God, Family, and Friends

You can face anything with God. Family and Friends make it easier also. This week has been one filled with the grace of God and family and friends by my side. Family feels the lose with you and friends help out in every way possible. I wonder what people do without these three.

God of course makes all the difference in a life. No matter what you go through, you know it has gone through God first. He is with you and He knows the outcome. Everything has a reason, we may not know the reason but we can trust in God. We know His word and that all things work together for good. We know that we can stand because He would not have allowed the trial if He didn't know we could handle it. God is good, all the time.

Family is there for you. Loves you no matter what and family not only extends from your biological family but to your church family. Those you love and those who love you. Those you pray for and those who pray for you. What do people do who alienate themselves from their families.

Friends, old and new are precious. As the old girl scout motto says, one is silver and the other's gold. Friends are like family, those you love and those who love you. Those you pray for and those who pray for you. And all a person has to do to have friends is show himself friendly. So many of my friends have helped me this past year over some very rough times and I am so thankful that the Lord has allowed me to have so many loving friends.

Joseph had said he prayed for me and wanted an encouraging angel to come and minister to me. Viola May said she wanted to be that angel. She is and so many more people are. Then I realized as I was encouraging someone else and she said, "I should be encouraging you and here you are encouraging me". That was an angel. We feel no better than when we can minister to others. It makes us forget our problems.

So, what am I trying to say? Just rambling. Just thankful. Those things which we can not buy or sell are the most precious.

Family

Jason and Julie are here for the weekend and it is so nice to have him "home". Of course I am excited that Julie is here also. They are at Target doing their registry today. We are cooking out and the "guys" are coming over for dinner. It is just wonderful to be surrounded by ones you love. As I was washing the potatoes for baked potatoes I did think of Joe. He loved being around family just as much, and a cook out was "his thing".

There are so many people that are sick. Jody's oldest boy, Nathan, is in the hospital. He has pneumonia. Our pastor has been very sick and I just want everyone to get well. Why can we not, or should I say why don't we just lay hands on everyone and everyone be healed? But then as I was typing that question I was reminded that even Jesus did not do certain things because of unbelief of others. So is it because we just don't believe He wants to heal everyone instantly, or do we just have to suffer to become who He wants us to be?

Questions, always questions. But just to let you know, I am blessed. God is good. I may not know what is in store for the future, but I do know who holds my future. I know God had the day that He would call Joe home already planned before we even would have thought he was going. I know God has everything else perfectly planned. All I want to do is see souls saved. I want my family to be saved, and of course I myself can not be lost, I mean will not be lost. :-)

You all have a very blessed day.