My Bad, God Good!

Well, there are no excuses. I've been a bad girl. I'm SO sorry for not posting until now. I can admit that I've allowed the enemy to get in my way a few times, thinking to myself, My blog site isn't very "pretty" or "fancy" (Dana I still need your help!) and who will really care what I have to say anyway? It's time to say ENOUGH of that kind of thinking! Hogwash! Even if this site helps ONE person through a rough time in their life, it's worth it.

On that note, do you know had God sent His Son to die for ONE person, He still would have sent Him. True. Everyone, each one of us matters to God!

I've had few "challenges" the past few weeks. Nothing too big for God. Ultrasound this area, biopsy that lymph node (normal), run that Cat Scan to make sure everything is okay. I've been reminded BIG TIME at how much our faith matters. I've said it so many times, practice faith in the small things of life because when the big things come, they will be so much easier to handle.

So, what if you haven't quite gotten that part down? What if you didn't practice faith building like you should have and now life is throwing you a curve ball? All is not lost! There is always, always hope!

The Word says the enemy likes to "steal, kill and destroy." Some folks don't like to talk about the enemy, as if he doesn't exist. We know from God's word that he does exist. We also know he likes for us to think he's not around, waiting to devour us. Should we be afraid? Heck no!

The best way I know how to counter any attack (especially one of fear), is to praise God. That sends satan running faster than anything. Find a song that takes you to the throne of God immediately and play it over and over again.

There are countless occasions in which I used a song of praise to help me during a trying time. I'll share two:
1. Right before an upcoming surgery in Wichita, I had my discman (no Ipods then) running over and over again with a song titled, "Here With Me." The song spoke of feeling God's presence in the room, in that place with me. I was so into the music that I totally forgot I was in the pre-op room! I suddenly felt a tap on my leg and it was the anesthesiologist standing next to me, waiting to discuss what was going to happen in surgery.
2. As my new stem cells were coming into my body, and as I held the IV line in my hand, welcoming them to their new home (my body), the song "Abundantly" played in my hospital room. One nurse said, "I feel God's presence here." Yes, we all did!

KEEP PRAISING GOD! KEEP YOUR THOUGHTS ON HIM!

God is our hope. Hope is as essential to life as air and water. You need hope to cope and if you have God and Christ Jesus, YOU HAVE HOPE AND LIFE! Believe it and receive it!

I've had to remind myself of all of these things these last few weeks. None of us are perfect. We are all works in progress. As Joyce Meyer says, "I'm not where I wanna be, but thank God, I'm not where I used to be!"

Keep moving forward and keep believing!!