Hi Everyone! For sometime now, Bonnie has wanted me to post on the blog. I’ve stayed away from this because I wanted this blog to be an opportunity for her to unload and express her feelings about my diagnosis. Also, an opportunity for her to share her faith and show just how amazing she is. I’ve finally broken down and decided to share something from my perspective. Thank you for all of your prayers throughout this journey. — Mike<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Verse of the Day Thoughts<\/strong> I\u2019m always amazed at how a Bible verse can come to life in different ways no matter how many times I have read it. Depending on my circumstances at the time, it can take on a completely new meaning- leading to different, eye opening revelations about God\u2019s amazing love and wisdom. It\u2019s like I\u2019m watching a movie in 3D for the first time, I can see and understand In the 80\u2019s, 3D movies at the theaters was a growing fad. Imagine watching a movie and seeing things fly out of the screen right at you. While it was exciting to imagine, it wasn\u2019t easy to enjoy this new experience. First, you had to get your hands on the technologically advanced 3D glasses. They were flimsy cardboard cut-outs with blue film over one lens, red film over the other, I remember my dad and I spending hours running from one 7-11 to the next, trying to find just one store that had some left. Once we found them it felt like we stumbled on some priceless lost treasure, and we were now part of the chosen few who were about to have an experience like no other. Tires whizzing by our heads during heart pounding car chases, or bullets narrowly Even though I had seen some of these movies before, watching it through those cheap 7-11 glasses gave me a new experience that took what was familiar and brought it to life- giving it new meaning, and eye opening revelations. That\u2019s what reading the Bible can be like, (no 3D glasses necessary).<\/p>\n\n\n\n A new way I am experiencing the Bible is writing down my thoughts on the YouVersion Bible app verse of the day each morning. (A tremendous app, if you don\u2019t have it I highly recommend it). It\u2019s a simple idea that I believe will have a huge impact on my personal growth and relationship with God. Take the verse on August 12 for instance\u2026 Matthew 6:34.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For as long as I can remember when I read this verse, I would hear God telling me not to \u201cpile on\u201d the worries in my life. Thinking ahead will only add more stress, making things worse leading to frustration and feelings of being overwhelmed and eventually, leading me to throw my arms up in the air giving up. This is great wisdom, but is that all God is telling me? Today what I hear Him saying is this\u2026 that there will always be something to worry about Where my knowledge and understanding end- God\u2019s is just beginning. When my strength and energy run out- God\u2019s is just starting. When I can\u2019t move forward anymore- He picks me up and carries me the rest of the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo don\u2019t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today\u2019s trouble is enough for today.\u201d Hi Everyone! For sometime now, Bonnie has wanted me to post on the blog. I’ve stayed away from this because I wanted this blog to be an opportunity for her to unload and express her feelings about my diagnosis. 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\u201cSo don\u2019t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its
own worries. Today\u2019s trouble is enough for today.\u201d
Matthew 6:34<\/p>\n\n\n\n
what\u2019s happening on the screen while so much more is happening all around me, coming alive and making the experience so much, well- more, bigger. Let me explain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AND you could only get them at participating 7-11 convenience stores. That\u2019s right, I said 7-11. Not at the actual movie theater, handed to you along with the movie ticket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
missing us as we found ourselves in the middle of a gunfight, and not to forget the pinnacle of any 3D movie experience ever\u2026 screaming at the top of our lungs as Jaws jumped out of the screen RIGHT TOWARDS US, (never feeling safe in the water again)!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
in this life, like being furloughed and wondering how long the money will last, or having a son or daughter who is struggling and hoping they find a way through, or receiving a phone call from a doctor who gives a diagnosis that instantly brings the world crashing down. God knows that I will always worry about things, but He also understands why I worry. I worry because of the
unknown, because I don\u2019t have all the answers. To me there is nothing worse, nothing more frustrating than being in a situation and not knowing how to get through it, not having the answers. But guess what, He does, and what God is telling me is that each day I need to go to Him for the answers. Each day I need to put my trust in Him to help me through my worries. My dependence on God shouldn\u2019t be circumstantial- only when things get really bad. My dependence
on God should be daily- no matter what. God is telling me that I\u2019m not alone, that He understands me and will be with me every step of every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Matthew 6:34<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"