My Journey 6/10/2010

God's insight to me:

The outreach ministry that I have been called into, has seen a lot of people that their lives has been changed. For many of them Adrian Rogers devotional may be fitting, for they are doing a lot of "navel gazing". About a week ago a woman told me her life was over. She was just waiting to die. I told her that her life was not over but changed. This can happen to anyone of us at anytime. Age is really not the determining factor. What happens to all of us is life!

A gentleman younger than myself in a nursing home lost his ability to communicate plus some of his mobility. For about a year he was very withdrawn until he was able to communicate via a small laptop that he takes with him on his walker.

I have seen so many people that their lives have changed, "God's wounded", but their lives are not over. The message that I bring them is He loves them and He still has a plan for their lives.

This poem that the Lord blessed me with yesterday speaks of taking for granted the blessings we have daily and expect them to be there. But what is important is to be thankful for them and to use them each day to bring Him glory!

I Took It All For Granted

When I awoke this morning,
from my eyes I could not see.
The light that once shown from the window,
it’s now all darkness to me.

I tried to call out for help,
but my words they would not flow.
The blessings I took for granted yesterday,
are no longer with me now.

My limbs that once was active,
now hang limp at my side.
My feet that once carried me to places,
are not responsive even when I try.

The moral of this poem is
“Do not take for granted what you have today,
use what the good Lord has blessed you with,
for His purpose, before it goes away.

E. P. Shagott
6/10/2010

From God's heart, to mine, to yours,
Ed Shagott

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JUNE 10

Dealing With Doubt in the Midst of Trials
by Adrian Rogers

"For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin." Hebrews 4:15

When something bad happens to us, we may respond with, "What did I do? I must have done something terrible." Then we proceed down the trail of morbid introspection or what I call "navel gazing." We look down and into ourselves. We take ourselves apart piece by piece, examining and re-examining ourselves. Then we put ourselves back together trying to figure out what we did wrong.

It may be that you have done absolutely nothing wrong, but God is simply testing your faith. You see, if we don't understand this, we may get discouraged.

The seeds of doubt and discouragement sprout in the soil of ignorance.

Claim the promises of 1 Peter 1:3-9 for strength in the midst of your trial.