tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85482005861989969752024-03-07T17:56:23.510-06:00Jesus, Take my Baton!Cathy Fryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00222691492426930288noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8548200586198996975.post-25916686307858712062017-04-24T08:58:00.002-05:002017-04-24T09:12:59.441-05:00Climb that "thang!"<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I wrote this <a href="http://cathy-fry.blogspot.com/2007/01/my-pesky-bugs.html" target="_blank">post</a> back in <a href="http://cathy-fry.blogspot.com/2007/01/my-pesky-bugs.html" target="_blank">January of 2007</a> and I still have those pesky bugs and the enemy is still trying to rob me of my joy on a weekly basis. I decided this weekend that I was going to start writing in my blog every monday morning and I woke up at 7:00 to get going so I could take the time to do that. I was sitting there drinking my coffee and all of the sudden had a terrible headache come on. I feel the enemy was trying to distract me from writing and trying to steal my joy of sharing my heart. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">So even though I still have the bugs 10 years later on my bathroom floor because God chose not to move that mountain I'm going to continue to climb that thang. I'm not going to let the enemy distract me or try to steal my joy today with this headache. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Being in full time ministry for 27 years there have been several times the enemy has tried to steal my joy. But I know who the winner is in the end and I'm not going to give up climbing that mountain no matter how big it seems some days. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">What mountain are you climbing right now? Maybe it's just a small hill or maybe it's the biggest mountain you have ever seen. My husband, Jim, always says just Hebrews 12:2it. I know there is no such verse as 12:2it, but that is My JIM. He is just an ordinary man that God has used to touch several lives in his own way. <b><span style="font-size: large;">Hebrews 12:2 </span></b>says "<span style="background-color: white;">fixing our eyes on Jesus,</span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-30215A" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-30215A" title="See cross-reference A">A</a>)" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span><span style="background-color: white;"> the pioneer</span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-30215B" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-30215B" title="See cross-reference B">B</a>)" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span><span style="background-color: white;"> and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross,</span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-30215C" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-30215C" title="See cross-reference C">C</a>)" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span><span style="background-color: white;"> scorning its shame,</span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-30215D" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-30215D" title="See cross-reference D">D</a>)" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span><span style="background-color: white;"> and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God." Don't fix your eyes on that small hill or that big mountain, fix your eyes on Jesus and just glance at the hill or mountain. If you Hebrews 12:2it, I'm positive, He will wrap HIS arms around you and carry you up that mountain one step at a time. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I hope that you can take my writing today and use it somehow to help you find JOY in your journey. We all have our own journey but if we let God direct our step in our journey it's so much easier to walk through it.</span></span><br />
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Cathy Fryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00222691492426930288noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8548200586198996975.post-68608029193763203472017-03-04T10:55:00.000-06:002017-03-23T11:33:23.746-05:00BE the Beauty among the Ruins!<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Acts 20:24</span></b> "However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace."<br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I like to take something that looks ruined and turn it into something beautiful. I look at it and wonder what can I do to make this beautiful. It's probably exactly the way God looked at us before we became his son or daughter. We were ruined, a mess, and He wanted to make us beautiful. Why do we deserve that? I don't know about you but I don't deserve His Grace, (God's Riches At Christs' Expense.) However, I aim to finish the race of testifying the good news of His Grace. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Are you thankful for His grace? He is so forgiving. There have been things that Jim has wanted to throw away, and I say no I can paint that or do something with that. Sometimes he listens and sometimes he says you have enough stuff and will throw it away. I totally agree with his comment but I'm so glad that God is not like that. He will never throw us away no matter how much "stuff" we have in our life. But we have to be willing to go through the rough times. Kind of like I have to rough up a piece of furniture a little before I begin the project. Then we have to be willing to be patient as we wait for an answer from Him. Just like I have to be patient for a coat of paint to dry before I put a second coat on. If we are willing to go through the steps of letting God take our ruins and turn them into beauty then HIS Glory will be shone. Allowing us to be a light in a very dark world. Our world today has to make him sad of how ruined it is, but probably not because I'm sure He focus' on the beauty of HIS children trying to make a difference in this messed up world.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">How are you trying to make a difference today? Maybe there is someone at work who just needs a listening ear? Maybe a hug. Is there someone in your life who is hard to love? They need you to be the beauty of their ruined, messed up life. Even if it's rough. Love them even when they're ugly. Be patient. Don't give up. You never know loving on them may turn their ruins into beauty. It's all about finishing the race even when you're tired. </span><br />
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Cathy Fryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00222691492426930288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8548200586198996975.post-30109686773285612672017-02-27T13:13:00.001-06:002017-03-23T11:30:48.178-05:00"HE Loves YOU!"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZLd17GaC3VOeFSeF7v6XJuuVDwzi4WGGHFoI0LUIFRjWzPDgZM5mNlgYdQYrtRYhfUEumlU0qXWDAVVceqVgDrQ48Ny-IHocgdkJEndBG7ZpAmz9ur5y5tU4yVXmMzeshkMDYzi8Eng4/s1600/PullingPetals.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZLd17GaC3VOeFSeF7v6XJuuVDwzi4WGGHFoI0LUIFRjWzPDgZM5mNlgYdQYrtRYhfUEumlU0qXWDAVVceqVgDrQ48Ny-IHocgdkJEndBG7ZpAmz9ur5y5tU4yVXmMzeshkMDYzi8Eng4/s1600/PullingPetals.png" /></a><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Love</span></b>: an intense feeling of deep affection.<br />
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I remember as a kid picking up a flower and wondering if this boy that I had a crush on loves me. I would pick the petals off and throw them down on the ground one at a time saying He loves me, He loves me not, He loves me, He loves me not....who else remembers doing this as a kid? <br />
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I am a woman and my emotions get in the way sometime. I often wonder does my husband love me? 1 John 3:18 "Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth."<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I know that my husband loves me, he tells me all the time. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But do I still question sometimes if he really loves me? Yes, I'm a woman. But then God reminds me of all that he does for me and then I'm like why do I even question his love for me? He shows me that he loves me unconditionally even when I'm UGLY. He is an amazing husband so why do I so easily throw him down like the petal and wonder does he love me? Because I'm human and I didn't feel loved as a young girl so the enemy tends to let that feeling sneak up on me. When I realize this is what is happening I can throw those feelings down quickly, just like throwing that petal down. However, I will be honest there are times that I hold onto that flower and don't throw the petals down because I'm scared that he "loves me not". Then I realize after sometime, that is exactly what the enemy wants me to do. He wants me to believe that lie. He wants me to hold onto that flower and not let go of the fear of wondering "am I loved?" </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">God is a BIG God and HE LOVES ME even more than my husband does. He gave up his son's life so that I may have eternal life, now that's showing love with actions and in truth. Why do I still ask the question sometimes does HE(God) love me? Because I'm human. I know that HE loves me unconditionally even when I'm <b>UGLY</b>. I'm so thankful for HIS LOVE and I want to share that love with other people. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Does HE love you? Yes HE does. The most important questions are Do you know HIM and does HE know you? He wants to know you in a personal way, so take the time daily to get to know him by reading his word. He loves you and HE wants to know you!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Please, let me know if there is anything I can pray for. I want to be able to pray specifically for any need you might have. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Don't ever forget that HE LOVES YOU whether the "petal" told you that or not. </span><br />
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Cathy Fryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00222691492426930288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8548200586198996975.post-30934946978625880692017-02-22T10:09:00.002-06:002017-02-22T10:09:19.078-06:00"Be Still"<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have decided "Be Still" are my words this year to focus on. When I think of "Be Still" I think of some other words like Calm, Peace, and Rest. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have had "Be Still" jump out at me so many times this year. I thought last year was the waiting year, because my husband and I made a pretty big change in the ministry that we have been a part of for the last 25 years. It hasn't been easy to make that change because change is not easy. However, I think God is telling me different by the way these words just keep appearing before me. So I decided I needed to take the time to write something up. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">When I'm really discouraged I feel like the life is just sucked out of me. I feel like I don't know what to do to make things better. I feel like I'm not important any more and I'm not making a difference. Then God sends me someone, something, or a scripture that tells me that is not true. He is such a Big God and you and I can't ever forget that. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I realized today while writing this that if we just "BE STILL" and focus on these words: Calm, Peace and Rest. He can do <b><span style="font-size: large;">CPR</span></b> on us and bring us back to life with a new breathe. He is our spiritual doctor who can do CPR on our spiritual heart if we just "BE STILL." Don't try to rush through whatever you are going through just to get through it. He wants you to be refined like gold. So "BE STILL" and ask him what it is you are suppose to learn. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I'm so thankful that I have had him this last year in this transition to just fall back in his arms</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and "Be Still." I will continue to pray to him asking him to carry me through this huge change in our lives and trust that He's got this. Will I still get discouraged and feel like the life is sucked out of me? Of Course, but I will just ask him to do CPR on me and give me new breathe. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What about you? Are you trying to rush through something that is hard because you don't want to deal with it? My words to you are "BE STILL". He knows you, He hears you, He hurts with you but most importantly HE LOVES YOU! He wants to refine you like gold. He wants you to "BE STILL."</span><br />
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<span class="text 1Pet-1-6" id="en-NIV-30381" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I Peter 1:6-8 </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px;"> "</span></b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">In all this you greatly rejoice,<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-30381A" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-30381A" title="See cross-reference A">A</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span> though now for a little while<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-30381B" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-30381B" title="See cross-reference B">B</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span> you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-30381C" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-30381C" title="See cross-reference C">C</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span class="text 1Pet-1-7" id="en-NIV-30382" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;">These have come so that the proven genuineness<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-30382D" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-30382D" title="See cross-reference D">D</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span> of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-30382E" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-30382E" title="See cross-reference E">E</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>—may result in praise, glory and honor<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-30382F" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-30382F" title="See cross-reference F">F</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span> when Jesus Christ is revealed.<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-30382G" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-30382G" title="See cross-reference G">G</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span class="text 1Pet-1-8" id="en-NIV-30383" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;">Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-30383H" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-30383H" title="See cross-reference H">H</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span> and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy"</span></span><br />
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Cathy Fryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00222691492426930288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8548200586198996975.post-33395789926406884772016-08-05T14:12:00.002-05:002017-03-23T11:37:18.508-05:00He looks upon me with love!<br />Psalm 119:130-136New Living Translation (NLT)<br />"The teaching of your word gives light, so even the simple can understand. I pant with expectation, <br /> longing for your commands. Come and show me your mercy, as you do for all who love your name. Guide my steps by your word, so I will not be overcome by evil. Ransom me from the oppression of evil people; then I can obey your commandments. Look upon me with love; teach me your decrees. Rivers of tears gush from my eyes because people disobey your instructions. <br /><br />I'm so thankful for HIS word that gives me light in such a dark world. When I have an asthma attack I pant with expectation that whatever it is that I take to help will help me to breathe easier. Just as I study HIS word I pant with expectation that He would give me wisdom to understand HIS commands. I love HIM and I'm thankful that HE shows me mercy. I ask him to guide me so that I will not be overcome by evil and to help me obey His commandments. <br /><br />I want to feel HIS love, I want to learn HIS decrees. I cry because of how we as people disobey HIS instructions. <br /><br />Life is hard. But if we just keep trusting in HIM, HE is our light, He shows us mercy, He Guides us, and most importantly He loves us. <br /><br /> Oh how he loves you and me! So thankful that He looks upon me with love.<br /><br /> Are you thankful for His light, mercy, guidance and love today?<br /><br /> If you need a little encouragement, I encourage you to take time to listen to this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCunuL58odQ">video</a>!<h1 class="passage-display" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">
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Cathy Fryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00222691492426930288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8548200586198996975.post-72372854749696791932016-05-03T15:01:00.000-05:002017-03-23T11:40:54.378-05:00Keep running....Don't Quit!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm doing an online Bible Study right now called<a href="http://www.p31bookstore.com/collections/featured-items/products/5-habits-of-a-woman-who-doesnt-quit"> 5 Habits of a Woman Who Doesn’t Quit </a><a href="http://www.p31bookstore.com/collections/featured-items/products/5-habits-of-a-woman-who-doesnt-quit">by Nicki Koziarz </a>- I highly recommend you buy this book if you struggle with quitting things in life.<br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 27px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span>I have been saying I'm going to keep up on writing on this blog for years. OOPS! I have been saying I'm going to write a book for years. OOPS! Have I quit on that? Have you seen my book out there? If you find it let me know. LOL How many blog post have I written in 2016? One other besides this one. OOPS! I'm a quitter. Don't judge. I'm sure you have quit before too. I enjoy writing, but because of my self esteem I have struggled with for years this causes me to quit at writing. I know I'm not the best writer, I know I have lots to learn, but God is a BIG God and HE is continuing to work on my self esteem and my writing. <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I am going to stick with it, follow through and stay open to what God has for my writing in the future. He knows my thoughts, he knows my heart and he knows my future. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Stick with it, whatever you struggle with quitting. I encourage you to follow through no matter how you feel. The most important thing you can do is stay open to what God has for your future. Thank you Nicki Koziarz for these tools that you have given me to share with others. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I am going to continue to Pass Jesus my Baton in this race called life. I am reaching for that finish line. I have a long way to go, but he is right there beside me encouraging me to RUN, DO LIFE, EVEN WHEN I STRUGGLE. His arms are wide open waiting for me to run into them on a daily basis. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">How about you? Do you struggle with something that you keep quitting? Do you struggle with self esteem like me? It's ok be real, do life with me and let's encourage each other to Keep Running this race called life! Pass your Baton off to HIM, HE is a great anchor!</span><br />
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Philippians 2:16 "Hold firmly to the word of life; then, on the day of Christ’s return, I will be proud that I did not run the race in vain and that my work was not useless."<br />
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<br />A few years back I really felt God calling me to speak to mom's. There are lot's of mom's that get frustrated and feel like they can't keep going. The hardest time's are when you have an elephant in the room that nobody wants to talk about. God wanted me to share the time when I had an elephant in the room. <br />
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I went to a couple speak up conferences and learned a lot about speaking up. I spoke up, fell down, and have stayed down. I threw away my confidence from one person's comment about one of my talks. But I am going to change that in 2016, I'm going to persevere! <br />
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Finding something you throw away can be hard sometimes. You have to get dirty and dig deep into the trash. So as I find this confidence I threw away, I'm going to have to forget the dirt (the nasty comment) and dig deep into HIS word! <br />
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What about you have you thrown away your confidence, because of some harsh word? Dig deep into HIS word and I'm sure you will find it again. Persevere so that when you have done the will of God you will receive what he has promised. <br />
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~ Confidence is key. If you don't believe in yourself, then nobody will. ~ Unknown<br />
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So I'm asking all of you that pray to pray for me.<br />
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Cathy Fryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00222691492426930288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8548200586198996975.post-13634430198467450622014-09-29T23:50:00.001-05:002017-03-23T11:45:14.475-05:00BIG ARMS...BIGGER ARMS!Psalm 68:19 - 20a "Praise the Lord; praise God our savior!<br /><br /> For each day he carries us in his arms. Our God is a God who saves!"<br /><br />I think my hubby has BIG arms, and I feel so special when he holds me in them and wraps them around me. He has held me several times in our 32 years of marriage, while listening to me laugh, cry, scream, be silent, or even argue. He has even carried me a few times with those BIG arms of his. I remember the day he carried me into a rat infested trailer house that was the beginning of <a href="http://www.mchboys.com/">Miracles Can Happen Boys Ranch</a> and told me 'this is your new home!' I'm so thankful that God has blessed me with him. But even though he has BIG arms and he is my ROCK at times I still need God's BIGGER arms to hold me or carry me. When I look at the cross I think of HIM holding out his arms and waiting for me to run to him. This race of life can be tiring. discouraging. frustrating. humiliating. gut wrenching. heartbreaking. and just plain overwhelming. BUT GOD is running right beside me holding my hand, in front of me waiting for the baton and at the finish line with his arms open wide! I praise HIM and thank HIM for saving me so I can experience those BIGGER arms!<br /><br /> Aren't you glad that he carries you in his arms? I don't know that I could do this thing called life, if I didn't know that I had his arms to rest in! <br /><br />As I go to sleep tonight, I'm going to think about him carrying me through another day tomorrow. <br /><br />Resting in HIS arms while,<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLRbcKXEvyehYotR4aiztAVNTpBDDlJ7hPqNcgBXIvsEZvFc8a084OsbWtknrReB2X_wQ10uypgFfqPoTSrAvI_zRYoAcPd26bEZFTPJlsiQFzNfoQw3P-MmiLzOy5GuyWYcnQqYsdLk/s1600/name+tag.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLRbcKXEvyehYotR4aiztAVNTpBDDlJ7hPqNcgBXIvsEZvFc8a084OsbWtknrReB2X_wQ10uypgFfqPoTSrAvI_zRYoAcPd26bEZFTPJlsiQFzNfoQw3P-MmiLzOy5GuyWYcnQqYsdLk/s1600/name+tag.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /> Cathy Fryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00222691492426930288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8548200586198996975.post-3648153942707090432014-09-24T11:14:00.001-05:002014-09-24T11:14:35.137-05:00WISDOM!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Cathy Fryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00222691492426930288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8548200586198996975.post-62820179182569137362014-09-18T18:00:00.004-05:002017-03-23T11:49:22.607-05:00"BREATHE" I'm. Desperate. For. You GOD!Have you ever struggled to breathe? I can honestly say until about 3 years ago I took my breathing <span style="font-family: inherit;">for granted. I remember that day very vividly...I walked out of a pop can warehouse, drove to the next stop a couple blocks away and started struggling to get a deep breathe. My first Asthma attack! I have been told that I almost died when I was a little girl due to Bronchial Pneumonia, but I don't remember that feeling of not being able to breathe until the last three years. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Maybe it's not asthma you are dealing with, but maybe something very stressful in your life and you just feel like your walls are closing in on you. Guess what HE is there for you, just BREATHE and listen to HIM! Are you Desperate for HIM? He wants your undivided attention so HE can HOLD you and tell you DO NOT BE AFRAID! Peace, Be Strong Now, be Strong! </span></span><br />
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Cathy Fryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00222691492426930288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8548200586198996975.post-83502333275103901912014-09-15T01:17:00.001-05:002014-09-15T01:20:37.700-05:00GOD IS LOVE!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuNSpYqvlcSuY0esXA9K7mllEDKzsiOCfYJ-vEji09m80Olras4JPJ0wLLmeq9TIj6Bkd65vAziytrUTOQ7xeruaLKG3DA9kEnF_ZvnuGV7Bvb7CZ_JFO80KIxxPOOgWb9tkneSosS5pQ/s1600/God_is_Love__by_SoliloquyOfaStranger.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuNSpYqvlcSuY0esXA9K7mllEDKzsiOCfYJ-vEji09m80Olras4JPJ0wLLmeq9TIj6Bkd65vAziytrUTOQ7xeruaLKG3DA9kEnF_ZvnuGV7Bvb7CZ_JFO80KIxxPOOgWb9tkneSosS5pQ/s1600/God_is_Love__by_SoliloquyOfaStranger.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 31.4285717010498px;">1 John 4:16 "And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them."</span><br />
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Cathy Fryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00222691492426930288noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8548200586198996975.post-70980186354236347192013-11-06T23:54:00.000-06:002013-11-07T00:25:12.822-06:00His Goodness Makes Me Good Enough!This chapter of Renee Swope's book "A Confident Heart" could not have come at a better time in my life. While doing this online Bible Study, God has been building my confident up BIG TIME so that I could be ready for a talk from a mother's heart that I was to give this last Monday night. <br />
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I felt really good on that day about how He was giving me so much courage to share my story about my son's one night choice of putting God on a shelf that found him in prison. I even felt good about how I looked that night, even though I know I'm over weight right now, I just felt good! I even survived the talk without becoming an emotional mess while sharing from my heart! I talked about whether you have Elephants or Rats show up in your life to trip you up, God is right there to help you through if you just hand that baton off to HIM.<br />
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Then a rat showed up the next day with the words of doubt of how it must have not been good enough. I had a really bad, no good, rotten, very bad, horrible day. I did a lot of crying, and was wondering what did I do wrong? I realized early on that it was the enemy trying to discourage me but I still stayed in a whirlwind of negative thoughts all day. I was even getting very encouraging emails, throughout the day and facebook messages that were very positive but the one small rat set the stage for the whole day. <br />
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You are a child of the King, you are beautiful and precious in HIS eyes. You are good enough because JESUS says. You may be rejected by man, but you are accepted and adored by HIM. HE knew you before you were born and knew you were going to be speaking from a mother's heart at this very time in your life. You belong to HIM, and no small rat, can destroy that. You are a princess. You are HIS DAUGHTER. He is for you, not against you like the devil that is roaring around like a lion trying to devour you. He says you are his masterpiece, created to do good things HE planned long ago. He says all things work together for the good of those who love HIM. His GOODNESS makes YOU GOOD ENOUGH! Don't ever forget that. Keep on running that race, by handing that baton off to HIM, even when the Elephants or the Rats show up. You can do this and we all know who the winner is. So Run Sister Run and don't STOP! I love you! HIS daughter Cathy<br />
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What about you? Can you say that HIS goodness makes you good enough! If not, don't sit there and believe the enemy because GOD loves you and YOU ARE GOOD ENOUGH! HE wants you to be confident and courageous for HIM!<br />
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<br />Cathy Fryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00222691492426930288noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8548200586198996975.post-10458394872847672462013-10-31T00:24:00.000-05:002013-10-31T00:33:31.002-05:00#movingforwardGod has a way of showing up in an awesome way. He is amazing. I wasn't sure what I was going to blog about this week for my Online Bible Study #AConfidentHeart by Renee Swope and then God gave me exactly what to write about.
There are days that I feel like I'm moving forward with my confidence. However, there are other days that I feel I'm that little girl being called names, belittled and rejected by friends. I need to just take it one day at a time and trust in HIS #perfect and #priceless love. Tonight he showed me that I need to be like a little child and let JESUS be right by my side and move on! <br />
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I asked the boys (<a href="http://www.mchboys.com/">from the boys ranch</a>) to write a paragraph so I could use it in the November Newsletter. The end of the night I received a paragraph that two of them wrote together. Just to give you a little background; one of these boys came to the ranch the end of April and the other the first of June. This was written at just the right time for me.
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~ In the past four to five months we have been through some tough times. It has been hard to make changes to our lives, but we know that with help, encouragement and prayer we can get through this one step at a time. We were negative when we first got here until we excepted Jesus into our hearts as our Lord and Savior. We have made a lot of good and bad choices, and learned from all of them and we are moving on with our lives with Jesus by our side. ~ Jordan & Brandon
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I need to remember even as a Christian of 25 years I'm going to make good and bad choices, and I need to learn from them and move on with Jesus by my side. He will always be by my side so I need to trust HIM and except the help, encouragement and prayers from sisters and brothers in Christ. <br />
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Cathy Fryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00222691492426930288noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8548200586198996975.post-58719532522970679472013-10-24T09:29:00.000-05:002013-10-24T16:48:42.471-05:00#priceless<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last week I shared about <a href="http://www.cathy-fry.blogspot.com/2013/10/perfectlove.html">God's perfect love</a>. HE got us through a situation that my husband and I could not comprehend. We made it through and He continues to show us he is in this situation. Our son has been out of prison, and speaking all over about CHOICES, C.hoosing H.im O.ver I. C.hanges E.very S.ituation. We are very proud of him for the lives that he has touched both inside those walls and out here.<br />
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The other day I received a call from a stranger and she asked if she could stop by and see me so she could give me a hug. She had met my son, his wife and mother-in-law last weekend and she just wanted to come visit with me. She stopped in after driving a couple hours and sat in my living room, listening, sharing and connecting. It seemed like we had known each other for quite sometime. I don't know what God has in store for the future but to me this was HIM showing me once again how priceless his unfailing love is! She brought me a beautiful necklace, a book "More Joy for the journey", cookies, and some lavender essential oils. Isn't she sweet? In the first page of the book it says: "Living in complete joy requires living in complete confidence in God." ~Dee Brestin~ There is that word confidence! Wow, do you see why I'm saying not sure where God is going to go with this, but HE is definitely wanting to keep me experiencing HIS PERFECT and PRICELESS love. I know now that HE is going to give me the confidence to go out and share with women of all ages about running the race with perseverance. <br />
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What about you have you experienced HIS priceless unfailing love this week? Have you been able to take refuge in the shadow of HIS wings? If you haven't, HE is waiting with HIS ARMS (wings) wide open waiting for you to run to him and feel his unfailing love!<br />
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I also wrote about taking refuge in HIS wings this week over at <a href="http://www.mchboys.blogspot.com/2013/10/take-refuge-in-his-wings.html">MIRACLES DO HAPPEN</a> blog also. Stop on over there and read about the ministry my husband and I have been in for the last 21 years.<br />
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Cathy Fryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00222691492426930288noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8548200586198996975.post-38553157329865312572013-10-17T07:15:00.000-05:002013-10-31T01:38:00.361-05:00#PERFECTLOVEI have started an online bible study this week with Proverbs 31 and I had a few topics to choose from for this blogpost. I chose #perfectlove. <br />
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<span class="text 1John-4-17">"And as we live in God, our love grows more perfect. So we will not be afraid on the day of judgment, but we can face him with confidence because we live like Jesus here in this world. </span><span class="text 1John-4-18" id="en-NLT-30582">Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love.</span> <span class="text 1John-4-19" id="en-NLT-30583">We love each other because he loved us first." NLT</span></span></sup><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="text 1John-4-19" style="font-size: small;">One of my personal experiences with God demonstrating his perfectlove to me was back in February of 2008. My son was arrested on Friday the 8th for 2nd degree murder after going out for his 21st birthday. My husband and I were facing a situation that we could not comprehend. Our son, had hardly ever drank before that night and had never been in a fight his whole life. How could this have happened. The news was saying that our son beat a man to death. NO, this can't be true. We have been in ministry for 17 years before this happened helping abandoned, abused and wayward boys. Our son is not wayward, he is a very responsible young man of God. However, he decided to put God on a shelf one night to go celebrate like the world would for his 21st birthday. On Saturday night, the 9th, I could not sleep again, so I researched the internet all over for encouragement. I looked up a book that somebody had recommended and read a little about it. I was going to order it, but then I thought how in the world will I be able to focus to read right now. So I didn't order it. The next morning I got in the shower and prayed to God "Lord, I'm going to tackle this today, and I am not going to cry all day. I can do this." Well, I went out to the kitchen and there on my island was a book with a bow around it. I knew exactly what book it was. God showed me this day that HE was in the middle of this situation. He showed me his perfectlove, when I had so much fear for our son's future. </span></div>
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<span class="text 1John-4-19" style="font-size: small;">I ended up reading the book "When I lay my Isaac Down" by Carol Kent that first week of our situation we found ourselves in. Carol was a far away mentor to me when she didn't even know it. I thought if she can get through what she was going through with her only son, then I can do this. God showed up that morning by delivering that book to help me through. Was it super easy after that? No, by no means. But I knew that God was in the middle of this situation. He is still in the middle of this situation 5 years later. He continues to show me HIS perfectlove! I'm so thankful that HE is MY #PERFECTLOVE! </span></div>
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Cathy Fryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00222691492426930288noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8548200586198996975.post-20784986022883705332013-10-15T23:40:00.001-05:002013-10-15T23:40:18.884-05:00YOU are LOVED!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Cathy Fryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00222691492426930288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8548200586198996975.post-76964691763969784212013-09-17T11:36:00.001-05:002013-09-17T11:37:16.407-05:00Are you Great worth in HIS sight?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpW-tRa-zFZerI3EHR5tPooY_R2ycjM-QYJhz9n7_IC8pEWYzvOucRxc-Z1af51_3xS5tIWvVkfxIlZtJx4XNIVXt5Fpx5TbLbl02HL2jqbTGBzVB2CdmQ8MWHLlPqspig7djIoH7aCd4/s1600/lake+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpW-tRa-zFZerI3EHR5tPooY_R2ycjM-QYJhz9n7_IC8pEWYzvOucRxc-Z1af51_3xS5tIWvVkfxIlZtJx4XNIVXt5Fpx5TbLbl02HL2jqbTGBzVB2CdmQ8MWHLlPqspig7djIoH7aCd4/s640/lake+2.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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As I was looking at this photo it made me think of what God thinks when he looks at me? I really want to have him see the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, because that is of GREAT WORTH in HIS SIGHT! However, I know that some days I fail at that. I'm so thankful that he is a loving and forgiving God so that he can still look at me as GREAT WORTH in HIS SIGHT!</div>
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<span class="text 1Pet-3-4">Lord, Help me to work on my inner self, and work on the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit. I want to shine for you, everyday, even when I don't feel like it. Help me to be beautiful inside just like this beautiful scenery you gave me this last weekend while camping with my hubby that you have gifted me with. I ask that you forgive me for not thanking you as much as I should for what you have created for me to enjoy. I love you Lord and I thank you for loving me even the days that I'm not looking very beautiful on the inside. I trust you in advance for the way you are going to work on me so that I can continue to be GREAT WORTH in YOUR sight! In Jesus Name, AMEN</span></div>
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Cathy Fryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00222691492426930288noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8548200586198996975.post-71980993548291765122013-03-21T01:35:00.002-05:002013-03-21T01:40:08.124-05:00It takes work to maintain peace!I Peter 3:10 -11 "For the scriptures say, "If you want to enjoy life and see many happy days, keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies. Turn away from evil and do good. Search for peace, and work to maintain it."<br />
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I really want to enjoy life....what about you? I'm sure you do too....! In his word it tells us that if we want to enjoy life and see many happy days...all we have to do is keep our tongue from speaking evil and don't tell lies. Some days it's so easy to control my tongue and other days it's not. It such a small part of our body that sometimes is very hard to control. I don't want to talk evil about anyone because I know how it hurts when someone speaks evil of me. So why do I do it at times? I remember days way back when I was in school I would go home crying because of what other kids said to me. I would try my hardest to be the nice girl to somebody else to try to cover up my hurts. <br />
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Why are kids so cruel? Ok...maybe I better change that wording. Why are we as adults so cruel at times? We are suppose to turn away from evil and do good. That sounds so easy. So why don't we do it all the time. When that person is telling the dirty joke why don't we get up and walk away? When our friend is telling us something about something she heard at work today about so and so....why don't we walk away or tell her you don't care to hear about that. What about when we are watching television and some filthy language is being spit out, why do we not shut it off or turn the channel? <br />
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In God's word He also tells us to search for peace, and work to maintain it. Jesus is peace and HE is the Way. Living for HIM everyday gives us a peace like we have never experienced. But it also says WORK to MAINTAIN It! It's not easy to do good....we have to work at it every day. So the next time you think your tongue is going to get you in trouble...pray and ask Him to help you turn away from evil and not say what you were about to say. <br />
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Lord I want to please you everyday not just some days...help me to turn away from evil and do good. Help me to work my hardest to maintain that peace that you give me. I want to shine for you, in a very dark world where there is more evil than good. Help me Lord...I Love you and want to enjoy life to the fullest. Help me to continue on this race you have placed me in. In Jesus Name AMEN!<br />
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What about you do you really want to enjoy life? Are you struggling with turning away from evil and doing good? I challenge you to read his word every day and search for that peace and then work hard to maintain it! I promise you...you will see many happy days. I don't think I would want to keep running this race of mine if I didn't have that peace. So thankful that several years ago God sent his son to die on that cross for me!<br />
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<br />Cathy Fryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00222691492426930288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8548200586198996975.post-59859220209974661372013-03-05T21:59:00.003-06:002013-03-05T22:09:52.797-06:00Darkness into LIGHT!Psalm 18:28 "You Lord keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light."<br />
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I've been laying in the dark quite a bit this last week due to bad migraines. I tried to read when they weren't real bad. I'm so thankful for HIS light that kept coming through my darkness. It seemed that He would give me exactly what I needed to read, when I needed it. Here is what he gave me to keep my lamp burning.<br />
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1. Matthew 6:34 "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." ~ He is in the tomorrows. It is tomorrow that fills men with dread. God is there already. All the tomorrows of our life have to pass HIm before they can get to us. ~ rev. f.b. meyer, Streams in the Desert<br />
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2. Like a loving Father, God offers us a hand to hold in life's darkest hours. He'll carry us through the darkness, and lead us where we need to go. <br />
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The things I was worrying about was the fact that about 20 years ago when my migraines started I had 2 weeks of really bad migraines and then the migraines were gone and I woke up and had no strength in my legs. I ended up in a wheel chair for a couple weeks.<br />
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When I read these two things I felt God with HIS mighty BIG hands that have held me so many times in life reach down and say I've got this...don't worry about another headache tomorrow, I will hold you then too. <br />
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I'm so thankful that my lamp is still burning and that my God turns my darkness into light. <br />
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When I have a migraine I don't want any light in my room accept HIM. I am blessed to know him and see his light even in the dark times!<br />
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What about you? Do you worry about tomorrow? Do you wonder how you are going to get this done or that? Do you wonder am I going to die from some disease? I'm sure we all have at sometime or another worried about something. That is when we start to dread tomorrow. Try to choose JOY and know that God is already in the tomorrow's and HE's got it in his hands. The next time when your lamp seems to be going dim, reach up and take God's hand that he is offering YOU. Believe me you will not regret it because you will see HIS beautiful light!<br />
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<br />Cathy Fryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00222691492426930288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8548200586198996975.post-6423368431672261762013-01-25T13:40:00.000-06:002013-01-25T13:40:11.597-06:00He will never give up on YOU or ME!I Corinthians 1: 7-9 "Just think--you don't need a thing, you've got it all! All God's gifts are right in front of you as you wait expectatly for our Master Jesus to arrive on the scene for the Finale. And not only that, but God himself is right alongside to keep you steady and on track until things are all wrapped up by Jesus. God, who got you started in this spiritual adventure, shares with us the life of his Son and our Master Jesus. He will never give up on you. Never forget that."<br />
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Wow, I really don't need a thing. I've got it all! He has given me the gift of life, to live at it's fullest. He is right here beside me running this race in the lane next to me just waiting for me to fall so he can keep me from falling. He taps me on this side and then taps me on that side keeping me on track when I am stepping out of my lane as a child of God. <br />
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When I think of when God got me started on this spiritual adventure it amazes me that at the time I was in Junior high track and I ran hurdle relay's. Did I continue on running hurdle relays' in High school no not literally because I hated running. However, I think about this and realize that I kept running hurdle relay's but it was in real life. I kept jumping hurdles for about 8 more years trying to run away from God but yet running to him in prayer when I didn't even really know him. It amazes me that even though I hated running I still named my blog Jesus, Take my Baton. <br />
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He has taken my baton from me so many times in this spiritual adventure that I have been on for 28 years and he has never given up on me. I am so grateful for HIS perseverance with me because He has had to keep me steady on the right track quite a few times. <br />
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In saying all this if He is never going to give up on ME....then He also won't give up on YOU. So where are you today in your spiritual adventure are you running away from him and don't really know him? Or are you running to him daily and building that relationship with him? Have you totally handed that baton off to him and asked him into your life as your savior so he can help you with this race called life? I will be honest, I don't know where I would be today if I hadn't of handed that baton off to him. I was probably in a point in my life when I handed it off that I could of very easily turned to drugs or alcohol to try to fill that void and I am so thankful that I heard him next to me saying "just give me the baton, this race is to hard for you alone."<br />
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Thank you Jesus for keeping me steady and on track until things are all wrapped up by you! Even though you have to help me daily with that!<br />
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<span class="indent-1"><span class="text Ps-103-3-Ps-103-5">So thankful that my God crowns me with love and mercy.....He wraps me in goodness.....and He renews my youth. Somedays I question does he really love me....is he really holding me....am I really young in his presence? </span></span><br />
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<span class="indent-1"><span class="text Ps-103-3-Ps-103-5">Then he gently reminds me by some small gesture from someone, or a call, or just something I read. I feel his love when I get to hug on some of my grandkids even if it is for a short time because they all live far away. </span></span><span class="indent-1"><span class="text Ps-103-3-Ps-103-5"></span></span><br />
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<span class="indent-1"><span class="text Ps-103-3-Ps-103-5">He shows me his goodness when I look at these little ones and think that I may have not even been a part of their lives if He hadn't shown me his love and mercy 28 years ago. You see He crowned me with His love and mercy 28 years ago when I accepted him as my personal savior. Then 20 years ago My hubby and I founded <a href="http://www.mchboys.com/">The Ranch</a> and approximately 8 years ago the daddy of these 4 little ones started calling me mom (adopted me) when he was 16 years old and has not stopped since. God showed me Love and mercy so that I could share that with Dustin. </span></span><br />
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<span class="indent-1"><span class="text Ps-103-3-Ps-103-5">After having these 4 with us this weekend and then reading this scripture I was reminded that he really does love me, he is wrapping me in his goodness and HE renews my youth in HIS presence. </span></span><br />
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I am so thankful that when Jesus wraps it all up....it's my faith, not my gold, that He will have on display as evidence of his victory. <br />
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Some days there are so many distractions in this thing called life and we have to put up with things that we would like to never have to put up with, but through it all in the end we are proved genuine. So no matter what you are going through right now in your life, keep on keepin on....and let God get the GLORY! Because in the end HE has the victory. I'm so grateful I know the end of my story.<br />
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God....help me to shine your light even when I go through the fire. Help me to reach out to those that are hurting and give me strength to persevere even when the tough gets going. I want to display genuine faith, take my baton so I can do that. I love you and I am so grateful you adopted me as your daughter 28 years ago. In Jesus Name, AMEN<br />
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Ephesians 3:20 - 21: "<span class="text 2Tim-1-5" id="en-NLT-29775">God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us.</span></div>
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<br />Cathy Fryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00222691492426930288noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8548200586198996975.post-30920337352468724942013-01-01T01:24:00.003-06:002013-01-01T01:24:53.557-06:002013...I am going to try hard to write more!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<strong>II Corinthians 5:17-21</strong> "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ,<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV1984-28879U" title="See cross-reference U">U</a>)"></sup> he is a new creation;<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV1984-28879V" title="See cross-reference V">V</a>)"></sup> the old has gone, the new has come!<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV1984-28879W" title="See cross-reference W">W</a>)"></sup> <span class="text 2Cor-5-18" id="en-NIV1984-28880"><sup class="versenum"> </sup>All this is from God,<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV1984-28880X" title="See cross-reference X">X</a>)"></sup> who reconciled us to himself through Christ<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV1984-28880Y" title="See cross-reference Y">Y</a>)"></sup> and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:</span> <span class="text 2Cor-5-19" id="en-NIV1984-28881"><sup class="versenum"> </sup>that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men’s sins against them.<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV1984-28881Z" title="See cross-reference Z">Z</a>)"></sup> And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.</span> <span class="text 2Cor-5-20" id="en-NIV1984-28882"><strong>We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors,<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV1984-28882AA" title="See cross-reference AA">AA</a>)"></sup> as though God were making his appeal through us.<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV1984-28882AB" title="See cross-reference AB">AB</a>)"></sup></strong> We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV1984-28882AC" title="See cross-reference AC">AC</a>)"></sup></span> <span class="text 2Cor-5-21" id="en-NIV1984-28883"><sup class="versenum"> </sup>God made him who had no sin<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV1984-28883AD" title="See cross-reference AD">AD</a>)"></sup> to be sin<sup> </sup>for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God."</span></div>
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<span class="text 2Cor-5-21">After just celebrating Jesus' Birth and now bringing in the NEW YEAR....I am going to try my hardest to be a better ambassador for HIM this year. I want to make a difference in this hurting world. I remember when I first came to Christ and how excited I was that the old had gone and I was a new creation! I'm excited to have 2012 be gone and ready to see what God has in store for the year 2013. I'm thinking HE has something pretty big just around the corner.</span><br />
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<span class="text 2Cor-5-21">Lord,</span><br />
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<span class="text 2Cor-5-21">Help me to use my time better for you this year. I really want to live as a better ambassador for you. I love you with all my heart and I want your light to shine through me everyday. I love you and I thank you for sending your son down to this earth to die for me. Please help me to make your appeal through me this year. </span><br />
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<span class="text 2Cor-5-21">In Jesus Name,</span><br />
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<span class="text 2Cor-5-21">Amen</span><br />
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<span class="text 2Cor-5-21"></span>Cathy Fryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00222691492426930288noreply@blogger.com1