"'What
shall I say? For He has spoken to me,
and He Himself has done it; I shall wander about all my years because of the
bitterness of my soul. O Lord, by these
things men live; and in all these is the life of my spirit; O restore me to
health, and let me live! Lo, for my own
welfare I had great bitterness; Thou who has kept my soul from the pit of
nothingness, for Thou hast cast all my sins behind Thy back.'"
Isaiah 38:15-17
"For
if He causes grief, then He will have compassion according to His abundant
lovingkindness. For He does not afflict
willingly, or grieve the sons of men." Lamentations
3:32-33
"Oh,
the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and
unfathomable His ways! For who has known
the mind of the Lord, or who became His counselor? Or who has first given to Him that it might
be paid back to Him again? For from Him
and through Him and to Him are all things.
To Him be the glory forever.
Amen." "Romans 11:33-36
"God does not exercise His sovereignty capriciously, but only
in such a way as His infinite love deems best for us.
Just read those words of His again...He had them written just for
you today!
Take care with love, especially His! Your servant and friend in Christ, Darlene
PS: ANY PRAYER UPDATES TODAY? Please
send updates! For
any of you who wonder if prayer is worth taking time for, just page through
previous entries and see the hand of our loving Father in action!
URGENT PRAYER REQUEST:
NEW PRAYER REQUEST: Pray
for Deb who appeared in court
last week - that the outcome was glorifying for her heavenly Father and that
her heart is finally at ease!
Baby
Saige is improving. Please pray she
is able to take a thickened formula easily and that her oxygen continues to be
in a good range and she will get to come home soon. From her grandmother: "Thank you my dear prayer warriors. We couldn't do this without knowing how
everyone is praying for Saige and her family."
Pray for Deepak's wife
who was "diagnosed with breast cancer. A level 2 . Op done in December to remove cancer now
going for 2nd lot of chemo! All good so
far but prayers good." Pray for Adrian who is struggling badly
and in much pain. Please pray for wisdom
for his doctors. He has suffered so!
PRAISE & THANKSGIVING: Thanks
to the Father for the blessing to Carla
and Paul yesterday! Thank our
Father for His finding an unexpected way for Hans to not lose his income while he takes time to heal
rather than return to work and for his having time to attend his first
Christian conference.
Barbara (sister-in-law)
will finally start work this Monday with a wonderful company (she has waited
five years to find a job).
Carlton (painful
bone infections) is feeling a bit better finally.
PRAY FOR THOSE WITH HEALTH CONCERNS: Fion's father is now in a hospice. Pray for the family and for his carers as he
prepares to go home to the Lord.
David R losing
his eyesight due to macular degeneration.
I hope to go home to see him before he can no longer see me. For Audley
and Beverly’s situation and his return to the ministry. For Nancy who is growing stronger and for Fred as he cares for her.
Pray for Raven
as she regains her strength from the cancer treatments. Patty, who lost her three year old daughter
four years ago has sent a most amazing letter of thanksgiving. She is not 100% but says she is around
85%.
Continue to pray for Scott for mental and physical healing,
God focus and ability to think clearly. Pray
for the two surviving sons of Melanie
Karunaratne in New
Zealand.
ONGOING JOB RELATED: Sergio
walked out of his abusive work environment yesterday and needs our prayers now
more than ever - he lives in Mexico City.
Paul NS has had
such an adventure trying to find a role again.
Please keep him in your prayers that he does not give up.
For PJ that he may find projects to fill
his needs
ONGOING PRAYER REQUESTS:
Pray the Lord’s hand is dramatically apparent in the lives of all who receive and read this
devotion...that His mighty works would be worked out in each life for
His purposes in surprising and wonderful ways!
Elaine
and Jim in Hong Kong have begun a new ministry. Please pray the Father keeps guiding them in
their work.
Isaias & Judith
who head the efforts of Ambassadors
for Christ in the Philippines, need strength and encouragement as
they work with other ministers recovering and serving after one of the world's worst typhoons in history. Their
financial needs are so great please consider contributing...just click on
Ambassadors for Christ link above.
Carla & Paul K for good results from their business
plans. For Linda and Ian. For Rob and his daughter. For Reg. Pray for Annette and Lyle and their wonderful family. Pray for wisdom for my brother as he deals
with an important matter. For David K, in his studies and Matthew K as he grows up. Elaine and Jim back in Hong Kong.
PRAY FOR THE WORLD: God’s
grace on USA & REVIVAL for His children there and for the
many nations and individuals suffering from global financial mismanagement. Pray for the Catholic Church and that
the new Pope will always put Jesus
first.
*
"Trusting God" is copyright protected since 1988 by Jerry
Bridges. All rights are reserved,
including translations. The ISBN is
08910-91742. I quote carefully from his
book.
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