Journal Entries July 10-12, 2018

July 10, 2018

12:11am – feeling dizzy & freezing. Headache. Chest aches. Toes feel frozen.

6:35 – feet numb & tingly, lower back & legs ache, headache, stuffy nose, utterly exhausted

10:30a – fell asleep on chair while sitting down to rest a moment

7:30p – walking down hallway suddenly felt sharp stabbing pain in rt calf made it dfifficult to walk.

10:00p – center of chest popped now it’s hurting bad enough for pain rx

Having trouble with my peripheral vision. I keep bumping into things that I think I’m gonna miss. 

Ephesians 5:20
Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Giving thanks “always” and “for all things” isn’t always easy to do especially when you’re in the midst of hardship or trial. You can thank God not for the problems, but for His strength that He is perfecting through you to get through the difficult situations. Take heart in knowing that God’s love will see you through, and that He is with you always.

July 11, 2018

1:30 woke up freezing

3:30 woke again freezing &rt hip hurting

5:30 woke again freezing, put extra blanket on me, rt hip still hurts. Tried stretching to ease but still hurts.

7:30 chest keeps popping when I move certain ways, makes chest hurt.

6:20 rt hand & arm swollen and aches, low back hurts, feet hurt, tired

11:38 lower back throbbing, knees and lower lft leg throbbing, rt hand swollem and hurts

2 Corinthians 4:7-9
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;

Many times when we face trials and tribulations, we tend to get discouraged and feel defeated, but we can never loose our hope in the Lord for He is always there. Occasionally, we need to remind ourselves that Christ has the victory over death, and we have eternal life. All of our struggles are opportunities that we can use to show God working through us. One day all of life’s struggles will be worth it all!

July 12, 2018

7:50 – Joe wakes me up to let me know he has to go to work. I was suppose to take paperwork to atty. Ugh!

8:00 – rt hand & wrist swollen & achy. Rt elbow hurts to move it. Low back hurts. Eyes a bit blurry. 

4:00 – tried to clean up a little in SS bldg. It about killed my back in less than 10 minutes. Had to stop as I was about in tears because of the pain!!!

Deuteronomy 31:8
And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

PEACE

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.”  Galatians 5:22-23

The world all around us is full of trouble and turmoil.  There are wars and rumors of wars, nations rising against nations, great earthquakes in various places, famines, infectious outbreaks, persecutions, etc.  God states these things must come to pass for His Word to be fulfilled (Matthew 24:3-31; Mark 13:5-27; Luke 21:8-33).

Christians are not excluded from trouble, turmoil, and calamities living in a sin filled world.  There is strife among countries, corporations, nations, churches, families, and even in the pews. 

What is PEACE?? 

How does one attain PEACE in the midst of all these commotions? 

Webster defines peace as “a state of tranquility or quiet”.  Peace is a tranquility of mind which frees one from worry or fear.  Peace is an untroubled heart that comes from trusting God.

Peace does not come naturally, and as humans we tend to fail at times, but God commands us to pursue peace.  Psalm 34:14 “…seek peace, and pursue it.”

The best way to seek Peace is to:

  • Keep an attitude of prayer

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.  Philippians 4:6-7

  • Read your Bible daily.

Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.  Psalm 119:165

  • Submit your heart to God regularly.

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.  Colossians 3:15

  • Meditate on God’s Word faithfully

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Trust ye in the Lord for ever:  for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength:  Isaiah 26:3-4

  • Keep living right

Dr. Bob Jones, Sr once said, “Do Right ‘til the stars fall.”  Nothing destroys peace faster than when we have sin in our hearts before and Almighty God.

Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.  Psalm 37:37

We can only impart the evidence of the fruits of the Holy Spirit working in and through our lives when we allow Him to work freely in our hearts and lives.

The best way to seek Peace is to:

  • Keep an attitude of prayer

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.  Philippians 4:6-7

  • Read your Bible daily.

Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.  Psalm 119:165

  • Submit your heart to God regularly.

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.  Colossians 3:15

  • Meditate on God’s Word faithfully

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Trust ye in the Lord for ever:  for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength:  Isaiah 26:3-4

  • Keep living right

Dr. Bob Jones, Sr once said, “Do Right ‘til the stars fall.”  Nothing destroys peace faster than when we have sin in our hearts before an Almighty God.

Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.  Psalm 37:37

We can only impart the evidence of the fruits of the Holy Spirit working in and through our lives when we allow Him to work freely in our hearts and lives.

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