Praise his name.....

Oh, hallelujah!!!!!  I love Jesus so very much!!!  I don't really know what I would do or where I would be without the Lord on my side.  This was a tough week.  I was sick first of all, but I let that affect what I ate, how I behaved and whether I went to church.  But, my Jesus knows me and never ceases to prod me when he knows I am giving less than my best.  Ady (my husband) is doing very well.  It is so exciting to see him grow and learn.  Knowing how far he has come and seeing where he wants to be is so awesome.  I can't help but praise.  It has been a long hard road, some of it in the dark.  He struggled for a long time.  Even after we moved out on our own; we lived there for seven months and were so isolated, even though we lived in town.  It was hard seeing him shut down.  I did not want to let him down, but the selfishness was still there.  There were times that I wanted to just throw up my hands.  I wanted to run, scream, tell him how I thought he should tackle his recovery, but I knew that it had to be on his terms.  He had to do it his way, in his time.  Now look at him, he is just amazing!!!!!!  Point of Grace said it best "there's a cross to bridge the great divide!"  There is a way.  You just have to look for it, it is not always obvious or clear, but it is always there.  Prayer is amazing.  It can do awesome things, it takes on a life of it's own.  Anytime you bring something to God and leave it with him, he works it.  He will pursue you forever if you let him.  He wants the best for you.  You may have to go through some hard times, but God is not the author of pain.  This verse gets me through the hard days with Ady: 

"There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it."  1 Corinthians 10:13

That verse is something I encourage everyone to learn and quote.  When Satan attacks you on every playing field you have to be prepared.  Look up verses.  When you know your loved one is hurting or sick pray them over your loved one.  Believe me they work.  Once when things were really bad for us, I sat in the bathroom crying, then I remembered the verses in the Old Testament  when Jacob was returning to Esau.  Jacob wrestled with the Angel of the Lord.  He told the Angel, I will not let me go unless you bless me.  I prayed that over and over.  I wasn't letting go of God until he blessed me.  I am clinging to him always...... 

Keep the Faith.