Even with getting up at 3:30AM so that I have time to read my Bible, pray, and write in my journal, and type something in here, I find that because I have one eye on the clock... all thoughts of what I could write about are usually gone - or very brief, anyway. I've got my workout at 5:30AM and I have yet to get dressed, brush my teeth and get out of here. I need to go in 15 minutes early as he wants to do another 'inbody' thing... it measures everything in your body, which is weird... how much of my body is fat (a whole lot), how much is muscle, how much is ... whatever.. and interestingly, it tells which arm and leg is the stronger, and now that I've had one when I started, this will tell if I have gained any strength in either arm or leg. I was thinking of texting my trainer last night and putting it off until Tuesday.... but didn't. He ended up cancelling all his appointments yesterday (which included hubby) as he ate tacos that weren't too good the night before... and had food poisoning. I figure if he shows up 15 minutes early as he asked me to, he remembered. If he doesn't, then no biggie, will do it on Tuesday. Yep, even though the 4th, the gym is open so we moved my time to 6AM and will still get my trining in.
We went to 'Refuel' last night which is our prayer group at church. Neither of us really felt like going... but we both went and are glad we did. We always come back blessed. We sit there for an hour (or walk around) and pray for our families, for our church, for requests people have written out and placed on the altar. Yeah, even I have a couple requests written there. And I find, as I read those that are laid there, my situations and my family things aren't any different than others.
This one requests prayer for their son or daughter to be saved; that the prodigal child will come back to Jesus; or even would come back home. For financial help. For healing of sickness in those they love. For restoration of relationships. For forgiveness within their families. For... well, think about what YOUR prayer requests would be.... and they are probably pretty much the same. We are all people, all have the same problems or issues or 'things' ... pretty much.
And that's why we run to God and pray. That's why we ask for His hand to reach out and heal those we love, whether the healing is for physical or mental healing, whether the healing is for forgiveness, whether the healing is for restorations.... healing is more than just of the body. It is restoring what the enemy takes away from us, when we give in to the devil. He takes away and destroys us in body, in faith, in heart, in hope, in mind. The devil doesn't want us to live; he wants us to be in misery forever. And that's what we fight against.
God says in Joel 2:25 that 'He will restore the years the locusts have eaten' - which means He will restore what the enemy has stolen from you. Your hope, your faith; these things God will restore as you turn to Him and let Him minister to you. Will you let Him?
He will never force you to do anyting; but allows you to make your own decision. It IS a matter of life and death. What do you choose.
Blessings!
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