August 20, 2007
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WALKING TOGETHER
Welcome! Blessings!
I want to wish a belated happy birthday to my big sister, Renee, and register my praise to God for putting her in my life and allowing us another year to share together. Though I’m sorry you had to spend it in the hospital, I’m grateful to God that everything’s okay & you’ll be going home today. I thank all of you for your prayers and words of encouragement. It helped me & my family more than you’ll ever know!
I can’t believe how strong and brave I used to think that I was. But I thank God that He doesn’t deal with me according to my own understanding, but according to His wisdom. There is but a step between me, and falling flat on my face, but praise be unto God, there is nothing between me and His love that catches me and keeps me from falling!
So, never forget that He’s there to catch us, catch our falling tears, catch the pieces of our broken hearts, catch our sinking hopes and reminds us that He is not only our refuge and strength, but He’s the Resurrection and Life! Hallelujah!
In this Christian walk, we all are in the place where we can give someone help and where someone can give us the help that we need. We’re in this together: walk with me; work with me; pray for me (please, of course)!
And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee. And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die. Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant; and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure… Genesis 33:14
Some people have not gotten to the place I am today;
But I know that for me it hasn’t always been this way.
For I remember being further back than they are now;
And I am here because of help that God’s grace did allow.
The gentle way He’s dealt with me is why I’ve thrived and grown;
And there was no way possible to make it on my own.
So since I know that they are in the same way I have been;
I’ll gladly offer help to them for I remember when.
I look and see that I’ve not made it up to where you are;
But please remember it is by God’s help you’ve moved that far.
It may be that I lag behind or that I walk too slow;
But keep in mind that you have been the way I’ve yet to go.
So please don’t be impatient nor indignant when you see
My many signs of weakness and lack of maturity.
And when you see me struggle, please don’t look and be appalled;
But think back to the times before you walked and how you crawled.
And when you see I’ve fallen, don’t walk past and leave me there;
But would you help me up by simply lifting me in prayer?
Though thankful for my progress, it’s not where I want to stay;
So will you please reach back to me and gently lead the way?
Ecclesiastes 4:
9 – Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
10 – For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.
Be Unselfishly Encouraged!
Pam
