Read Romans 8:26-27. Prayer can be a struggle sometimes, but find consolation in the assurance that the Spirit helps us pray in our weakness. Where do you feel weak in your life now?
Wow does that sound like a loaded gun. I’ve always asked for strength, love and wisdom, and I realize now you only get strong by bumping into challenges. Then of course, wisdom grows with an intellectual challenge. . . So I see how my life of asking for these have kept me busy. I know that’s part of my growing now is stepping beyond the past and moving onto something new. That was a whole idea of switching from Methodist to Catholic. I realize that was a change that would shift everything in my life.
I know I was right on target again. As noted here we really "know not what to pray.” And I guess this allows for the intercession of the Saints, which is really where I was at earlier this week. This again makes it very clear that I'm in the right place at the right time again. So guess this is really about refining my prayers for me! I realized that I've really never prayed for people specifically. I guess I really never knew how to pray. So my prayer life might’ve included people in my consciousness, or that was concerned about people, but specific prayers for people haven’t been real until the last month or so. I realize I am more in service than ever. I guess that’s what Jesus said to us in the first place, that to lead and to guide means to be a servant to others. Thank God, we have Saints that make intercessions for us, cause I don’t know how I could do this myself!
What’s the next one?
Read Ephesians 3:14-21 (The power of Christ at work within us is able to accomplish more than we can ask or imagine). Where do you find that awesome power at work in your life? Where do you need such a divine, dynamic Presence?
Wow, A find the awesome Power of God everywhere in my life. This morning the family focus podcast talked about how I raised my children. It was so cool to hear. Doctors talk about giving children responsibilities. Of course, I was working at home as a consultant, so I always had tasks to do all the time everywhere. Yes, Projects-for-Credit!!! Or they call it experiential education now, lol!!! And I was making too much money, so I was always able to do whatever they wanted to do. “Oh another trip to Disney that means we have to do the laundry first, and clean up the house, and get ready to go. What else do we have to do guys?”
I always felt my kids were so spoiled. We had Larry Park Zoo passes. We had Florida Aquarium passes. We had Busch Gardens passes. We went to Disney every Christmas. It was insane. Of course, I had to get them kayaks and bikes, and everything else. Oh, what was so fun was they decided what to do and then always laid out all the tasks before we could get there. So I really felt blessed starting the day and sharing this Family Focus Podcast with my children. And getting to the men’s group just in time to help make coffee. And then I even was able to do the service at the church with Father Kevin. I asked him if he was doing OK, because someone mentioned at another service to pray for him; he laughed; No idea what for, but appreciated it.
Now I’m talking to my iPad, it’s working better than ever. It’s the same day that I go see the Saint Pete College IT guy. . . Of course it’ll be great to get all things fixed and working right. My Bike guy called about fixing my bike, so I think he’ll be here sometime. Then Mike needs a model done in Tampa so we’re meeting at Front Porch on Thursday. Wow, a good meal and a good beer, Can’t argue with that. It all feels like a beautiful blessing. It’s funny I was talking today after the men’s group., about all this legal crap. It’s like I’m mixing things up and getting ready for another shift, where everything just falls into place.. I’m still totally dumbfounded by the RFKjr video and I know that they’ll have a serious fight to get that done.
But the greed machine is a big lie and a big deception. That’s all talk. It’s all about fear. They’ll try to do something crazy and they’ll get caught red-handed. It’s about time. Funny how I just know it!
DAY 7
Review the week; savor the graces or return to a passage that was particularly meaningful for you. Recognize the Graces that God shares each moment, and I realize it is really beyond comprehension sometimes. So I met with the Lead Service Tech at St Pete College and he owns the same machines I have at home to well. Of course, he was really happy to help, and spent a few hours with me playing with my machines. It was really cool because he was able to get things working and show me other things. Like my MacBook actually had two operating systems or three operating system systems, including widows, that I could switch through. So they have the original that came with it and that has the Adobe Suite 6, which is just perfect anyway. Then I’ve got the latest and greatest operating system that I can use the new Adobe suite with the school. And of course, he set up the new Adobe suite on my iPad Pro too. So now I’m finally learning Photoshop. It was almost funny how easy it was for him.
DAY 7
Review the week; savor the graces or return to a passage that was particularly meaningful for you. Recognize the Graces that God shares each moment, and I realize it is really beyond comprehension sometimes. So I met with the Lead Service Tech at St Pete College and he owns the same machines I have at home to well. Of course, he was really happy to help, and spent a few hours with me playing with my machines. It was really cool because he was able to get things working and show me other things. Like my MacBook actually had two operating systems or three operating system systems, including widows, that I could switch through. So they have the original that came with it and that has the Adobe Suite 6, which is just perfect anyway. Then I’ve got the latest and greatest operating system that I can use the new Adobe suite with the school. And of course, he set up the new Adobe suite on my iPad Pro too. So now I’m finally learning Photoshop. It was almost funny how easy it was for him.
I mean, that’s really just beyond belief to me. I’ve had this machine for over 10 years and I’m back to the original software and then the latest and the greatest software, I can go back-and-forth between them if I want. I guess that means it’s time I gotta turn on my Power Mac. He’s got one of those too said he was just using it for a server for a while, which is what I was thinking. My head is spinning how awesome things fall together.
5:30am 11/13/24 Psalm 119:74,81,114 I wait . . . . Waiting on the Lord to get me lean what I need to be. Were I get instep with God’s timing, everything is in concert and I have inner Peace and Joy. Ya a new day with Charles Stanley https://www.intouch.org/listen/radio/when-it-is-wise-to-wait-part-1a
God’s purpose is to grow us up, to be like Jesus, creating opportunities to learn patiences.
