Me-Maw Thoughts
Number 724
February 25, 2025///
Somehow the mood I am in this morning has me thinking back across the 80 plus years I have been alive.
I have seen mountain tops and valleys. Hard places and impossible places, but as I thought of all of that and most of all the blessings that have been poured out on me despite my mistakes and errors, I can only say “Thank you Jesus for who you are in my life”!
It reminded me of the response of Peter when some of Jesus followers left from following Him, and Jesus asked the disciples if they were going away also! Peter replied for all the disciples, as recorded in John 6:68!
John 6:68 (KJV)
Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
May I ask you that question this morning? Where else can we go except to the Father who created us and Jesus who took all the wrongs in our life on Himself?
David said in the Psalms, “when my heart is overwhelmed, lead me to the rock that is higher than I.” May I tell you that rock is Christ Jesus and our trust in Him is the foundation of the life of one who is really living!
But let us look at how we respond when our heart is overwhelmed, or we are facing adversity or situations of every type!
Are we fretful, worried, trying to figure it out ourselves, or do we run to the one who has all the answers? The one who knows us best and loves us most.
Do we lean on Him and let Him take our fears away!
I have always wondered why we are prone to wait until we are desperate to pray about a situation rather than letting that be the first thing we do when we are encountering difficulty!
If you have read my thoughts for very long you know I believe, prayer and praise and the word are the foundations of growing in faith. And when we grow in faith we know where our help comes from!
It comes from the Father of Lights who never changes but is always for our good!
Truth brings us to the knowledge that even in the hardest times, in the times when we cannot even utter a prayer, times when we are bowed down with grief or care, He is there.
How do we consistently walk in that place of trusting the Lord God Almighty?
Our granddaughter wrote and recorded a song that express who some think Jesus is but then has the Chorus that expresses what makes the difference. It says:
“I Know who you are to me!
The lord of lords, my king of kings, the son of God, my victory!
You’re the good shepherd of my soul.
The great I am who Made me whole.
You rescued me. You set me free.
That’s who you are to me.”
It goes on to talk about all Jesus is.
That leaves us with the question, DO WE KNOW WHO JESUS IS AND DO WE KNOW WHO HE IS TO US?
When we really know, that produces the trust in Him that has us pouring out all our concerns and situations to Him!
Sunday at church we sang a song that expresses my life. The Chorus is “All my life you have been faithful, all my life you have been so, so, good. With every breath that I am able, I will sing of the goodness of God.
He has truly been faithful to me!
Let me leave you with this thought no matter where you are or what you are facing!
GOD’S GOT THIS!
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Father, I come in the name of Jesus and ask you to help us to know you better, to love you more, and to trust you with our whole heart! Be very real to all who read this and touch them deep inside with the knowledge of who you are! Thank you for your unconditional love and the peace that cannot be explained. Amen!
Love,MeMaw
THOUGHTS FROM SKYDIVING MEMAW 