Storms of life

God has carried me through many storms ... This storm is no different ... The winds blow, the lightening strikes, and the thunder (I mean .. devil)  ROARS .... 
But my God is all powerful, all knowing, all seeing ... and the only Miracle Maker ... And I trust God!

Thank you LORD for blessing me and keeping me all these years.  You are my strength, peace, and joy ..... moment by moment as I walk forward in this journey, this trial, this test of faith ..... cancer is a word I hate, but it has no power, it's only a word .... I stand trusting you LORD .... so, if I loosen my grip holding on to you, please grab me quickly and hold me in your everlasting loving arms.  I thank you LORD for a hedge of protection around my husband as we fight this battle together.  I thank you for wisdom, knowledge, and favor with everyone we meet along this path, and for strengthened family relationships with our children, grandchildren, friends and loved ones.  We are standing strong, casting all our cares, trusting you LORD JESUS CHRIST.  Praise GOD for each and every blessing!!!     

March 2011 Just Thoughts and Thankfulness

What a long Winter of ups and downs of cold and colder, of snow and more snow and even more snow.  So many have the flu or viruses and colds.  Thank you Lord for our health.  Thank you Lord for the warmth of our home, for the roof over our head; for shoes on my feet so I can tread through the snow .... to search for clean snow to make snow ice cream.  Thank you for my family and friends and their warm hearts and love they share.  Thank you Lord for the cleansing that comes with being cooped up inside during the Winter seasons of our lives.  Thank you for the hope of Spring to come and the expectations in my heart.  Winter makes one appreciate Spring even more!  Oh the seasons of our lives!  Thank you Lord for the years and years of seasons of my life and the experiences and teachings that finally soaked in.  Thank you for your presence that I feel in my heart and spirit  ... especially when I'm all alone in the quietness and stillness of nothingness of my thoughts, in the darkness.  Thank you LORD for the HOPE you have always given me and continue to provide.  Thank you LORD that you are my source and supplier of all the necessities of this life and eternal life to come.  Until then I continue onward toward you, my "master" LORD JESUS!       

"THE HUMMINGBIRD CUPS"

(I wrote this for my two sisters Virginia Ann and Linda Sue, and our momma Helen Galloway Christmas 2008; and gave each a porcelain hummingbird cup from a matching set of four).

We are a family of four, but are a part of so much more. I'm just one little porcelain Hummingbird cup. I began as a piece of clay, but my maker created me as he created each of you to be His most precious work. He formed us and shaped us so that He could do wonderful things through us for His good pleasure. He painted the beautiful flowers and the Hummingbirds to bring Joy to you and Joy to me as we prepare for each and every day; to let us know that when things are going bad, or just on those days when we may be feeling sad, or when we are just "there" sitting all alone, gazing at the stillness as we sit in God's presence, in awesome wonder of things not understood.

As you sup from your Hummingbird cup, enjoying your morning brew, just think of me and the other two. Think of all the good times and pray for all of us, even though we aren't all four together each day, we can always be together in thoughts of our hearts. It is "the thoughts" that count! Thoughts are the beginning of words we speak out. So say a prayer for me and for the other two.

As you sup from your Hummingbird cup, enjoying your morning brew. We will be praying for you and for each other, a prayer of agreement (Matthew 18:18-20) for our "brothers," even though we are daughters, sisters, and mother. Nothing is greater than praying to "Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, in earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: for thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. In Jesus' name, AMEN." (Matthew 6:9-13).

"For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your Heavenly father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses." (Matthew 6:14-15).

Prayers touch hearts by the Spirit of God, so as you pray, you will know that the other three are also praying too; as we start our day before getting busy doing all our chores and work, or getting dizzy or even in a tizzy, or going here and over there! We can keep those thoughts and prayers deep inside our hearts as we pray without ceasing, as we go about our day. This is our way to keep in touch by His Holy Spirit. God loves us so very much that He gave His only begotten Son, so we could be His sons and daughters, to be loved by Him and through Him LOVE others.

So as you sup from this Hummingbird cup enjoying your morning brew, know that I do love you very much too! And so do the other two! As we three and you make four, who are a part of so very much more. Our prayers are threads that hold us together woven in this tapestry of life as we love one another as God works through us and pieces it all together. To give us JOY in our cup for each and every day.

Sometimes we must look deep inside to find His JOY, that has been there all the time, buried under thoughts going all through our minds. Right there with His peace that surpasses all understanding, waiting for us to be quiet and to be still. Lord give us wisdom as we seek you today. Thank you Lord for my sisters and my mother and for every blessing they have been and are to me. Bless them today because I love them dearly. Give them strength when they are weary. Give them Hope when they have none; and help them endure until in Heaven we are all one. In Jesus' name, AMEN.

As you sup from this Hummingbird cup, enjoying your morning brew ..... take a moment to savor God's LOVE and His JOY, and count all the blessings He has given you.

ASK, SEEK, and KNOCK: (Matthew 7:7-8) "Ask and it shall be given you; seek and ye shall find; knock and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened."

(Matthew 6:33) ....."But seek ye FIRST the Kingdom of GOD, and His righteousness; and ALL THESE THINGS shall be added unto you."

Think on "things" of GOD today: He takes care of our today.....and tomorrow will be today when we get there......and He has already taken care of tomorrow too! And one great day we will all be in Heaven as a great big family with HIM. Oh what a day that one will be!

........... written for each of you because I LOVE you dearly!
............ your daughter, your sister, your sister in Christ

................. Sharron Kay (Gray) Atkinson, @byWords
.........IN GOD I TRUST
.....December 23, 2008

In Celebration of the Spirit of Christmas.......May God's LOVE shine on you and through you always! Preserve me Oh God; For in thee do I put my trust. (Psalm 16:1).

Remember to pass-on your Hummingbird cup to someone following after you; as this is the start of a new family tradition, and one day four others will tell about the JOY found deep in their hearts, pondered and prayed for while sipping a brew from one of these four Hummingbird cups.

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PRAYERS: Gos-pils

P R A Y E R S: The Natural HIGH !!

They are drug free, highly annointed, and will lift you higher than anything

in this world can!

Natural Medication: Take as many Gos-Pils as you need, several times daily;

may be taken more often if needed.

(( NO ONE has ever OD'd on too many prayers ))

You can share them with all your family and friends, and

YES you can give them to your children.

Side effects: feelings of PEACE, JOY, LOVE.

Report all healings to the Great Physician ..... Thanking Him for them.

The Doctor is in the house 24/7 ..... and HE still makes house calls.

Meditate on your medication: it does a body good ! <3 <3 <3

God Hears Our Prayers

1 Peter 3:10-12 "For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak guile: Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it. For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil."

Thank you Lord for hearing my prayers. Help me Lord to always seek you first and your peace. In Jesus' name, AMEN.

Eternal Ride Into Eternity

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Jesus Christ paid the price for you and for me!

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Don't put it on your calendar for next week or next month, or next year.

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Jesus Christ is coming soon to a HEART near you!

God Bless you today and always!

John 3:16-17 ... "For God so loved the world, that HE gave HIS only Begotten son, that whosoever believeth in HIM should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through HIM might be saved."

Struggling to read the WORD

I can relate if you are struggling to read the Bible daily. We all get to a point that we don’t know what to read or where to begin reading in the Bible. I have been under a black cloud many times … and you know it’s there but you can’t put your finger on exactly what it is …. and you wonder why? What is it? What did I do wrong? … but know that it is of the devil and he is trying his best to distract you from anything to do with or for God. He will make you feel guilty because you are not reading the WORD; but know that condemnation comes from the devil.

There have been days that I could read the Bible for 8 hours non-stop with no food or drink. But there have also been weeks that I did not even read my Bible, not because I did not want to, but because “something” was blocking my path. I have found that I must find “a scripture” to hold on to during those times; one that I can memorize and hold deep inside my heart; repeat it out loud over and over again ….. and then suddenly the cloud is lifted, gone for now. God watches over his children. Jesus loves you so much and He knows the motives of your heart; He knows you are struggling, and He is right here waiting to help you. Love covers a multitude of sin. Walk in love everywhere you go. Let Jesus flow from your heart.

I pray that God will reveal to you his plan for your life, as he leads you onward in this journey of your life. I pray for strength for you to continue onward, to continue inward and deeper into God’s Word. I pray that God will give you Jeremiah 33:3 revelations. In Jesus’ name, AMEN! I thank God for you and for the mighty works God will do through you for His Glory! God bless you and every work of your hands.

Jeremiah 33:3 “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.”

My favorite: Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” ….. this one has truly helped me through many struggles.