Galilea,
Your post was so timely! Today I saw my GI doctor and did not receive good news. I will probably have surgery soon. I am not looking forward to this at all. Please keep praying that I will get well. I need all the prayers I can get. God bless you. You are in my prayers, too!
Much love,
Mom4Truth:
Psalm 121 - The Lord, the keeper of the People of God - A Song of Ascents
*I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.
The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
*
Psalm 121 KJV (King James Version used for the Poetry/Music)
Picture the psalm being song to you. I’m sorry that I couldn’t find the version I learned on the net. I really tried - I searched for over an hour, but it’s better that I give up the search and get this posted…
Romans 8:18-30 - Glory is the Destiny of the Chilren of God, becuse God has called us to share in His glory
*I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God; for the creation was subjected to futility, not of its own will but by the will of him who subjected it in hope; because the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and obtain the glorious liberty of the children of God. We know that the whole creation has been groaning in travail together until now; and not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with sighs too deep for words. And he who searches the hearts of men knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
We know that in everything God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the first-born among many brethren. And those whom he predestined he also called; and those whom he called he also justified; and those whom he justified he also glorified.*
Romans 8:31-39 - The Power of God’s Love
*What then shall we say to this? If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, will he not also give us all things with him? Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies; who is to condemn? Is it Christ Jesus, who died, yes, who was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us?
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, “For thy sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.” No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.*
Romans 8:18-39 RSV
Psalm 5:1-3
Give ear to my words, O LORD,
consider my meditation.
Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King,
and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD;
in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee,
and will look up.
Psalm 5:1-3 KJV (King James Version used again for the Poetry/Music)
Picture someone singing that to you or with you.
youtube.com/watch?v=D2cQNory7Qg
You’ll have to play about 2:45 min. of the video before you get to the psalm, and the song itself plays a little less than 3 min. It’s not that great a quality, but at least you can sing along! Copyright issues mean “beggers can’t be choosers”.
I hope this provides some needed comfort in your affliction.
Your Brother in Christ, Michael
PS, Remember, It is by His stripes that we are healed.