In all this....I have been taught lessons.


Lesson one.....humility. You must cry out to the Lord and humble yourself. So I got angry - but I did cry and cry and cry out. I was humbled - and my humility got me to see something I was missing.

Lesson two...God speaks and works in HIS ways. Not ours......and I must remind myself of this daily. I might print up a sign and put it where I can see it every day.

Lesson three...and something I say often - but sometimes have difficulty believing - God is GOOD and will not fail me.


Thank you to everyone who prayed for me. I am listening to the True Gospel recordings - the first one atm - tonight. Sorry Senteami - your book has been put on hold for tonight....but I have a short newsletter to do at church this week so will probably get a chance to read more then.

Much love and hugs to y'all.

Michelle

You know, sometimes we just hang on to the problems, and don't cry out...I have learned this lesson also.

This is a lesson that was given by a Pastor, can't recall the name of the Pastor, but it made me realize just how important it is for us to be humble before the THRONE of the LORD, and cry out to HIM, in our despair.

Jer 9:17 ¶ Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning [women], that they may come: 18 And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters. 19 For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we spoiled! we are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because our dwellings have cast [us] out. 20 Yet hear the word of the LORD, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbour lamentation.

Other times we need to put on sackcloth and ashes... ( I am using this as figurative speaking)

sackcloth represents humbleness

ashes represents repentence

Each time in the Bible when sackcloth and ashes are used it is during a time where the person was crying out to the LORD.

Here are a couple of examples:

Jon 3:8 But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that [is] in their hands. 9 Who can tell [if] God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not? 10 ¶ And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did [it] not.

Jer 6:26 O daughter of my people, gird [thee] with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, [as for] an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us.

Dan 9:3 ¶ And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes: 4 And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments; 5 We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments:
6 Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.


May the LORD bless you.

I am so glad to hear that the Lord is getting you through this tough time! It is refreshing to know that in the hardest of times He is there carrying us through. I smile that He is teaching you even in the dark times. The name of the Lord shall be praised! You will continue to be in my prayers.



Your Friend in Christ,

Val

Messiahiscoming

Dear MadMikkie,

I was moved by your post, and want you to know you are not alone. I too have been dealing with quite a bit myself lately....and you are so right, God is GOOD, and faithful, and we learn lessons as we walk through the storms....

I just wanted to share this with you Sister, because it has helped me every second of every day lately...and He is showing me that this is so TRUE from His Word:

Romans 8:28
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

You are so loved! I am praying for you, too.



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