Closed Some Doors This Week

Wow. I spied that quote, above, and thought, "That's it! That clears up what God's tried to tell me since Tuesday."

See, over at Youtube it's been UnSubscribe City for me. After listening to some new teachers for months, 3 (or so) of them did things which irked me. A couple spoke harshly/wrongly against evangelists by name--and I won't put up with that, nor the spirit behind it.

I just won't. Sorry. (Not sorry.) Over decades I've lost friends over this, but oh well! We must all draw our lines in the sand (wet cement?) somewhere lest we become like useless mush.

The other one I let go of simply because--although I agree with his teachings (most)--his gifting is (necessarily)confrontation with stubborn Bible error folks (er hem), and that's not where God has me. Not at the moment. ツ (I've not mentioned his name in my blog before, lest you're trying to guess. heh.)

So yes, I closed some doors this week because--for now, anyway--they would take me nowhere good.

But the lovely thing about God? He led me to 2 or 3 other teachers who I appreciate already and who gave me much-needed confirmation and direction.

When we finally step beyond the immature belief that God wants to spoil our fun and snatch favorite things away? Our eyes refocus and suddenly we've got presents in all forms flinging themselves at us.

You know, from the God who knows us better than we know ourselves.

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Something I shared at Facebook---


"No matter what happens in our crazy-mad world, I'm choosing the feast option. Just sayin'."






And lest you think that's an easy thing for me to say.... Remember when Tom was hospitalized for the kidney infection, pneumonia, low red blood cells and a u.t.i.? Well, one week later his foot on his 'bum leg' developed a stress fracture along the top part. 

Though we didn't know it was that. It just hurt him like crazy to walk and his moaning and 'pain-hissing' distressed me, especially after the trying hospital experience.

Days later he saw his doctor who said it's most likely arthritis and that some of the bones had grown together (ouch). He told Tom to see a specialist and in the meantime we researched 'arthritis diets' and made big changes.

This week the specialist said, yes there's arthritis, but also a stress fracture--and Tom needs to stay off of his foot. And what he really needs is a special brace (an updated one--he's been using an old one and that has helped, along with new shoes), but he said it would be impossible to find someone to create one for him. It's too labor intensive, would require too much time and not reap enough money for the doctors who are trained to do that in school. Gah. (At least he was honest. He did recommend cowboy boots, also, so hey.)

Anyway.Tom's foot is healing. He can feel it. But these weeks have been rough for us both, emotionally and physically. (My fellow caregivers will understand.)

Why allude to this? All of us have stuff to overcome, even if we don't mention it. Never assume anyone has a perfect/easy/trouble-free life, ok? That's one of those childish attitudes God expects us to kick.

But my determination always is to keep my happy-in-Jesus heart and that awesome feast He promises, no matter what's happening in my home or my Country.

So there.  ツ







"Never assume anything."  ... copied



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"For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses." ... Matthew 6:14,15