God CAN Move Mountains
"For verily I say unto you, that whosoever shall say unto
this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those
things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith."
(Mark
11-22-23 NIV)
God can move the mountains in your life. For
a time, things may seem impossible, but with God nothing is impossible. Are you sick? God can
heal you. Are you weary? God can comfort you! Is your marriage in trouble? God can heal it and put
it back together. Are you having financial troubles? The Lord can guide you and provide a way to work them out.
He will direct your path right to Him. Be faithful to Him, don't give up and He will help you, one day at
a time get back on your feet.
The
road may seem long, but once it is traveled it didn't seem that far - did it? There are miracles given by God. God
still heals. God loves you. Don't give up. There will be healing for your marriage, for your finances,
for your body. Don't handle it alone. Turn to God! Trust in the Lord to guide your path. Frustration
may come, but be still and wait for the Word that He has just for you! You don't have to do it alone. Please continue to pray for Carrie, pray that the
Lord will heal her and that He will also give her the peace and comfort she needs as she waits for her surgery next week
and then waits for any results that will come following the surgery. Please also pray for baby Zoe, she was born a month
premature - she is doing well but her Mommy will have to leave the hospital without her - so please also pray for Amy (the
new Mom). I saw baby Ethan on Tuesday, what a beautiful little baby, he is doing well now - Praise God! Prayer
works, don't ever doubt that or limit what God can do. Only the Lord knows what the future holds ... seek Him today.
I hope you all have a blessed Thursday. Count all your blessing and hang your problems on a tree for another day.
Love, Tracy
Why Worry? "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow
will worry about itself. Each day
has enough trouble of its own." (Matthew 6:34 NIV) God doesn't want us to worry or to
spend our lives in fear. Worry steals the joy that God wants us to have! There is nothing we can do or change by
worrying! The next time that you start to worry, remember that we are not in control .. God is! Now that
is good news. He is the one who redeems us. He restores us. No matter what our fears are, He is going to
calm them. I
love the song, His Eye Is On The Sparrow Why should I feel discouraged, why should the shadows come,
Why should
my heart be lonely, and long for heaven and home,
When Jesus is my portion? My constant friend is He:
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me;
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches
me.
I sing because I'm happy,
I sing because I'm free,
For His eye is on the sparrow,
And I know He watches me.
"Let not your heart be troubled," His tender word I hear,
And resting on His goodness, I lose my doubts
and fears;
Though by the path He leadeth, but one step I may see;
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me;
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.
I sing because
I'm happy,
I sing because I'm free,
For His eye is on the sparrow,
And I know He watches me.
Whenever I am tempted, whenever clouds
arise,
When songs give place to sighing, when hope within me dies,
I draw the closer to Him, from care He sets me
free;
His eye is on the sparrow, and
I know He watches me;
His eye is on the sparrow,
and I know He watches me.3
I sing because I'm happy,
I sing because I'm free,
For His eye is on the sparrow,
And I know He
watches me.
This song was written in 1905! Look at that
last verse ... Whenever I am tempted, whenever clouds arise, When songs give place to sighing, when hope within me dies,
I draw the closer to Him, from care He sets me free; His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me; His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.
He is watching over us! Jesus, it is
the sweetest name you'll ever know! Faith, Hope, Love, Forgiveness, Peace, Understanding, Mercy, Grace, Salvation
... I could go on and on as to what it means to me. What does HE mean in your life? Draw closer to Him and He
will set you free. I hope you have a great day today. Before you close this e-mail out please say a special prayer for Carrie
Ebersol (sp), she is 28 and found out Friday that she has a brain tumor. She has an appointment at Duke at 2 PM today.
Count your blessings dear friends! Love, Tracy
Psalm 40:3 "He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our
God." What would our lives be like without joy?
Without joy we can do nothing. Kind of like an instrument out of tune or a bone out of joint ....miserable! Have
you ever talked to someone who has (or at least it seems that way) no joy? They are always whining, always complaining
- they never seem to be happy. Yet, it can appear that they have everything. What they are lacking is that close
personal relationship with Christ. My family and I
watched an old Billy Graham Crusade on TV last night. It was from 1979 and then Franklin Graham had added a 1/2 hour
of current interviews. Three ordinary people that God had touched their lives and changed their lives. When we
were listening to the message from 1979 I said to my son, that was a good message wasn't it Joseph? It was about
Zacceus (sp?). But it applied to any man or woman today. The people were not dressed like we dress today, but
the circumstances are the same that we face today. Let me ask you something, do you
have the Joy of our Lord? We can't create our own joy. That is a free gift from Christ.
When we draw nearer to Jesus our lives become fulfilled and we radiate joy. He will provide the joy again after loss,
hardship, sadness, anything. For some reason (human nature I suppose), we block that gift sometimes
because we don't feel that we deserve it. But Jesus said, I came so that you may have everlasting life. Turn
your eyes upon Him...left Christ heal your broken heart. In Psalm 138:3 it
says, "On the day I called, You answered me, You increased my strength of soul."
No matter what our needs are, Jesus is faithful to give us the strength to get through it. When I
look back and reflect on all the circumstances in my life ~ good and difficult. I can see God's hand at
work. He is still working. We are a work in progress. Calling on Him daily to help us in our hour of need.
Some days we may not get the answer we want. Other days He may tell us to wait, other days the answer may be so simple.
The key is to let go and wait for the Lord direct our lives. When we call on Him do we listen for His answer?
Or do we just head the way we want anyway? I know there are times in my life where I think one thing is the right thing
to do, but find out in the end that that was not what the Lord would have wanted me to do. But (I love the buts), the
Lord teaches us during those times too - and we grow not only emotionally, but Spiritually. Search His Word today. Let Him guide you. Come to Him with a clean heart
~ mend broken relationships. Take pride out of the way. If you think you've done all you
can do...do more. In the end ~ Christ wants our best and if we've given up because we're frustrated
with other people's pride ~ we've not given God our best!!! Today is such a special day in our country, do not let a second go by without remembering where you were September
11, 2001. I can remember sitting in a service area of a car dealership in shock of what was going on. My brothers
best friend gave his life that day. Please lift up the Keller family in prayer today ~ as well as the many others
who gave their lives that day and continue to do so today in the battle this country is fighting against terror. God
bless you and may His love shine upon you. Love, Tracy
John 4:13-14 "Jesus
answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: But whosoever drinketh of the water
that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up
into everlasting life." The water here is the Word of God. I was thinking about a song by The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, Take up Your Cross. One line
in the song, "Take up Your Cross and follow Jesus, take up your cross and follow Him, don't be ashamed to say that
you know Him -- take up your cross and follow Him. What are you doing for the King? ... " Did you ever think about what you do in
your life - daily to please, honor and glorify God? What am I doing? Most of us think more about what Jesus
can do for us. We think, well if I just do this, my life will be better or if I volunteer here I will be rewarded.
But serving the Lord is not about what we can get -- or at least it should not be. God will Bless us for serving Him,
if our intentions are right. But it is about serving the Lord for His Glory and leading others to Christ. Showing
them that Jesus is the answer. He is all we need. Really. It is that simple. We try lots of "things"
before we get it. Yes, I'd love to be a millionaire, but money doesn't solve problems, it just adds more. Yes,
I'd love to have a perfect life -- but then if it was perfect I would believe that I didn't need the Lord - then
I would be separated from Him forever! Our trials or our crosses in this life are a stepping stone. They take us on journey's.
Some are a period of growth and some we just hang our heads saying, "I am not sure why I had to travel down that
road ..." But through much prayer the Lord will reveal it to you. Through my own experiences, those "shake
your head days," are to help you at another time with another trial, or to help someone else through their valley.
Our Pastor was telling us about a Biography he just finished reading about Tony Dungy, The head coach for the Indianapolis Colts (Football team) Talk about some valley's! Our valley's may seem deep, but the mountaintops are high. So many times when I come
out of a valley - I am shouting THANK YOU JESUS! Because A) He brought me through it and B) He showed me where
He strengthened my Faith. Not I, but He! We sang a chorus at church yesterday. We sing it often, but don't you have
some days where the Lord just touches your heart through song? Jesus, be Jesus in me. No longer me but Thee, Resurrection
Power - fill em this hour ... Jesus, be Jesus in me. Life is full of twists and turns, some good -- some
horrible. Just remember that Jesus knows what your future holds, turn to Jesus for guidance and He will direct your
ways. Make this little song your life ... no longer me but Thee Jesus! I pray His Word has touched your heart
in a special way today that you will realize you just need to Take Up Your Cross and follow Him! God's Peace be
upon you. Love, Tracy
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