Thoughts, Prayers and Words of Encouragement: Today was so wonderful. I had planned on a long Jammie Day with Jesus. I sure love those....however our new team wanted to go to New Orleans, long story short I cut a deal with Mel, you come to church with me, I go to New Orleans with y'all. We were both blessed!!
So Father today is preaching about following Jesus....the pick up your cross, hating mother, father, spouse childrent etc....so he talked about the hating being choosing Christ as the most important in EVERY relationship and situation. OUCH...I thought of how often I choose others then fit Him in the mix. Then Father went on about picking up your cross...not allowing the devil to form you into a complaining, whining, disgruntled cross bearer. So many times it is the picking up my cross and the details of how hard it is to carry it that overwhelmes the realization that I am squandering my suffering by not entering into Christ and His suffering in the carrying. For the JOY set before Him Christ endured the cross.
So today Lord Jesus help me to realize that it is the JOY set before YOU and that if I am truly walking as Your earth suit and carrying Your presence...help me to SEE the JOY set before all those cross situations...that I will pick them up each day, place them upon Your back where the healing occurs...(by His stripes we are healed) and carry the cross each day...with JOY set before me...You have endured so much to the point of death...let me again choose JOY and Life with EVERYTHING in my life then truly it will be More of YOU and less of me!!
Thanks for this wonderful day, so much laughter and JOY...may all the world soon KNOW YOU>>>> love di
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