To It and Thru It

[karen_trustlord]

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Aug 25,2004
To It and Thru It
~A MountainWings Original by Beth Dewey, Orlando FL~



Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

I am one of the survivors of hurricane Charley.

As the storm approached, I prayed that God would steer it in another direction because I live in a mobile home as do my parents. But God did not honor that request and set Charley on a path straight to us.

My father is dying of cancer and could not possibly go to a shelter so we opted to ride out the storm all together in my mobile home.

As the winds blew, I sat and prayed and wondered if God knew what He was doing? He kept firmly in my mind that if He brings me to it, He will surly bring me thru it.

The most we suffered was a blown out screen on a porch enclosure. As thousands are still without power, we never lost ours which was a TRUE blessing as my father would not have survived the heat.

My mother who was in need of a new roof on her home (but unable to afford it) was blessed (yes blessed) to have a tree come through her roof. Now insurance will provide the new roof.

The moral of this story?

When you think God does not hear let me assure you that He does

...maybe just not the way you want.

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Isaiah 41:10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Isaiah 43:2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.

Deuteronomy 31:8 The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.



Thank You Lord that You are with us in every trial, that You will never leave us. Help each of us trust You with our whole hearts. Thank You that as we do this You will direct our paths. In the name of Jesus Christ.
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[ronaldp]

That was a great post and I have another verses and that is Matthew 6:25-34. This is what it said

25. "Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?
26. Look at the birds of the air, they neither sow nor reap gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?
27. Which of you by worrying can add one cubic to his stature?
28. "So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; theyneither toil nor spin;
29. and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
30. Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tommorow is thrown into the oven,will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
31. "Therefore do not worry, saying, "What shall we eat?' or "What shall we drink?' or "What shall we wear?'
32. For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things
33. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
34. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

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It said that you don't need to worry because God is always going to take care of you, because He even takes care of the grasses in the field even though it's going to be cooked the next day. If He takes care of lilies in the field or the grasses of the field won't He take care of you, His most precious creation of all. We need to give up our worries to God and let him takes care of it. And just because God is going to take care of you, it doesn't mean that you need to be lazy and not do anything and expect God to do everything for you. But sometimes we do tend to worry about things, because it is our nature. But just because it is our nature it doesn't mean that we can't give it up to God. Oh yeah and the verses came from the New King James Version Bible.​

 

[Nancaroo]

this is really a great post. Thanks for sharing it. God bless