reference.
In his grip of grace!
Doris
I shall pass this on to Hubby Chris as he is the scholar who knows NT
Greek. *g* Thanks FOR THE
At 09:04 AM 3/11/2014 -0700, you wrote:
>Scripture does tell us to be thankful for all things as well. see:
>ep esians 5:20 always giving thanks for all things in the name of
>our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father;
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>-----Original Message----- From: Doris and Chris
>Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 1:09 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: How to pray
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>i also find this attitude of constant gratitude very helpful while
>going thru things.
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>i am also grateful that scripture says to be thankful in all things
>though not necessarily for them.
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>for example, i do not think the lord expects me to be thankful for my
>diabetes - nor for my blindness- but i can defininitely see how i
>have been blessed thru both or in both. already with than before I
>was diagnosed and went into the hospital.
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>In his loving grip!
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>Doris
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>my diabetes, i came out of the hospital being able to eat and
>tolerate so many more foods than I ate before. i eat so much
>healthier, enjoy At 04:09 PM 3/10/2014 -0500, you wrote:
>>I agree that Angel gave us a wonderful way of looking at things to
>>be thankful at all times for what we do have. I, too try and make
>>it a habit to offer thanks, especially at the end of the day, for
>>everything good that happened to me that day and for the things I
>>am always thankful for. I was just reading a devotional about how
>>scripture tells us we should give thanks along with our petitions
>>to the Lord. The writer was saying that as we petition for things,
>>we need to make a practice of thanking the Lord for His answers to
>>our petitions.
>>God.
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>Pat Ferguson
>>To: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]
>>Sent: Friday, March 07, 2014 11:20 AM
>>Subject: Re: How to pray
>>
>>Hi Everyone,
>>
>>I like that.
>>
>>One thing I neglected to mention and should have mentioned, is that
>>I really try to Thank God every single day for the many Blessings
>>He has given us.
>>
>>We are truly blessed, and shame on me for not even mentioning that
>>in my last email.
>>
>>I also try to thank God for things, even before He provides them. I
>>think He loves that when we do that.
>>
>>One thing I try to do every single morning when I get up is to say:
>>
>>Lord, This Is The Day That You Have Made, I shall Rejoyce And Be Glad In It.
>>
>>I'm praying for all of you, and loving each of you, as well.
>>
>>
>>Thanks much.
>>
>>Many Blessings,
>>
>>Pat Ferguson
>>"I can Do all Things Through Christ Who Strengthens Me." Phillippians 4:13.
>>
>>At 07:35 AM 3/7/2014, you wrote:
>>>It seems to me you are on the right track regarding prayer. I
>>>have found a basic problem with receiving what it is we should
>>>have from God is that we don't recognize God's time isn't our
>>>time. We often grow impatient when our prayers aren't answered as
>>>quickly as we feel they ought to be. Many of us lack
>>>patience. Which God understands. As we are children compared to
>>>his great knowledge. A lot of help to me regarding this as well
>>>is to look at our children for help to pray effectively. Look at
>>>how they ask us for things, and what it is they expect from
>>>us. We prey in much the same way to God as they ask us for what
>>>it is they want. In the same way we never fail our children God
>>>never fails us. He has already promised we will have all we
>>>need. So what else he gives to us is frosting ion our cake, so to
>>>speak. Sort of desert after we have eaten our spinach. Of
>>>course, I am different than most, I believe, in that I truly want
>>>no more than what I have, or am given. Even when I was a child, I
>>>never at all asked for anything my parents didn't give to me. I
>>>never even went in to their refrigerator for snacks without their
>>>express permission. Of course, there are convenient things I
>>>want, such as space to do my laundry with older laundering
>>>machines with knobs I might more easily use. As I enjoy
>>>independence. When I was faced with the prospect of moving, I
>>>told God this was a concern of mine, and was a preference. I was
>>>able to afford not to live in those subsidized apartments with the
>>>inaccessible laundering machines. So this example is one of how I
>>>prey. I tell God of my concerns, and ask him to either give to me
>>>what it is I believe to be the most effective thing to promote
>>>thriving either physically or mentally. Or to demonstrate to me
>>>how to deal with what doesn't seem as convenient for me at a given
>>>time. Or to show to me how my thinking is wrong regarding the
>>>best way to accomplish things. It has worked for me. My late
>>>husband didn't suffer when he was preparing to go to live with
>>>God. He left us peacefully. Though he inconvenienced our
>>>household when his mind left him, we weren't too terribly
>>>disrupted to the point we weren't able to function. I find, if we
>>>are faithful to do as best as we can to follow God's prescripts,
>>>and understand his promises to us are always kept regarding us,
>>>and how especially he wants to give good things to those who
>>>please him, as Jesus said. Why should we worry. We shall be
>>>satisfied in the end. Because, in the end, we will all be brought
>>>to live with him. What else could we even want I ask? I know I
>>>want nothing from God except the chance to thank him for all he
>>>does for me each day. Which I do constantly. I am among the most
>>>fortunate of people to live in this great land of the free, and
>>>the home of the brave. Where so many have sacrificed that I might
>>>benefit myself of all sorts of technology to make my life easier
>>>as a blind person. When I could just as well have not lived at
>>>all. If I had been born in a less well developed country. I am
>>>healthy, without having to take medication. I have a secure home
>>>in which to live. Food to eat for more than one day. When God
>>>only promised food for each day as it comes. So having more than
>>>a single days worth of food is a plus right there isn't it? I
>>>truly would be benefited if I lost a few pounds in any case; and
>>>clothes enough to ware that I don't freeze in the winter. Plus,
>>>I have a computer to write to all my fine friends as are you. As
>>>God knows it would be difficult to get to the library to use the
>>>computers there. With good friends who love us, and Gods love to
>>>reassure us through his word what else is there for any of us to
>>>want. At least there isn't for me. So perhaps I am an
>>>exception to the rule. But, that is how I look at things.
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>Bev
>>>To: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]
>>>Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 10:10 PM
>>>Subject: How to pray
>>>
>>>Hi All!
>>>
>>>Something I've always struggled with is how to pray. What I mean
>>>is I've always struggled with should I keep on praying about
>>>something until I get an answer, or should I pray about something
>>>and then try and leave it with God? I've been taught both schools
>>>of thought, which has confused me over the years.
>>>
>>>One concept I learned recently that has helped me tremendously is
>>>the idea of asking God to show us what He wants for us and then
>>>ask Him to help us to want what He wants for us. I had the
>>>opportunity to listen to a really neat seminar while at my Mom's
>>>house over the holidays that her pastor did. It is called,
>>>"Discovering the Real You." It is all about how salvation through
>>>what Christ did on the cross isn't just for our eternal well
>>>being, but it is for our peace and well being here on earth. One
>>>of the main concepts my Mom's pastor taught in this seminar is
>>>that the basis of our sin nature is selfishness. we are
>>>all selfish to some degree and because of our selfishness this is
>>>why we've gotten ourselves into some of the messes we've gotten
>>>into. Satan wants us to be selfish, because that's how he gains
>>>the upper hand with us. According to Pastor Ron, the key to
>>>working through our selfish nature is to ask the Lord to help us
>>>not be selfish by showing us what He wants for our lives and then
>>>asking Him to cause us to want what He wants for us. If we know
>>>there is something God wants us to be doing, but we don't
>>>necessarily feel like doing it or want to do it, then the key to
>>>joy and well being is to ask God to change our attitude about what
>>>it is we know He wants us to be doing. Along with this we should
>>>continuously ask the Lord to show us our short comings and when He
>>>does show them to us we then ask Him to help us with those issues.
>>>I started putting this into practice as soon as I heard the
>>>seminar and I can tell you when you let
>>>God have that kind of control in your life things do start to
>>>happen. God immediately began to show me things about myself that
>>>needed changing, and that wasn't easy to take. He also, because of
>>>my prayers, began working in the lives of people around me,
>>>showing them what they needed to change in their lives. It's
>>>difficult for me to explain the gist of the entire seminar, but I
>>>hope to eventually hold a phone conference where people can all
>>>participate and listen to and do a study on it together as soon as
>>>I get the work book scanned. The concepts he shares in that
>>>seminar have worked wonders in my life in just a short time.
>>>
>>>Bev
>>>
>>>John 5:24 Jesus said, "I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, the
>>>person whose ears are open to My words, who listens to My message
>>>and believes on Him Who sent Me has now eternal life." "And he
>>>does not come into judgment and will not come under condemnation,
>>>but he has already passed over out of death into life." )Amplified Bible)
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