Friends, I've had another very hard week and just don't have it in me to host the prayer meeting. I believe in it with all my heart, though, so I asked my sweet friend Marlece to host, and she graciously agreed. You can attend the seventh, old-fashioned prayer meeting by clicking here and traveling to Marlece's blog. I'll meet you there, and we'll all be blessed.
I hope to see you here, next week, for the eighth, old-fashioned prayer meeting of the blogosphere.
Hey, sweetie. May the Lord comfort, strengthen, and encourage you at the end of this hard week. He loves you and has your best interest at heart, no matter how things look.
ReplyDeleteI listened today to a John Piper sermon on not losing heart in suffering (2 Cor. 4:16-18), and he says this, "There are special glories in the age to come brought about by your particular afflictions. That’s what verse 17 says: Your affliction is preparing [producing] for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison.”
"That is what I mean by saying every moment of your affliction is meaningful. It has meaning. It is doing something. Causing something. Bringing about something glorious. You can’t see this. The world can’t see this. They think, and you are tempted to think, this suffering is meaningless. It’s not doing anything good. I can’t see any good coming out of this. That’s what you feel if you focus on the seen.
"To which Paul responds, look to the things that are unseen. The promise of God. Nothing in your pain is meaningless. It is all preparing. Working something. Producing something — a weight of glory, a special glory for you. Just for you because of that pain."
That encouraged me. I pray something in it encourages you too.
Thank you, Friend. I love you and will share this with a few special people in my life.
Delete{{hugs}} Brandee....May the Lord be your Wings XO Praying for you, my friend!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Friend. So much. Love you.
DeleteI love you too {{hugs}}
DeleteIsaiah 40:31
DeleteBut those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.
Brandee, please know we are praying for you......
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