Let It Rain LORD

Greetings dear and precious sisters-in-Christ, We had been so hot here that I had completely forgotten how beautiful the rain is; the sound as it's droplets fall on the different surfaces, the smell of cleanliness and purity as it washes away the dust and bug debris from the air and plants and trees, and the nourishment that it supplies to the grass and plants and trees. I tend to go outside after the first rain to feed my senses with the fragrance and cleanliness of the air. Sometimes before the rain there is are strong gusts of wind that blows through and tosses things around and some trees will lose their branches due to being weakened for various reasons. And if it rains just enough to refresh the land that is a very good thing! As I laid in bed listening to the sound of the rain, night before last, I was comforted and it wasn't too long after that I fell asleep. Today as I am posting, the song, "Let It Rain" by Michael W. Smith, the chorus, "Let it rain, let it rain Open the floodgates of Heaven Let it rain, let it rain Open the floodgates of Heaven" are so rich for today. Yes, O LORD God we need Your rain on us, Your children, and Your beauty and washing and nourishing Presence to feed us so we can breathe and grow and continue to walk in Faith. Let us pray - LORD, (Jehovah), God, (Elohim) we thank You that we can come to You with EVERYTHING in prayer. Just as it is written, "Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; Be gracious to me and hear my prayer." (Psalm 4:1). Lord, I pray for each dear and precious sister-in-christ that You would let it rain in her life. You know her need and You hear her cries of distress and see her discomfort for the summer has been hot. Lord, anoint her with You cleansing Grace and may she be richly blessed with Your abundant mercy. Restore her and purify her and may those who she encounters know that she has been in the presence of the Lord. In Jesus Name, Amen. Let it rain,

LyndiaSue

A Big Thank You

Greetings dear and precious sisters-in-Christ, Thank you very much for the prayers and encouragement I received since my last post. I am doing "gentle recovery" as my daughter recommended that I do for the past week and resting when I need to and only doing minimal exercising. Now for other news, the Lord has so graciously answered my prayers regarding my mother who lives in another state in a nursing home and is well taken care of. My three brothers visited her last week and sent me a picture of mom and them together with BIG smiling faces. Even though my mother suffers from dementia, she sure looked so happy with them standing with her. This is an answer to prayers for me and even though I was not able to be there it was more important that my three brothers were able to be with her. One lives in the small town and the other two live in California. I knew one was going from California but did not know the other was. God is so Good that even in my prayers He answered double fold. Let us pray - Abba Father, Creator and Sovereign God, I lift up my hands to praise You for all the miraclous and beautiful and merciful things that You do in our lives. We are not even aware of all the blessings and Your tender mercies so thank You O Lord for Your Son who died for our sins and now our names are written in the Lamb's Book of Life. Thank You for "momentous moments" that so overwhelm us that we fall on our knees and express our Love for You. Lord, I pray for the miraculous to enter into the lives of every dear and precious sister-in-Christ and may she be strengthened and renewed and soar high and above all things causing her to doubt or fear. May Your Presence be evident in their lives. In Jesus Name, Amen. Blessings,

LyndiaSue

Welcome to the Month of September - Chosen of God

Greetings dear and precious sisters-in-Christ, For those that have been with me for a while you know that in September I set aside the month and take a journey with the Lord drawer closer to Him and seeking more of Him. This September is no exception so on September 1, I woke up around 2:30 in the morning feeling very, very sick. Since it was a 3 day weekend I wanted until Tuesday morning to see what I could possibly have, praying that it was not Covid. However, I did indeed have covid and then my prayers sifted to my husband not getting it. The Lord answered not only my prayers but many of the prayers that were being prayed for him to not get it. God is so Good! This was a very severe case so started the regimen of Paxlovid to get some relief of the fevers and sickness raging through my body. Today marks the 11th day and so far no fever for 4 of them but still lingering fatigue and stuffiness. During that time I did watch a video on youtube that had a young man saying that he was thankful for bedsores. It was then that I remembered a story from Corrie ten Boom about her sister being thankful for lice (I think)for that is when she could be alone for the captors would not come in. In hearing the young man's story and remembering Corrie ten Boom's story I had to humbly come before the Lord for I had been grumbling as to why I got covid again. It was then that I began to praise Him for He is so faithful and gentle and kind and that His ways are higher than my ways and His understanding is higher than mine. It was then that my daily devotional reading drew me to Col. 3:12, "So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience;" O, Yes, Lord Praise to thee for in our sickness or health, in our chaos or quietness, in our sorrow or joy and in our famine or abundance may we be thankful for we have been chosen of God, holy and beloved. How great is our Lord! Let us pray - Abba Father, All glory and honor we lift up our hands to worship the One who has chosen us and called us holy and beloved. O, Lord to be in Your Presence and to receive Your Provision and to reveal in Your Power, how can we not be thankful for ALL the promises we have in this life and when we die the fulfillment of Heaven. Lord, I pray for each dear and precious sister-in-Christ that as she walks the path You have given her and abides in Your Presence each day may it be filled to the brim with Your tender mercies and may she rise up and proclaim she is chosen of God, holy and beloved. In Jesus Name, Amen. Walking the path of Joy,

LyndiaSue