Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †
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✝️ DAILY DEVOTIONAL, May 2, 2022
Good Morning and a blessed day to you Dan ❤️
Personally, it’s more joyous getting down and dirty with the manual workers, ie potters, than all the refinements in the world. The Lord has the best treasure hunts! 🥰
Good morning, Cat💓
My youngest just posted a picture of the open sky where she lives…bluish in tint with a wide opening where the sun is doing its best to break through.
She said that her triplets and their sister were excitedly calling to her, “Mama!! Come look!! Jesus’s face is shining!!”
She said she didn’t see it at first and had to look harder, but suddenly she saw what they were seeing…a clear profile of a man made by the edges of the clouds that had been parted by the sun. And a brilliance surrounding it.
Now that’s a joyous vision to start any week. That they were looking for Him makes me a wee bit teary…with happiness of course. That they were overjoyed? Even more.🙏
Good Morning Betsy ❤️
Now that put the cherry on top of my morning 🥰
And the little children will lead them…. ☺️
Thank you and may your day be filled with all of the Lord’s blessings ❤️
Boomerang blessings right back, Cat🙏
Those rays coming through the clouds are called the Glory. A perfect name IMO!
Good morning, rah💓 Yes…oh yes!! How right you are.
Good morning Betsy and Cat! What a way to start the week! 🙌❤️
Good Morning grandpa ❤️
Between Dan and Betsy postings, hallelujah ❤️
Good morning, G!!💓 It really was a wonderful way. It made my heart sing. I’ve got a picture of one of the triplets at Summer Bible School. The class is praying, and there he is (about 6 years old) on his knees, face upturned to where God lives, eyes shut so tight, and hands absolutely gripped together, uplifted and pleading. I think he was heard.
I hope your procedure went without a hitch (fingers well and truly crossed!). Blessings to you, my dear friend.
Thank you, dear sister, it went really well. No pain, just felt the pulling and the tugging. Had to wear a bandage for 48 hours but that was a piece of cake compared to the half pantyhose (that was my name for the compression stocking.
will have to go back for about 4h more sessions because they do the whole thing in stages.
just got back from having lunch with the Nipper at school. Trying to redeem every minute while they still don’t think they are too cool to hang out with their grandparents. 😁
How much fun for you both😁💓 We always thought the day would come when two old fogey grandparents would not be the ideal companions and would be tolerated. But so far such has not been the case. In fact our three teens near us seek out our company more and more. Bonus… so do their friends!! Blessing times two. I think…no, I know…Nipper will be the same. Call it intuition if you like. I’m betting it will be so🤗.
And G…please see Cat’s post way down below. She’ll need all our prayers.🙏🙏🙏 I had no idea…
Oh how I love this of Dr Spurgeon’s, Dan!! So much that I have had it on my phone for quite a few years. A perfect one for Monday. Good morning. And thank you.
I love your post, Betsy! It reminds me of Proverbs 20:11 – Even a child makes himself known by his acts, by whether his conduct is pure and upright. How blessed you are in your grandchildren!
Good morning, Rileytrips💓 And I love those Proverbs. Thank you. I’ve said it often enough here and elsewhere….all our children…ALL…are gifts from God. Each and every one. My daughter was my third and completely unexpected (by me). She’s such a good mother. Almighty God knew what he was doing. All credit to her. B
Thanks Dan, many great inspirational gospel and sermons from Spurgeon.
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This is why kids need a Grammy and Grampy around. Not much chance of a parent putting up w/ this! LOL.
I think a cattle prod would probably help here . . . Funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time. Love this kid! Reminds me of me . . . 🙂
Hilarious! Maybe next time she should feed him …before. 😆
Wonder if there was a call for Pepto later…..
That’s the best. Laughed all the way through.
I had one Gram who would’ve put up w/ this and one who…. NO. WAY.
Guess which one I liked more? haha.
I’m thinking he’s a smart kid who just wants to know what every ingredient tastes like.
Like a potential empirical scientist, ya know? hehe.
Should do well in school… old school
That gave me anxiety. Not going to lie, I would have set up that kid with a small bowl of brown sugar and chocolate chips on his high chair and made the cookies without the “help.” But I’ll be a great outside grandma. I wonder if he has the same enthusiasm for trying veggies.
I got about six seconds in and had to stop watching.
My kids learned they got the bowl and beaters later. And auntie explained (from learning the hard way) why never to sneak chunks of batter containing yeast!
My youngest, with 4, triplets and another, loves to cook. Bravely and lovingly, she has included them in the kitchen on many fun recipes. I have so many pictures and videos of the four, standing on small stools, each contributing his/her assigned part of the recipe. She requires discipline from them in the kitchen while they eagerly await their turn…and they love it.
So good is she at this, I’m thinking of putting her forward as the replacement head general of our military. Heaven above knows we need competent generals, which at present we do not have.
Great idea. I could assist her:)
I’ll say you could!!!!!! Nothing tempers a mother like having to marshall 3 from birth through the early years. It requires skills beyond imaginings. On the job training as well. I bet your Mom uniform is covered with medals and ribbons. Well deserved!🤗
I was allowed to lick the bowl and beaters also.
I just wished mom would have unplugged the beaters……..
My lips still haven’t recovered.
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That’s one Grabbing little kid (fast too)!
Me thinks NO is not in his vocabulary 😉
Exactly my sentiment.
Oh my gosh!! With the eggs!!! LOL
And he is so happy….and FAST!
That was cute but and I agree that Grandparents should be able to spoil and more tolerant.
That being said. Both of my grandkids understood NO! They have to Understand that word and obey it for their own safety!
In loco parentis, with love.
That’s funny! When my husband was that young he loved eating sticks of butter!
He would always wait until his mom was talking on the phone, get a stick of butter out of the refrigerator and start eating it. One day while talking on the phone she could hear him getting into the refrigerator, so this time she ask the person to excuse her she has something to take care of…..
The little boy reminds me of my younger brother. We would all mind mom and dad, but you never knew what he would do, but he was entertaining and funny!.
How funny, Donna. I wonder what is is about butter?
You reminded me of a little classmate of mine in the second grade who, every day at lunchtime, would take the little pats of butter on a small paper square and which were covered by another thinner piece. He would take the top paper off, fold the bottom so that the butter squished out, like a sandwich, and eat it.
Of course, to my eternal shame, I amongst others thought it so weird, we’d all stare and laugh. It breaks my heart when I remember how cruel I was. But he loved that butter.
I remember his name. And oddly enough I grew up to marry a man with the same name.
I love your story…there’s always one free spirit in every family I like to think.
When I was very young, I always ate every pat of butter within my reach. They called me “oleo”. I craved it. Yum.
Maybe us butter gobblers need it:
“Butyric acid in butter is created when the good bacteria in your gut breaks down dietary fiber.”
Everything is better with butter!! Fact!!!
One More . . .
Thank you, Garrison.. what a great way to start the week. It is IMPOSSIBLE to listen to Scott Joplin’s music and not feel uplifted and happy.
Agreed. Even after 50 years, Joshua Rifkin’s recording are still the best. 🙂
Good morning, Garrison💓. We had a hankering to see The Sting the other day, decades after we’d seen it last. Joplin’s music was just perfect for that very enjoyable movie. I must say while watching we felt quite wistful (a word I seem to be using more and more recently), remembering movies of long ago that were actually entertaining, and ones we never regretted paying the price of admission for.
And!! Coincidence of coincidences…we always put Sirius XM Symphony on first thing in the morning. What should they play immediately after I posted my comment to you? Joplin’s Magnetic Rag and his Concertina from The Sting. I think there’s some telepathy going on here😁
Don’t tell anybody or we’ll get tagged for disinformatin! 🙂
😁….I double, triple dare them!!!!
LOL! Bet, I’d be wondering if my iPhone or Sirius XM playing device was spying on me again. Joking, of course, but I’m serious, too. 😂
Don’t think I don’t wonder that as well!! And here’s another weird coincidence.
I was on our office computer yesterday and fancied listening to something but was puzzling over what. I decided on Peer Gynt, the full work. I was enjoying that when I realized I needed to start dinner, so left it.
When I came into the kitchen where our radio is, what should be playing? Peer Gynt. At the exact point where I had left it on the computer. Creepy, no?
I think it was conducted by Franz Welser-Most, which reminded me of when he first appeared on the scene in London decades ago. Apparently the London Symphony Orchestra under his baton despised him and his style so much that they renamed him “Franz Worst-than-Most”. Just remembering that makes me laugh😂.
That’s too much coincidence for this suspicious cat 🐱.
I imagine that old Franz deserved his new name 😂.
For me as well. Once, maybe. But its getting to be a habit🤔. And dear Franz apparently earned his pet name. But every symphonic performance I listen to, if he is the conductor, I think of it. Clever and deserved back in the day.
The Bridges Of Madison County and A River Runs Through It are two other favorites,
I’ve seen both! Those were the days….sigh…
Good morning sunny hayseed!! 😉 These are a great way to start my day, after my religious reflections, of course 😉
If you don’t mind, just one more, please?
Love this song! Brings back memories of such a different time in our lives before the world went totally insane. Truly, once upon a time.
No Ride My Seesaw??
Here’s the whole album track from “In Search of the Lost Chord”. If all you ever heard was the chopped up radio version, you’re in for a treat!
“Ride My See-Saw”
In case you’re not one of the 67 million viewers of this video since 2018…
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Good morning, H. The mysteries of God always overwhelm me. No man can understand just how great they are. I often think that those who do not believe perhaps do not because in their simple minds, they must say that “This not possible because I cannot explain it, therefore it cannot be”.
But it is. For those with faith and trust, we know it.
That’s right Betsy, if it were all explainable we wouldn’t need faith, would we.
No…we would not. Faith in the unseen, until at last, we will see, I pray.
I don’t stress about it, because, “Now we see as through a glass darkly; but then face to face: I know in part, but then shall I know even as also I am known. “
Unbelievable!
And there is this!
Awesome
And while I am at it, 😛
Seems a good place to add this classic
While not my usual line of posting, I find this notable as I was a Indy 500 attendee for almost two decades.
I did not know that Bobby Unser passed away last year nor his brother Al Unser Sr. even tho I had looked to see if he was alive when a female Unser called for a pizza delivery in Nov/Dec last year as I had previously heard he lived around here somewhere.
Funny I lived less than a half mile from another Indy car guy Gary Bettenhausen (November 18, 1941 – March 16, 2014)
I never knew he lived out there anywhere until he got a ride to replace an injured driver for the 500, signs went up all over the area wishing him well for the race. I will have to imagine the signage that went up around there when he passed as I had moved out west in Jan of 2011.
Rest in peace.
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Gentlemen…. start your engines.
May 2 2021 Bobby Unser, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1968, 1975, 1981; USAC C’ship 1968, 1974), dies at 87
December 9 2021 Al Unser, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1970-71, 78, 87), dies of cancer at 82.
May 2
MORNING
Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not. Gen. 28:16
Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. Matt. 18:20
Lo, I am with you always even unto the end of the world. Matt. 28:20
My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest. Exo. 33:14
Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. Psa. 139:7, 8
Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off? Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD. Jer. 23:23, 24
Behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded? I Kings 8:27
Thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. Isa. 57:15
Ye are the temple of the living God. II Cor. 6:16
J. Bagster
Thanks for this post dora.
What a marvelous and uplifting picture, Dora.
May 2 Oswald Chambers
The Patience To Wait for the Vision
Though it tarries, wait for it… —Habakkuk 2:3
Patience is not the same as indifference; patience conveys the idea of someone who is tremendously strong and able to withstand all assaults. Having the vision of God is the source of patience because it gives us God’s true and proper inspiration. Moses endured, not because of his devotion to his principles of what was right, nor because of his sense of duty to God, but because he had a vision of God. “…he endured as seeing Him who is invisible” (Hebrews 11:27). A person who has the vision of God is not devoted to a cause or to any particular issue— he is devoted to God Himself. You always know when the vision is of God because of the inspiration that comes with it. Things come to you with greatness and add vitality to your life because everything is energized by God. He may give you a time spiritually, with no word from Himself at all, just as His Son experienced during His time of temptation in the wilderness. When God does that, simply endure, and the power to endure will be there because you see God.
“Though it tarries, wait for it….” The proof that we have the vision is that we are reaching out for more than we have already grasped. It is a bad thing to be satisfied spiritually. The psalmist said, “What shall I render to the Lord…? I will take up the cup of salvation…” (Psalm 116:12-13). We are apt to look for satisfaction within ourselves and say, “Now I’ve got it! Now I am completely sanctified. Now I can endure.” Instantly we are on the road to ruin. Our reach must exceed our grasp. Paul said, “Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on…” (Philippians 3:12). If we have only what we have experienced, we have nothing. But if we have the inspiration of the vision of God, we have more than we can experience. Beware of the danger of spiritual relaxation.
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
We are in danger of being stern where God is tender, and of being tender where God is stern.
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For those in Denial, who can’t believe the likes of Gates + Sorors can’t be as evil as the conspiracy theorists claim — all we are witnessing is — the re-emergence of the Eugenics of the early 20th century. Period.
After the ravages of Stalin, Mao, Hitler + 2 World Wars, they went Fabian —- putting on sheep’s clothing + going underground. By the end of the 1950s, their engineers could give them a good estimate on — how long it would take to develop + deploy the infrastructure for — The Great Culling of the entire planet. The development of Technology + Genetics + Social Conditioning to give them the best shot of — accomplishing what they laid out in detail what they wanted to accomplish with the domination of Humanity as a whole.
In the 1970s, they began telling us here + there – if you knew how to listen – the timeframe they’d been told things would be ready to launch what they are now calling – The Great Reset — which is 2020-2040.
2020 arrived + we got — Worldwide Lockdowns over a man-made bioweapon that has a 99.x% survival rate + then the start of another Euro-centric war… War between Russia/China vs The West with the Elites acting like the Cold War hasn’t been over since the late-1980s….as if the Cold War had never skipped a beat…. making this war ——– as clearly —- orchestrated —- as it could possibly be…
— Humanity is dealing with the children + grandchildren of —– the Eugenics Movement —- after they have developed AWESOME tools their forefathers only fantasized about….
That is why so much of what we are seeing was captured in “fiction” roughly 100 years ago — with 1984 + Brave New World + so on….
They have been working on plans spelled out long ago…
Now — they are pulling the triggers —— to kill the Useless Eaters……
But, God always wins – we, and all the Earth are his creation.
I believe either we will see God overcome all this evil in our lifetimes, or we will see that God
‘s timing to send His Son in judgement is coming. Either way, blessed be He.
If things were getting better + better + better the further the West leads the world away from the God of the J@ws + Christians, I’d have to have a crisis of faith…….
…as is….I get confirmation about what the Bible teaches me regularly from the outside world….
Yup! There’s too many people in our apartment building so lets just kill them. We could have moved them to the empty islands or miles of unbroken fields and forests we can see from the top floor of our building but that would mean we can’t play god.
Not one single trillion to populate low Earth orbit, the Moon or Mars with God’s help?
LoserThink!
Agree. There are two outcomes, one or the other at a time of His choosing.
2 May 1956
With “Folsom Prison Blues” still riding high on the Country charts, Sun Records releases Johnny Cash’s ode to staying faithful while on the road, “I Walk The Line”. It would prove to be Johnny’s breakthrough hit, reaching #1 on Billboard’s Country chart and #17 on the Hot 100. As for “Folsom Prison Blues”, a ‘live’ version of the song that was recorded at the prison itself would be a hit all over again in 1968.
2 May 1970
Norman Greenbaum‘s Gospel / Rock hit “Spirit In The Sky” topped the Cash Box Best Sellers list. Greenbaum would later tell Rolling Stone magazine, “I’m just some Jewish musician who really dug Gospel music. I decided there was a larger Jesus Gospel market out there than a Jehovah one.”
2 May 2005
Eric Clapton joined former Cream members, drummer Ginger Baker and bass player Jack Bruce for the first of four nights at London’s Royal Albert Hall, 36 years after the band had split up.
😍Badge🥰🤩
I got to see Van Morrison there the same year while working for HP. Took the train in from Reading on a Saturday afternoon to do some touring in downtown London. Rode the London Eye and while sampling a brew pub saw the flyer for Van Morrison. Called the wife back in the states and got her approval and enjoyed the show. Road the train back to the shopping mall slash train train station and found my rental car was broken into and my laptop bag stolen. Good thing I was scheduled to fly home that day Sunday. Still, I got to see Van Morrison.
Good morning, Coastal💓And that is London…far and away from its former glory. You’re lucky the deed was done before you got back to your car. Guns banned in Blighty. Knives? Weapons of choice. Knife crime (murders) off the charts. I’ll bet if you reported the theft and damage, the Metropolitan Constabulary were of no use.
It’s an awful thing being a victim of crime in a foreign country. I was on a tour with two people who, at the end of it in London, rented some deck chairs and went to St James Park to relax on a bright sunny day. She put her handbag, complete with their passports (!!!!!) under her seat. They both fell asleep, as you do. When they awoke, her bag was gone. They were due to leave for America the next day. The hell they went through going through the US embassy to get replacement passports is another story…plus the exhorbitant cost (also !!!!). A trip to remember for all the wrong reasons.
There is a joke about the UK police chasing suspects down the street. “STOP!!!! or I’ll yell ‘STOP’ again!!” Funny/not funny.
Betsy, a true story. 15 or so years ago while visiting our daughter and SIL in Germany she got called to a 3 day training on the AF base in Mildenhall. We all loaded up in their car and drove to England. At the end of the training we joined daughter and her co-trainees for a party. Don’t remember if it were at the restaurant or later at the bar on base that I reached into my pocket and pulled out a little Gerber knife with a 2.5 inches blade. One of the AF guys pulled exactly the same knife and we were having a good laugh. The AF guy from the local base went bonkers and started begging us to put the little knives up before we all got arrested.
So I guess in England the good guys can’t even have knives.
I have no doubts it’s true, G…none. The British public are not allowed anything that might cause harm to others, Including the old standby Swiss Army knife, or a tiny pen knife. I can’t tell you how many a British subject has been prosecuted for defense ding his home. It’s sickening. In one such instance, the homeowner was close to being killed by an intruder but managed to get the upper hand and the intruder died.
Believe it or believe it not, the homeowner was prosecuted for murder. Murder! Not “unlawful killing” (manslaughter dressed up in ye oldy worldy language). He was not allowed to protect himself or his present family against an armed intruder. He went to jail.
The only weapon legally allowed for carrying is the Scottish Sgian-dubh (pronounced “Skane-do)…if and only if the kilt is worn. And I thiiiiink only if the wearer is dressed in the entire regalia.
I have a good story about that when we came back for our daughter’s wedding. My husband wore his dress kilt…but for the moment it’s too long, and too tell the truth, after Cat’s terrible news, I’ll hold it for another time. Bless, G🙏💓
The Great American Songbook………..
“That September In the Rain.” This beautiful song was written by the great team of Harry Warren (music) & Al Dubin (lyrics) and introduced in the 1937 film “Melody for Two”.
Many greats have covered this song, but Dinah Washington wins my heart with this interpretation:
The incomparable Doris Day (slower, silky, smooth, less swing):
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Good Morning UC ❤️
Mornin’ comrade infidels.
We are all on the Bidenic!! LOL
We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed. 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 ESV
Though we experience every kind of pressure, we’re not crushed. At times we don’t know what to do, but quitting is not an option. We are persecuted by others, but God has not forsaken us. We may be knocked down, but not out. 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 TPT
Good Morning Flyover ❤️
Say it Loud
Say it PROUD
Dzien Dobry (good morning)
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
The Jesus Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner.
Amen!
The 50th Psalm (Septuagint)
Prayer of Saint Ioannikios the Great of Bithynia (+ 846)
My hope is the Father, my refuge the Son, my protection the Holy Spirit. O Holy Trinity, glory to Thee.
From Small Compline
Rejoice Virgin Theotokos, Mary full of Grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, for thou hast borne the Savior of our souls. (Thrice)
Second Week of Pascha
Orthodox Christian Church
Paschal Troparion
Christ is risen from the dead, by death hath He trampled down death, and on those in the graves hath He bestowed life. (sung thrice)
CHRIST is risen!
TRULY He is risen!
Indeed, He is Risen!
Good aftenoon, Lonestar💓
Please see Cat’s message to all her family here below.
Dr Spurgeon’s always hits a nerve with each and every sermon he wrote. Short though they are, the power of them all is in their brevity.
If you’re looking for power in brevity, this “quote” from a very respected and ancient Rabbi (around the time of Jesus) – He quoted from Leviticus, saying, “Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.”
Hillel (the Rabbi) then concluded: “That which is hateful unto you, do not do to your neighbor –
This is the whole of the Torah; the rest is commentary.”
Brief, simple and lovely, Oldspeak. Thank you.
Mornin’ Treepers
Glory to God for all things.
PRAYING ON THE ARMOR OF GOD
Father God, I now follow your command to put on the full armor of God, because my battle is not against flesh and blood but against rulers, authorities, the powers of this dark world and against spiritual forces of evil in the unseen world.
I first pray on the Belt of Truth that it may be buckled around my waist, may I be centered and encircled by your truth dear Lord. Hem me inside all that is true and right, and may I be protected and held up by the truth of your living word, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Breastplate of righteousness, please protect my vital organs and my inner man, cover my integrity, my spirit, and my soul. Guard my heart for it is the wellspring of life, please strengthen and guard the most vulnerable places in my life with that which is right, good, and noble that I might not receive a fatal blow from the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Gospel Shoes of Peace. I choose to stand in the shoes of your good news, and on the firm foundation of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the solid eternal rock. All other ground is sinking sand, I pray that I will not slip or fall, but that my feet would be firmly fitted on your lordship, my Lord Jesus. I choose to stand on you, so that the peace of God, which transcends all understanding will guard my heart and mind in Christ Jesus, the eternal Rock of Ages. I receive your holy peace now my Lord, from the sole of my feet to the crown of my head, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray the Shield of Faith into my hand now. As I take up the shield of faith, I ask that you might extinguish every dart and arrow, that is launched from the enemy to take me down spiritually, physically, mentally, emotionally, and every attempt of the enemy to destroy my joy. I ask that my faith in you would make it flame out. Extinguish every flaming arrow that would come against me, my life, my family, my home, or my ministry. May my faith always be out in front of me like a shield. Give me the courage to “faith my fears” by choosing to walk by faith and not by sight, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Helmet of Salvation, that you might protect my mind from the thoughts that can lead me astray. I choose to take every thought captive, and arrest all intentioned ideas and motives that would harm others, or distract me from your holy will for me. I submit every captured thought to the Lordship of my Lord Jesus Christ, and ask that you would imprison those thoughts that are not of you my Lord. Transform my mind and renew my thinking that I may think God thoughts, and have a sober mind that is focused on your glory. Please protect me from being double minded that I may allow my mind, I reject to live an earthly life, because I choose to live a holy one, governed by you My Lord Jesus, the prince of peace, please have my mind to be saturated with the holy mind of Christ, in my Lord Jesus name.
Finally, I take up the Sword of the Spirit which is the holy word of God, I pray this powerful offensive weapon into my hand, and ask that your holy word would be fitting for every encounter I face. As the enemy gets close to me, please give me the insight, wisdom, and skill to wield the word of God to drive away the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
May the enemy and his team flee from me, upon hearing the word of God spoken by the power and direction of the Holy Spirit. Give me the sword of the spirit to cut through the wiles of the devil, so that I may discern the schemes of the enemy when he is near.
With all kinds of prayers, supplication, and intercession I pray to you my Lord God as the one who fights my battles. Now that I’m in your holy powerful armor, I walk away covered and ready to face my day as you go before me, and please protect me in the midst of the spiritual warfare in this unseen world, in my Lord Jesus name.
Thank you my Lord, for the spiritual weapons of armor and prayer that you have given me. It is written no weapon formed against me shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses me.
Thank you Father God, my Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit, that I am more than a conqueror in my Lord Jesus. I pray all of this in the mighty name of my Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ.
AMEN.
Amen.
Verse of the Day for Monday, May 2, 2022
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“But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.”
Habakkuk 2:20 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!!
BE MY VOICE
BABY LIVES MATTER
Down here at Huntsville, AL. I have been to this facility 25-30 times over the years. Never gotten loaded this quickly here before.
Taking my break now and for the first time this year will have to use the A/C!
Clear, sunny, and heating up quickly.
Night all!
Prayer request up please for Alex in Lex KY, coworker. His open-heart surgery for a metastasized cancerous tumor has been scheduled for Wed. May 4th at UK.
Will pray that God will impart His healing powers through the hands of his doctors, Grrrrr…..🙏
Prayers up.
You won’t be hearing from me for awhile. My husband just passed away, at home. No longer in pain. 😔 😢
Prayers to you, Feral Cat
Sorry to hear about your loss!
Prayers for you and your entire family Cat. Hoping the fact he’s no longer suffering can bring you needed comfort and acceptance. I had no idea you had been carrying this burden in your life.
Not did any of us, Ad rem. One often never knows what is going on in the lives of those who are our family here.
Oh CAT!!!!!!!!! I am so sorry. My heart is with yours, dear friend. The Lord has him now. God be with you …and He will be.🙏💓 Bet.
The Lord bless you and keep you.
The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you.
The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you His peace. Amen
~~Numbers 6:24-26~~
With all my heart, I’ll pray this for you.🙏
I’m very sorry for your loss.
Sending prayers to you and your family.
Dear Cat, lifting you up in prayer to our Lord. May He hold you in His loving arms and give you His comfort and peace only as He can. 💜💜🙏🙏🙏
Dear Cat – you’ve been so strong, may your husband rest in Peace with Jesus and all that have gone before him. My heartfelt condolences (angels and hearts). Dear Lord, watch over this family in their hours of need and grief.
Prayers up and winging to cover you and your family with prayers and standing in prayer agreement with the prayers of others here Cat.
That’s a bit of a heart wrencher.
Makes us remember how important it is to cherish those we love each moment of every day.
May the Good Lord Bless and wrap his loving arms around you both
Hugs
Prayers Up , Cat 🙏
May You and Your Family
Have Healing Peace .
GodSpeed and Fair Winds for Your Beloved Husband 💐
May God have mercy on his soul.
Lord, have mercy.
God be with you and yours, FC.
Thoughts and prayers for you and your family feral cat. So sorry.
Prayers for you and your family.
Eternal rest grant unto him, Oh Lord. I’m so sorry for your loss.
Our precious FC, So sorry for your loss. He is with God now and not suffering pain. Even knowing this, it is very difficult to loose a loved one. God be with you and comfort you. My prayers for you at this time. Please come back soon, we all love you.
Couldn’t stifle a snort. If you need a laugh, these guys have an activist business model…
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Amen
Amen
Amen.
Amen.
Amen.
Amen!!
Signs of spring in Eastern Idaho today
Grass is faintly turning green
And – surprise surprise – dandy lions were spotted peeking out their lovely yellow heads.
Thunderstorms in the forecast – rain here and there
Tops of nearby (low) mountains still have snow…
I just don’t know what to say anymore. This crap is unreal; I just don’t understand. Our self inflicted cited wounds are just too much too prevalent.
So I live in a very red South Carolina county , but directly adjacent and suburban county to Charlotte, NC. I am my precinct President as of about a year ago and also serve on the county party executive committee. Last year we had a new chairmen take over, I didn’t know him, he lives in another town. I live in a town on the state line directly bordering Charlotte, he lives In the largest city in the county. Anyway, my observation on him was he was a bit RINO, and there is a huge faction who always gave him crap for not being conservative enough. And I suspect they were/are right, but he did do a good job herding the proverbial cats.
We were supposed to have our quarterly EC meeting on the 5th and we got an email from him today saying it would be rescheduled due to scheduling conflicts. I thought that was weird.
Well….just got hit with this news: https://www.heraldonline.com/news/local/crime/article260974912.html
(our county party chairman arrested today and charged with felony child abuse for spanking to the point of apparent severe bruising)
I’m disgusted if the charges are true and goes to prove you can’t judge a book by its cover. He presents as insanely calm and patient in person. This is a terrible self inflicted GOP wound. The Media has already been blasting this and it is only hours old. I’M ROYALY PISSED OFF at his despicable behavior towards the child (seems like it isn’t his child which is super weird too) and selfishness that is and how it will reflect on the organization.
Where the hell are all the normal people???? WHY, OH WHY do weirdos always have the positions of influence and power? I’m so sad, disgusted and deflated over this. Well, perhaps our more conservative faction will have someone good enough to take over. The vice-chair seems ok, but I don’t think he is up to the task based on observation.
This, this kind of crap is the stuff that really, really makes me angry. And people wonder why people don’t get active. Like I’m not going to be embarrassed to say to people I’m associated with an org whose leader is has these kind of headline? Of course I am embarrassed, who wouldn’t be?????
Thanks for listening.
I’m so glad you were able to vent, ReadyandAbel1. I have been wondering for many years just how many “pillars” of the community City all over this country and elsewhere are to any degree involved in this depraved behaviour. And I hate to say, probably many many more than we can imagine. And the children?? It makes my heart hurt to even contemplate the terror they must feel.
I understand exactly how you feel. I am with you. I believe it is the knowing that this goes on and the feeling of complete impotence in not being able to uncover it all and put people who ruin the lives of the children they prey in prison that is the hardest to bear.
If you’ll remember some of the “99% good guys” at the FBI were caught looking at porn at work. Their punishment? Jobs safe, no jail time, nothing.
Today I read an article which for the life of me I cannot remember where. An FBI prosecution of a busted sex ring was derailed because the agents themselves were abusing the trafficked children. What hope have we in this country? If Almighty God has withdrawn His favour from us, though He loves us, it’s not a stretch to imagine why.
All blessings to you. We’re always here any time you choose to visit. I hope you will again. Perhaps this will be the start of a much needed revival and recovery of morals and sanity. I certainly pray so.
Thank you.
Is there a scintilla of a chance it could be fake news to purposely derail and deflate, as it has done? Just a rhetorical thought…
Nope, it’s real, sadly.
Darn, sorry to hear. It’s just awful.