911 Scripture to help Make your Day Amazing!

I just finished a book written by, Mrs. Marlene Evans. In there she had page after page of scripture verses. She called the 911 verses for the Chronically Ill.  So today we're going to look at some verses that she listed some I've used already since starting this blog.

Today I want to share some of these verses with you. I may share some of what Mrs. Evans said them or I may put what I personally received from the verse. Scripture is the greatest medicine there is, it is uplifting, encouraging, and yet you can glean from it, learn, and be convicted by what you read. When our Lord wrote the Bible I'm so thankful he cared for me as well as the rest of the world.

This first scripture verse is one that I have recently dealt with and that is being overwhelmed.
Psalms 77:3 "I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah"

As I read this we're not the only ones to be overwhelmed with life, our health, finances. It's ok to be overwhelmed but don't stay there! Go to God and he will help you.

Psalms 91:11 "For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways." 

The angels are there watching over us!

There's many verses in Psalms 91 that I could put here as Mrs. Evans said, "a good chapter to memorize to you peace for the nighttime jitters."

One of my many favorites
Psalms 107:1 "O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth forever."

This verse was a little hard for me to read at first but I'm learning being afflicted to get closer to God is worth it. Psalms 119:71 "It is good for that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statues."

Another of my favorites Psalms 139:14 "I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well."

This was one I touched on in my last entry when I looked at the whole chapter of Psalms 139.

II Timothy 2:3 "Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ."

Mrs. Evans put it perfectly, "Do you think what is awaiting you so much today might be preparing you to be a good soldier of Jesus Christ tomorrow?"

Philippians 4:7 "And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."

Having peace about things isn't always easy but I found once I accepted this journey and I had peace with what was happening and that God knows my tomorrows, I was able to better adjust my life. Now I do still have days where it's hard to make those life changes, but thank the Lord he's gives the peace that passeth all understanding.

Philippians 4:4 "Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice."

This was one of Mrs. Evans favorite verses and as we, my family, have gone through different journeys of our life. Rejoicing in the Lord alway, has been something I do my best to do. He knows my future so why not rejoice in the Lord. He won't give me anything I can't handle.

Lastly though there are many, many more Psalms 51:10 "Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me."

I want to have the right testimony, the right spirit, the right attitude about all this. I have my days where I doubt, or ask why, or maybe get overwhelmed; BUT God can and will create a clean heart and renew my spirit if I only seek him and ask.

Family, friends, God is the true God! The only God! He wants to save you. God wants you to come to him, believe in him and accept him. He wrote the best love story there is the Bible! He wrote the best instruction manual for life there is, the Bible! Put aside your own thoughts and feelings and trust in the Lord.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:5 & 6

I've been asked, how can you be so happy knowing you have cancer. It's because I know the Lord, he's going to be with me all the way through this journey. Do I know the final outcome? No, but I do know the Lord and he gave his only begotten son to die on the cross and he lives today, he's also  watching over me, his child.

You can have this same peace if you would trust in Him. Please post in the comments if you have any questions or find a good Independent Fundamental Baptist Church in your area and go see their Pastor. If you need help finding a church in or near where you live let me know. I'd love to help you find a church.

Make today amazing

Psalms 139 - You are Beautiful

Good afternoon! My second round of chemo went well as far as the treatment. This week has been a little rough on me, I've had a slower time of getting back to doing and going as I do. Then on top of it, I realized (again) that I need to get school materials ordered because we need to start my youngest, Senior year..... Plus there are things that could take place over the next several weeks that I need to care for and with the right spirit. So before we start on what my topic is about I want to share a little of my past week with you.

I would have posted last week but I had the privilege of having my beautiful daughter and granddaughter here with me for a few days. We had the home going service for my brother-in-law Dan Tolman, then our regular church services on Sunday and Monday we were in Boston. So today has been the first day I've actually felt human enough to sit at the computer and do anything :)

So as a Grammy I have to share a few pictures *smiling The first three are part of our visit with Tabitha and Audrey! We had a great visit with them. I loved having them with us and the timing was perfect, although way to short!

 Cuddle time with Pa and Grammy

The next two are from my treatment the Monday following their visit. Making my day amazing by being with my husband and smiling together, laughing together and more importantly praying together. 

As I've looked at various pictures and I know what is to come or what could be in the future I remember the passage that a former Pastor had suggested I read several years ago for 30 days. It was such a blessing and helped me tremendously, that I decided with what I'm going through now I would read it again only, not just for 30 days, but for as many days I need to get through each day, along with my other Bible reading.

I wanted to share this passage with you today: As you read it don't think of me, but rather think of yourself and what God can do for you through these verses.

Psalms 139:1-24

1. O Lord, thou hast searched me, and know me.
2. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. 
3. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways.
4. For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether. 
5. Thou has beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
6. Such knowledge is to wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
7. Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
8. If I ascend up into heaven, thou are there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou are there.
9. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
10. Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. 
11. If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
12. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
13. For thou has possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.
14. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are they works: and that my soul knoweth right well.
15. My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
16. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. 
17. How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
18. If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
19.Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
20. For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take they name in vain.
21. Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
22. I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.
23. Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
24. And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

Just think about this passage of scripture. When you feel unworthy or down just read and reread until the Lord speaks to you through this.
Verse 14 - is one that for now is a key verse for me. God made me as he wanted. He knew before I ever had cancer what was going to happen. As a dear friend reminded me just yesterday my outer looks don't define me, Paula Seavey, its what is inside that defines me. Yes, I'll have my days that I don't feel as though I was fearfully and wonderfully made, but with God's help, my husband standing by me, and dear friends as I mentioned, are with me, by my side, praying for and with me. I will do my best to remember:

"I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well."

Lastly, allow God to search your heart, allow God to enter in and clean up your life. It doesn't matter what you have done God Loves you and he wants to lead you in the way everlasting.

John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

He loved you so much he gave his ONLY Son! The Lord truly wants to know your heart, to lead you, to show you that you are fearfully and wonderfully made.

Cancer - yes you define my health BUT what you may do to my body you don't define! It maybe a picture of what I have. However, my life is what defines me, I'm a Christian, a woman who wants to serve God and to live for him many more years to come!

So, lets make today amazing by not let your circumstances define us. Let your light so shine for Him!

Being Thankful In My Circumstance

The Bible says to give thanks but have you ever stopped and thought about that? Giving thanks for cancer?! Really? YES and I'm going to share some reasons I am thankful even through the trial of cancer.

• I can still serve God
● I have a husband (wife depending who you are) who loves and supports me
● I have children to love and live for.
● I learned of my diagnosis rather than just dying not ever knowing I had it.
● I'm able to get up and do things daily.
● the phone that rings all day, text that come in, cards and gifts that come in the mail; reminds me of friends who love and care for me.
● the drive to Boston that I'm able to make
● the doctors who truly care about my circumstances
● the blood draws that I greatly dislike
● then at close of day the prayers for continued health and thanking God I can serve him, live, and have an amazing day again tomorrow.

So you see my friend I give thanks because I am Blessed Beyond Measure with much to be thankful for. Which this is just a drop in the bucket of what I'm thankful for! I could write all night if I listed everything. So what are you thankful For?

My next appointment is Monday at 8 am in Boston so until then, "Make Today Amazing! "

It's amazing what praising can do
Alleluia Alleluia
Oh it's amazing what praising can do
Alleluia
I don't worry when things go wrong
Jesus fills my heart with a song
Oh it's amazing what praising can do
Alleluia

Thank the Lord for your circumstances and just keep on keeping on.

Make Today Amazing 💞

Changes come to us every day, some are visible while others are only felt by you. People hear you have this illness or that when they look at you the thought is, "but they don't look sick."

There's many who suffer from headaches, they suffer from lupus, they suffer from cancer, maybe they suffer from other things not visible to all.

As I think of many whom I'll not name that suffer daily in pain, or tiredness, ect. As Christians we can, praise the Lord for our good days because, "I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well." Psalms 139:14 God made us each as he wanted, some with lupus, some with leukemia,  others breast cancer, other types of cancers. While yet some some suffer from headaches etc.

If you are unsaved this may not make sense to you. When you depend on God though and he lives in your heart you can do as I Peter 5:7 says, "Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you." So my friend no matter what you can call upon the Lord and first he'll forgive you of sins. See in Romans 3:23 we're told "For all have sinned...." That's you, me the whole world. However it doesn't end there in 5:8 "...God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
Because God loves us he gave his Only Son for you and Me! Why did he do this? Because he loves us! Romans 10:13 "For whosoever  (your name) shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." You don't have to work for this just simply believe, have faith that God and God alone can and will save you!

Getting through an illness isn't easy but going through the fire with God makes it a lot easier.  Yes you still hurt, still have pain, still have to see doctors but you have the peace that passeth all understanding. So yep you an I may be going through changes but with God all things are possible.

So no matter the illness, stop an take the time to make Today Amazing through it all!!