Dear KKIM Family,
It is so AWESOME to be with you today!
Thanks for that smile! Let us gather for Jesus!
Delight yourself in the Lord; and He will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4
Yesterday I took the day off..I have been very tied……..I have been spending time working on the house and my office and spending time with Lars. I woke up yesterday with a cloud hanging over my head…I have no idea why……..but yes I do….Satan was attacking me…….I had the most troubling thoughts of failure, house not selling etc…..
If it was not for the faith I have stored up in me and the Armour of God Almighty I would have been defeated. Being with Lars certainly helped. Sharon is not available when she is working at the Hospital.
Some of you might be saying, Dewey you sure are making yourself vulnerable!Yes I am! Because we all need to do that with our Brothers and Sisters in Christ. We all will have our times of being tired and weak, we need to be their for each other..and not put on such a brave, false front at times.
We are to be here for each other……….
He laid down His life for us. We should also lay down our lives for our brothers. 1 John 3:16
“There is no condition in life in which we cannot abide in Jesus. We have to learn to abide in Him wherever we are placed.” Oswald Chambers
Oswald Chambers was so full of Godly wisdom. Did you know that he passed away at age 43 in Egypt? His life is a testament that when we die our legacy carries on. His wife, Biddy, worked the rest of her life publishing her husband’s spoken words. And what powerful words they are!
A colleague once dubbed Chambers “the apostle of the haphazard” because of his repeated emphasis on the importance of what seem to be the random events of life:
Here’s what Oswald said, “One great thing to notice is that God’s order comes to us in the haphazard. We try to plan our ways and work things out for ourselves, but they go wrong because there are more facts than we know; whereas if we just go on with the days as they come, we find that God’s order comes to us in that apparently haphazard way.”
WOW!
Let us remember my friends what is in James 1:2-4, where the brother of Jesus wrote, “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trails of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that may be mature and complete, not lacking in anything.”
We can face testing with genuine joy because we know that it produces perseverance. That leads to maturity and completeness, to our becoming people who lack none of the skills needed for wise and godly living.
It seems that message is for me! How about you? No it is not easy, you are right!
Just one more thing that I would love to share with you from Oswald……….
“Have we ever got into the way of letting God work, or are we so amazingly important that we really wonder in our nerves and ways what the Almighty does before we are up in the morning!”
From Casey Treat from “How to be Your Best When You Feel Your Worst”
“When we are weak, we can still be strong. When we’re under the greatest stress and facing the greatest challenges, it may be the best day of our lives, for God is working to make us in into the people he wants us to be.” WOW AMEN!!!
So once I got my head back on straight………hmmm……….it still seems a little crooked!……..I went to play softball for my team, Heights Christian, and went 3 for 3!!! and had two good defensive plays!!! But those Baptist Deacon’s really dunked us last night by 10 runs!!!!
The fellowship I have with my teammates is worth so much!!!
Speaking of 10 runs…..How does a Major League team give up a 10 run lead and lose, like the Minnesota Twins did last night? WOW!
Relationships:……I had lunch with daughter Gretchen Saturday…..What an ANGEL!!! She is working hard and studying hard at the University of New Mexico. We had such a blessed conversation. My relationship with the Kid’s is closer than ever. I know many of you do this already…but stay close to the kid’s…….let them talk to you…….build on the relationship so they feel they can tell you anything! Gretchen told me many things that were so important……..but listen to this one…….”Dad I am learning to sense when people are being superficial or sincere.” That is so important, I talked to Gretchen about some HUGE mistakes I made thinking I was dealing with sincere people with good motives. It is so important to share our failures with our kids! To help them not make the same mistakes we did. We have great kid’s who are honest to a fault.
Just one more thing about Kid’s……….I tell them all the time and I say on the radio once in awhile……..but not enough……..Nothing good happens after midnight! This past weekend two kid’s were killed in a traffic accident in Albuquerque at 3am. Please encourage the kid’s to be home by 10 or no later than midnight……..It’s nut’s out there during the day and REALLY nut’s after 10pm. No matter where you live……small town America……be home….be safe. That goes for you adults too!!!!
yes..I am an old Man!!!! I was in bed by 9pm last night!
Just one more thing about relationships…….before we go on let me share this with you………
Eliminate the poison of unrealistic expectations in others. Think of who you are asking too much of. Tell that person you have been expecting too much from them, tell them your sorry for being so hard on them. Promise them you’ll seek to understand, and assure them of your unconditional love.
One of the biggest kick’s I get out of doing the CUP and working at KKIM is all the people I get to know…because Life is one big meeting!!! Meeting people! Here are words from two of them………
Dewey, it is AWESOME to have you as a friend in Jesus Christ too!
Praying for you and Sharon and family this morning! It is my mom’s
96th birthday today. She has advanced dementia/ Alzheimer’s but we are
gathering at her assisted living home today (I spend as much time as I
can there each day with her). Would love prayers for her … that she
could feel joy and peace in her heart. She continually wonders why
her mom is not with her (as well as with other members of the family
who have already passed on) She has been such a blessing to me and it
is difficult to walk this road with her (but I will !). my mom’s name is Jeanne. She enjoyed part of the day but then
had “sundown” syndrome and began having a really tough time. It is all
part of Alzheimer’s I know, but I sure wish she could have peace Have a great
weekend and
again, thank you for all you do! Cherie
Cherie is an AWESOME women of God………an ANGEL of GOD
Now Meet another ANGEL of God………
All the best, I love your emails.
It so nice to work with someone who truly loves the Lord . Just my fyi……..thoughts on you.
Thanks for your daily encouragement……..
Rachel
Rachel C. Greene, President
Carolina Media Professionals
www.carolinamedia.com
I have worked with Carolina Media for years………Rachel and Keli are ANGELS……love working with them! If your business needs marketing help check out their web site!
One of the greatest things about the CUP is brining people together for Jesus!!!
Let me leave this with you today……………
Let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds. Hebrews 10:24
Let us pray………….
Lord, Thank You for the blessing of coming together for a cup with Your Word! Thank You Father for Your Armour! As Your Word says Father, “If two agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by You our Father.” Your Word is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. May we always follow Your path and not our will. In the name of Jesus, AMEN!
In the Love of Christ,
Dewey Sharon and family
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