MikeD
Well-Known Member
It's been awhile since I've been here and I should, and will, give a big apology to all those I've grown to "know" here on this forum for being away for so long. I have missed it.
Yesterday, I turned 60 yrs old. And what a day it was!!
Started out the day with a flat tire on my assigned trailer. That made me late for my first delivery. But, the folks at that place I was going to could care less. They are a good bunch of people just - they need Jesus!
Driving through traffic for the day I KNEW that someone had put a sign on my truck or trailer or both that said HIT ME! I've always thought, why would people choose to pull out in front of a coming vehicle that is 10 to 15 times BIGGER in size and weight than they are? I'll never understand it.
Later, after work, I looked over the web for a bit and finally just had to shut it off. All the news about the Ebola so called out break. Everywhere! One would think, the way the major news networks were carrying on we're all going to be dead with Ebola within a week! Crazy.
ISIS still continuing it's rampage in the Middle East and the horrors going on with that. Plus, the horrible lack of actual response by our current administration. Sad, to say the least.
Ran across several articles of Christians being blasted from every corner. The blasting of the liberal public against Christians is on the rise in ways the turn your stomach.
Finally, as I said, I just had to shut if off and go on with a quiet evening with the wife at home. Lord, I thought, so much going on these days. As I was settling down for the night, getting ready for bed, the Lord just quietly reminded me in my heart, He's still there, still in charge, and things are going according to plan. A peaceful "rest" He poured over me that was a blessing after such a messed up day. I could have spent the day beating myself up because of things I should have done, things I should NOT have done, so many things I could have done different, but I didn't. I just gave it all to the Lord. He was still there none the less.
Going to bed I simply said, I'll never see my name on the headlines of news papers, I'll never see my name in lights at some great opening in Hollywood, never see my name mentioned as some great hero, nor hear my name mentioned as the man of the year, richest man in the world, or anything that will make any notice of me what so ever! But, what I DO have Lord, is my name written in your Book of Life, with YOUR blood, securing my place to come in the Father's house for all of eternity!! I rested with the simple thought, WHAT MORE DO I NEED??? If my God is for me who can be against me??
So, I settled with the simple thought, I may be a "nobody" to the world, but to my Jesus, I AM EVERYTHING!! And for that, I praise His name!!
Yesterday, I turned 60 yrs old. And what a day it was!!
Started out the day with a flat tire on my assigned trailer. That made me late for my first delivery. But, the folks at that place I was going to could care less. They are a good bunch of people just - they need Jesus!
Driving through traffic for the day I KNEW that someone had put a sign on my truck or trailer or both that said HIT ME! I've always thought, why would people choose to pull out in front of a coming vehicle that is 10 to 15 times BIGGER in size and weight than they are? I'll never understand it.
Later, after work, I looked over the web for a bit and finally just had to shut it off. All the news about the Ebola so called out break. Everywhere! One would think, the way the major news networks were carrying on we're all going to be dead with Ebola within a week! Crazy.
ISIS still continuing it's rampage in the Middle East and the horrors going on with that. Plus, the horrible lack of actual response by our current administration. Sad, to say the least.
Ran across several articles of Christians being blasted from every corner. The blasting of the liberal public against Christians is on the rise in ways the turn your stomach.
Finally, as I said, I just had to shut if off and go on with a quiet evening with the wife at home. Lord, I thought, so much going on these days. As I was settling down for the night, getting ready for bed, the Lord just quietly reminded me in my heart, He's still there, still in charge, and things are going according to plan. A peaceful "rest" He poured over me that was a blessing after such a messed up day. I could have spent the day beating myself up because of things I should have done, things I should NOT have done, so many things I could have done different, but I didn't. I just gave it all to the Lord. He was still there none the less.
Going to bed I simply said, I'll never see my name on the headlines of news papers, I'll never see my name in lights at some great opening in Hollywood, never see my name mentioned as some great hero, nor hear my name mentioned as the man of the year, richest man in the world, or anything that will make any notice of me what so ever! But, what I DO have Lord, is my name written in your Book of Life, with YOUR blood, securing my place to come in the Father's house for all of eternity!! I rested with the simple thought, WHAT MORE DO I NEED??? If my God is for me who can be against me??
So, I settled with the simple thought, I may be a "nobody" to the world, but to my Jesus, I AM EVERYTHING!! And for that, I praise His name!!
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Welcome back brother! Mike, I (we at RF) have missed you so much 
Everything we lay hands on was delivered by truck to the store.
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: God does work in mysterious ways 
: the nighest Ive ever come to loosing consciencousness and hitting the floor like a ton of brick was when a dream took on flesh and showed up in person 
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