Thank You Lord!

I dreamed that I went to Heaven and an angel was showing me around. We walked side-by-side inside a large workroom filled with angels. My angel guide stopped in front of the first section and said, "This is the Receiving Section. Here, all petitions to God said in prayer are received."
I looked around in this area, and it was terribly busy with so many angels sorting out petitions written on voluminous paper sheets and scraps from people all over the world. Then we moved on down a long corridor until we reached the second section. The angel then said to me, "This is the Packaging and Delivery Section. Here, the graces and blessings the people asked for are processed and delivered to the living persons who asked for them." I noticed again how busy it was there. There were many angels working hard at that station, since so many blessings had been requested and were being packaged for delivery to Earth. Finally at the farthest end of the long corridor we stopped at the door of a very small station. To my great surprise, only one angel was seated there, idly doing nothing. "This is the Acknowledgment Section," my angel friend quietly admitted to me. He seemed embarrassed "How is it that? There's no work going on here?" I asked. "So sad," the angel sighed. "After people receive the blessings that they asked for, very few send back acknowledgments. "How does one acknowledge God's blessings?" I asked. "Simple," the angel answered. "Just say, "Thank you, Lord." "What blessings should they acknowledge?" I asked. "If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep ... you are richer than 75% of this world. "If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish, you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy. "And if you get this on your own computer, you are part of the 1% in the world who has that opportunity." Also ..... "If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are more blessed than the many who will not even survive this day. "If you have never experienced the fear in battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation, you are ahead of 700 million people in the world. "If you can attend a church meeting without the fear of harassment, arrest, torture or death, you are envied by, and more blessed than, three billion people in the world. "If your parents are still alive and still married, you are very rare. If you can hold your head up and smile, you are not the norm, you are unique to all those in doubt and despair." Ok, what now? How can I start? If you can read this message, you just received a double blessing in that someone was thinking of you as very special and you are more blessed than over two billion people in the world who cannot read at all. Have a good day, count your blessings, and if you want, pass this along to remind everyone else how blessed we all are.
Attn: Acknowledge Dept.: Thank You Lord! "Thank you Lord, for giving me the ability to share this message, and for giving me so many wonderful people to share it with."

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Loved!

I am blessed to be loved so much!
First of all I have a God that loved me so much, He gave His son. A savior who loved me so much He lived, died and resurrected that I might have eternal life, and know real Joy and peace in my life!
I have a family in Ca who didn't want to let us go after being there for two months, and already misses us, and I have a family here who are happy that we are back home! I thank God for each one because I love them all too! What a turnaround from the person I perceived myself to be nearly 10 years ago. (written in a previous post)
God has given me family all around this world, and I count it an honor to be is such a prestigious family!
I am rich beyond compare! I can rest, be fed, trust in, lean on and grow in God's love!
I am not a good writer, one who would get my thoughts and feelings across to others, so my blog may be rough around the edges. But, who can describe in word only, the depth of God's blessings in their life? If all you get is that God has blessed me, I am truly grateful and that I appreciate ALL that God has done in my life, then I did my job!

The Family Of God

I am truly thankful for the Family of God!
I recently went back to CA to visit family. We left earlier than we had planned due to a death in the family, and then we extended a bit longer to replace the rack and pinion system on my van. Praise God that my sisters friend is a mechanic and saved me lots of money! I love my family, and we had a really great time with them (while they were not all at work!), but I missed my Christian family! I missed being in every service, soulwinning, and the fellowship.
Since our return, a certain Reverend has made it a point to harass me! I know, it's just his way of saying, "Sister, I'm glad you are back!" and he does have two months of harassing to make up for! I love being around the saints. Even the clowns! Won't mention any names, she knows who she is! I mean, we were all in prayer meeting and she comes in LATE, and then proceeds to announce that she has made it to soulwinning! You should have seen her! She looked like she was ready to hit the beach, rather than go soulwinning. But was she ever excited! She brought her hat, sunbrella, raft, and a suitcase full of all the essential soulwinning gear. Sunblock, water, squirt gun-for all the neggatives(edited), empty gatorade bottle? I have to give it to her though, she was excited and motivated! I love her! She is fun to be around, and so is her sidekick! I would hang out with them all the time if I could!

Then there is the Holy Ghost filled preaching to keep us all in line with the word of God. I am thankful for the men of God who stand behind the holy pulpit and boldly preach that which God has given them. This weekend we were reminded that we are a Royal Priesthood, and saved by God's Amazing Grace! Thank God for His love, grace and mercy that has brought me out of the miry clay, and into a world of peace and joy. And for this wonderful Christian Family!

God Bless each one of you!