September 2 2014

September 2 2014 Greetings My Friend, The day in and day out walk in faith is just that. For some reason I am remembering people I’ve met through the years that were seasoned believers or so I thought. The one’s I am remembering right now are the ones that were so confident they were going to heaven and so sure most others weren’t. I wanted to feel the assurance of my faith so their confidence spoke to me. Then I wondered about the “other people weren’t” part of their assurance. As I walk in faith I tend to feel secure in my salvation. For me though I also want to reach out to the world around me offering the hope I have. I have felt so low that I didn’t even register on the “alive” category. I hate that I was feeling that unwanted and since I’ve accepted Jesus I have that I am wanted, special and I have a purpose to go out into all the world (okay my world) and give the hope I have. For me that is writing about this journey of faith I am on. My ADHD ways are annoying to those whose body and mind can’t register at my pace. Supplements, an aging body has slowed me down physically but mentally my mind still tends to race. Again the supplements do help me from blurting every thought outloud. Years ago though I learned to journal and a love for writing grew from that. Slowly God walked me through a process to refine my writing and even in my years of writing now I have continued to grow and learn. It is in the writing for the most part that I have found my niche where God wants me. When I am faithful to this asking God each time I sit down to write to guide my words I find that I continue to grow, to get feedback indicating I am on the right path. Being ADHD tends to make me very social and silly as well. Through the years Junior and I have reached out to others. At times we have had people move in with us. Junior befriended a young man that was lost in the welfare system and had no hope. Today this young man is working and living without the aid of welfare. Sometimes we have heard of a need for furniture, clothes and the like and gave, donated etc. Money is there also we do and have given to our church, to organizations and the like. So my gift is writing but God calls me to “live” Him in all that I do. That means that lost and lonely looking person needs Jesus also. The nicely dressed person often times is as lonely and lost as a street person and needs God’s love. Some of the lost and lonely are easy for me to relate to. Some are not. I sense God saying that He wants “All” people to have the chance to accept His Son, repent and to turn to Him. That means that prickly person that tends to rub me the wrong way also needs an opportunity to meet Jesus. In the process of loving God I find my eyes opening to the most downcast of people. I find a heart to accept people where they are at. Now I tend to relate to women who have been abused, people struggling with progressive diseases since I have a couple myself like Chiari Malformation, COPD and GERDS. Some days getting that smile on my face takes a lot of work. Being open and frank about my day in and day out journey though is so helpful to some people. I know this by the responses I get as I write about that struggle to face the day and to continue on in faith. They encourage me also. My Christian community is growing from a building of believers (church) to a body of believers found in the community, online and at church. Again I see Jesus reaching the most unacceptable people and loving them. If Jesus reached them I guess I need to seek and reach them also. May God bless you and keep you make His face shine on you. Love Janet