FOCUSING ON THE LORD RE: EARTH AND HEAVEN!

THAT'S WHAT I COUNT ON!  FOREVER AND EVER!! AMEN!!!!
IN THE PAST 45 YEARS, WHEN DRIVING AND SEEING AND REJOICING AND FILLED WITH UNDERSTANDING OF THE LORD,  I'VE LOVED TO SEE THE SKY, THE CLOUDS, THE TREES, THE ROCKS, THE ANIMALS, THE CHURCHES, AND THE WONDERFUL PORTIONS OF THE LORD ALL AROUND OUR NATION AND OTHER NATIONS WHEN BEING THERE.  I'M A SMILER AND A REJOICER!  

FOCUSING ON THE LORD CONSISTENTLY IS WHAT I MUST DO NOW, SINCE I CAN'T DRIVE ANY MORE,  AND IN THIS PROCESS MY BRAIN AND BODY ARE THINKING AND THINKING MORE AND MORE OF HEAVEN.

BLESSINGS TO YOU AND YOURS.

HE HAS POWER, GLORY, AND MUCH MORE!

It's what I count on, consistently, moment-by-moment during the day and even when I'm in my bed now for about 11 hours.  The brain and body issue have caused that.  Anyhow, during the times, walking, driving, and dealing with my body issues,

 I'm serving and worshiping and rejoicing with and to the Lord. 

I'm a happy kid of His and can hardly wait to see Him, face-to-face. 

Makes me smile and rejoice.  

HALLELUJAH!!!

 

ANGELS SAYING "AMEN!!"

When reading Revelation ... since the Lord has laid it on me many, many times... this Word jumped at me a couple days ago.

  This verse shows many words, and filled with 

truthfulism and glorifying to and for our Lord.

Rejoicing is what counts, as it says,

 "Forever and ever!"

BLESSING, GLORY, WISDOM...OUR LORD

YES!!! 

AMEN!!!!

HEAVENS AND EARTH... HIS!!!

SING AND PRAISE!

MY LONG-TIME DEAR FRIEND SUSAN HAS THIS AT HER HOUSE IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA.  IT'S IN THE BEDROOM WHERE I STAY WHEN VISITING.  I MADE THIS FOR HER FOR CHRISTMAS IN 1977 IN OMAHA WHEN WE BOTH WERE HERE.  I COLORED IT WITH HER HAIR COLOR 
AND HER FAVORITE COLORS.  

WHEN VISITING A FEW WEEKS AGO IN SEPTEMBER, I SUDDENLY DECIDED TO TAKE A PHOTO OF IT.  TODAY, WHEN READING THE WORD OF GOD IN THE PSALMS, 

AND WRITING THIS DOWN ON MY PAPER, 

SUDDENLY THIS PHOTO GRABBED ME.  

SUSAN HAS PRAISED THE LORD FOR MANY YEARS, 

AND I HAVE, TOO.

[THE BLESSING FOR ME IS THAT SOMETIMES 
WE PRAISE TOGETHER!]

EVERYTHING LIVES BY HIS POWER...

BACK IN MAY, '92, I HAD DRIVEN A FRIEND FROM OMAHA AROUND AND ABOUT LOCATIONS FOR HER TO SEE.  SHE HAD ALREADY WRITTEN A STORY ABOUT EVENTS IN COLORADO AND UTAH.  SHE HAD NEVER TRULY BEEN IN THOSE AREAS.  WE WERE ON THE ROAD FOR NEARLY A WEEK, SOME OF IT FUN AND SOME OF IT SERIOUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE STORMS WERE HITTING.  BUT, EVEN THOUGH I HAD TAKEN SOME REALLY GREAT PHOTOS BACK THEN, AND HAVE USED THEM, THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES.  AND MARY TOOK THIS ONE OF ME.

WHAT A TREAT!

AND THIS PHOTO WAS JUST A SHORT PIECE OF THE WORD IN PHOTOS CONNECTED TO ROMANS 11:36:

EVERYTHING COMES FROM GOD ALONE,

EVERYTHING LIVES BY HIS POWER,

AND EVERYTHING FOR HIS GLORY.

MADE ME GRIN TO SEE THIS PHOTO AGAIN

AND SHARING IT AROUND AND ABOUT AGAIN.

BY HIS SPIRIT...

YES!  I RELY UPON HIM.

HE'S ALL THAT COUNTS, FOREVER AND EVER.

EVERY DAY BEFORE THAT TIME IN PARIS [SEPTEMBER 21, 1999] AND AFTER THAT TIME, I HAVE BEEN BURIED IN THE PROPHETIC BOOKS AND HOW THE PROPHETS WERE SEEING THE LORD AND HEARING HIS NAME AND SPREADING HIM AROUND AND ABOUT.  IN OUR PRESENT-DAY WORLD, I'VE OFTEN THOUGHT OF MYSELF AS A "JEREMIAH" FAMILY MEMBER.  WE STRUGGLE THE SAME WAY, OVER AND OVER AGAIN, RE: HOW THE PEOPLE PERCEIVE THAT HE IS LYING AND HIS WORDS AREN'T CONNECTED TO THE LORD.  READING THE PROPHETIC WORDS ALWAYS GRABS ME AND ZECHARIAH IS ALSO ONE OF MY FAVORITES. 

[BTW, I WOULD LOVE TO PREACH AND TEACH RE: THE PROPHETIC SITUATIONS THEN AND NOW, BUT MY AGE ISSUES AND SOCIAL SITUATIONS AND OTHER THINGS WON'T LET THAT DOOR OPEN.  SO I READ THE BOOKS, AND TURN THE SIGNIFICANT SITUATIONS TO THE LORD.  TRUSTING HIM IS ALL I CAN DO, FOREVER AND EVER.]


 

POWER OF HIS GLORY

HEAVENS AND EARTH...HE CREATED!

THE POWER OF THE ALMIGHTY

THIS IS SO TRUE.

AND WE MUST FOCUS ON HIS POWER.

OUR LORD DID MAKE THE EARTH!

 

FOREVER AND EVER. AMEN!!

ALL I CAN COUNT ON,

ALL I CAN DO.

FOREVER AND EVER

WHILE IN THIS WORLD.

TRULY, AMEN!!

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THE LORD'S MIGHTY POWER

YES, HIS POWER IS WHAT COUNTS. 

 NOT MINE!
 

PRAYER OF POWER AND STENGTH

                     CHRISTMAS STRENGTH... HOLY SPIRIT. 

HIS POWER AND MERCY....

YES!

WHETHER MY MOUTH SINGS OR MY HEART DOES,

HIS POWER AND MERCY

HAVE FILLED ME WITH LOVE FOR HIM --

AND INCREASED MY LOVE FOR OTHERS.

MIGHTY POWER, GLORY, VICTORY

AND THAT'S WHAT I COUNT ON,

DAY BY DAY,

THAT WHEN BOTH HERE AND IN HEAVEN

WE ARE IN HIS KINGDOM!

HOPE IN HIM ... ROM. 15

 

IN HIM THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT'S POWER.

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YES, I HOPE, AND HOPE, AND HOPE SOME MORE...

II TIMOTHY 3:16 ... CLOUDS...

While driving to a mall, turning onto another main street, I saw so many clouds just like this, I immediately pulled off the road into a Catholic parking lot.  Cold as it was outside, and windy, I could not just sit in the car and look out the window.  I popped out, ran around the lot and took several photos.  Always thought of just this... God was breathing, it was being shown to us.   We can count on Him to breathe through, for, over, us with His Word, His Spirit, His Protection, His Grace, His Power, His LOVE.

Who else ... what else ... can count??