Good morning God. Thank you for this glorious day and for allowing me to live in Paradise! With the Blue Angels flying overhead and the Blue Wahoos soon to play ball... how blessed I am.
God, I know you tell us to pray for our enemies. I usually think about praying for the terrorists, for those in the world that hate the United States for one reason or another. To pray for those that cause devastation to mankind, especially to those who love and follow you. And dear Father I do pray for them. As I pray for those in our government who are destroying our beautiful country and allowing horrible things to happen to us.
But this morning I heard from a friend on here about a person who was very ugly to them, in word and deed. It hurt my friend deeply. God you know who I mean and you know so well how much she loves you. Yes, I do not always agree with her beliefs and I know she doesn't always agree with mine, however, we have known each other online for many years and truly love each other.
Anyway, her pain caused by this angry person made me realize that sometimes our enemies can also be our neighbors, and even our friends if we disagree strongly with their behaviors. I realized that we need to pray as much for those we have minor disagreements with, they may be our enemies too, as much as we do the obvious enemies to our safety, our health, and our way of life.
Please touch the heart of my dear friend today and help her to pray for the person that is causing the pain in her heart. I truly believe that will be the only way she can find the peace you bless us with, peace that passes all our understanding....
Lord please continue to be with my family in Texas especially, but be with all my family far and wide, known and unknown. I am so blessed with the six children in my life, the 14 grandchildren that you blessed me with, even those I have not met and there may be more that I don't know about, the 14 great grandchildren, so far, that I barely know and now the great great grandchild that will be coming in September! You have blessed me with a huge legacy and my only regret is that I have not been able to meet and know them all... I think about Abraham and Sarah and realize that even when they were alive, they probably didn't know all of their progeny personally, or even know of them all. How amazing the way you blessed them and now I truly relate to them when I think about my own family.
Lord, I believe that my son William, and my daughters Jamie and Jodi are with you in Heaven, along with my beloved husband Oscar... and all my fur babies, especially Mishka and Renniew. I ask that you give them each a hug for me.
How blessed I am!!
I read my entry of yesterday and feel embarrassed that I asked you for those things, however, as long as I am on this earth I will need those things.
I wake up each morning with my hands on those warm little bodies under the covers with me and immediately feel so loved! I get up and even though I may have pain and move more slowly than I used to, I am able to take care of them and myself only because of your mercy, God. I am able to be independent only because of my car, which is dangerously close to breaking down. I know my requests are minor compared to those who are living with diseases and disorders. My requests are so financial I know.
God, you know my heart and you know I love you more than anything on this planet, and that I love you more each day. I am so grateful for the huge faith you have given me and that you nurture every day. I am SO grateful for the sacrifice you and your son Jesus Christ made for me, to rid me of my sins. God I really do try not to sin, but you made me this way and sometimes it's so hard.
Thank you for my life! Thank you for another day to Praise You! I thank you for my family and friends. I am so so blessed!!
In Jesus name, Amen