My new song of encouragement....

When it seems like lifes path takes me up and down roller coasters I have been comforted by this song sung by Lincoln Brewster...

Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord

Our God, You reign forever
Our hope, our Strong Deliverer
You are the everlasting God
The everlasting God
You do not faint
You won't grow weary

Our God, You reign forever
Our hope, our Strong Deliverer
You are the everlasting God
The everlasting God
You do not faint
You won't grow weary

You're the defender of the weak
You comfort those in need
You lift us up on wings like eagles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP2nz6PG8KM

Enjoy listening to this song and be encouraged like I was that the Lord will raise us up when we wait patiently on HIm! Thank you God!

Dear Lord,
I am tired and weak today but I know you promised that Your grace is sufficient for us, for your strength is made perfect in weakness. It has been such a long road to travel but you have promised that I will never have to travel alone. I have spent times crying as it just feels like it has been such a heavy cross to bear and yet you promised that you will wipe away all our tears. Lord you promised that you are my Shepherd and you promised that I can take my burdens to you because your yoke is easy and your burden in light. Lord I am holding onto these promises...because it is through Your Word and the prayers of so many loved ones that have gotten me this far. Lord, please help me learn to take one step at a time with your help! I love you Lord!
C F B

The Goodness of the Lord

What more can I say other then that I serve an awesome God!! Last week was such a discouraging week in more then one way...but the Lord is teaching me to be thankful in each situation. Sometimes the trials overwhelm me and I call out to Christ that I am sinking. But then He reaches out and grabs my hand and pulls me back up with a reminder to keep my eyes focused on Him. So this week the song for me is from Robin Mark:

Blessed Be Your Name
In the land that is plentiful
Where Your streams of abundance flow
Blessed be Your name

Blessed Be Your name
When I'm found in the desert place
Though I walk through the wilderness
Blessed Be Your name

Every blessing You pour out
I'll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name

Blessed be Your name
When the sun's shining down on me
When the world's 'all as it should be'
Blessed be Your name

Blessed be Your name
On the road marked with suffering
Though there's pain in the offering
Blessed be Your name

You give and take away
You give and take away
My heart will choose to say
Lord, blessed be Your name

A New Verse....A New Day!

A very special friend lent me a book a couple weeks ago called Hinds Feet on High Places. I was so blessed reading that book. It was written like Pilgrims Progress. It really touched my heart as I felt like I was traveling with Much Afraid. The author portrayed how the Shepherd was there beside us no matter what. He is there at our every call. I cried when Much Afraid came to the end of her earthly journey and she gave her all on the altar to our Lord and Saviour. I cried when our Shepherd gave her a new body that was free from pain and suffering and gave her a new name!!! Wow...Jesus I can not wait to come Home to be with you, but in the mean time help me to continue on with Sorrow and Suffering as my companions to make me more ready for my Home above!
My new verse is from Habakkuk 3:18,19:
"Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. The LORD God is my strength, and He will make my feet like hinds' feet, and He will make me to walk upon mine high places."
Thank you Lord for your promises and your reassurance!!

February 15, 2010

I get to start work again this week and I am so excited!! It feels like forever since I have been actually doing nursing care and yes I actually do miss it!! I will be doing four hours a day from Tuesday till Friday and then starting next week I will actually be doing nursing care! It has been a long journey of which I am still traveling...but the Lord has been so faithful. Every time I look back at what has happened I can only praise and thank the Lord for all He has done.
People might call me weird, but the last six months have given me a deeper relationship with our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. I want to encourage any one who is going through a rough time in your life to keep your eyes focused up on Christ. I think of Peter who was able to walk on the water as long as his eyes were kept focused on Jesus. I think of Psalm 121 where the reminder is given to lift your eyes up to the hills from where your help comes. Don't give up...the Lord is faithful and will walk beside you and before you if you allow Him to.
One of my favourite verses comes from Isaiah 55:
Seek the LORD while He may be found,
Call upon Him while He is near.
Let the wicked forsake his way,
And the unrighteous man his thoughts;
Let him return to the LORD,
And He will have mercy on him;
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.
“ For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” says the LORD.
“ For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways,
And My thoughts than your thoughts.
“ For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven,
And do not return there,
But water the earth,
And make it bring forth and bud,
That it may give seed to the sower
And bread to the eater,
So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth;
It shall not return to Me void,
But it shall accomplish what I please,
And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
“ For you shall go out with joy,
And be led out with peace;
The mountains and the hills
Shall break forth into singing before you,
And all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

Another week...

Today I spent most of my day in Toronto seeing more doctors and having more blood work done...sitting and waiting and having a lot of time to think and pray. I realized today as I was going through all this that even though at times it seems like I am in a dark tunnel, today I really felt like there was light in the tunnel with me as Jesus walked beside me and is carrying me through when I can not do it on my own! If we keep in mind that when we look up to Jesus instead of looking down at how deep the water is we can get through difficult circumstances in our lives. So just a word of encouragement to everyone...keep your eyes focused on Jesus and He will carry you through!

JANUARY 1, 2010

WISHING EVERYONE A BLESSED NEW YEAR! MAY YOU ALL FIND TRUE JOY AND PEACE IN OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST IN THE NEW YEAR OF 2010!