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Blessed Sunday to
you all!
Saturday was a most
eventful and joy filled day. Bruce and I
drove to Austin to watch and cheer Travis in a power lifting meet. He beat his own record with a lift of 765
pounds! WOW! He was cheered on by his team mates, Bruce,
me, Geni and a young lady Travis has been seeing. The young lady traveled down with Geni and
Travis. Also, our oldest and dearest
friends, Carme and David Russell aka Travis’ god parents drove up to support
him in the competition.
After the meet we
all drove to San Antonio to celebrate Geni’s 25th birthday at our
favorite restaurant on the River Walk - Mad Dogs. It is a British Pub with great food and a fun
atmosphere and the best ribeye I have ever eaten. We told our server that we drove all the way
from Arlington just to eat at this restaurant and the manager came over and
comped our desserts. Bruce and I drove
back last night. The kids drove in
today. We had a great time.
Prayer: “Father, thank You that I can come into Your
presence anytime. There is no problem
that will come my way today that will be too big or too small for You. Thank You for allowing me the privilege of
casting every care on You. Would You
please fill me with Your Holy Spirit? May Your Son be seen by my words and
deeds. May my disposition reflect the
presence of Jesus in my heart. Thank You for this day. Amen.”
“Be anxious for nothing, but in
everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be
made known to God.”
Philippians 4: 6
I had a melt down
today. I looked at my schedule for the
week and found that I have three “on
calls” this week; tomorrow (Monday), Wednesday and Saturday. Then, in worship, we sang All to Jesus I Surrender
and Breathe. I am at a point in
this extraordinary journey of CPE where I am tired of being tired! So if you combine being tired, anticipating a
potentially exhausting week and being in the presence of music directly
relating to Casey…the emotional melt down was in the air. Please pray for me
this week.
My meditation
tonight says that people who are great worriers do not have a good prayer
life. If you do not have God in your
life I guess there would be a lot for which to worry. But because we are children of God and
adopted into His family we are NEVER out of God’s presence, love and care. We do not need to live in fear and we are
encouraged by our Creator, God, to bring our circumstances before Him. The scripture passage says, “let your
requests be made known to God.”
So this morning as I
was having this melt down I began to pray that my spirits would be lifted by
the power of the Holy Spirit. Here was
my answer: “Gaylene, Thank you for
making your request known to Me and I promised strength for the day.” God welcomed me into His presence and
listened to my plea for help. I felt
better, got a brief nap this afternoon and actually got a bit of studying
done.
The blood of Jesus
provided the access into the heart of God and into His presence. This is great reason for us to give thanks
that God hears and answers our prayers.
“Why worry when you can pray?”
Take joy in the
journey. Wear comfortable shoes and get
some sleep. Count your blessings and say
your prayers. Love you all, Bruce,
Gaylene, Geni and Travis.
I am not moved by what
I see. I am not moved by what I feel. I am only moved by what I believe and I
believe God.
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