Thoughts for today ….

I am so very blessed!

The Lord takes care of my every need and provides many of my wants.

I love him and deeply desire to serve him as an expression of my love for him.  I used to be able to serve and minister in more physical ways but over the years that has changed.  Not only have I gotten older but now having to stay  out of the wind and away from  fragrances and chemicals I am much more limited in what I am able to do. 

With my limitations what can I do????

1.     I can pray. I consider prayer an extremely serious ministry. It is a privilege and amazing on so many levels.  

In the past, I have had unsaved people get angry and tell me not to when I shared that I was praying for them. Of course I continued to privately pray for them but  I do understand their reaction. After all, they are unsaved.

Once though, after I mentioned, in private, to a brother in Christ that I was praying for him and his family, he became visibly and verbally upset. He said that it was totally wrong of me to tell people that I was praying for them and gave me all the reasons why he felt that way. His response really surprised me because I personally like to hear that others are praying for me. I NEED all the prayers I can get and am encouraged by and grateful to those that take the time to pray for me and mine.

And just so you know-if I say I will pray for you or am praying for you, I mean it! 

2.     I can sew……………..I have the “know how” and lots of fabric (most of which has been given to me). I have always sewn and found pleasure in given away many things in the past but I have decided to start dedicating  all my sewing time  for a minimum of one day a month to sew for others.  Sometimes there is an actual need for an item of clothing and other times there is simply a need to let someone know they are loved.  Everyone needs encouragement. A little something that was not expected can be just the thing.  🙂

Honestly, I could  easily and happily sew, sew, sew every day and give it all away without hesitation.  Like most people though, I do have to work so I can’t do that every day but I can  dedicate a portion of my time sewing for others.

What a blessing that I am able to do these things.

  God is so good to me!