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A coworker who is married to a Muslim said she saw a bumper sticker that said Mohammad is dead and Jesus is Alive and it upset her. She is reading some of my books when she relieves me for lunch at my reception position. She said Muslims believe in Jesus just don't place him in the same rank we do.
When she saw the bumper sticker she was insulted. Another friend said she is not so narrow minded that she rules out other beliefs even though she is a Christian for forty plus years.
I thought of this old CS Lewis quote and wondered about how it is best said in the face of those we talk to that say such things. I just sent it to my friend who sais she is not ruling out other beliefs. I have not dealt with the coworker yet as I had to run down and turn on phones and just said, I am so sorry you were hurt, let's talk later. She relieves me every other week and last week was not hers, so Monday I can talk to her.
CS said: The great British writer, C. S. Lewis, explained in his well-known book, Mere Christianity, "A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher; he'd either be a lunatic -- on a level with a man who says he's a poached egg -- or else he'd be the devil of hell. You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God; or else a madman or something worse." "You can shut Him up for a fool, you can spit at Him and kill Him as a demon; or you can fall at His feet and call Him Lord and God. But let us not come up with any patronizing nonsense about His being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to." So Jesus was either a madman, a liar, a myth, or He really was -- and is -- the Son of God.
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2 Timothy 4:5 But you should keep a clear mind in every situation. Don't be afraid of suffering for the Lord. Work at bringing others to Christ. Complete the ministry God has given you.
We are continually blessed with Preston’s healing, and the calls, prayers and emails from many of you. Preston is getting better. Progress is slow but steady.
Please continue to keep our family and especially Preston in your daily prayers.
Wanted to let all the prayer warriors know that Preston will be featured on the ‘Children’s Miracle Network’ special on Thanksgiving Day at 7:30 pm. It will be on local NBC affiliates. (WCNC in Charlotte)
Bless each of you.
In His arms,
Ashton
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Today, I felt a nudge instead of my routine lunch hour to walk to the cemetery behind where I work. I have never walked over there. I know it is there because of a friend buried there somewhere, have not been there since his funeral maybe 6 years ago.
I asked Holy Spirit why and began praying. I had to jump a small creek to land on dry ground in a long denim skirt lifted enough to do it. No one was around close that I could see, so began praying and looking at markers. Asking Holy Spirit what He wanted me to do. I saw groundskeepers afar off and then I saw a man in a car, elderly with head bowed. He was wiping his nose with a tissue. I kept reading markers and knew it had something to do with him but not sure what. I walked around his car from a distance and he got out and walked over to where I had been and praying I walked back.
I walked up behind him speaking as not to alarm him, and saw Martha on the stone and her death date and his name on the left with date left open. I said "Sir, I felt compelled to come, was Martha your wife? " He said "Yes, for 69 years, you been married 69 years?" I smiled and said "no sir, but I was widowed in 2000 and have been remarried 5."
He said that she had died in August and that he thinks of her everyday. I shared some of my story of losses but all in a 2 minute summary. I told him I was a praying woman and understood his pain although 69 years was not something anyone gets over, you just keep going and I would pray for him and come see Martha now and then and think of him. We hugged and I told him that I would leave him with Martha to talk, and he turned and thanked me but said he would be going now too. He didn't need to stay. I walked the road out so I didn' t have to leap the creek. If I had done that initially I would have missed him. I came home and looked up her obit and listed it below, removing some of the info with *** but pray for Bonny as he is hurting and I was so blessed to know his Martha was so dear to him. I felt like I had met a REAL man. We never talked about God other than the prayer and he said that would be nice if I would. Thanks for listening saints. Thanks for your prayers and Lord thank you for their 69 years together. You know if she is with you but somehow I felt you wanted me to bring him comfort and I ask that you keep him in your comfort. In Jesus' name~juanita mae
*********- Martha Louise *****, 88, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009, ******* with her family at her bedside. She was born in *****, and was the wife of Bonny *******., her companion for 69 years of marriage. Martha retired after 25 years as a supervisor, from *****Company.
She is survived by her loving husband, Bonny*****.; one son, Bonny ******* one daughter, Carolyn ******; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter.
A service will take place Saturday at 11 a.m..
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I nursed some of my hurt feelings publically and will delete one blog and just copy your love comments to me to keep in my private stash of lovely friends. I am trying to die to self and it is harder than I thought.
I had a lovely visit with Bob tonight at one hospital, healing from two strains of malaria from his missions in Peru and he wants to go back. He had been in a wheelchair for years but surgery made it possible for him to walk with a cane but not without pain.
I went to the other hospital to see Aaron and he was having a rough night, has to have surgery on his throat on December 11th so he can eat again, losing weight and has problems with skin wounds and possible blood clots in his legs. Some praise reports from his mom on their finances. I had him laughing and we shared some tears too.
Georgios was sleeping so Aaron's mom promised to share my love message with him when he awakens.
In His strength, I will take the love challenge all my days and if I fall, will confess and get back up and love again.
Please forgive me for any offenses as I learn this love walk.
Lord, bless those who differ in opinion and bless those who have caused me to cry. I learn each time to stand stronger and praise you for it. I wish no malice and ask that you bring blessings to those that were of a different stand on your Word and ask that Holy Spirit clarify all things to Your glory.
Love, juanita mae
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Since yesterday, I have heard the ministering on the Lord's Prayer as an examaple and why we should understand the model of it.
I take that for myself personally and will spend time today meditating on ti but perhaps it is for you as well.
David Jeremiah said he has over a hundred books on prayer and along with bible study reads a chapter a day in one book or another on prayer and practices it which is the only way really to understand this powerful tool in our hands.
I am keeping prayer journals. I want to refresh myself in them.
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