The Lord Still Speaks
I'm a firm believer that the Lord still speaks to us today. Sometimes through music, sometimes through scripture, sometimes through a quiet voice speaking to our spirits. And sometimes the speaking is accentuated more than other times.
One time the Lord spoke to me, without a doubt, was in the summer of 1992. We had just found out my mom had terminal pancreatic cancer, and my sister and I, along with other family members, were taking turns caring for her at home. One day that summer I was heading to northeast Colorado for my "week" of staying with mom, and this particular time I was traveling alone. Somewhere along the Frenchmen's Creek in Nebraska, I was thinking and praying, and yes, worrying, about Mom and Dad. And the Lord said to my heart..."Do not worry. I have taken care of them for 80 years, and I am not going to desert them now." And a peace settled over my heart that carried me until her death several months later.
Another time I know the Lord spoke loudly to my heart was a few years after that. We had changed from one church to another, and had some hurt in our hearts. Every Sunday at our new church, we recite the Lord's Prayer. This Sunday as we came to the part "Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us"...it was like a microphone speaking to my heart. I knew then that I must forgive. And He gave me the power to do that.
Today the Lord spoke to me through a favorite scripture of mine, one that I've read many times. But today it spoke loudly and clearly to my heart for my station in life right now...it is my instructions directly from the Lord on how I am to handle a difficult situation in my life:
Romans 12: 9-19
Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitality.
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud...Do not be conceited.
Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath...Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
One time the Lord spoke to me, without a doubt, was in the summer of 1992. We had just found out my mom had terminal pancreatic cancer, and my sister and I, along with other family members, were taking turns caring for her at home. One day that summer I was heading to northeast Colorado for my "week" of staying with mom, and this particular time I was traveling alone. Somewhere along the Frenchmen's Creek in Nebraska, I was thinking and praying, and yes, worrying, about Mom and Dad. And the Lord said to my heart..."Do not worry. I have taken care of them for 80 years, and I am not going to desert them now." And a peace settled over my heart that carried me until her death several months later.
Another time I know the Lord spoke loudly to my heart was a few years after that. We had changed from one church to another, and had some hurt in our hearts. Every Sunday at our new church, we recite the Lord's Prayer. This Sunday as we came to the part "Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us"...it was like a microphone speaking to my heart. I knew then that I must forgive. And He gave me the power to do that.
Today the Lord spoke to me through a favorite scripture of mine, one that I've read many times. But today it spoke loudly and clearly to my heart for my station in life right now...it is my instructions directly from the Lord on how I am to handle a difficult situation in my life:
Romans 12: 9-19
Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitality.
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud...Do not be conceited.
Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath...Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
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