Morning, Jives! I am going to first answer you here, but then I am also going to c&p it, and then share it with our CHRISTIAN PRAYER ROOM friends!
I got up about 6 am, and after a few small things that I had to do, I started reading out loud the Bible where ever the HS might lead me. So, I spent some time in proverbs, then in Job, in just trying to work my way through those 2 books,when finally, I was led to read out loud some in the Gospel of Luke, chapter 5, verses 17 through 26, but especially verse 20 stood out for me, as also 23 thru 25. But especially verse 20, because I have had so many of the brethren at PURE HEART CHURCH just 1 block North of T-bird Rd on the west side of 43rd Ave praying for me during the last year & 1/2. Because I have asked OUR LORD many times this following question: ''Well LORD, even if you won't answer my prayer for my sake alone, would you PLEASE do it for the sake of all of the brethren that have prayed for me?'' For it is hard for me to comprehend why you would so adamantly refuse to answer all of their many prayers??!! Mine perhaps I can justifiably understand, because of my much anger & hurt & drinking & grief since Susie died, but what about all of their many prayers, ey?'' And the only verse that comes to my mine is out of Ecclesiastes, chapter 3, where HE says through King Solomon: ''For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under Heaven. A time to be born, and a time to die, etc & verses FF, when all of the sudden, HE spoke to my mind via the above story & personal narrative , and simply said this, this morning:
'And there is a time for your healing, Jim, when you shall finally be healed in your spirit, because of my allowing your beloved Susie to be taken away from in the way that I allowed it to happen, without intervening at all. You must simply trust me, even though it doesn't look so good for a loving person to have treated someone that way.'' ''You simply must trust me for all things, ie: Romans 8:28, Ephesians 5:20, & Psalms 31:15: ''All my times are in HIS hands'', through SIMPLE, CHILD-LIKE FAITH IN OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST!
It hasn't been at all easy, but I am trying to hang on to my simple FAITH IN THE LORD JESUS CHRIST! Perhaps this music might be a nice uplift to all of the above narrative, ey? Love you! Jaime