That's good math! :)
"Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied."
Jude 2
Wow! To think that God accepts me in my disgusting, sinful life is phenomenal!
And THEN to imagine that God offers His forgiving grace and mercy is True Love!
Praise Him for His life-saving, life-giving love!
Let's take a closer look:
1. Mercy unto you - Merriam-Webster.com. - Compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm
Oh, could God cause me some harm as punishment every time I willfully disobey Him and choose to turn my back on Him!
But Mercy unto me! and you!
2. Peace - The world's peace is so temporary and cheap, but Jesus says, John 14:27: "My peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives."
And we thank God for that!
3. Love - Obviously,
all that we watch on TV, see on the internet or hear about on the news
or even within our circles of co-workers and friends is not based on
love.
Quite the opposite, actually! So how do we know the One True meaning of love?
"This is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins."
I John 4:10
4. And here comes the Ultimate Sale/Extreme Coupon/BOGO offer!
"Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied." emphasis mine! :)
Jude 2
All of the above over and over again! God is able!
And so, on this Trey Tuesday we gather our thoughts and prayers and focus on our sweet Young Warrior!
Is Trey afraid as each day passes....wondering how his blood numbers are? Thinking about his kidney functioning "just right?"
Does He second guess the decisions and choices his parents make concerning his well-being?
No! Trey rests with great peace and love and trust in the hands of his parents!
Trey, unknowingly, relies on the prayers of Team Mitlo One standing in the gap for him! :)
And
Jay and Rachel and Joe and Bella: Dreading the fact that they are
eligible for a Make a Wish trip, yet thankful for the opportunity!
Trusting human doctors and nurses, yet relying on the sustaining strength of the Creator of the Universe!
Treasuring each "butter dance" and silly song and sharing the joy with thousands of Trey fans! :)
Clinging to each thread of mercy and love and peace that God provides!
Please be still before the Lord. Hear and accept His mercy and peace and love.
Ask Him for a healing miracle for Trey.
And for continued blessings and protection upon the Mitlo family!
Blessings by Laura Story
We pray for blessings
We pray for peace
Comfort for family, protection while we sleep
We pray for healing, for prosperity
We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering
All the while, You hear each spoken need
Yet love us way too much to give us lesser things
'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise
We pray for wisdom
Your voice to hear
And we cry in anger when we cannot feel You near
We doubt Your goodness, we doubt Your love
As if every promise from Your Word is not enough
All the while, You hear each desperate plea
And long that we'd have faith to believe
'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
And what if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise
When friends betray us
When darkness seems to win
We know that pain reminds this heart
That this is not, this is not our home
It's not our home
'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
And what if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
What if my greatest disappointments
Or the aching of this life
Is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can’t satisfy
And what if trials of this life
The rain, the storms, the hardest nights
Are Your mercies in disguise
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