Have you ever wanted to be alone? Friends keep calling, texting, tweeting and emailing with great persistence.

You just need a break.  After a day of relaxing with no conversation, no interaction, wow it was great!

Then after the first day, then I began to feel a little lonely.

Turning to my Bible, I came to Proverbs 17:17 “A friend loves at all times” then Proverbs 18:24 “A man that hath friends must show himself friendly” and there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother.”

Well, I am ready to go back to face book and began chatting again and then go to church Sunday to hear from my “closest friend”,Jesus.

I was looking at a magazine stating all the different blogs to log in.  There were finance blogs, lifestyle blogs, news blogs, pop cast blogs, sports blogs, TV blogs, movie blogs, music blogs and the list goes on.

Today, I was thinking what to title this blog.

I was feeling kind of sad, and then some children came around me wanting to show me how to find an invisible story for scratching a picture with a pencil.  The story revealed how God made the world.

Then I was feeling a little weak, when I remembered in the Bible where is says “the joy of the Lord is my strength”

Then I was feeling thankful.  I had just told a friend how Jesus changed my life.  Is my life not without struggles? No, however I accepted Jesus as my Savior to help me through the struggles.

I guess I would title this today as “Jesus, the calmer of mood swings”.

Next week is Mother’s Day.   I remember my mother as an active and vivacious lady. She is now in a care center, not active at all, sometimes knowing me and sometimes not.  It is painful to leave her after a visit. I pray God will take her home soon without any suffering.

However, when I visit and speak of church, she lights up.  For you see, her and my father’s life was church.  They were not ministers just lay people who loved Jesus and loved to work in the church. That love is still in her spirit.

When my husband was studying for his ministerial credentials, mother knew we wanted a church of our own to pastor. She told us she would be praying for a church in the area, because she wanted us to be close to her.

With realistic thinking, I explained to her that there were not any churches in this area available to pastor at that time.  She seemed disappointed but that didn’t stop my mother from praying and believing for the miracle that was to happen for us.

Four years passes, Mother became ill, my husband and I became her caregivers.  During this time, God was also preparing a church for us to pastor here locally. It was all about God’s timing. It was all about a Mother’s fervent prayer.

God answered Mother’s prayer for us to have a church close and He also took care of her by having us close to care for her.

Never underestimate the power of a Mother’s Prayer.

 Please come and visit us at Eastpoint Family Church, Kansas City, MO. Check out my husband’s personal testimony our website eastpointfamilychurch.org.

You know you are in trouble when you walk into a Subway with a help wanted sign on the door. Then when you see 8 people in front of you, then you know this is serious. Then when you hear the multiple orders of "12" subs, toasted with four different melted cheese, you know you will never get back to work , at least today.

Suddenly, I am trying to recall every sermon Pastor Claude has spoken about patience. All those Bible scriptures and positive sayings that I have memorized seem to fade away as rage begins to infiltrate my body.

As flames are coming out of my nostrils, I look up and guess who is coming through the door, my Pastor, with that happy, friendly smile on his face. He greets me like he always does, with a smile and " I am so glad to see you". The he proceeds to tell me that this worked out, because I was on his mind and since the line was so long, we could visit.

Well, I hadn't look at it like that , but whatever. I must say it was good to have a cheerful talk with him, between orders. I left feeling better than when I came, maybe just like when I go to church.

As I left, Pastor said, I guess, " All things do work together for good, don't they. I had to agree.

Technology is great isn’t? Texting, tweeting, face book, IPods, I pads, kindles, smart phones are
great ways to communicate.

When I am with a friend, who I really want to communicate with,
I really like a face to face conversion with them. Have you ever been excited about sharing with
a friend and finally you get together and they can’t stop texting or tweeting to someone else while you are trying to converse with them. What a disappointing time.

I begin to think about how Jesus who’s ministry was a positive, aggressive ministry of energy. He was and is not interesting enough for some people to stop and take time to communicate with Him through prayer, Bible reading or church attendance. People say they can’t see God. Well, they can’t see the person they are texting either. I know He is always trying to get my
attention. Sometimes I think God is in heaven waving His nailed scarred hands, saying
"please pay attention to me , I just want to be your friend" .

Well, as I am waving to my friend who is sitting across fromme “saying be my friend and talk to me”, I know God is waving and cheering me on and saying “‘I am a Friend who sticks closer than any brother’ come and communicate with me a little while.”

I guess I will text my friend and ask her if she would come church with me to Eastpoint Family Church Sunday.

REMINDER:

SET YOUR CLOCKS FORWARD THIS SATURDAY MARCH 10, 2012 BEFORE YOU GO TO BED.

AND BE ON TIME FOR SUNDAY SERVICES.

AND COME TO EASTPOINT FAMILY CHURCH!!

I don't know about you, but I need to lose 20 lbs. I have purposed in my mind to stop drinking so much diet coke , eating less bread, and limiting the desserts. My desire is so strong , I am going to stick with it, or as Pastor would say "God Willing".

When reading God's Word, I came to Romans 8:28 " And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."

I know God wants me healthy because He wants to work good through me, but I had to stop and think about what the Word says about "His PURPOSE". You mean, I can't rule my own life, He has a PURPOSE for me. If that is the case, I want to PURPOSE or and desire to read God's word and pray more so I can know what God's PURPOSE for me.

It doesn't hurt, to go to church too. There I can may get a nugget of TRUTH to help me with the PURPOSE HE has for me.

Well, God willing, pounds will start coming off and I will start learning more from God's word about the PURPOSE HE has for me. Do you need to join me?