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Daily Positive Thread for Wednesday

gloriajean — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 04:28:42 GMT

Hello my friends! It was a busy day, but it was nice. The twins are so cute and they are eating well, both of them, really drinking up the breast milk from the bottles. I fed them both - they eat now when they wake up, usually about every four hours, but a couple time it was even six hours before they woke up, and we woke them then. Such sleepy heads. They are now 2 1/2 weeks old. It went well. Tomorrow Darla has to get in to the doctor when he can squeeze her in, shouldn't wait until Thursday. Her blood pressure was normal today, Praise God! But her headaches come every day, and she's bleeding, sure hope and pray she won't have to be hospitalized. She was up all night with Alyssa, but guess why that's why she was such a sleepy baby today. Her eye infection seems better now. Greg is such a good father to them and husband to Darla. Tomorrow Greg's Mom is coming to help. Thursday we have company coming, but if she needs to be in the hospital, then we'll have to cancel our company again. We had to before when we went there to stay overnight when she was pregnant and Greg was out of town on business. Friday I plan on helping there again too.

There is always something to thank God for. Lord, may my attitude of

gratitude last a lifetime.

S C R I P T U R E F O R T H E D A Y

"O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love
endures forever." ~Psalm 106:1

M E D I T A T I O N F O R T H E D A Y

Gratitude to God is the theme of Thanksgiving Day. The pilgrims
gathered to give thanks to God for their harvest which was pitifully
small. When we look around at all the things we have today, how can we
help being grateful to God? Our families, our homes, our friends; all
these things are free gifts of God to us. "But for the grace of God,"
we would not have them. God gives us this day too, to rest and to give
thanks.

P R A Y E R F O R T H E D A Y

I pray that I may be very grateful today. I pray that I may not forget
where I might be but for the grace of God.

Never Again

One Sunday I was entertained in a farm home of a member of a rural
church. The intelligence and unusually good behavior of the only
child in the home, a little four-year-old boy, impressed me.

Then I discovered one reason for the child's charm. The mother was
at the kitchen sink, washing the intricate parts of the cream
separator when the little boy came to her with a magazine.

"Mother," he asked, "what is this man in the picture doing?"

To my surprise she dried her hands, sat down on a chair, and taking
the boy in her lap, she spent the next few minutes answering his questions.

After the child had left, I commented on her having interrupted her
chores to answer the boy's question, saying, "Most mothers wouldn't have"

"I expect to be washing cream separators for the rest of my life,"
she told me, "but never again will my son ask me that question."

Author Unknown

DO NOT DISAPPOINT GOD
Author Unknown

GOD: Angels, do you know what I was just thinking about?

ANGELS: What were you thinking about?

GOD: Christians seem to have forgotten what kind of power they have
available and the devil keeps on deceiving them!

ANGELS: God, exactly what are you driving at?

GOD: I have made my children in such a way that when the people of the
world are sitting, they would be standing, when the world is standing,
they will stand out, when the world stands out, my children must be
outstanding and when the devil dares the world to be outstanding, my
people will be the standards to be used!

JESUS CHRIST: They (Christians) are also forgetting the words in
Ephesians 1:3.

GOD: Please read it out!

ANGEL: PRAISE BE TO THE GOD AND FATHER OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, WHO
HAS BLESSED US IN THE HEAVENLY PLACES WITH EVERY SPIRITUAL BLESSING IN
CHRIST.

ANGEL: So what do we do now since the end is almost near?

HOLY SPIRIT: My Presence is still among men and I will teach and
remind the Christians of all that we have discussed. I will also make
sure that they pass this message on!

JESUS CHRIST: I will also keep on interceding for them & stand in for
them even in their weaknesses.

GOD: I will also make sure that I give to all those who ask of me,
seek me and try to find me. The blessings I have promised them through
My Son, Jesus Christ will be delivered to all those who discover that
I, Jehovah, am ready to bless them! Not because of any special things
they have done, but just because I LOVE THEM!

JESUS CHRIST: I will also give all My followers who are willing to
pass this conversation on, enough strength to carry on!

ANGELS: We are all backing THE TRINITY and even the devil cannot stop
us! How funny! Christians are finally taking over and.......

DEVIL (eavesdropping behind the gates): I hope you all heard! I will
deploy more troops (demons) and make sure the Christians pray less,
read their Bibles less, preach less and make sure this mail does not
move anywhere! Also.....

YOU SURE YOU HEARD THAT! THE DEVIL WILL MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT PASS THIS
ON.
BUT PROVE HIM WRONG AND SHOW HIM THE POWER YOU HAVE IN CHRIST JESUS AS
A CHRISTIAN. PRAY MORE, STUDY THE WORD MORE AND PREACH THE WORD!! DO NOT
DISAPPOINT GOD!

Send Your Angel to Holy Mass

O holy angel at my side,
Go to the church for me,
Kneel in my place at Holy Mass
Where I desire to be.

At offertory, in my stead,
Take all I am and own,
And place it as a sacrifice
Upon the altar throne.

At holy consecration's bell,
Adore with seraph's love
My Jesus hidden in the Host
Come down from heav'n above.

Then pray for those I dearly love,
And those who cause me grief,
That Jesus' Blood may cleanse all hearts
And suffering souls relieve.

And when the priest Communion takes,
Oh, bring my Lord to me,
That His sweet Heart may rest on mine
And I His temple be.

Pray that this sacrifice Divine
may mankind's sins efface;
Then bring me Jesus's blessing home-
The pledge of every grace.

Prayer to the Holy Spirit

Holy Spirit, speak through me,
so all lost souls can plainly see,
not my will, but God's I seek.
Your word's are strong,
where mine are weak.

Holy Spirit, teach me love,
so those that hate can climb above.
I know that love, it is the key,
so this I pray, show love through me.

Holy Spirit, help me give,
so those without, through You may live.
To give to those who are in need,
to share my goods, but not in greed.

Holy Spirit, make me wise,
feed me knowledge, my heart it cries.
To understand what I don't know,
please make me wise, so I may grow.

Holy Spirit, help me trust,
to lean on You, in times I must.
My faith will grow each time I do.
Please build my trust, my trust in you.

Holy Spirit, take my pride,
humble me and be my guide.
First comes pride, and then the fall.
Let me pride in You, or none at all.

Holy Spirit, make me bold,
to spread the news, the scriptures hold.
To speak out loud, to those that hear,
our God is love, they must not fear.

Holy Spirit, this I pray,
fill me up this very day.
To have the power, with You be strong,
to make things right, where they are wrong.

Holy Spirit, let me shine,
with Jesus Christ, this life of mine,
that other souls will soon find out,
what serving God is all about.

(Timothy Jon Barrett)

July 19 - Jesus Calling

Bring me all your feelings, even the ones you wish you didn’t have. Fear and anxiety still plague you. Feelings per se are not sinful, but they can be temptations to sin. Blazing missiles of fear fly at you day and night; these attacks from the evil one come at you relentlessly. Use your shield of faith to extinguish those flaming arrows. Affirm your trust in Me, regardless of how you feel. If you persist, your feelings will eventually fall in line with your faith.

Do not hide from your fear or pretend it isn’t there. Anxiety that you hide in the recesses of your heart will give birth to fear of fear: a monstrous stepchild. Bring your anxieties out into the Light of My Presence, where we can deal with them together. Concentrate on trusting Me, and fearfulness will gradually lose its foothold within you.

In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
—Ephesians 6:16

This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.
—1 John 1:5–7

“Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord, is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.”
—Isaiah 12:2

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Wednesday

nj — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 07:22:30 GMT

Good Morning! Hope you are all well. Gratitude, something I am trying to be better with. Since my friend Anne's passing, I have realized how she and her family would have liked one more day, one more frustrating moment, one more being upset at something. I think of this when I feel down or just not happy with something. Everything is a blessing and something I should be grateful for because they all bring me closer to God. Hard to do and I can get into a complaining mode far too often. My days are a gift and it is up to me to live them to the most and thank God for the small,little things that make up each one. Today's thread was especially helpful. thank you!

Hope Darla's dr appointment goes well and she gets relief soon. Prayers are coming!

Ladies, have a wonderful day filled with many blessings and ordinary miracles. I am going to work on being more grateful and recognizing and thanking God along my day. Be filled with joy, peace and love today and always!

Peace, Nancy

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Wednesday

Cakers3 — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 10:39:51 GMT

Gloriajean: Nice to read the good news about the wee ones. Hoping Darla will be all healed very soon.

My Dh is having some tests done this morning and Ds's surgery is being postponed.

We'll see what happens.

Have a wonderful day, everyone.

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Wednesday

meallen616 — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 10:45:46 GMT

To everyone,

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Wednesday

lovestopaint — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 11:38:30 GMT

Gloria, sure hope and pray Darla's headaches stop and her blood pressure gets back to normal very quickly.

Blessings to all.

Harlene

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Wednesday

RetRN — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 14:45:13 GMT

@nj, what you said about gratitude is so very true.

Accept what is,

let go of what was,

and have faith in what will be.

I remind myself of this daily.

@gloriajean, I'm so happy to hear the babies are doing well. I hope Darla's checkup goes well and that she starts feeling better. It is never easy when we are not feeling good.

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Wednesday

3suwm5 — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 16:49:32 GMT

Good morning ladies -- Gloria, I am so thrilled to hear the babies are eating and growing. That's wonderful!!

Prayers for continued improvement for the youngsters and Darla's condition to improve. If the blood pressure can stay down, maybe other things will fall in place.

It's great to hear that you had a good day with the little ones. The family seems to be adjusting nicely.

Praying for Darla's appointment to go well and she can be home resting while her Mom is there and the babies rest.

Things will get better, we know. Some darkness before the light and the light is near.

Ladies have a great day, we should all be grateful for another day to live in God's world.

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Wednesday

gloriajean — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 02:55:50 GMT

Nancy, this positive thread really is also a gratitude thread! Thanks for sharing! Great post on being grateful. We used to call us grateful gals and something like that, remember Cakers? What was it again ?

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Wednesday

gloriajean — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 02:57:26 GMT

Cakers - sure hope and pray for good test results for your DH.

Maybe Ds's surgery postponement is a good thing?

Gives God a chance to heal more.

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Wednesday

gloriajean — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 02:58:23 GMT

meallen - thanks for the nice graphic for today!

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Wednesday

gloriajean — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 02:59:36 GMT

Harlene - wishing with you the headaches stop - great news that her blood pressure is down to normal now! Praise the Lord!

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Wednesday

gloriajean — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 03:01:17 GMT

RetRN - I think Darla's check-up did go well. At least she's got some antibiotics now.

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Wednesday

gloriajean — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 03:03:58 GMT

3suwm5 - what does your nic mean? I'm just curious.

Thanks much for your continued prayers and thanks for a great post again! Things will be better - that we trust and know.

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Wednesday

3suwm5 — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 17:18:09 GMT

It really means nothing, just flew out of my head!