My minister tells A sermon that kind of goes like this. What would you think if Jesus told you that your purpose in life were to smile at the clerk at the store?
My first reaction was "Well that would just prove God doesn't think I'm capable of much." Other people in church had similar response anger, disappointment, fear etc. But then he goes on to say that things were going bad for her. She was planning on killing herself after work because she found out she was pregnant and her boyfriend dumped her and her parents kicked her out. She prayed that God would send her a sign.
Then you come along and smile warmly at her. So becauseof that smile she decides to save herself thus savingher unborn baby. That baby grows up to be the next Billy Graham and leads millions to Christ. How do you feel about that purpose now? Even if you had accomplish many great things likewinning the Noble Prize or been a firefighter who savedcountless lives. That all pales in comparison tothat smile.
You all have built me up time and time again. We loveeach other dearlya nd we are here for those difficult times.You smile at me every time I read your stories or whenyou encourage me and when you donated to Lyd'smission trip even though things are tight for you. As my momma said, "Keep your chin up and your eyes on the Lord!"
Seema sending you hugs and love. You are a joy andinspiration to me. I'm praying for you often.
Kara and Amy thanks so much for the encouragement. I really need it. Fear has almost paralyzed me these last few weeks. I've been hurting more and have needed to take more pain medicine. It's still nowhere near the amount I was taking but I've noticed I have that almost agoraphobia going on again. I stressed outabout going to Thanksgiving, my sister's, andgetting my Christmas shopping done. But I'm still kicking a little. I almost talked myself Out of going to Bible study Tues but God wanted me there. It was an awesome experience there were messages I needed and I shared my near death experienceand God used that to minister to others.
You never know when God will use you as an instrument of healing.
I was going to post something about everyone being too busy eating to post. Today there's almost 2 pages of posts that weren't there.
