to your regularly scheduled reading: Praise Break!! Here’s the comment I just posted on Dragonfly’s page.
I have to share this with someone. I spent the better part of the day in the hospital. I came in through the ER, and I was admitted for observation of my heart. The devil is a liar!!! I was not in a tolerant mood of any mess and went into worship. I am discharged and at home now instead of remaining for testing as they thought I might. They came back with: I’m not sure what was going on, but it had nothing to do with your heart. PRAISE GOD!!!!! No apologies, Dfly. I just couldn’t keep it to myself, God is so good!!!! The old ladies used to say where I grew up: Ain’t he alright?!!! I have to concur that yes, He is. His mercies are new EVERY morning. I thank you and all others who know the words of prayer who have been interceding on my behalf. Boy, have I got a reason to praise the Lord!!
I’d cut a step if I didn’t have braces on my belly. God is so good I can’t even tell you why. I’m just glad He is because when I think of His goodness it just does something to me inside. See, I get annoyed when people waste energy posting about silly, simple, temporal stuff all the time. There’s a place for that, but if that’s all you can produce, I read “shallow.” Every now and then, you ought to post about things that really matter. I don’t care who dates or sleeps with whom, really. I don’t really want dating advice from someone not in a seriously productive relationship. I don’t someone who doesn’t know Christ to try to tell me about my Savior. I’m going to tell you what matters to me today: your testimony. God has done something miraculous for everyone. Take the time just to reflect on His goodness. Count a few blessings. Name them one by one and see if you don’t feel higher than whatever circumstance you’re dealing with right now. Go on now, get to commenting and naming and claiming your testimony. The Bible says that we overcome by the Blood of the Lamb and the words of our testimony. The Blood is secure, so go ahead and stake your claim with your testimonies. I look forward to sharing!
bless…
Glad u came out alright… and glory to Him
Comment by Shazza — April 18, 2008 @ 1:31 p
“O LORD my God, I cried unto Thee, and Thou hast healed me.”
you can’t see me right now, but i’m doing the cabbage patch for you! i wish there was a smiley thing/emoticon that cabbage patched. LOL
praise be to God! Glory to our Lord whose mercy endures forever. i am brimming with joy for you, my darling A
continuing to keep you lifted in prayer, and hugging you desde aqui!
Comment by dragonflysoul — April 18, 2008 @ 1:31 p
YAY! (Hamner time) lol….SO glad to hear things are well!
As for the blessings I can count,
1. One of the most handsome, mannerable boys of the age 7.
2. A stable job with tolerable annoyances.
3. Angels all around who keep reminding me that GOD will always let me know he cares, when I am listening and even when I am not.
Thanks, A.
Isn’t God really good when you start to count? We can always realize just how blessed we are. I was teaching my class about a poem where the poet was observing how much one can learn from nature, and I’d just had a nature learning experience the night before. I spent two hours waiting in my car for someone to come to my home, and I watched the birds and squirrels while I waited. I observed how the birds seemed to fly so freely, and whenever anything threatened their pirches on the trees they would just fly above it. I thought of how God takes care of them and knew that I’d have to just as free as they are and trust that God would take care of my all. That made me feel really blessed and broadened what I taught my class the next day.
Thanks so much for your Hammer praise and your list. Go ahead, God!!!! I pray you many more blessings, even when you’re not listening.
Comment by Diva — April 21, 2008 @ 1:31 p
Thanx for commenting on my blog!
This was a great post. You actually wrote on the EXACT same thing my pastor was talking about at church yesterday. Focus on the blessings. Paying more attention to the negative than you give to the positive will only lead to more negativity in your life. God is good!
Comment by Brownngirl. — April 22, 2008 @ 1:31 p