Praise You in the Storm

You can listen to this song "Praise You in the Storm" on my playlist at the bottom of the page. It is a beautiful song.

Prayer needed for a homeschooling mom of 10

Please pray for a homeschooling mom of ten who has been battling cancer for almost three years. She and her husband have adopted all but one of these children. A day of prayer and fasting is set for this Monday, July 27th if you'd like to participate. If you'd like to follow her story, she has a blog. It's www.faithfulpromises.com . You are welcome to share this prayer request.

Blessings,

Molly

"Trust in the Lord forever, for in the Lord God you have an everlasting rock." - Isaiah 26:4

Throughout the scriptures we are reminded that God’s timing, understanding and will are not ours. That is, God has a way of acting in our lives and in this world that is far greater, supremely better and infinitely more perfect than anything we can imagine or design. It is when we connect with those ways God’s timing, God’s understanding and God’s will that we ultimately find the strength and ability we need to affectively face every challenge that comes before us.

Lord, I know my own limited attempts at overcoming my difficulties and rising above my weaknesses are never going to save me. But I also know that when I place my trust in your ways, I can find answers and help I never knew existed. Thank you for supporting me in my weakness, O God. Amen.

"But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one." -
2 Thessalonians 3:3

What is the evil in my life? Is it the disease I am told I have? Is it unresolved anger and guilt? Is it self-absorption? Is it addiction to any number of things? Is it self-righteousness and judgment? Is it fear and lack of courage? Is it a weak character and deficiency of courage? Is it absence of faith? All of us struggle in one way or another with evil. It’s part of our human condition. But we have been given access to the Divine condition so we may rise above our weakness and frailty. Today is the day to resolve to connect with our Heavenly Father so we may find relief from the evil within.

Lord, when I begin to look beyond myself and my troubles and turn to you, I find strength to rise above it all and experience new hope in you. Thank you for your unending gifts to help me. Amen.

Cancer - A Gift?

Early on after my cancer diagnosis, a friend came over to visit and pray for me. While we were talking, she mentioned that she thought my cancer diagnosis was a gift from the Lord. When she first said that I thought to myself, "A gift? I don't think so." But as time has gone on, I really have begun to see this as a gift. When you are diagnosed with cancer, you have to deal with your own mortality. Of course, we all know that life and death are two certain things that will happen to us, but hopefully, we dwell on life and not on the death part. I know for myself that before this, I didn't spend a lot of time thinking about death. Once I came to terms that ALL of us will die at some point and truly only God knows the number of our days, then I felt a release to truly LIVE each day, thankful for each day, enjoying each day. Cancer truly gives you a new perspective on life in so many ways. Things that were taken for granted, priorities that I thought were priorities are no longer on the list, time spent with family is so much more important, relationships are vital and not taken for granted. None of us knows how long we will be here on earth and once I grasped that, then I could move on and truly see the gift of cancer.

"You have heard; now see all this; and will you not declare it? From this time forward I make you hear new things, hidden things that you have not known." Isaiah 48:6

While there are undeniably untold numbers of challenges that cancer can bring, many also point to its potential for blessings. I can see cancer as a gift because it can teach me to make new and better priorities. It can reveal new strengths within me. It can show me new and healthier ways of living. It can foster new depths in my relationships. It can provide me a new understanding of our spiritual natures and of God. It can create in me a new level of wellness we had never known before.

There are new things I am learning day by day, dear Lord. Help me to reflect on these new things and allow them to bring new meaning to my life. Amen.

May your day be blessed with spending time with loved ones and making wonderful memories!

In Him,

Molly

An attitude of thanksgiving

"Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously; let this be known in all the earth. " Isaiah 12:5

Our attitudes about life are so important in just dealing with everyday life and especially when you're fighting for your life. It is when we approach each day, each task, each person we encounter with an attitude of thanksgiving, then we begin to see more goodness around us. It is then when we allow more light to break through the darkness. It is then we begin to see hope rather than hopelessness. It is then we find answers where there were none before. It is a spirit of gratitude that must come first in our thoughts and hearts and minds. That spirit transforms our outlook and sets us on a path of positive action and results.

I praise you today, O God. I praise you for giving me this day to experience the joy of your creation and the wonder of your love and grace. Amen.

An awesome praise report.....

Wanna hear some good news? We were informed that the radiation bill has been PAID IN FULL!!!!! This bill was definitely the largest bill we've received. Radiation is not cheap. This is an amazing answer to our prayers! The Lord has truly been so good to us! Thank you to each of you who have prayed about this with us.

I think this verse pretty much sums up what's gone on in our lives the past few months: "Now to him who is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work in us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen." - Ephesians 3:20-21

Living with hope,

Molly