HIS PROMISES R MINE

 

i believe God keeps his promises!

from Springs in the Valley by L. B. Cowman

in my church family these past few months, many of us have struggled with various things physically, spiritually, mentally, and emotionally. prayers have gone up to our Lord. some answers have come quickly while others r still waiting. some r having to walk thru the fire becuz God is doin' a work within. i do not understand y some walk thru a shorter time in the fire than others fully yet. but being one that is in the fire now has helped me see y a bit more clearly.

my pastor has wisdomgiven by walking thru the fire, not avoiding it. our whole church is watching him walk thru something right with his wife that has got to be one of the most difficult he has walked. but not once have i seen him remove his feet from the Rock he stands on. and i have witnessed his wife become even more adamant about standing her ground.

my pastor continually encourages all of us to stand firm and make ALL God's promises ours by putting our names to them. i have done this many times. and i can tell u that is how i now live each day. when i pray, i pray God's Word so those i am prayin' for will be changed the way only God can do. my faith has become more solidified becuz of the examples i have seen.

i am surrounded by people that believe like me. it is my choice to walk out a deep faith in my God. so much of who i am and who i am becoming is rooted in God being God to me. so as i walk great adventure of God's AMAZING GRACE, i live life more freely.. every struggle i get the victory over makes me stronger. i am a chosen vessel God wants to use becuz he knows me.

begin taking God at his word in every area of life and see what happens. be honest with yourself and him. he already knows and still chooses to love ya and work with ya. once u realize that God isn't gonna give up on ya, life begins to be worth livin'. it's ok to go for what is inside so u can be u.

GOD IS FAITHFUL! he will see us thru all that we face head on no matter how long it takes.

Daddy, thank u for seein' me thru today.

update

 

10 July 2020

quite a long time has gone by since my last post in here. so i will make this as brief as possible.

ken went to prison for three years. i stood by him becuz my vows were important to me and i loved him. so from 22 May 2017 to 23 May 2020 he was separated from me. i visited him as often as i could. he moved quite a few times as he served out his sentence. once he was moved passed the two hour drive, i could no longer visit him. it was hard.

in the meantime, i tried to get myself together but failed. i sold the house, gave some money to my youngest daughter and her family to get a place and moved in with them. they kicked me out and i ended up homeless on 01 April 2019.

i lived in the car for a week scared, alone, and i thought unwanted. but my pastors helped me get into a place called the Genesis Center and there i found healing and the help i needed to get thru it all. i was there from 09 April 2019 - 04 July 2021 when i moved into a tiny home i now rent from a wonderful lady who just wants to help.

in June 2020 i learned that my husband of 35.5 yrs had no desire to pursue me or get to know the woman i had become. July 2020 he sent me divorce papers. with the support i had around me, i got thru the initial shock and on 30 December 2020, i became a single woman for the first time in 36yrs. and let me tell u, it was liberating. no longer tied to someone who didn't really love me i began to grow as a woman personally. it has been a bumpy ride.

i have lived as a free single woman in this rented tiny house for a year now and am learnin' how to live. i have had some rocky paths but my new out loud faith livin' is squarely grounded in my Adonai. he has taken a broken, mixed up child and called her out separating her for his purpose. and i can tell u it is a journey of God's amazing GRACE.

i have grounded myself in a wonderful church family at ROUND PEN COWBOY CHURCH. i am part of the worship team using sign language. i also help with the food pantry ministry. i also volunteer at Jake E's Riding Round Up twice a week. and i must tell ya, i love workin' in the barn helpin' to do whatever Ms. Linda needs doin'. and it is truly a healing place.

so that about wraps it up. i am doin' quite good and the best part of my life now is that i have contact with my kids, grandkids, and wonderful people that lead me continually to Yeshua.

may the God of hope fill u with all joy and peace as u trust in him so that u may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit (Romans 15:13).