Did you know that God will answer if you talk to Him? May not be an answer you were expecting or even an audible one. I’ve gotten answers such as a calm within my spirit.

What I think is ironic is it’s ok to talk to your dead grandma thru a medium but not to a Living God. Why is that? If you talk to God, they think you are mental, on drugs, just ‘not all there’. Yet it’s perfectly fine to talk to a dead person. Huh?

My life is in You, Lord
My strength is in You, Lord
My hope is in You, Lord
In You, it's in You

My life is in You, Lord
My strength is in You, Lord
My hope is in You, Lord
In You, it's in You

I will praise You with all of my life
I will praise You with all of my strength
With all of my life
With all of my strength
All of my hope is in You.

This is one of the songs I like.

Ever think on the words of the songs you sing at church, at home?

Ever take the words to Heart?

If you think on this song, what does it say?
My life is in YOU LORD

(Psalm 27:1The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

Ecclesiastes 5:19-20 19Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God. 20For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart.)

So is my strength

(Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.)

So is my hope

(Ps 31:23,24 23O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer. 24Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.

Ps 32:10Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about. 22Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.)

I will praise You with all of my Life, Strength.

And ALL of my HOPE is in YOU.

When you listen to songs or even read scripture, make sure you REALLY hear the words in your heart. Ask the Holy Spirit to guide you so these words can be more than just words.

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This is a fwd that has been around for awhile. I agree w/ the Snopes commentary & think she wrote it quite well at the end.

From a Christian perspective, what do you think of this one? On the one hand, oh this is nice, power of prayer. Girl prayed & was helped. But what ‘bout all the other ones out there who have prayed & weren’t help? Were they not as worth it? I believe in God & I trust Him. But I struggle w/ this one a lot. I pray continually for my depression to be healed & it doesn’t. Why? I haven’t a slightest.

11-11-08 Our propane tank was at 22% a month ago. It is now at 20%. I haven’t been using that much. I turn it down at night. Why bother heating the whole house when we are only in the bedroom! But still, I average w/ regular use every 3 days it goes down 1%. We should be a lot lower! I told Bob & he said, God has been looking out for us.

Even tho I’ve been more spiritual lately w/ God, I never thought of that one!

10-08  

God may not give us pain but like Paul, He chooses to heal/ not heal. Paul asked 3 times to be healed & God answered My grace is sufficient for thee.

-2Cor12:7 And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. 8For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. 9And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

We will never know why God chooses to heal some & doesn’t others. I pray for my depression to be healed w/ all my heart & it doesn’t. I don’t have an answer either as to why.

What God wants & what I want is definitely different.

Trauma Life in ER episode-

God heals the wound. The surgeon changes the dressing.

Can adapt it-

God heals the wound. The person changes the dressing.

Or more precisely, the person changes period. God can & WILL heal. But the person has to be willing. That is what Free Will is all about. God can't do it for us either.

I believe in nutrition as medicine. God gave us the means to help ourselves w/ the food He created. Food is NOT bad! A good one for Christians that I just thought of, how we say Food is bad or Oh we can’t have that, that is a no-no. Well God created food & God cannot create bad things so Food Is Not Bad! It’s man who makes it bad w/ the pesticides he puts in it, hormones, antibiotics, etc. It’s man who gives into gluttony & greed. I’ve been there/ done that. Especially w/ that time of month where I crave chocolate majorly & my diet for a few days is pretty much just junk! ‘course I feel worse than if I would’ve ate healthy foods.

Nutrition. Fruits, veggies, grains have good vitamins, minerals that can HELP our symptoms of pain. Granted, won’t cure but will help. I was talking to my mom ‘bout this one. My dad has bad RLS (restless leg syndrome) & docs, pills, fancy smancy things have not helped him. I told mom ‘cos I read DIET (read: nutrition) can play a major role in pain. People who follow a vegetarian diet have LESS pain (again physical & mental)! Dad has tried everything BUT a change in his diet. That may be the answer ‘cos you know, God DOES have the answers!

11-6-07

I have SAD, winter depression, & am at my lowest & it's not even 'winter' yet. Earlier today I asked God "Lord, if you can hear me. Do something please..." I didn't know what to ask for. How to ask. I just asked for something.

I got nothing.

I thought if we ask God for help, he will answer. I didn't ask for a miracle, I just needed 'something'. I didn't know what I needed but I knew I needed him to help me.

Why wasn't it answered? I was low, near rock bottom, crying, spiritually drained & didn't even get help.

Is He even there? I sometimes doubt that at times. I KNOW He is there but ...

I just needed something. They say God knows our hearts & He knows what we need. I guess I needed nothing.