Friend with Mouth Cancer…. How can we pray for you?

I have a friend who has a cancerous growth in his mouth. Likely, he will be embarrassed if he reads this. He is a humble man of God and actively seeks His pleasure. I believe if God were to heal him, others’ faith would be increased and God would be blessed.

I want God’s abundance on his life. So it is not my desire to get you and I between him and God’s best. If it pleases God, pray with me in requesting God’s healing power on my friend. Pray for the doctors to be astonished with his miraculous healing. I know my friend will point others to God as the miracle worker.

So as you read this, pray for God’s healing on my friend’s mouth.   Pray the tumor will miraculously recede at the doctors’ astonishment.   Pray God will be blessed and my friend will be healed.

Ask this in the name of Jesus who has already given all for us, as believers. If He chooses, my friend will be healed. If you have a word of encouragement or prayer post it here.

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Heart to understand the love of God and to love God…

I met a new friend yesterday who has a passion to understand the Love of God. That one statement alone is incredible. Think on it. The depth of God’s love is far beyond human comprehension and yet we experience it every day. How can that be?

This new friend chooses to exit from traditional church and worship in a home church. Seems pretty radical doesn’t it. It is in a home church he chooses to live life. There seems to be a movement of people with similar ideas of how best they can serve God.

It seems in a home church setting, there is no opportunity to hide. Everyone is there for better or worse. There is an honest belief and appreciation for the priesthood of the believer. Each member a unique part making up the body of Christ.

He authenticated his belief in the believer family when he moved to San Antonio. Living in Iowa, his wife surfed the internet and found a home church in San Antonio. He picked up the phone and said he was coming to town for a job interview, could he stay at their house. After all, he was a member of the family of God. He was invited into
the stranger’s home as family.

That is how the priesthood of believers is suppose to work…

In true God Spot fashion, he got the job and now enjoys the beautiful city of San Antonio and enjoys being in the midst of God’s plan.

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What if this is your last big adventure?

I think all will agree there is a time when we will die.  Most are anxious to put the idea out of our head.  But what if the thought comes in the forefront of your imaginations, because you know this is the last adventure you will have in service to God?  As Paul, he had run a good race, he had fought a good fight.  But God called.

 

Suppose uniquely, God reveals to you that the adventure you about to embark on may be the last.  Would the knowledge change anything in your life or your perception of the adventure? 

 

It matters not how young or how old you are.  The current adventure you are on, may be your last.  Think about the people where the adventure of life ended abruptly.  Think about Keith Green, Janus Joplin, Michael Jackson  and list goes on….

 

Each person unexpectedly encountered the end of the road.  The thought comes to mind as I consider the possibility of God working through me in Fresh Connections.  What if this is my last?  Will I have run a good race?  Will I have fought a good fight?  Will God say, “Well done.  Good and faithful servant.”

 

I hope so….

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The death of a church and the birth of a vision…

Many are saying God meant the church to be organic. It seems reasonable to me. God breathes life into it. It is birthed. It is fed. It grows. It is healthy if God has His way. But the question comes to mind, can the church die? If so, what might be the quickest way to kill a church?

I am praying that God will breath life into Fresh Connections. At the same time, I am asking God to kill the vision if it is not from Him. I’m trusting He will do one or the other. Am OK if He thinks of a third choice. I just don’t want to waste time doing something that He didn’t plan. Does that make sense?

As you read this and the stats say hundreds of you will, please pray for the birth of Fresh Connections. Pray that God will breath life into the vision. Pray for resources for Fresh Connections. Pray for the people of Fresh Connections. Pray that Fresh Connections will be a faith builder for all. Pray about what part you might play.

Then if God is not in Fresh Connections, pray the vision will die.

From my friend in Sweden: Frid Broden or Peace Brother…
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“When You’re Hanging by a Thread”~Sarah

“Audrey’s heavenly birthday came and went, and neither my husband nor I could make much positive out of it. Despite our confidence in Heaven, we were just plain sad. And mad. And, we didn’t feel hopeful. Then, just a few days later, an ugly consequence of my husband’s infidelity hit us like a ton of bricks. An extended family conflict arose that deeply injured us both and reopened wounds that had only begun to scab over. I have to tell you, I could not see God in it all for several days. I couldn’t pray. And, if I could, I certainly could not hear God’s voice in response or feel His presence. It was the purest pain I’ve felt in a long time.

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The reality is that most of us reach a place in our lives when it is nearly impossible to see God at work…..” ~Sarah

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Sarah is a new Facebook Friend.  You will find her blog to be transparent, inspirational and encouraging.  It is a good read and exemplifies qualities of a “God Spot”.   

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Click here:  A Confident Hope for the rest of the story.

Trolling for God Spots…

A local Chick-fil-let gave out free coupons for a chicken sandwich.  I went to Family Christian Bookstore and picked up a Bible regularly $14.95 and paid only $5.00.  Both were a great deal.  I then went to Chick-fil-let and had lunch at an outside table with the Bible laying out.  I was watching to see who God would send my way and wake me up to the need to give the Bible to.

 

I wrote inside the cover my God Spot website. http://37stories.wordpress.com and circled John 3:16.  I wrote FREE GIFT inside and the page number to John 3:16 where I again wrote FREE GIFT.  Then I waited.

 

What God did was surprise me.  It seemed His idea was to leave the Bible on the table and walk away.  I almost didn’t.  But God insisted, so that’s what I did.  I have been praying the remainder of the day that the person that picks up the Bible will find the FREE GIFT inside.  ie. Their personal salvation.  That would really be a God Spot.

 

Maybe the person will reply to this post and let us know how the gift worked out….

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Great Expectations – God Spots!

I’ve been blogging since December 2007 and am getting close to publishing 1,000 posts. God willing, I will post my 1,000th blog entry about Christmas time.  Today, I broke an all time daily high for unique readers.  By midnight, I likely will have shared God Spots with about 500 readers today and maybe 60,000 from the start. 

 The readership is significant for me.  I have prayed many times that God would provide a platform and voice for me to share Christ with others.  He used an incredibly dark time in my life to create a passion within me to spot His hand at work.  He helped me coin a new phrase called “God Spots”.  You enjoy reading and I enjoy writing about how God has revealed himself. In looking at the spikes in readership, you especially enjoyed reading about my jail stay.  If you missed it, surf to: Maverick County Jail. 

 Many times I hear the thought that it is not about the numbers.  That is admirable and probably true, but for me it is all about the numbers.  It is about the numbers, because I believe God wants me to maximize my impact for him.  He wants His power and grace to be revealed to the masses.  The bigger the number, the more people have heard the love of Christ.  

 So today, I thank you for breaking my all time high readership in a single day.  Some time around Christmas, I will thank you for reading 1,000 posts.  I hope in the new year to convert the posts into a book of God Spots.  Thank you for adding value to the blog and my book with your comments.  God bless!

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They will know we are Christians by our love

Guest Post by Elisha: So refreshing. Just yesterday the Lord placed a song on my heart we all learned a long time ago,”They Will Know we Are Christians By Our Love.” I sang it over and over again for an hour. God said that the world is looking for something different because they know the world is failing them.

So I asked God, “Why not Christianity? Why aren’t they running to you Oh Lord? Why do they look for you in every false doctrine and religion?” And He said,”Because you look too much like the world. You lack power because you lack faith. Your unbelief binds you to the law. And you need an increase of love.” So I’m praying….fill me Lord with your love, forgive my unbelief, and give me Your heart.

They will know we are Christians by our love by our love
They will know we are Christians by our love.

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My focus may be improving…

Have you ever seen God do anything? It’s not unusual for me to ask that question of friends or strangers alike. There was a time when God through Jesus did many miraculous things. In the Bible, John tells us, “The people realized that God was at work among them in what Jesus had just done. ” In Jesus ministry, His miracles often met people’s needs. He fed them and healed them. I think He hoped their faith would increase, but mostly they just enjoyed the show.

I love God Spots. I coined this phrase meaning, “A God Spot is when God periodically authenticates His presence and I get to blog about it.” In reading how Jesus performed miracles in person and the people who witnessed them just wanted more, concerns me. They were not any closer to Jesus before the show then after the show. I don’t want to be another spectator. I want to be a willing participate when God shows up.

I’ve recently been thinking about what it means to “focus on Jesus”. I’ve come to believe in part that a focus on Jesus is to see the world through His eyes. Might it be possible God Spots have become more prevalent, because my focus on Jesus is improving? How about yours?

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Jesus Freak? Me? Never! Well maybe….

I don’t know what happened to me.  Somehow a couple years ago, I became a Jesus Freak when it is way past being fashionable.  It is not something I asked for.  It just happened.  I have always loved God, but somehow this Jesus Freak thing has taken ownership.

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You say, “What’s the big deal?”  It is a HUGE deal.  Everything about life is shaped differently when the focus is Jesus.  I go to bed at night wondering about what Jesus did for me.  I wake up in the morning, wondering what Jesus will do to me, with me and for me.  I am obsessed with Jesus being active in my life.

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Even as I write this blog, I am considering how did God reveal His presence today?  You know what?  I think Jesus likes it that way.  I think He likes my looking for Him around every corner.  Someday, I hope to get really good at seeing His hand at work.  Some day I hope He will say, “Well done!”

“Jesus rejoiced, exuberant in the Holy Spirit. “I thank you, Father, Master of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the know-it-alls and showed them to these innocent newcomers. Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way.”

My friend.  A Jesus Freak…. Visit his blog…