for a reason and was being obedient. So I am standing in Faith that God has healed me and I am rejoicing in the Lord for his Love for me that he gave us Jesus Christ to die for us. Its just so big and encouraging when you really think about it.
This is a devotion that I get everyday and wanted to share this one with you.
… that he has shown them according to his mercy, according to the abundance of his steadfast love. Isaiah 63:7c
Today on this last day of this year we continue to recall how generous God is to us. As we look back on the year and all that’s happened to us, there will surely be many mixed feelings. Certainly, we have had struggles and fears; we have had heartache and pain. But just as certainly we have been touched with rest and relief; as well as moments of joy and comfort too. While it’s easy to focus on what has gone wrong, we must refocus on what has gone right. God has joined us and is accompanying us on this journey. God understands our distress and God is bringing help in every moment of need. Look back and you will see this to be evident and true. This is cause for celebration and relief.
As this year closes and another is about to begin, I resolve not to focus just on what has been hard for me. Instead I am finding encouragement and hope in recounting all that has blessed and uplifted me this year. There are more blessings than I can say. Thank you, O God. Amen.
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