HARD DAY TODAY

YOU KNOW TODAY I HAVE BEEN DEPRESSED. WHY I DON'T KNOW I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY REASON TO BE DEPRESSED. I HAVE NOT HAD A DAY OF DEPRESSION LIKE THIS IN A LONG TIME,

I GET FRUSTRATED SOMETIMES BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE TELL ME THAT I SHOULD HAVE THE JOY OF THE LORD AND NOT BE DEPRESSED. I DO HAVE THE JOY KNOWING MY SINS ARE FORGIVEN AND THAT I HAVE A ETERNAL HOME WITH JESUS. I AM HAPPY WHAT GOD IS DOING IN MY NEPHEWS LIFE AND THAT OF HIS WIFE AND KIDS. BUT TODAY I STILL FIND MYSELF DEPRESSED. SOMEONE TOLD ME THAT I WAS UNGRATEFUL FOR WHAT GOD HAS DONE LATELY BY ALLOWING MYSELF TO BE DEPRESSED. SO NOW THAT JUST MADE ME FEEL GUILTY.

I DON'T WANT TO BE UNGRATEFUL, AND HONESTLY DON'T THINK I AM. ANYONE WHO DEALS WITH DEPRESSION ON A DAILY BASIS AS I DO, KNOWS THAT YOU CAN NOT ALWAYS HELP THE WAY YOU FEEL. I DO ALL THE THINGS I KNOW TO DO AND THAT IS TO FEED GODS WORD INTO MY SPIRIT. SO TODAY I HAVE BEEN READING THE WORD WHEN I WAS NOT WORKING. I KNOW THAT EVEN IF I AM DEPRESSED IT GETS INTO MY SPIRIT.

I JUST HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE TRY TO LAY TRIPS ON ME. I KNOW WHERE MY HEART IS WITH GOD AND I KNOW THAT I ALSO HAVE A DEPRESSION PROBLEM AND MOST DAYS DON'T GIVE INTO IT. BUT SOME DAYS IT IS JUST HARD. HERE IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING TODAY, IT IS A HELP SINCE THE NIGHTMARES HAVE COME BACK AS WELL.

Psalm 91
Safety of Abiding in the Presence of God
1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God, in Him I will trust.”

3 Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler[a]
And from the perilous pestilence.
4 He shall cover you with His feathers,
And under His wings you shall take refuge;
His truth shall be your shield and buckler.
5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,
Nor of the arrow that flies by day,
6 Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness,
Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.

7 A thousand may fall at your side,
And ten thousand at your right hand;
But it shall not come near you.
8 Only with your eyes shall you look,
And see the reward of the wicked.

9 Because you have made the LORD, who is my refuge,
Even the Most High, your dwelling place,
10 No evil shall befall you,
Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;
11 For He shall give His angels charge over you,
To keep you in all your ways.
12 In their hands they shall bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.
13 You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra,
The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.

14 “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him;
I will set him on high, because he has known My name.
15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life I will satisfy him,
And show him My salvation.”

NEW BLOG

Mrs Okie has started her own blog , I look forward to reading what she has to say, I have put a link from my blog to hers stop by an welcome her to the world of blogging.

PRAYER FOR CAROLYN

WITH PERMISSION FROM OKIE I COPIED THIS FROM HIS BLOG

Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Prayer for a friend...
On July 9, 2008, I posted the following from my friend Ralph Derickson:

"My Brother, this has been a very sad day ....we just got back from Dr. and were told that the cancer has returned in Carolyn's body, the prognosis is not very good, if the cancer is in one location he said that surgery & chemo were going to be necessary, however if it was spread out over several areas then only chemo would be done, we are awaiting a phone call from them, to tell us where & when a PET scan would be done, we will know more after that happens & a meeting with her Dr. to find out what he plans on doing.

He plainly told us that it was not curable, but perhaps they would be able to just manage it, But you know what....I know a Jewish Carpenter who can make it go away with just a flick of his finger, please join me & ask your Church to join me in asking HIM to just flick his finger....please Lord I'm begging you ..."

I got a phone call from Ralph just a few minutes ago. The results of Carolyn's most recent PET scan show that there in no cancer anywhere in her body.

Thank you for your prayers. I love you all...
Posted by Randall Slack, Pastor at 4:29 PM

MORE GOOD NEWS FROM TEXAS

MY SISTER CALLED TODAY AND TOLD ME THAT TIM WAS OUT OF ICU AND OFF THE RESPIRATOR I AM SO EXCITED TO SEE WHAT GOD IS DOING IN TEXAS. TIM IS IN GOOD SPIRITS. HE CAN EAT AND DRINK ON HIS OWN NOW. OUR GOD IS TRULY AN AWESOME GOD. WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH OF IF ANY DAMAGE WAD DONE TO HIS HEART FROM THE INFECTION, WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE. I CAN NOT THANK YOU ALL ENOUGH FOR YOUR PRAYERS FOR TIM, I CAN HARDLY WAIT TIL I CAN GO TO TEXAS AND SEE HIM, HE HAS A LONG ROAD HE WILL HAVE TO GET FITTED FOR ARTIFICAL FEET SINCE HIS WERE AMPUTATED FROM THE INFECTION, BUT HE IS ALIVE AND WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR THAT.

THIS WEEKS PRAYER AND PRAISE REPORTS

PRAISE:

TIM IS DOING BETTER. HE WROTE A NOTE YESTERDAY TO HIS SISTER SAYIN I WANT A COKE. SO WELL I SHOULD NOT SAY THIS I GUESS BUT SHE HIDE ONE AND GAVE HIM A LITTLE BIT MIXED WITH WATER..SHHHHHH DON'T TELL THE NURSES....

MY LEG AND BACK ARE SOME BETTER I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE A BIT TODAY, BUT NOW I AM HURTING SO PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY, BUT AS FAR AS I KNOW I WILL BE ABLE TO GO BACK TO WORK ON MONDAY.

PRAYER:

PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR OKIE'S CHURCH AND PASTOR DERRELL CHASTAINS CHURCH THAT THESE CHURCHES WILL GROW. AND THAT GOD WILL BRING THE RIGHT PEOPLE THERE THAT WILL WORK ALONG SIDE OF THEM. TO THE GLORY OF GOD.

OUR REGULARS
CHOSEN
EL
BMR
IDAHO GIRL
VICKI


OUR INTERNET PASTORS

OKIE
DERRELL CHASTAIN
BILL WALDEN
DAVE ROLPH
ODEN FONG
CENTORIAN
STEVE BROWN
AEA
RYAN COUCH
CHRIS GLEASON
CHRIS NORMAN
TIM BURNS

LET US ALSO PRAY FOR THE UNREST IN THE MIDDLE EAST... SOME SAY THIS IS BIBLE PROPHECY
I DON'T KNOW I DO NOT KNOW THAT MUCH ABOUT IT FRANKLY. BUT PRAY FOR ISREAL,

PRAYING YOU ALL HAVE A BLESSED NEW YEAR AND MAY WE ALL GROW CLOSER TO JESUS.

UPDATE ON TIM

NOTHING BUT GOOD NEWS COMING OUT OF TEXAS......TIM IS COMING AROUND AND HE IS ALERT AND CAN COMMUNICATE. PASTOR DERRELL CHASTAIN WENT TO SEE HIM YESTERDAY AND AFTER HE PRAYED FOR HIM HE WAS CRACKING SOME JOKES AND TIM SMILED. AND TODAY MY SISTER AND TIMS SISTER WENT UP THERE TO SEE HIM AND HE WAS TRYING TO SAY HE WANTED SOMETHING. SO JULIE HIS SISTER HANDED HIM SOME PAPER AND SAID WHAT DO YOU WANT AND TIM WROTE A COKE....

THIS IS A MIRACLE TIM WAS NEAR DEATH AND FRANKLY THE DOCTORS WERE ASKING THE FAMILY TO MAKE A CHOICE. TIMS WIFE WHO IS NOT A BELIEVER SAID I KNOW BELIEVE IN MIRACLES. I JUST KNOW THAT GOD IS GOING TO USE THIS WHOLE SITUATION TO BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY INTO THE FAMILY OF GOD. THIS WHOLE THING REMINDS ME OF THIS SONG

NEW YEAR BUT I AM STILL A SINNER SAVED BY GRACE