Aw, thanks Pat.

Blushing lion
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From: "Pat Ferguson" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 10:09 PM
Subject: Re: ROARING WITH PRAISE


> Paul,
>
> I'm Praising God with you for all those things you mentioned.
>
> Did you know that you are a real blessing to all of us here? Did you know
> that you are a Blessing to VErnon and I? Did you know that we Praise God
> for your kindness, generosity and love? Did you know that God will bless
> you for all your loving ways and the kind things that you have done for
others?
>
> And Brother Paul, Did you know that you are loving? <smile> <squeeze>
>
> I love that song, Great Is Thy Faithfullness. I mean the newer version.
>
> I've not heard the older version yet.
>
> That brings me to a prayer request. I'll mention it in another message.
>
> God Bless you, Loving Brother Paul.
>
> Love in Christ,
> Pat Ferguson
> At 11:24 PM 10/31/03 -0500, you wrote:
> >Hey, Family
> >
> >Just a note to close my birthday out with praise.  As I end another trip
> >around the sun and begin (LORD willing) a new one, I can attest to the
fact
> >that everything the Bible promises about the LORD and JESUS in particular
is
> >true.
> >
> >Isaiah 46:4 says:  quote "Even to your old age I will be the same, And
even
> >to your graying  years I will bear you! I have done it, and I will carry
> >you; And I will bear you and I will deliver you." unquote
> >
> >I'm not quite at that point yet, but I can tell you that the LORD has
> >brought me through some serious stuff and though some lessons have been
> >painful, all have been growing pains.  He has brought every desire of my
> >heart to pass when there was no hope for any of them.  When the doctors
told
> >my parents at my birth that I'd be blind, profoundly retarded, unable to
> >eat, unable to speak, unable to walk unable to control my bowels or my
> >bladder and that I would thankfully be dead within a few days and that
they
> >should leave me in the hospital to die, the LORD had another plan.
Although
> >there are still traces of disability (or whatever politically correct
term
> >you want to use), He has brought me out of the pit of a hellish
childhood,
> >physically, spiritually, mentally and emotionally, brought me through
> >college, through rough relationships and times of every kind of anguish.
> >Through JESUS He has provided me with a ministry for which I'm also paid
> >well with a job and surprisingly good health that still stumps the
doctors
> >and the honor of serving Him to bless others.  All this and eternal life
as
> >well .
> >
> >He has granted me every desire of my heart and though I haven't seen a
> >repeat of one that started but faded away, knowing Him as I do after all
> >these years I still believe He will grant that one as well.  But even if
He
> >never did I can say as the Hebrew song says (phonetically) "Die yay
> >nu"...it's enough.  Even if nothing else good ever happened and
everything
> >good passes away, He has done enough good for me that I will spend all of
> >eternity praising His Name.  And a large part of that is the blessing He
has
> >given me in you.
> >
> >I pray that you will come to know this GOD, this Father who comes to you
and
> >bleeds for you and rescues you in the Person of JESUS, and indwells you
in
> >the Person of the Holy Spirit to comfort your heart as no one else can do
> >when there is no other comfort anywhere.  And I pray that if you already
> >know Him, you with be there along with me some day at Home with Him in
> >Heaven, praising Him for all of these things in the Name of JESUS.
> >
> >Great is Thy Faithfulness ain't my favorite hymn for nuthin'!  Grin.
> >
> >Paul, Ariel, Lion of GOD, still roaring with His Praise