When He opens a door...

I started thinking one day that I would like to volunteer somewhere, I saw an add in the paper for school bus drivers wanted. I didn't need to or want to work at the time, however, I just couldn't get the add out of my head. I finally said, Ok Lord, if this is Your plan for me, I'll do it. For this job, I planned to be truthful about my education; I had always lied before about my 6th grade education and this was my fleece I put out to Him to be sure. Well it was confirmed, I was hired. I spent 13 years driving a bus, it was some of the best years of my life. I had special ed adults and children. We would all sing and talk about Jesus on my bus. I told every parent that we did and if they had any objections we wouldn't while their child was on board. There is a scripture, if He opens a door, no one can close it, in 13 years I was never told no. I got nothing but positive feed back about our songs and yodeling.

Positivity pt.2

 I have had veritgo for several years, I have been able to keep it under control with medication. However, Thursday night I awoke at about 12:30 with a full blown attack. My grand daughter came over and ended up having to call 911. I spent 7 hours in emergency. When it was under control I asked God "why did I have to go through that, in what way were You glorified?" because, boy, I sure couldn't see any reason. Maybe it was so I could share some of my favorite healing scriptures with you. 

Healing came from when they turned from their wicked ways in 2 Chronicles 7:14

if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray

 to seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and 

will forgive their sin an will heal their land

So I asked God if there was something I was doing to grieve him. No answer! Then I laid hands on my self, I was so very sick. No help! So then I though I would draw on His sympathy. I said if this was You sick, I'd help You, No answer! Ok God, I give up, Kasey (our youngest grand daughter) called 911.

There is a song, He Is Their All The Time, and of course He was. Philippians 4:8 is one of my favorite verses

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble,

 whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, 

whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent 

or praiseworthy - think about such things

Be obedient to it, and your health and countenance will change. Stay focused on joy, positive things and good reports

Speaking Up

I can remember so well the first and second time I was able to speak up for our Lord. I had just left church and was in the the super market. I was holding a Bible and a young man questioned me about it. Thinking back on it, I have no idea what was said but I can tell you that is was very brief and made me feel so self-conscious. The second time I was volunteering in for our church's youth group, the leader asked that we get together and pray around a circle. When my turn came I could not speak, after a long pause the leader had the wisdom to know and moved on. Oh yes, I know recall the 3rd time. The high school youth group was at my house and Pastor Vegdahl called us to form a circle, join hands and pray in turn. I thought my heart was going to pound out of my chest. When it was my turn to pray I said to the Lord "Show me what You want me to do" I still say this daily. The Lord say "he who is faithful with a little will be given much". From that day on I was able to speak freely. 

He Lives, He Lives!

After my ocean baptism, I really had a desire to be in the word of God. Here is at least one reason, even though I read that I had been forgiven of my sins, it was so hard for me to believe. As I read, my faith grew daily, little by little I began to believe. Christ really did take my sins to the cross, and now they were out in the ocean. Friends in and out of Christ, I want to tell you, our God is awesome! There is an old hymn that is my testimony:

  He lives, He lives Christ Jesus lives today. He walks with me and He talks with me along life's narrow way. He lives, He lives, salvation to impart. You ask me how I know He lives, He lives within my heart.

In my next post I'd like to share how I was unable to speak in a shared prayer the first time I was asked, and then, wow, do I have a big mouth today!

Please share your thoughts with me...

Gifts From The Lord

If you haven't read any of my previous blogs this won't make sense but I'd like to go back to my last blog when I was baptized again. I was standing in about 4 feet of water, although as I went under it seemed like more and when I came up, I came up at least 100 feet. My hands were up and I started singing, I lift my hands up to the Lord. It was overcast that day but the sun, it seemed, was shinning down brightly on me. The next day someone in my church was unkind to me for being Baptized a second time and I was crying, just then the Lord gave me a poem, it came to me so fast and it comforted me. I have not published this poem, and I don't intend to but please feel free to copy and share it. Just sign it Lois Roan-Reed

Upon the rock I firmly stand

beside the raging sea

Through grace I'm saved at his right hand

because He died for me.

The time is near when I'll go home

and then with Him I'll be

No longer will I have to cry

I'll be at peace with Thee.

As The Wind Blows

I had been feeling for several months that I wanted to be baptized again. Elders in my church had said no but my husband Bob said go for it. I feel God set it up because soon after a young man who was going to go to seminary came to be apart of our high school youth group. We went to the beach for a weekend retreat. One of the girls was going and wanted to be baptized in the ocean, I wanted to as well. Something happened the night before our trip that gave me a negative feeling about the trip. The next day as we went to the water, I laid down on the beach and started to cry. I told the Lord that I thought my desire to be baptized again was coming from him. Just then the wind blew the pages of my Bible open, when I looked down I saw the verse "behold I stand at the door and knock, if anyone hears my voice and opens the door I will come in and eat with them and them with me" Wow, did that speak to me or what! In my next post I will share the outcome.