SHINE ON!

BETTER EVEN THAN FLOWERS

Same old battle! That’s how we all feel some times . . . my body isn’t 21 anymore and some flaws cannot be fixed.  Am I the only one who remembers how easy things once had been? I picked up a book on praise because I was so grumpy I couldn’t find words within me but words aloud came from my tablet all by themselves, it seemed, saying “You like Christian Music” and the first song playing was my miracle for today.  I don’t know the artist nor did I know the song, nor even choose to hear, but listen I did.  The LORD CHOSE IT!  It spoke love to my soul assuring me I am never alone,I will be fine, He has a plan, I am loved . . . I still don’t know the song.  I was too wrapped up in His love, but when I need a hug I know He will be right with me!

DID I MISS SOMETHING?

It is NOT miraculous

that God loves us.

The miracle is our realization of His love

and our eagerness

to return and to share it!

By Martha L Shaw – ©2017

 

WANTED: Any Condition

 

This body,

Full of flaws,

Has become the sanctuary of the Most High

Simply because

I gave all of me

To Him.

By Martha L Shaw – © 2017

It

This body of mine truly is full of broken  parts, weak joints, weak  eyes, legs which barely walk, fingers which can barely type, etc. so  your prayers and help from God and physical training is appreceated!  That’s what I was doing last week!

 

“I AM HE!”

When I am wounded,

I have two options

from which to choose.

I can stare at it,

poke it

again and again,

and worry why it does not heal,

or

I can take my trouble

to the One who can!

By Martha L Shaw – © 2017

I Need Prayer Right Now UPDATED

Sorry for the drama, but I need a miracle and I know where to turn.  I am praying and seeking your prayer support.  A short time ago, the tropical storm we are currently experiencing just knocked down a large portion of a huge tree in my back yard.  It is pressed right into my house.  I cannot see in the dark (happened past midnight) and with wind-driven rain coming down.  At present there is no leak coming in.  However, from what I can see, it will be a miracle if there’s no damage. 

Most of you are praying for the Lord to reveal to my the source of my provision needs since I’ve had only a few temporary jobs in 4 years and have used up most of my resources, so I sure do need a miracle here.  I’m afraid to sleep in my own room since this is supposed to last a while and another downed bit of tree could easily land through the roof over my bed where I would have thought this fallen limb might have.

Thanks for your prayers for the Lord to meet all my health, home, vocation, and financial needs.  I appreciate it.  We all know what happens when two or three gather in His name. 

UPDATE

As you may have seen in my comments, the rest of the tree did not fall, nor any further branches.  at this time I have found no damage to my home even though the branch slammed into it.  It is too heavy for me to move, but I did nudge it a wee bit and saw no harm. 

Did I See An Angel?

 “For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.”  Psalm 91:11 

Does God still send us angels?  If He does, in what form does He send them?  Would we know it if we saw one?  I had a vision of an angel a couple of weeks ago at church.  It was at night and I was one of just 2 or 3 folks in a prayer vigil.  I later mentioned what I had seen to one of them but he didn’t see what I had.  Does this mean it wasn’t there?  Could it have been just the way the light had shown through the window at that precise hour of the day?  I began to think so.  Still, I did continue to think of angels surrounding us and recalled that someone had prayed for me and as she did so, she had a vision of angels surrounding me. 

Hmmm . . . I wonder.  My life has been stressful for a while.  I like the idea that I have angels protecting me.  Still, I wondered what I really was seeing that night at church a couple of weeks ago.  A voice inside argued against my hope that it truly was a vision of an angel and not just light playing tricks on my eyes.  Then something happened!  I was at church in the evening again recently and in similar light conditions.  I was sitting in the same area as I had the night in question.  This time when I looked up, I saw just the ceiling.  If it had only been the light’s reflection through windows that had caused me to see what I had seen that night a couple of weeks ago, I should have seen the same thing again.  I didn’t, though.  However, I felt the love of the Lord and felt a peace flow over me and through me profoundly as I realized I had indeed seen a vision of an angel that other time. 

Did my not seeing one this time mean they weren’t there with me?  No, it did not.  Sometimes we need to see things with our eyes and are blessed with the opportunity.  Other times, just knowing in our hearts that we are loved is more than sufficient. 

“Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy”  1 Peter 1:8