i was MADE for this

This morning on my way to work, I prayed.  I prayed for my coworkers.  I prayed for myself.  I am praying for my life here.  I want God to make my path, the part that is right in front of my feet at this very moment, clear.  I want Him to illuminate my steps. 

I can’t say that I know exactly where I am going at the moment.  What I can say is that God showed me a little bit more about my coworkers today than He did yesterday. 

I hope that I am starting a journey in which I lean not on my own understanding.  I truly pray that His joy be my strength.  I pray that He place His armor over me. 

I read over half of Seth Godin’s The Dip last night.  What a great book.  It’s a wee little book, chock full of wisdom.  The thing that I love about the book is that it is so readable, so full of information that challenges the heck out of me and so palpable.  I don’t know if that makes any sense to anyone, but it makes sense in my beady little head   If you are reading this, thank you Seth Godin for making me look at my successes and failures in a new way.  And you have challenged me to really examine where I am to determine if this is “the dip” period of the job or a cul de sac.  I will know the answer to that question and many more shortly.

(And I am aware that I am probably the last person in the blogosphere who has reviewed this book.)

Hi!

My youngest nephew Nick got admitted to the hospital last night with a kidney infection.  He’d been running high fevers for a few days and the pediatrician advised my sister to take him to the hospital.  A kidney doc will look at him today.  He’s still running fevers, but today the fever went down with liquids.

So…pray if you feel so led.

Thanks.

Funny thing how prayer works.  Sometimes it takes days, weeks, months to get an answer to prayer.  Other times…just a moment.

Thank you God for your grace.

I apologized to my co-workers.  Relief.  I have a sense of peace that I did not have before.

My life is not my own.  I should know this.  Every moment of every day. 

Thanks if you read my SOS and prayed.  Thanks if you saw the length of my last post and moved on. 

Dear God,

Please forgive me for my discontentment. 

Thank you for air in my lungs and blood flowing through my veins this morning.  Thank you for loving me though I rejected You.  Thank you for not rejecting me when I finally came to you with a contrite heart.  Thank You for sending your Son to the cross to bear my sins, and the sins of the world.  Thank You for sending the Holy Spirit to be my Comfort.

Thank you for the wonderful family that You have given me.  Thank you for the job that You provided when I had nothing.  Thank you for the food in my stomach and the roof over my head.

Father, thank You for being who You are:  Abba Father, jehovah Jireh, Jehovah Rapha, Jehovah Nissi.  thank You for creating the heavens and the earth, the ocean and land, the plants and the animals, for creating man and woman, for creating me, in YOUR image.

God, no matter what, You are AWESOME.  I cannot imagine my life without You.  Please help me to remember that for the rest of the day.  Please help me to serve my boss humbly, knowing that You have placed me in his life for a reason; not to torture me or to torture him, but for some divinely, holy purpose.

I love You Father.

Amen.

Father God, I pray for those hostages.  They are your sons and your daughters.  Father, I ask You to comfort them in this time of distress.  Father, I ask You to strengthen their minds, their bodies, their spirits, right now in the name of Jesus.  Father, I ask You to cause a song of praise to rise up within them.  Father, I ask You to work a miracle in this situation.  Father, I am reminded of Paul and Silas, singing in the jail, watching their shackles fall off and the door to the jail open.  Father, I pray for a miracle of that magnitude, so noone can take the credit but YOU.

Father, I ask You to bring comfort to their families.  I ask you for strength for them as well.  Father, give them peace, knowing that no matter what happens, YOU are in control. 

Father, I pray for the people of Minneapolis.  I pray, Father, for the families of those who died and were injured when that bridge collapsed.  FAther, I ask for peace, for divine healing for the hurting.  Father, for those whose loved ones are missing, I ask you to wrap your arms especially around them.  Father, I cannot imagine the deep grief.  I ask you to send the Comforter.  Father, I pray that You are glorified in this situation as well.

Father, I pray these things in Jesus name.
Amen.

Please pray for my friend Colleen.  She was admitted to the hospital last night.

I don’t have time to divulge details, but the Holy Spirit, Jesus and the Father know what is up.  Connect with the Power Source and He’ll tell you what to pray.

Thanks. 

It’s a scorcher here in the Delaware Valley.  Wow.  Glad I didn’t have to walk the 12 blocks to work this morning

Please pray for Chill Pastor , his wife and family.   Paige, his wife, was admitted to the hospital a couple of days ago.  They’ve gotten a good report from the doctors, but they still need prayer.

That’s all for now, folks.  Be back later.

Hey friends who read my blog.

Pray for my oldest nephew Isaac.  He is on his way to the ER at Dupont Hospital for Children.  He’s been sick with mono for a while.  He’s had bad headaches for a few days.  Today at the doctor his blood pressure was high, so he’s on the way to the ER.

My niece and nephews mean the world to me.  I know that he’s in God’s hands.  Please don’t feed me Christian cliches.  Just pray.  If God lays something on your heart, pray it.

Thanks, guys, for understanding. 

Somehow I managed to pull a muscle or pinch a nerve in the right side of my neck. So, I hurt. And boy, am I not happy about it. Guess I’ll have to take it easy on my father this weekend when he has knee surgery. I’m certain that what he’s been feeling in his knee is exponentially worse than this. He has a torn muscle in his right knee as well as some arthritis. Ouch.

Dad’s feeling a bit “concerned” about going under general anesthesia. But he’d prefer that to being awake and not being able to feel his toes. That freaked him out.

So, if you wouldn’t mind praying for the my father and me, you’d be our collective hero. I’ve been praying for peace for my dad, and that God would guide the doctor’s hand during the surgery. Oh yeah…pray for my mom, that she is able to get him to the surgery center by 6:45AM.

Thanks!

Well, we’ve got the pox. The chicken pox that is. Not me…I had them when I was seven. My niece. Who will be seven in a few days. Who is quarrantined for seven days.

**Edit: The oldest and the middle kids have the pox. I’ve suggested that we mingle the youngest with the older two and just get this thing over with. ARGHHHHHHHHHH!

Itchy.
Calamine lotion.
Chicken jokes.
Cabin fever.
Thank God for the Nintendo DS.

Oh yeah. We asked the doctor. We’re not contagious. Only the pocky one is.

A close friend of my family–the man who introduced my mom and dad on the blind date that led to marriage four weeks later–had a stroke last night. His right side is non-functional, and he is unable to speak. Please pray for healing for him. I’ve seen God work a miracle already this week. So, I buh-lieve.

Thanks!