Today Easter Sunday the message was on God has a plan. As I sat in church I was kinda feeling angry and sorry for myself. I was watching couples in the church and became angry that I was alone. I was feeling lonely. I didnt have any plans for Easter and was just angry and sad. If I would be honest I was coveting the relationships that I saw in front of me. Every place I would look it was a man and woman in a Godly relationship the wife patting or rubbing the husbands back. I was discounting the healing in my life simply because God hasnt supplied my want of a wife and family.
Then Ken started to preach about how lonliness and suffering was part of the cross something that I had preached over and over again to other folks. I was complaining because of the cross of lonliness that I am bearing now, totally fogeting that Jesus himself was alone on the cross and know exactly how I felt his pain of lonliness was much great than mine. I then began to realize as Ken began to preach more that I was not alone in my suffering and that God had a plan for my suffering and that he will meet my every need that his plan is perfect. Lord forgive me for discounting the healing that you have done in my life, forgive me for having anger in my heart on the day that you rose so that I might have freedom. Lord forgive me for coveting the things that other folks have beacuse I only block what you have for me. Let me never forget that you have a plan and nothing can stop that plan .
Sunday, April 8, 2007
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I sure appreciate you ICA. I am thankful for your ministry at Hope Church and the monastary. You are an example to me.
Father, I know that you have perfect timing. I know that you want to be our first love. So I ask that when your timing has arrived that you would bless ICA with the perfect mate. One who loves him for who he is, can help him achieve his goals, one who challenges him in good ways, and one who is really good looking ;) I also pray Lord that you are molding ICA's heart and preparing him to be the perfect husband for that woman.
Keep them both safe and encourage them each to pray for the other even before they ever meet. You are such an AWESOME God and we love you!
I would love to treat you to coffee one day that you are free. Just let me know - shoot me an e-mail or something.
You are a good man.
Jon
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