THANKSGIVING          2002

 

Give Ear To My Words, O God.   

 

Dear God,

 

I praise your name with thanksgiving as I await family to enjoy food and fellowship together; I have been blessed with children, grandchildren and great grand children.  What a blessing!  What  a joy!  I have been aware following each birth that they were only loaned to us; there were lessons to be learned here on earth.  You entrust their care to us.  I pray I will  not disappoint them or You; your Holy word is a road map to heaven.  Let me be Jesus to someone today lest they stray.

In Jesus' name I pray,

Amen

 

 

 

Someone has said:  Thanksgiving is Thanks-Living; I believe it!  As I recall other Thanksgivings, I think of family and friends, food and fellowship and always thanking God for life and His many blessings: 

  the sun to shine by day,

  the moon by night,

  the stars,

  beautiful sunrises and

  sunsets,

  birds singing,

  wildflowers and the very air that we breathe. 

I am aware that every breath I take is a gift from God for He knew me in my mother's womb.  Psalms 139:13  I believe He has   guardian angels 'round about to protect me.  Psalms 34:7 

There was a time when I didn't have my priorities right for I loved my children more than God; God can deal with honesty.  Now, He is #1 in my life and I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that I am His and He is mine! 

The Holy Spirit was the greatest blessing of my life for His spirit bears witness with my spirit that I am a child of God; it is a little taste of Heaven.  When I pray, distance is nothing with God  for  no wall is too high or too thick that He cannot hear and answer in His timing.  NOT MY WILL BUT THINE BE DONE.  In His wisdom, I can trust Him to know what is best for me and mine; I am limited and can only assume.  Daniel waited 21 days (Daniel 10:3)  for the angel to come to his aid but the angel assured Daniel that his prayer had been heard when first prayed; evil forces had hindered and caused the delay. (Ephesians 6:12)

Someone has said:  God plus nothing is faith.  If God be for us, who can be against us; who can separate us from the love of God?  (Romans 8:35).  As I keep focused on God and not circumstances, I am encouraged that ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE - ONLY BELIEVE. (Mark 9:23)  Struggle is a beautiful word; it is in our trials and 'storms of life' that we are able to trust and obey and feel close to God ... to God be the glory for the victories won!  Don't waste the storms for the battle is the Lord's!  (2nd Chronicles 20:15) 

I close with Micah 6:8: He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of thee, but to do justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with thy God?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ann Jones

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January 2005

Note from Ann to all concerned:  I do take your prayer requests seriously. I do pray believing and knowing that distance is no problem with God, no wall is too high or too thick, that the Holy Spirit cannot come to your aid. I also know that Jesus is our intercessor knowing what is good for us and when my special prayer partner and I pray, we are basing results on the scripture: “Where two or more are gathered in my Name and agree on one thing, I will be in the midst of them.”

Scripturally speaking, we will prosper as our soul prospers. Another scripture which means a lot to me and I offer for consideration, “If my people will humble themselves and pray and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear their voice and come to their rescue.”

Some of my memorized verses which I rely on: 

  • Psalm 46:1  God is our refuge and strength, a present help in time of trouble.

  • Another favorite:  He that is within me (Holy Spirit) is greater than he (Satan) which is in the world.

  • Another favorite:  I can do all things through Christ, which strengthens me.

  • Another favorite:  Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil. (Because there couldn’t be a shadow unless there was a light and Jesus is that light.)

  • Another favorite:  Be of good cheer, for I have overcome the world.

 

Praise the Lord!

                                                                                             

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