Dear family of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Herb is a crazy man, him and his photo shop! We have a lot of fun on the softball team.We split a doubleheader last night. We played the second game against Temple Baptist, a tough team. The game was played in the rain and we got beat. We were praising God through out the game for His healing rains. See more on God’s Healing rains at www.fggam.org We won the first game against Congregation Albert. It is a blessing to be with Amistad and Heights Christian Church in their mission of having softball as a Ministry field! Amen!
Today I come to you and ask you to keep, Sam in your prayers…………..
Dear Dewey, Happy Birthday! I’m sorry I am late. But, I’ve had quite a few problems lately. You know I had the back surgery. Well, I am losing feeling in my lower extremities. My left foot is totally numb, and hurts as well. Now my whole left side down from my waist is numb. And the Pain is getting unbearable. New Pains hit me everyday. Last nite I was awakened from a deep sleep from a stabbing pain that sat me right up. I have never been stabbed, literally, but I think I know what it feels like.
Dewey, Please pray for me. My depression is getting so bad. Everyone says to go back to the Dr. but they have already told me ‘all they can do is go back in and take out all the metal.. Ten screws and about 14 inches of Titanium Plate. Even tho I dread it, I am believing that is my only option. So will call today.
God’s Peace to you and yours Dewey. Much Love in Our Lord. I know All Things Work for the good to them that Love God. And I am so very Thankful for His Unconditional Love for me. I KNOW He is with me at all times!
TY in advance, sam ( dont’ worry, things will get better, I feel it in my bones :)
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We are praying Sam! We love you! We are praying for healing!
Also please pray for the families and all firefighters today as the Memorial service for the firefighters who lost their life in the Arizona wildfire is today. The love survivor will be reciting “The Hot Shot’s Prayer” Click here for more: https://fggam.org/lone-survivor-of-arizona-wildfire-tragedy-to-recite-the-hot-shots-prayer-at-todays-memorial-service/
Many have asked for a copy of “The Hot Shots Prayer” We have it for you at: https://fggam.org/the-hot-shots-prayer/
Also we pray for Rick Stambaugh as he continues his chemo and radiation treatment for cancer. I visited with him Sunday and his spirits are awesome, but the chemo and radiation are wearing his body down. Please keep Rick and his lovely wife Sandy and the whole family in your prayers. We continue to pray for healing for Rick.
Also we pray for Phil Chavez’s son, as he has been in the hospital, we pray for healing.
This is an excellent Devotional forwarded to me by Sonja……….it ties in with my post today at FGGAM, on Why do we suffer?
Today’s Truth
“… tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark,” (James 3:5 NIV).
Friend to Friend
From the time I could hold a crayon in my chubby little hand, I’ve enjoyed creating various works of art. For my family and friends, my annual endeavors usually found their way under the Christmas tree and into their hands. One year it was macramé hanging plant holders, woven with wooden beads. Another, it was a menagerie of decoupage wooden boxes. Then there were the years of framed cross-stitch, ceramic Nativity sets, and quilted pig and chicken pillows.
When I was 17, it was the year of the candle. Everyone from Grandma Edwards to my best girlfriends received praying hands candles. For weeks I slaved over a hot stove, stirring melted wax, meticulously centering the ten-inch wicks, and then slowly pouring the red, green, or yellow molten material into an inverted mold in the shape of praying hands. When the wax hardened, I burped the rubber mold and plopped the hands onto the counter. My kitchen looked like a prostheses laboratory with hands littering the counters.
I was just cooking up my last batch of wax when the doorbell rang. I was having so much fun that I had forgotten the time. I had a date at 7:30, and here I was in pink curlers and a paraffin-covered sweatshirt. I rushed through the kitchen, leaped over my dad, who had fallen asleep on the den floor in front of the television, and threw open the door.
“Hi, Jim. Come on in,” I said, out of breath. “I’m not ready.”
“So I noticed,” he said with a grin.
“I was cooking candles and lost track of time.”
“You were what?”
“Oh, never mind. Just come on in and have a seat on the couch. I’ll be ready in a minute.”
I dashed to my room to change clothes, take out the curlers and run a brush through my hair, swipe mascara through my lashes, and place a hint of gloss on my lips. Jim sat uncomfortably on the sofa, listening to my dad snore and Jackie Gleason yell at Ralph Kramden.
After about 15 minutes Jim smelled something burning from the kitchen. He didn’t want to call me for fear of waking up my dad. (Teenage boys don’t like to wake up their date’s dad if they can help it.) Instead, he tiptoed into the kitchen and discovered a pot on the stove with flames shooting up about 18 inches in the air.
Sleeping dad or no sleeping dad, Jim yelled, “Sharon! Whatever you were cooking is on fire!”
“Oh my goodness!” I exclaimed. “I forgot to turn off the stove!”
Just as I burst into the kitchen, Jim threw a cup of water into the flaming wax. Rather than extinguish the flames, the fire exploded upward. The flames shot up the wall, across the ceiling, and down the other side of the room. Our screams alerted my father, who woke to see his baby girl standing in a room surrounded by flames. With the agility of Superman, Dad sprang to his feet, ran to the kitchen faster than a speeding bullet, grabbed the lid of the pot, and clamped it down on the source of the flames. Just as quickly as the fire had erupted, it seemed to recede back into the pot like a genie returning to his bottle.
This all happened in a matter of seconds. We stood in the middle of the room like three stunned deer. I never did tell my dad that it was Jim who threw the water on the burning wax. Teenage boys have two strikes against them just by walking through the doors to pick up a man’s baby girl.
After the shock of the incident wore off, I had time to reflect on the speed at which the flames blazed around the room, the feeling of fire licking against my skin, the terrifying sound the fire made. It made me think about my words and how easily they can explode and singe those around me. I saw and understood the destructive power of our words and the speed at which that destruction can spread. But you know what else I learned? I learned just how easy it is to stop the blaze…put a lid on it. As soon as my father placed a lid on the pot and removed the flames’ source of oxygen, the fire went out.
And so it is with our words. God gave us two ears and one mouth. Therefore, we need to spend more time listening and less time talking. And when we get ready to speak those words that have the potential to start a fire…what do we need to do? Put a lid on it. That’s right. Zip the lip.
Let’s Pray
Dear Lord, set a guard over my mouth. Keep watch over the door of my lips. May nothing escape my mouth today that is not pleasing to You.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Now It’s Your Turn
Read James 3:1-18 and note what the writer teaches us about the tongue.
What affect does a rudder have on a ship?
What affect does a bridle have on a horse?
What affect does a spark have on a forest?
What affect do your words have on those in your sphere of influence?
Here’s an idea. Get a pot lid and place it on the kitchen counter as a reminder to “put a lid” on any destructive words that might try to slip past those pretty lips of your today.
Just for fun, send me a picture of you pot lid on the counter and I’ll post it! Or if you’re not tech savvy with posting pics, simply send me a note that you did it. Leave a comment on my blog page at www.sharonjaynes.com
More from the Girlfriends
If you’d like to learn more about how to control your tongue, check out my book, The Power of a Woman’s Words. It is a life changer! And if you are looking for a new Bible study for your women’s group, this one has been a big hit in churches everywhere. It also has an accompanying Bible study guide and a DVD. You can find both on my website.
Here is the link to my post today at FGGAM, The Word of the Day: Why do we suffer? it really ties right in with what Sharon Jaynes just shared. https://fggam.org/the-word-of-the-day-why-do-we-suffer/
July 9, 2013. You have given out in compassion. Likewise, the Holy Spirit will return compassion to you. As He comforts you, so you will comfort others. You have seen families suffer death and the aftermath. Some lost one or both parents. Suffering occurs and may continue for a time. But Jesus sent the Holy Spirit as a Helper and Comforter. He lives within every believer to show the love of Christ in difficult and good times. You are a messenger and a conveyer of this powerful comfort that others so need. Be generous.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (NIV) “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.” Ras Robinson
July 9, 2013. There are two paths before you and you are wanting to hear which one to take. Your mind is weighing both paths. Don’t say anything to anyone about which one you should take, because to them it will not seem to matter. From outward appearance it does not seem to matter to anyone. But to Me it does because I know the tapestry of life I am weaving with your life and other’s lives. My child, I continually train you to hear and obey Me for this life and throughout eternity.
Psalms 40:7-8 (NIV) ” Then I said, “Here I am, I have come– it is written about me in the scroll. I desire to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart.” Bev Robinson
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July 9, 2013. Serve Me with gladness in your heart. Some of the most disheartened, dejected and downcast people you will ever encounter are those who profess to know me as Savior and Lord. Don’t allow the enemy of your soul to steal the joy that is found in serving Me and others. Move beyond yourself to see the bigger picture of what I came to accomplish. Your whole world is truly about Me and My kingdom. Ask yourself “what can I do to further His rule and reign?” Find pleasure in serving.
Colossians 3:24 (NLT) “Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ.” Kevin Robinson
For God’s Glory Alone in the Love of our Lord Jesus Christ, Dewey Sharon and Family
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Thank you for your kind words Pastor Dewey. Let’s throw all the prayers we can up for Sam though. I also am afflicted with a very bad back and although mine is not as severe as Sam’s, I can understand the pain he is in. There just isn’t a single position you can put yourself in to ease the pain. I, for whatever reason GOD has chosen, have only to deal with the cancer and between dealing with that & with the help of pain management, the back just seems inconsequential. While there is now a time limit on my presence on GOD’s green earth, (maybe the recent rains will get us some green anyway!), I have peace in knowing HE is my guide through this event and the end result, whenever he decides that to be, will be everlasting life, happiness & joy in heaven!!! – – Sam, my prayers are with you every day and pray GOD’s healing on your back. Know how hard the depression is to fight but you must continue to believe in our LORD and fight off Satan’s most widely used tool, deception & depression. Know in your heart you have hundreds or even thousands praying for your healing through this great site on a constant basis! GOD BLESS!!!
rick stambaugh, U.S. Navy Retired
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