Day: December 6, 2021

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Jesus – Counsellor

Jesus – Counsellor 

Isaiah 9:6  – For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

A counselor is someone we turn to for advice. Someone in which we confide in time of need.

Jesus was born of a miraculous birth; and became an astonishing advisor who performed marvelous miracles pointing men to the Father even in His sacrificial death. He is the ultimate example that all things work together for the good (Romans 8:28).

Jesus is the Wonderful Counsellor who alone can give us the best guidance, help, wisdom, and deliverance. May you always keep your eyes on the Mighty God who gives everlasting peace from the Prince of Peace.

 

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How Thirsty Are You? – Debbie Netterville

Happy December ! I hope everyone had a GREAT weekend serving Jesus!

This week’s devo is “How Thirsty Are You?” written by Debbie Netterville!  Please take the time to read as she shares her heart with us today! I pray you have a blessed week.

How Thirsty Are You? – Debbie Netterville

In August we were in Burlington, Iowa helping a church with Bible Handouts. Saturday night we went out to eat with the pastor and his family. In the middle of the night I woke up and began throwing up. Up and down all night. We thought it was food poisoning. I was unable to go to church all day. I continued throwing up and unable to keep anything down. This lasted a couple more days and I was beginning to get weak. Scott decided we needed to go to the ER. You know how long it takes waiting in the ER. When they finally called my name, they took blood and gave me some meds for nausea.

We spent another day in Burlington, but I was still weak and unable to keep anything down. We decided we wanted to head home to Bourbonnais, Illinois where our home church is and some of our family. We wanted to have family in case we needed help. Wednesday, we drove from Burlington to Bourbonnais, about a 4-hour drive. It was long and miserable for me.

When I would wake up in the morning, I would be so hungry. I could even feel the hunger pangs. I would eat yogurt, applesauce, oatmeal, drink water, 7UP and Pedialyte. I was still unable to keep anything down. I knew I was getting weaker. So again off to the ER in Kankakee. I think it was Friday evening when we went and spent 7 hours waiting. I was so miserable. So again blood work but this time they took x-rays. When they got the results it was not good news.

In fact, they said I was a very sick woman. I thought “oh no”. I had a double hernia with a bowel obstruction. That explains why I was not able to hold anything down. It was around 7:00 am on Saturday when they admitted me to the hospital. I was not allowed to have ANYTHING, no food, drink or even ice chips.

Family and friends were asking “why they didn’t figure it out in Burlington?” I said, “because God allowed us to get home where I could have my family and church family with us.”

Here is when the “thirst” really began. They gave me a “green lollipop”, (that is what I  called it.) A green sponge on a stick that I could dip in a glass of water and then just wet my lips.  The doctor wanted to wait a couple of days to see if I could hold anything down. On Monday  they started giving me some soft foods, but I was throwing up again. My doctor said I needed to  have surgery, so they scheduled it for Tuesday. After surgery I could have some ice chips with  my “green lollipop”. By this time the ice chips were GREAT! But still barely quenching my  “thirst”

As I laid there thinking how thirsty I was I began thinking about “How much do I thirst  after God’s Word?

I remember when I first got saved and how I longed to read my Bible. I was thirsting  after His Word. How exciting it was to find help from the scriptures. It was a thirsting that

looked forward to every day. “O God, thou art my God early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth  for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is:” Ps. 63:

Do we really thirst after the scriptures? “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst  after righteousness: for they shall be filled.” Matt. 5:6 As we read our Bibles our cup gets filled  and we can continue on. We empty ourselves, then we go right back to our source

I remember both times before my cancer surgeries, the first thing I did was open my  Bible to try to quench the thirsting of my soul. I needed to get my cup full of His Word to get me  through my cancer journey. “…I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal  thee: …” II Kings 20:5 This was the verse the Lord gave me for my 1st cancer journey. The next  verse for my 2nd journey was “…This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that  the Son of God might be glorified thereby.:” John 11:4

Our physical thirst and spiritual thirst are totally different. But as I would take my “green  lollipop” dip it in water and rub my lips I would think of how thirsty I was for a drink of cold  water. Then to get my mind off my physical thirst, I would open my Bible to fill my cup with His  Word. I needed Him more than anything

How thirsty are you? We need to be drinking daily from His word! “But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst: but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.” John 4:14.

https://www.sappsolutely.com/devotions/how-thirsty-are-you-debbie-netterville

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Lightning Strikes – Journal Entries 10-12 December 2019

Dec 10

3am woke to severe cramping in lft side…had to try to move to get it to ease up.

6.30 woke to severe cramping in lft side. This is nuts. Why am I cramping so bad again?

7.55 dinner in crockpot. I’m exhausted. Laying down for a piece. Head hurts. Whole body aches. Rt jaw aches.

10.00 went to look for keys to go to TBI mtg. Couldn’t find my car keys.

1.40p took me all day to this point to cut out letters for bulletin board. My brain hurts, headache, neck hurts, eyes hurt. Whole body aches, stinging needle pain in hand, arms, and parts of torso. Lower lft leg tourniquit tighten feeling. Ears ringing. Need to lay down a while.

4.30 wasn’t planning on sleeping that long. Had trouble waking…so groggy. Woke to answer phone from Joe. Picking up items I needed bc I was grounded. Accidentally dropped my keys in his car and couldn’t go anywhere. When I first realized it, I was upset. Looked for short while, but couldn’t find them anywhere. I guess God helped me stay out of accident. Thank you, Lord!

Whole body has stinging needle prickly pain. Hard to focus on tasks. Corn bread in oven. I depend on timer a lot now or I forget items are in oven. Easily distracted. Gotta make strawberry mix for shortcake. Yum!

6.30 resting on chair in livingroom…so tired.

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10.30 deep muscle and bone pain thru body. Hands swollen and throbbing. Rt hip throbbing. Low back throbbing. Lower lft leg tourniquit tighten feeling with some tingling. Toes tingling. Rt ear & jaw throbbing. Skin itchy. Sinuses congested. Coughing little. Legs achy and tingly. Pins and needles sensation in legs & feet. Head hurts. Very tired.

Night rx taken including muscle relaxer and pain rx. Maybe I’ll get some sleep tonight.

Not one of my better days, but wasn’t a worse day either. Struggled thru PT exercises but pushed thru. Muscles in rt side twitching.

Joe asked me what I thought about a tranquility weighted blanket. Told him I’d thought about it, but I’m not sure how I would handle the weight. Sometimes my comforter feels like a lead balloon and I feel like I’m suffocating and can’t get it out fast enough. Not sure the concept behind it plus they’re expensive on a low budget income. Maybe I’ll check it out at later date and blog about it. Right now added weight to my hurting bones hurts to think about.

Dec 11

8.00 slept decently aside from nightmares. It hurts to move. Extreme pain. Whole body throbbing pain. Slight headache.

8.30 bible app gave me present…C.H. Surgeons Morning & Evening Devotions. Cool.

10.40 this is how I know my peripheral vision is off. In making a heating pad, I’m attemping to fill the heating pad and missed the funnel dumping rice everywhere! Ugh! Lol!

2.30 finally sitting down for lunch. Brain is fogging up. Vision blurred. Body still throbbing. I’m exhausted. Managed to make 2 heating pads with matching covers. Fixed crotch in pants. Stitched two ties.

10.45p loud noises put me in anxious mode. Dezirae popped bag of ramen next to me. Jumped & screamed. Jordon slammed mircowave door causing seeds I was drying to fly everywhere. Few minutes later Jordon accidentally dropped his spoon dropping it on ceramic bowl making loud high pitched noise. It not only scared me but also hurt my ears & brain. They’re only being kids but boy do the loud noises put me on edge and make me jumpy. Took me several hours to get nerves to start calming down. 

I hurt something aweful all over!!! Bad headache. Sharp shooting stabbing pain in rt hip! I need a calgon moment or something. Deep breaths. Deep breaths.

Just discovered I forgot to take morning meds. Ugh! 

The body feels like toothache. Taking muscle relaxer and pain rx and going to bed.

*It rained off and on most of morning then got colder. It’s 45°

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Dec 12

7.30 having trouble waking. Groggy. Whole body in much pain. Hurts to move.

3.00 having trouble holding things in lft hand…keep dropping items unintentionally. 68° inside. Bones & muscles ache. Able to get bills allocated for thru til next pay period. Have a little bit for Christmas. Thank you, Lord.

One of my packages have been delayed. Fedex misplaced it for several days. Called company. They assured me I’d get them next week. Expressed kindly my discontent bc now I would have to figure something else out for Christmas presents.

4.30 pain increaseth. Sharp stabbing pain in rt hip. Low back intense throbbing. Pain rx taken in order to get thru tonight. Hurts to walk.

5.00 ugh! Realized I forgot the letters for bulletin board. I forgot the bread for biscuits and chicken gravy for dinner. Wish my short term memory was better. Leraning if I allow myself to stress I’m essentially hurting myself bc my nerves tense inflicting bodily harm. We used baguette bread for the gravy. Bulletin board will go up on Saturday.

7.30 skin and face feels flushed

Extremely tired all of sudden. Feel like crashing soon.

10.00p today’s cramping episodes are my right side if I move wrong.

Can tell my brain was over stimulated today. Not making sense in my speech. Words either coming out jumbled or completely wrong. My wandering Jew plant died. I tried to say I can’t believe I killed it. When I actually said I can’t even keep the Jews alive. I’m sad. The boys chuckled at that one. I wasn’t laughing. Told them it came out wrong. The more I tried to correct it the more I fumbled. I ended up resting my head on my husband’s chest and sighed. He patted my head and said he understood what I meant. After that all was okay.

11.52 I hurt from head to toe. Rt hip intense sharp pain. Rt shoulder throbbing. If I move wrong, muscles cramp. Involuntary muscle twitching randomly thru body. Took muscle relaxer and pain rx. Sometimes I think they just make it worse in long run. Yet when I hurt this bad it takes seemingly forever to fall asleep

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