XOXO"AMY"XOXO
THE FOLLOWING STORY IS A TRUE STORY.
SOME MISSIONARIES WERE BEING DRIVEN IN A BUS THROUGH THE OUTER-
EDGES OF JAPAN. ONE MISSIONARY WAS SO OVER COME BY WHAT HE SAW
HE ORDERED THE BUS DRIVER TO STOP.
THEN OTHERS ON THE BUS BEGAN TO NOTICE WHY THIS MISSIONARY
HAD ORDERED THE BUS TO STOP.
HE WALKED UP TO THE EDGE OF THE FIELD WHERE A WIFE WAS STEERING HER HUSBAND
THROUGH THE FIELDS AS IF HE WERE AN OXEN.........
YES I SAID, THE HUSBAND HAD THE YOKE ON AND HE WAS DOING THE WORK
OF HIS OXEN.
THE MISSIONARY ASK HIM, "WHERE ARE YOUR OXEN?".......THE MAN SAID,
"WE NEED A CHURCH AND I HAD NO MONEY TO GIVE FOR SUPPLIES, SO I GAVE THE FINEST
I HAD, MY OXEN!!!!!"
HE WAS "JOYFULLY" PLOWING HIS FIELDS BECAUSE HE WAS "HAPPY HE COULD
GIVE TO THE LORD."
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AS I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS MAN, I THOUGHT ABOUT HOW SPOILED AMERICA
IS AS A NATION. THAT STORY TOOK PLACE IN 1950. IF WE WERE ASKED TO
GIVE UP OUR CAR AND GIVE IT "JOYFULLY" SO THE GOSPEL COULD BE PREACHED
AND WE WOULD HAVE TO WALK OR RIDE THE BUS.......WHY PEOPLE WOULD
THINK THE DEVIL WAS TALKING, NOT JESUS.
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"COME TO ME ALL YOU WHO ARE WEARY AND BURDENED AND I WILL GIVE
YOU REST. TAKE MY YOKE UPON YOU AND LEARN FROM ME, FOR I AM
GENTLE AND HUMBLE IN HEART, AND YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR
SOULS. FOR MY YOKE IS EASY AND MY BURDEN IS LIGHT."
~MATTHEW 11:28-30
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WHEN I WAS PRAYING TODAY I SAW MANY PEOPLE CARRYING AROUND THAT YOKE.
PEOPLE WHO ARE SICK AND TIRED OF BEING SICK AND TIRED. THEY ACHE TO SEE
FAMILY MEMBERS THAT WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH THEM, MANY HAVE BEEN
GIVEN THE DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER, MANY ARE IN SEVERE DEBT BUT THEY CAN'T LET
ANYONE KNOW BECAUSE OF THE SOCIAL STIGMA....DO NOT FEEL BAD IF YOU ARE
HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME FINANCIALLY.......LOOK AT OUR GOVERNMENT.
JESUS IS THERE FOR US. HE WANTS A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH EVERY ONE
OF US. I HAVE HAD A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LORD FOR YEARS.
I KNOW THE VERY DAY I WAS REBORN. BUT I STILL TRIP ON ROOTS OF
A QUICK TONGUE, THE BITTER ROOT OF ANGER, HARBOR HURT FEELINGS,
AND HAVE MANY PITEY PARTIES ALL BY MYSELF.
PEOPLE LOOK AT CHRISTIANS, "THEY ARE ONE OF THOSE CHRISTIANS THAT
POUND JESUS." JUST BECAUSE A PERSON IS A CHRISTIAN DOES NOT MEAN YOU
ARE EXEMPT FROM THINGS HAPPENING TO YOU...GOOD AND BAD.
MY ONLY DAUGHTER GRADUATING TO HEAVEN HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST
HURT TO MY BODY THAN I CAN BEGAN TO TELL YOU.
BUT THROUGH IT ALL I HAVE LOVED THE LORD.
I TRUST HIM.
OUR PRAYER REQUESTS CONTINUE TO GROW:
SHARON, BARBARA, LEILA AND KORBI, GYPSY LULU, NOELLE, ELIZABETH AND ROY, ANASTASIA,
TERRY'S MOTHER AND TERRY, JEFF AND ROBBI, BEKAH, GINA, CARMEN, LADY KATHERINE,
SHAUNA, JACKIE, JENNA, PAT, TERESA, PATRICIA, MICHELLE, CLYTIE, LYNN, JAMIE, KRISTIE,
SALLY, PASTOR MARNEY, MR. MARNEY SR., ARCHEE, BETTY'S SON, BEVERLY,
SWEET ANN, TED'S JOB, HOLLY, CASS, WILL, GLORIA, JESSIE, JOHN, MONTE, CANDANCE,
CAROLE, BOBBY, DORIS AND RICHARD, TAWNA AND MIKE, BRANDON, ERIC, JOHNATHAN,
DEBBIE AND RICHARD, RICH AND MEGAN, TYSON, DEBORAH, ALL OUR MILITARY AND
THEIR FAMILIES, OUR VETERANS, OUR CHILDREN, OUR FIREMEN/WOMAN, OUR POLICE MEN/WOMEN,
ALL OUR PASTORS AND CHURCHES-TO BE FREE OF DANGER, OUR SCHOOLS,
FATHER GOD,
I LEFT THIS SIMPLE BLOG UP TO YOU KNOWING THE ONLY THING I HAVE TO GIVE YOU
IS PRAYERS FOR EACH PERSON ON THIS LIST LORD. YOU KNOW THEM BY NAME AND
YOU KNOW WHERE THEIR NEED AND HURTS ARE LOCATED. I THANK YOU LORD FOR
HEALINGS, FOR FAMILY RESTORATIONS, FOR FRIENDSHIPS TO RENEW, FOR THOSE
WHO FEEL LOVELESS, HOLY SPIRIT FILL THEM WITH LOVE AND JOY AND THEY
WILL KNOW THEY HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY GOD. I PRAY IN YOUR NAME, JESUS
OUR SCHOOLS ARE SAFE AND PLACE TO GROW IN THE ADMINATION OF THE
LORD...THAT ARE CHURCHES ARE SAFE AND THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS ALLOWED
TO MOVE.
WE PRAISE YOUR NAME FOR GOOD DR. REPORTS, WE PRAISE YOUR NAME FOR LOVING US
WHEN WE WERE NOT LOVABLE. WE PRAY FOR SOULS FOR YOUR KINGDOM LORD.
AMEN AND AMEN
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AS ALWAYS THANK YOU FOR JOINING GRACIE ANN AND ME FOR THIS SUNDAY TIME
OF SEEKING THE LORD'S FACE. TIME IS PRECIOUS AND I PRAY THAT YOU FOUND INSPIRATION AND
LOVE HERE.
I LOVE THE LORD AND HE IS THE VERY BEST I HAVE TO SHARE. ARE YOU NOT VERY
PROUD OF A NEW DISH OR A NEW PIECE OF JEWELRY....WELL JESUS IS MY EVERYTHING.
HE IS THE AIR, THE WIND, THE WATER, THE MONEY, HEALTH, HE IS EVERYTHING IN
MY LIFE.
GRACIE ANNE GIVES YOU A GENTLE PECK AND A HUG AROUND THE NECK.
SIMPLY DEBBIE
10 comments:
My sweet Debbie now I know why I woke up with you on my mind this morning. This is so beautiful and the way you told it to us has brought tears to my eyes.
I would love to be added to your prayer list and also if you don't mind adding my little granddaughter Kaci Borchgardt who was diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes to your precious list.
Thank you Debbie for your Sunday worships.
It is the blessing I needed this morning.
I prayer for you all the time and wish I could help you
Love
Maggie
What a lovely story Debbie, thanks for sharing it and I hope you are enjoying your weekend:)
Hi Debbie~thank you for your prayers (for everyone). I wanted to let you know that my DH's blood tests came back fine and the Russian prisoner involved had a clean report on his blood tests, too. A miracle! Thank you, Lord.
Also, I love your little Sammy boy, he's a dolly :)
Mary @ Vintage Comfort
I do not think many Canadians would give up their cars either Debbie, the world is so much different than it was in 1950. Sometimes I think the old ways of family caring for family and when ones word and loyalty were worth something was a better time, I do know every bit of time is always right when one focuses on putting God first. God Bless you my friend........:-) Hugs
What a beautiful story Debbie. And your thoughts about where we are here in America is so on target.Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for your encouraging comment, I am truly blessed.
Hugs,
Sue
Amen, again, I say Amen.
QMM
Debbie, you are in rare form. I have no place to say this, but I can see you as someone who goes around preaching and uplifting by your words and story. I can just really visualize you as a motivational faith speaker, traveling the world.
Hello Debbie. I just wanted to stop in and say hello. I think so many of us are spoiled by material possesions and wonder if we would be happier without them. You never hear people at the end of their life wish they had owned more things, it is ALWAYS the personal relationships that mean the most. They are eternal I believe and know no ending if we truly love. I hope you are finding your heart healing Debbie, even if it's even just the smallest bit. You so deserve to have joy in your life again.
Amen and Amen....thank you for the blessing and may it be returned to you 10 fold.
Debbie darling i set my alarm for early very early in the morning so that I can catch up with some work. I especialy wanted to stop by and see how you are doing and what a lovely post I woke up to, simply divine, thanks for posting it. Your blog is always full of warmth and love my darling. Have a day filled with blessings.
Love & Hugs
Duchess
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