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1 Corinthians 10: 13

I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON ANOTHER POST, BUT A FRIEND RECENTLY MENTIONED THIS SCRIPTURE, & I FELT I SHOULD SHARE MY THOUGHTS ON THIS SCRIPTURE:
1 Corinthians 10: 13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
(King James Bible)

I HAVE THOUGHT OF THAT SCRIPTURE MANY TIMES BEFORE, & IT IS ACTUALLY INTEGRAL 2 MY CONTINUING RECOVERY, BECUZ IT GIVES ME STRENGTH 2 KNOW THAT GOD WILL NOT GIVE ME MORE THAN I CAN BEAR. I HAVE HAD DAYS WHERE I HAVE WONDERED WHERE GOD WAS DURING MY TRIAL. THERE IS A SONG THAT SAYS, “HEAVENLY FATHER, ARE YOU REALLY THERE?” I CAN’T TELL YOU HOW OFTEN I HAVE SUNG THAT IN MY HEAD. BUT THE ANSWER IS ALWAYS THE SAME – YES! THAT REASSURANCE CAN GIVE YOU THE STRENGTH TO MOVE ON. I OFTEN REFER MYSELF TO MY FAVORITE QUOTE, “I NEVER SAID IT WOULD BE EASY, I ONLY SAID IT WOULD BE WORTH IT” OR POEM, FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND: I REMIND MYSELF THAT GOD IS THERE, BUT CARRYING ME & IT WILL BE “JUST A LITTLE WHILE.” I TAKE COMFORT THAT HE CARRIES ME WHEN IT IS ROUGH. THE SCRIPTURES TEACH THAT CHRIST WILL LIGHTEN YOUR BURDEN. I TAKE IT SERIOUSLY & TELL GOD THAT I CAN HANDLE NO MORE. THEN I NEED TO TRUST HIS HELP FROM THERE. I DON’T LAY IT IN HIS LAP, I JUST KNOW HE WILL HELP STRENGTHEN ME. I KNOW HE IS THERE WAITING TO HELP ME IF I JUST ASK. & WHEN I ASK, IT SURPRISES ME HOW MUCH I CAN HANDLE (BUT I DON’T THINK CHRIST THOUGHT HE COULD HANDLE HIS EARTHLY MISSION EITHER, & I BET HE WAS SURPRISED BY WHAT HE COULD BEAR!)

HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS A PRE-EARTH LIFE, & WHILE I WAS THERE, MK & I WERE TRAINED & PREPARED FOR OUR LIVES HERE ON EARTH, & GIVEN THE TOOLS & KNOWLEDGE WE NEEDED 2 CARRY ON. GOD HAS CONTINUED 2 BLESSED MY LIFE IN COUNTLESS WAYS, SO I COULD ENDURE, BUT HE TRUSTED ME TO MAKE THE CORRECT CHOICES SO I COULD LEAN ON HIM & GROW. I BELIEVE THAT GOD LOVES ALL HIS CHILDREN & PREPARES THEM ACCORDINGLY FOR THE TRIALS THEY MUST FACE.

WHEN FACED WITH ADVERSITY, WE CAN EITHER CHOOSE TO MOVE AWAY OR COME CLOSER TO GOD, HAVING FAITH THAT HE CAN SEE THE ENTIRE PICTURE & CAN HELP MOLD US INTO WHO WE NEED TO BECOME. ADVERSITY CAN BUILD OUR FAITH & COURAGE. I HAVE FACED MANY CHALLENGES SINCE 2004, BUT THEY SEEM MORE BEARABLE WITH THE BELIEF IN THE ATONEMENT OF CHRIST, WHO KNOWS, LOVES, & SUPPORTS ME, & THE BELIEF THAT THERE IS A BETTER LIFE AFTER DEATH. NO TRIAL IS TOO BIG WITH GOD’S HELP!

Everyone has a “voice”

OUR UKRANIAN VISITOR, DIMA, HAS STARTED 2 FIGURE OUT THAT I SPEAK ENGLISH AS WELL AS HE DOES (ONLY MY “ACCENT” IS SLURRING WORDS), & THAT I COMMUNICATE W/ACTIONS & THROUGH THE COMPUTER LIKE HIM, BUT I THINK YESTERDAY WAS A BIT OF A TURNING POINT: HE SAW MY HUMOR, SO HE LAUGHS AT WHAT I SAY MORE, IF IT WAS MEANT 2 BE FUNNY, & TODAY, HE LAUGHED AT THE FUNNY PICTURE ON MY SHIRT-WHICH I HAVE WORN B4!

PLUS, I WAS ABLE 2 SPEAK REALLY WELL YESTERDAY, & THE COMPUTER GUY WHO HELPS ME, UNDERSTOOD A LOT, WHICH SEEMED 2 OPEN HIS EYES. & I DON’T THINK HE’S SEEN ME WRITE B4, BUT HE PICKED UP THAT I WROTE WHAT I COULDN’T SAY, & I THINK HE WAS ABLE 2 SEE MORE HOW IT IS JUST AS DIFFICULT 4 ME 2 COMMUNICATE AS IT IS 4 HIM.

ALSO, I JUST RETURNED FROM A LYNN FAMILY REUNION IN DESTIN, FL. I WAS SO IMPRESSED BY HOW OUR VISITORS FROM THE UKRAINE WERE JUST TAKEN IN, & I REALIZED HOW FORTUNATE I AM!

Everyone has a “voice” even the non verbal because a personas true voice Isn’t in the things they say. Its in their actions, thoughts and feelings.
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WHILE THERE, I SAW A SHOW THAT POSED THIS QUESTION: “WOULD A GOD WHO LOVES U DO (SUCH & SUCH)?”

I GUESS I COULD ASK IF A GOD WHO LOVES ME WOULD LET ME HAVE A STROKE, & DENY ME MANY THINGS IN LIFE. I DON’T KNOW IF HE DID OR NOT: POSSIBLY HE DID, CUZ HE LOVED ME ENOUGH 2 LET ME SUFFER SO I COULD GROW…
(I CAN’T FIND IT, BUT I WANTED 2 INSERT A QUOTE ABOUT HOW GLAD WE ARE THAT GOD LOVED US ENOUGH TO NOT GIVE IN WHEN IT GOT HARD & CHRIST WAS PLEADING TO REMOVE THIS CUP, & LET CHRIST BE CRUCIFIED/SUFFER)

BUT WHETHER OR NOT HE DID, GOD MADE SURE 2 PLACE ME IN A LOVING FAMILY, & MARRY INTO A LOVING FAMILY. NOT A DAY WENT BY WHERE I WAS NOT IN WAS BY GOD’S LOVE 4 ME, EITHER THROUGH MY HUSBAND, MK, OR THROUGH AN EXTENDED FAMILY MEMBER. THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS IS HUGE. I NEVER REALIZED HOW HUGE, UNTIL RECENTLY. I WAS NOT LEFT ALONE, OR PUT IN A DIFFICULT SITUATION WHERE I COULDN’T FEEL GOD’S LOVE!

How ru feeding ur self?

PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE, & LOTS OF TRIAL & ERROR! SEVERAL OLD POSTS COME 2 MIND, LIKE DUMPING WATER ALL OVER MYSELF AT CHURCH!) BUT “When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound. Rebuild those plans and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.” Author Unknown)

YEARS OF BABY STEPS & LOTS OF PATIENCE. I STARTED SMALL & I HAD AN ARM BRACE AT 1ST. I EVENTUALLY GOT A “TREAT MACHINE” (IT LOOKS LIKE A GERBIL FEEDER, & I TWIST A DIAL, SO SNACKS FALL IN A BOWL). THERE’S A PICTURE OF BOTH ON MY BLOG, ON A SCRAPBOOK PAGE CALLED“JENNY’S WAY”–http://www.jenannlynn.org/?page_id=648 . ANYWAY, I KEPT FEEDING MYSELF, & MY ARM GOT STRONGER. MEANWHILE, MY MUSIC THERAPIST HAD ME LIFTING 1 LB. WEIGHTS 2 MUSIC, WORKING ON MY GRIP, & WORKING ON MY AIM. I WAS A MESS AT 1ST, & 4 A WHILE, I STOPPED, CUZ IT BOTHERED ME THAT THERE WAS MORE FOOD AROUND ME, THAN IN ME! BUT WHEN I WAS LOSING WEIGHT, I DIDN’T CARE ANYMORE, & WATCHING A BABY GROW INTO A TODDLER HAS ITS BENEFITS! ? STILL, EVERYTIME I EAT, I HAVE 2 PRACTICE THE ANGLE 2 HOLD FOOD ON A UTENSIL—SO THE 1ST FEW BITES ARE MESSIER. HENCE, I PREFER MY HAND! LOL

WHAT’S IMPORTANT 2 REMEMBER IS 2 ENJOY & APPLAUD URSELF 4 EACH SMALL ACCOMPLISHMENT ALONG THE WAY, & 2 ENJOY WHAT U HAVE, CUZ IT MAY BE AS GOOD AS IT GETS, BUT DON’T LET THAT MAKE U GET COMPLACENT!
“Aim at the sun and you may not reach it; but your arrow will fly far higher than if you had aimed at an object on a level with yourself.” Author Unknown

THEN WHEN IT GETS BETTER, U CAN BE SURPRISED & THRILLED!

“Believe in yourself. Believe in your capacity to do great and good things. Believe that no mountain is so high that you cannot climb it. Believe that no storm is so great that you cannot weather it. You are not destined to be a scrub. You are a child of God, of infinite capacity.”
Gordon B. Hinckley

CHANGE

EVERY JOB (OR WE SAY “CALLING”) IN MY CHURCH IS ON A VOLUNTEER BASIS, & LASTS AS LONG AS GOD WANTS U THERE. 4 AWHILE NOW, I HAVE TAUGHT THE TEENAGE GIRLS, BUT I WAS RECENTLY “RELEASED” FROM THAT CALLING—I WAS SOOO UPSET! I LOVED TEACHING THE GIRLS, CUZ I FELT CONFORTABLE & ACCEPTED THERE, & IT ALLOWED ME 2 GROW SPIRITUALLY & MENTALLY. (BESIDES, IT DIDN’T SEEM POSSIBLE THAT “SOME1 LIKE ME”: WHO CAN’T TALK & BARELY MOVES, COULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT! LOL)

SOMETIMES IT IS SO HARD 2 GO, BUT THE LORD KNOWS WHAT IS BEST 4 US, SO WE NEED 2 HAVE FAITH IN HIS PLAN 4 US, & WE’LL GROW IN WAYS WE DIDN’T KNOW WAS POSSIBLE! (I FIND THAT TRUE WITH ANY CHANGE IN MY LIFE, & U’D THINK BY NOW– AFTER SUFFERING A STROKE THAT TURNED OUR WORLD UPSIDE-DOWN, I TOLERATED CHANGE BETTER, BUT I DON’T!)

I RECEIVED A NEW “CALLING” AS COMPASSIONATE SERVICE LEADER, WHERE I HELP COORDINATE THE OTHER WOMAN AS THEY TRY TO SERVE ONE ANOTHER (HELPING WITH MEALS, DRIVING PEOPLE PLACES, VISITING PEOPLE, BABYSITTING AS A FRIEND MOVES, ETC.) SO, I HAVEN’T REALLY POSTED SINCE GETTING THIS NEW CALLING, BECUZ I’VE BEEN SUPER BUSY SENDING LOTS OF EMAILS, & ORGANIZING A LOT RIGHT NOW.

THIS WEEKEND IS OUR GENERAL CONFERENCE. (TWICE A YEAR, ON THE 1ST APRIL & THE 1ST OCT. WEEKENDS, THE PROPHET & APOSTLES SPEAK TO US) THERE ARE 4 SESSIONS–10-12 MDT & 2-4 MDT SAT. & SUN., EACH FILLED W 10-15 MIN. TALKS. (IF U WANT 2 CHECk IT OUT, U CAN SEE IT ONLINE:HTTP://WWW.LDS.ORG, ON DISH NETWORK #9403, DIRECTV #374, SIRIUSXM RADIO #143, & TIME WARNER CABLE #889.)