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Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 708

November 5, 2024///

Before I begin my thoughts for today, I want to urge you to vote. If you are receiving this as an email you have most of the day to vote and if you are reading it when it is posted to Joshua’s Place face book, you have a little time, but you need to hurry.

Voting is a privilege we have in the United States that much of the world do not have! May we not waste our right to let our preference known!

Now to today’s thoughts! As I was thinking about what the outcome of this election means to our nation my mind went to the original price paid for the freedoms we enjoy. There have been high prices paid since then also but let us look at the beginning.

Our ancestors decided they wanted the Freedoms of living life and worshipping God as they pleased. They came with force against taxation without representation, they were forced to endure! And they fought long and hard and came out victorious.

Lives were lost and many lives have been lost since fighting for our freedom to keep the United States our country with representation!

I shudder to think of what those original fighters would think of our country not fighting the enemy but fighting each other and hate and division rampant!

United we stand and divided we fall! Which category do we want to be in? We must come together as a nation and clean up our morals and look to the God of our Fathers to set this Nation: “ONE NATION UNDER GOD,” straight!

I am going to reprint here the words to the “Star Spangled Banner,” and on this election day I encourage you to read and think about every word!

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“STAR SPANGLED BANNER”

O say can you see, by the dawn’s early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight
O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there;
O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep
Whеre the foe’s haughty host in drеad silence reposes
What is that which the breeze, o’er the towering steep
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?

Now it catches the gleam of the morning’s first beam
In full glory reflected now shines in the stream:
‘Tis the star-spangled banner, O long may it wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave

When our land is illumined with Liberty’s smile
If a foe from within strike a blow at her glory
Down, down with the traitor that dares to defile
The flag of her stars and the page of her story!
By the millions unchained, who our birthright have gained
We will keep her bright blazon forever unstained!
And the Star-Spangled Banner in triumph shall wave
While the land of the free is the home of the brave

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Did you notice the last verse! Foes from within. Is that what is happening, are foes from within threatening our very freedoms many died for?

May we be strong in the Lord and continue to pray for unity and right in our country and may we honor the Flag that many are burning!

Voting and prayer are both privileges. May we use both to the fullest!

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Father, thank you for those who had a vision of freedom of life and liberty lived fully. May they not have died in vain to give us privileges we do not deserve if we are going to walk in hate and evil toward each other. Forgive us for our attitudes and help us to remember that Freedom is never Free! Thank you that Jesus paid the price for our ultimate Freedom through Him! In His wonderful name I pray! Amen!

Love, MeMaw!

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Number 707

October 29, 2024///

Those of you who are around me very often, know that I believe in prayer.

Prayer for common everyday things like parking places or favor with a customer service person or finding what is needed for a particular situation.

I pray for our church, pastors, and the different ministries. I pray for family, friends, and our country and I pray for Gods leading in everything I do.

I pray also for miracles for situations that look hopeless.

Today I want to discuss the different ways we can pray and the power of prayer.

There are three key things to growing in the knowledge and leading of the Holy Spirit to be all we are created to be.

Those are the Bible, Prayer, and Praise!

Our time spent reading and letting the word touch us gives us power in prayer.

When Jesus was tempted His response was “It is written,” finishing with the scripture that dispelled the temptation.

But we must know the word to use it. Using the word as you pray is an amazingly effective way to have a powerful prayer life.

Jesus would many times go away from the crowds to be alone and pray (speaking and listening).

We need that time apart from the business of life to express our needs and listen to instruction from God the Father, through the spirit deep inside us. The urging inside or the peace that comes when you know the direction to take or the answer to your question.

We also need to use the three keys I shared above when we pray. We can share our needs in the form of answers in the scripture praising God for the answer.

An example is: Father, I come in the name of Jesus! I thank and praise you for supplying all my needs according to your riches in Glory and I claim that this day, over the financial needs of my life. You will open the windows of heaven and pour out blessings we cannot contain in our life!

That small prayer has the need, the word, and praise and declaration!

We can be very specific in what our needs are but surround them with the word and praise!

The Bible also tells us to pray without ceasing. This is a constant attitude of prayer as we go about each day. We must be aware of God’s presence with us, and we can utter at any time a word of prayer or praise. This can be verbal or in your mind.

You can whisper a prayer for help with your work. Praise for helping you get something done. Praise for a Blessing you just thought of, or prayer for a person that came to mind.

An attitude of prayer and praise keeps us tuned to the prompt deep inside that will guide us and direct us in every way, even to the place to find something we need or have missed placed.

If you have a steady prayer and study time with the Lord Jesus, I encourage you not to let up and I encourage you to expand your praying to include multitudes of things.

If your prayer life is just asking for help in emergency situations, may I suggest that you follow the example Jesus gave us of prayer surrounded with praise and the word.

I challenge you to pray the following scripture several times a day and then you will find yourself praying more and more and those prayers being more powerful.

Matthew 6:9–13 (KJV)

⁹ After this manner therefore pray ye:

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. ¹⁰ Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. ¹¹ Give us this day our daily bread. ¹² And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. ¹³ And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

You may have heard, “Prayer Changes things” and it does but more importantly is that “Prayer changes us, and we change things”!

You want change in your life and in the USA and the world: Pray, in your private place and without ceasing.

2 Chronicles 7:14 (KJV)

¹⁴ If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

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Father, we lift our hearts to you and ask you to help us to pray in private and pray without ceasing! Thank you for knowing each of us and love us and hear our prayer and answer with the answer that is best for us. You see the entire picture of our lives. Thank you that you are God, and we are not, and we surrender all to you! In Jesus name we pray! Amen!

Love, MeMaw!

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 706

October 22, 2024///

For the next couple of weeks or more the entire country we call the United States will continue to be caught up in the election that has been so heated.

I can remember when politics was about issues and the different political parties could disagree without being ugly and hateful about it.

Every person running for the different offices of this great nation and the States has something in their past they would change if they could.

But what I see is word abuse of the other party. Hate is rampant toward those who do not agree with the policies of the party you are for!

Yes! I have personal deep-seated beliefs about the life of the unborn and the economy and the way entrance to our great nation is handled but for those who are of different opinions I still have love for them as a human being that God created and placed on this earth.

I pray that they will see truth as the Bible states it and that there will be a revival of the basics this country was founded on but that does not make them my enemy!

When did we get so set in our ways as individuals that our way is the right way and if you do not agree you are my enemy, and I hate you and put you down and talk evil about you!

Don’t you think that the Lord God of the Universe weeps when He sees those precious creations of His, so caught up in hate and hurt against one another.

And I believe He is even more saddened when some of those participating in hate and hurt claim to be Christians!

May I remind you what the word tells us Jesus said was the two greatest commandments? Look at the scripture below!

Matthew 22:37–39 (KJV)

³⁷ Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. ³⁸ This is the first and great commandment. ³⁹ And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Jesus goes on to explain who our neighbor is. IT IS ALL THE PEOPLE WE ENCOUNTER!

We are all God’s creation. Whether we are right or wrong in our beliefs and actions, God loves us. His love doesn’t change with our opinions!

We wonder why our teens are trying to settle their differences with guns. Look at what they see. The adults around them are coming against each other with hate and hurtful words. They see the motto “Agree with me or you are evil and must be destroyed,” acted out!

They then decided to destroy who they perceive as their enemies with weapons that should be used for protection!

We need to change our attitudes toward each other!

Let me remind you of one more thing the Bible says on this subject!

1 John 4:20 (KJV)

²⁰ If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

It is time the Christians began to walk in Love one for another. I am convinced if just those who claim to be Christians began to walk in Love for one another, the light of that would dispel evil and hate all around us!

Quit complaining and speaking evil against others and begin to Love those you perceive as your enemy and pray for them.

What a change in our culture we would see!

I know this may be heavy, but I am so tired of fighting and the mean spirits, and I just throw out the challenge to love one another, even those who disagree with you!

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Father, forgive each of us when we have less than love and compassion for each other. You are God and we are not, and we are all your creations. Help us to see past opinions and conflict and just walk in the Love you give us, toward even those who are on opposite sides of politics or any other areas of life! Fill us with great love toward those who speak against us and let us be the light that dispels darkness. I ask this in the mighty name of Jesus! Amen!

Love God and each other! MeMaw!

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Number 705

October 15, 2024///

So, I want to share with you something that came to me a few days ago.

I have this weird habit of tearing into pieces every paper, etc. that I put in the trash can.

I have no clue where this habit comes from and at times it has caused me to have to fit together some pieces of paper because I realized I needed something on it.

If it is a piece of paper, depending on what is on it, I may tear it into several pieces, but when I go through the mail, opening even the ones I know are junk, I just tear the envelope and what was in it into two pieces!

Yes, that is weird!

A few days ago, as I was going through that process, something was happening that had happened many times before but the truth of it at that point hit me!

When I am tearing an envelope with some papers, I sometimes cannot tear it where I first try, because it is too strong at that point. I may try more than once before I find the spot weak enough to tear!

The truth of how that applies to our lives hit me right in the heart! We have strong points, and we have weak points. Things in our lives happen that we can stand strong and face it and defeat in victory!

Other things that happen bring us to our knees or to despair. At those times life hit us in our weakest point!

Think about your everyday life, not some out of the ordinary day or happening!

I am strong when it comes to dealing with issues of daily life in the areas of duties or decisions and encouraging others in their problems.

But one weak area I must work on is frustration when my computer does not work right, and I cannot figure it out and/or cannot reach the phone help I need. May I tell you I have shed tears of frustration over this type of thing!

I am better now than I used to be because I know that is an area I must be careful in and pray and receive patience from the Lord God Almighty!

When we recognize our weak places and put on the armor of God’s love and care, we will be aware when an attack comes and can stand strong because we have understood our weaknesses, confronted them, and recognize when those situations arise!

Just as we need to confront our daily life weaknesses and deal with them, we also need to deal with the sudden, out of order situations that arise.

The middle of the night phone call bearing shocking news. The Doctors report that is not good or a thousand other suddenly things.

How will we handle those? Is our Trust in our heavenly Father who Loves us with a Love that will never end going to sustain us as we lean on Him? Or are we going to fall apart and let our flesh take control and sink to despair!

I will share a few verses from the Bible that puts all this rambling I have done in perspective!

1 Peter 5:8 (KJV 1900)

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

The enemy of all that is good is looking for our weakest place in our lives!

Ephesians 6:10 (KJV 1900)

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

It is our Trust in and leaning on the Lord Jesus that makes us strong is all situations!

1 Peter 5:7 (KJV 1900)

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

We can give all our cares, fears, and situations large or small over to His Lordship!

Luke 1:37 (KJV 1900)

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

The truth is our God can handle anything, and we just need to believe and receive!

MAY I ENCOURAGE YOU TO BEGAN TO WORK ON THE WEAKEST LINKS OF YOUR LIFE!

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Father, I come in Jesus’ name and thank you for helping each of us recognize the weakest parts of our lives. Each of us have weak spots that you will help us with if we just ask! Help us let go and let you show us how to confront and conquer those weak places in our daily lives and we walk in Faith that with you all things are possible! Amen!

Love, MeMaw!

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Number 704

October 8, 2024///

As I was reading and meditating on the 14^th chapter of Matthew this morning one event got into my Spirit and thoughts about that truth is what I want to share today!

Of course I have read this story many times, heard it preached on many times, and have seen all these truths before but it just all hit me fresh this morning.

After Jesus taught and healed, (in spite of being grieved that John the Baptist was dead), because he had compassion on the crowds, He then multiplied the food to meet the need and then sent His disciples away on the boat to go to the other side and he went up on the mountain to pray!

There is a lot in that, but I want to discuss what happened afterward!

I am going to interject my thoughts in among this Matthew portion of Scripture.

Matthew 14:24–31 (KJV)

²⁴ But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.

***We find ourselves in all kinds of situations where we feel like we are rowing against the winds and waves of problem, hurt, and confusions!

²⁵ And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.

***Jesus sees us no matter where we are, and He is in the midst of our problems! Since the resurrection, His Spirit of love lives within us! And He is right in the middle of all we are going through!

 ²⁶ And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. ²⁷ But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.

***When we are troubled it is easy to see what we think is more trouble and be afraid. But Jesus will speak peace to our Spirit and make the truth real to us that He is with is and we should be of good cheer and not be afraid.

 ²⁸ And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. ²⁹ And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.

***Get this in your mind. Peter stepped out in faith and the problem (the wind and waves) were under His feet!

***This just makes my spirit leap to understand that as we obey Jesus and step out into the things He is calling us to do, all the problems that would cause us to fear are under our feet, just as they are under the feet of our Savior.

³⁰ But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. ³¹ And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?

***Peter looked at the problem instead of Jesus. May I tell you that Jesus wants us to look at Him, not at the problems in our life and the world. If we do that, we can be assured that all things are under our feet because He is with us and all things are under His feet.

***When Peter began to sink, Jesus reached out His hand and caught Him and when we start out with our eyes on Him and then start looking at the problem, Jesus will not let us drown in our sorrow.

***Jesus ask Peter why he doubted but he did not abandon Him.

Matthew 14:32–33 (KJV)

³² And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased. ³³ Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.

***The final portion of scripture I want you to see is that they got back to the boat! How did Peter get back to the boat? Did he walk on water again, holding Jesus’ hand, or did Jesus take him up in His arms and carry him?

May I tell you that walking with Jesus will assure problems are under our feet. We have the authority over evil, that we can walk on top of all the situations we deal with, either by Faith or leaning on Jesus or in very, very troubled places in His arms as He carries us to safety!

When the wind and waves of life are over our head, they are under His feet and can be under our feet as we walk and trust in Him!

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Father, thank you that you will never forsake us and when we step out in faith and then begin to sink you will keep us from falling, and together we will walk on the problems! Let each of us begin to get out of our comfort zone and walk on the problems and situations in life because our eyes and trust are on you! I ask this in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth! Amen!

Love, MeMaw!

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Number 702

September 24, 2024//

Last week we discovered we had a bad leak under the sink in our hall bathroom.

We removed all the things that were under the sink and Ronald turned off the water valves that were under there.

We put a towel to soak up the water, but it was drenched very soon. We replaced it but by morning realized the leak was below the turn off valves.

At this point we had two choices! We could try to fix it ourselves or call a plumber who could fix it right away and fix it right.

We called a plumber who came right away, had to turn the water off at the road, replace some pipes, go under our house and work on it for a long time.

When he was through and turned the water back on at the road, we had no leak, and the water was running correctly.

Why? Because the plumber knew what he was doing. If we had attempted it, we would have made a big mess and done a lot more damage. In addition to that, at 80 and almost 85, we did not have the strength or energy to do it if we knew how!

May I tell you when we try to fix someone or fix our own hearts and situations, we just make things worse. Why? Because we do not know what we are doing, nor do we have the power to do it if we realize what needs to be done!

Jesus Christ created us and knows us inside and out and understands how we work, and He has all Power in Heaven and earth and can handle any situation!

That means we need to release every situation and circumstance and problem to Him in prayer and praise Him for fixing them right!

There is a song from long ago that speaks of that truth!

“LET JESUS FIX IT FOR YOU!

HE KNOWS JUST WHAT TO DO!

WHENEVER YOU PRAY,

LET HIM HAVE HIS WAY,

AND HE WILL FIX IT FOR YOU!“

Just as we had no clue what the plumber needed to do or would do, we have no idea how Jesus will fix it, but we can be assured He will.

We get the best service on a car, an appliance, and any part of our house when the service person either has made it or knows it inside out!

I am so glad that Jesus knows what we need even before we come to Him, but just as He asked the blind man in the Bible what he wanted, He wants us to be specific!

1 Peter 5:7 (KJV)

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

I am not sure why it is so hard to let go and let God work out the issues and situations, but we all know it is.

Maybe it is because we are created with choice, and we are born with the determination to “do it ourselves” as babies and toddlers say at every turn!

But to realize the creator of all that is has understanding and wisdom beyond the world systems wisdom, and He knows how and says I will, is such a blessing and so freeing to our lives!

It is up to us to release control to Him.

Matthew 11:28 (KJV)

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”

What security and blessing it is when we realize and walk in the fact that there is one who knows us better than we know ourselves and He knows those we are praying for better than we know them, and He knows every situation we are facing!

He can guide us to say the right things to others, to make the right decisions, and to walk in the path that He has laid out for us.

All we must do is to come to Him. He gives us rest and direction in a crazy world system!

Oh, how sweet to trust in Jesus!

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Father, In Jesus name I come! How wonderful to have a savior that understands every thought, fear, and concern. I praise you that we can cast our care on you and rest in your Love, presence, and peace. Touch each of us with a LET GO spirit and thank you for helping each of us walk in your rest and peace! Amen!

Love, Memaw

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Number 701

September 17, 2024//

Isaiah 59:19B (KJV)

When the enemy shall come in like a flood,

The Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.

This scripture came to mind as I was pondering all that has happened in our country lately.

It seems the enemy of all that is good is busy causing chaos and destruction in quantities we have not experienced before in the United States.

We who are Christians know that God is raising up voices of right and voices of common sense, to stand against evil.

I want to share with you one thought that I read a long time ago on this scripture.

The commentary on this said that many believe that the translators had the comma after the word FLOOD, in the wrong place. This thought was that it should be a few words before it after the IN.

This would cause that sentence to read: “When the enemy shall come in, like a flood the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.”

The enemy may bring chaos on every hand, but God floods this earth with a standard raised against the enemy.

Evil may get more media coverage, and our teens and youth are being attacked from every side, but God has a people who may not be in the media but are spreading Love, Peace, the Gospel, and a better way.

Multitudes are living every day as a light to a dark world!

There is revival on college campuses and an awareness of a change that needs to come.

Most American’s want peace to live, and work and enjoy their families without fear of guns being drawn at every turn. They want to be without fear of their children being given drugs or killed by a lost and confused individual.

How will this happen, by allowing the Spirit of the Lord to Flood this earth with good through each of us.

I have said it here before: We cannot do everything but each of us can do something to spread good and stomp out evil.

It is evil that would cause a creation of God almighty to shoot fellow classmates and teachers.

It is evil that would cause one of God’s creations to be bent on killing an individual running for President because they do not like that person.

It is evil that is filling our schools with drugs and violence.

But it is Jesus that can change that. Jesus is the answer because accepting his sacrifice on the Cross changes’ individuals from the inside.

We can use laws to try to keep evil under control, but you really cannot legislate good. Good must come from a changed heart and mind and that, dear reader comes from Jesus Christ, the Savior of all who believe and receive!

As Christians, do we really believe that Jesus is the answer to all the questions the precious creations of almighty God are looking for?

If we do, we need to do what Matthew 5:16 tells us to do!

Matthew 5:16 (KJV)

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Does our daily life show good works?

Good works is doing the best we can every day and doing it all as unto the Lord! It is showing kindness and mercy to those who are all around us who need to see through our life that there is a Savior who loves unconditionally.

It is reaching to the hurting and lifting them up with a word of encouragement and it is letting the Love of Jesus show through all we do.

This will bring the good and the right flooding into all the dark and hurting places of our world.

John 3:16 (KJV)

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

May we show that Love!

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Father, in Jesus’ name I come. Thank you so much that our hope is built on the security and knowledge we have of the Lord Jesus Christ. Let each of our lives shine the light of God’s Love to those who are searching for the answers. Amen!

Love, MeMaw

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Number 700

September 10, 2024///

Today I want to interweave a couple of things together.

Last Friday I turned 80. I thank God for every year and every day that He gives me here on earth.

My prayer is to influence others for good in some way every day of my life. I want to say thanks to all who have wished me happy birthday and given me a card or a gift, and I realize how blessed I am to have wonderful friends and family.

In 80 years, I have been in the valley and on the mountain top. I have had lows and highs in my life, but I have never gone a moment without knowing God loves me and is on my side and that His way is always the best way.

On those times when I did it my way without prayer or considering the full picture, He has still been there to protect me.

I do indeed understand that walking in the light of God’s Love is the only way to peace and joy, but sometimes we know but do not heed the laws or direction of God and His word.

We were driving home yesterday after doing some work at church. Our route takes un on Hwy 42 between Jackson and Locust Grove.

I was obeying the speed limit on the part of the Hwy we were on which is 55MPH.

We were approaching a curve and had a double yellow line. Suddenly a truck revved its engine and flew around me not knowing what was coming around the curve.

Praise God, he made it but a car full of people could have been coming in the opposite direction.

As we got to the next traffic light that was red, there was that truck waiting for a green light. I had to laugh at the fact that his choice to put himself and others in danger did not get him any further before me.

I have no doubt the truck driver knew the speed limit but chose to ignore it!

I began to compare that to our lives. We get in such a hurry or are so stubborn in our ways that we disobey the directions given us in the Bible for the way to live the best life!

We fail to think about the influence and/or danger we are putting others in with our disobedient attitude, and I will do it my way mind set.

We must understand that we are not an island and everything we do has some type of influence on those around us. It can be good or bad, uplifting or degrading, but nothing we do only influences ourselves.

It is a choice, to live God’s way or live our way that is the way of the culture and our world system.

If we choose our way or the worlds way, we live to ourselves and die to ourselves, but if we choose God’s way which is the best way we try to do everything to uplift and help others.

We need to walk the Romans 14:8 way!!

Romans 14:8 (KJV)

For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.

But just like the truck yesterday, we sometimes get in a hurry to get to the next thing or the next year or the next promotion, or the next car, house or success and we do not consider those we have to possibly hurt to get there.

At the end of our lifetime on this earth we will find that our hurry to do or go or get there was not the best way. We will find that living unto the Lord was indeed the best way and we were too busy or to set in our ways to release ourselves to it.

If you are not already doing this, I invite you to live unto the Lord!

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Father, help each of us to understand your way is the best way and if we are sincerely living as unto you, you will show us which way to go and the right decisions and give us a peace that the world systems cannot give. Forgive us when we get in our mind set and do not follow your directions and words. I ask this in Jesus’ name! Amen!

Love! MeMaw!

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Number 699

September 3, 2024///

This morning as I got up, I proceeded to do the things I do each morning which includes a nose spray.

I poured some juice, put the water and a k-cup in the Keurig and took my blood pressure.

I reached up into the cabinet to get the nose spray and it was not there. In my sleepy state of mind, I thought I must have taken it out already and began to look around.

It was not on the counter nor anywhere I had been since getting up!

My husband had his medicine sitting on the kitchen table. It includes some eye drops, an inhaler and things like that, so I looked to see if my nose spray had somehow gotten with his medicine.

I did not see it and to say I was perplexed is an understatement. I used it yesterday and it is always in the same place.

I finally just said I give up and took my coffee to the office and began my time with Lord. Did I ask the Lord to show me where it was, not exactly but I did tell Him in my prayer that He knew where it was, and He would show me!

When I went to the kitchen to make a second cup of coffee, I looked around the kitchen again and looked at the medicines my husband had on the table and one thing looked bigger than the others and it was the nose spray.

I would never have put it there; I was thinking, but I must have. I had looked earlier in the same place.

It was like someone was playing a joke.

Now if you know me or have read MeMaw thoughts for very long you know I am prone to giving everything a spiritual application and this disappearance and reappearance of this nose spray is no different.

Of course It was there the first few times I looked! Why did I not see it? Sometimes it seems there are blinders on our eyes, or we are seeing through a fog!

The Bible talks about the enemy, the devil, blinding our eyes from clearly seeing the things of God!

John 12:40 (KJV)

 He hath blinded their eyes and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

2 Corinthians 4:4 (KJV)

In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

The devil is the little g: god of this world system, blinds eyes because people do not desire truth!

Now in my case I do not believe that the enemy of all that is good cared a flip about whether I had my eye drops or not.

But I know for the truth that the enemy of good, the devil, is set on keeping blinders on people’s eyes that they can not see the truth of who Jesus is and receive the price He paid and walk in the freedom trusting Jesus Christ, gives.

He is a liar and tells us whatever will cause us to reject all that Jesus did.

So may I tell you this morning that we need to pray for all those we know, believers or not, that they will see clearly and believe all that Jesus crucifixion and resurrection gives us.

May we walk in the abundance of His Blessings and protection and pray for others who have not yet accepted Jesus as Lord, that they will. And if they have, that they will realize all the Joy, Peace and security that is theirs!

My desire is that each of us walk with a clear vision of the right way and the path that the Heavenly Father has planned for us, and in the understanding of how much He Loves us.

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Father, In Jesus name I come! I decree and declare that all who read this are Blessed with spiritual eyes to see clearly and spiritual ears to clearly hear all you desire to show us and teach us. I decree and declare the lies of the enemy are evicted from each of our lives and we see the right and the truth! Thank you for touching each of us with your amazing love!

Love, MeMaw!