SUNDAY EDITORIAL

God's Blessing to each of you this morning. Yesterday God took me on a walk down memories on Blessing Lane. To look at the picture of the thoughts that came to me, it does not look like any blessings one would desire.

It started when my dear neighbor who lost her job a few weeks ago told me that now her husband had been fired, and she was denied her unemployment benefits. These are the type of neighbors that when I knocked on their door at 5 am said you need to go to the hospital before opening the door. They check on me, run errands, and check my mail.

That remined me of Virgina. At first we thought she had the flu. This prayer warrior did not get sick. She was on fire for the Lord. The church was praying, her friends visited and kept her in prayer. Virginia just got sicker, till finally she was completely bed ridden. She believed that God heals and stood on that word while her body refused to show any reaction to any of the healing scriptures spoken over her. What was God doing? Virginia said she did not have an answer but the longer she was bed ridden the more time she had to focus on God. I wish I knew the end of the story with her, the last I heard of her she was writing for a newspaper and then moved away. I do know in my heart that where ever she is she is still on God's path not her own.

As to my neighbor when she told me that, the words flew out of my mouth "God is getting ready to bless you' she agreed.

We need to step back and look at the ways God has blessed us in our lifes. When the trouble comes we know we are getting ready to be blessed.

With the things happening in my life right now, I admit it does sadden me. I do not like being able to not do the things I used to do. But the slower my body becomes the more my desire to do the things that I am able. My life is changing, I can give up or ask 'What now God?' and do the things that I am able.

Like Virginia laying in her bed, this prayer warrior said 'now I have all the time in the world to pray for others'. Amen Virginia!!

God Bless
recj/LJG