Whatsoever Things Are Lovely Think On These Things

Memories that are good memories are always treasured. You can be just sitting around, working in the kitchen, in the garden, taking a walk, or most anything when a memory pop up in your head and spontaneously a smile breaks out on your face.

These kind of memories brings you that warm feeling and deep satisfaction of the good part of your life. When trouble in boiling, or you are just plain tired, or sick, or no matter what your disposition is in your body, thinking of good memories has a way of cheering you up.

No wonder the scripture say: Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
Philippians 4:8

The next time you are down and out with all the situations around you, some of which you can never change if you tried, and other maybe not as bad as they seem, start doing as the Apostle said in Philippians. Think on the good things. Things that has happened in your own personal life, the life of your friend or friends, or history. Whatsoever things that are lovely.... "THINK ON THESE THINGS"

Once my little girl.....Now my beautiful Daughter


One day, as the children were playing in the livingroom and really enjoying themselves, all of a sudden my least little one stopped and crawled upon the sofa and layed down. When I checked on her she felt very warm. I told my husband about her. Check her temperature and I will be right there as soon as I finish my shower, "he replied." When I took her temperature and looked it was 105 degrees. My husband and I had prayer with her and immediately the temperature started dropping. In my prayer and ernestness to God, I ask God not to take my little girl. He heard our prayer and showed mercy on us.

The next day, as I was doing my work in the kitchen, a truck pulled up and someone came to the door and ask for my husband. I told him he wasn't at home right now but I was expecting him soon. I ask if he and his wife wanted to come in and he said they would just wait. After a while, he came to the door and told me he needed to see my husband about a grave lot. He proceeded to tell me that his grandchild had suddenly died and someone had told him that my husband took care of selling the grave lots at the church.

After hearing this, I knew just why my little one had such a high fever the very night before. My heart sank within me as I pondered the thought of my little one with her limpness, lifeless state just the night before. How I cried, and prayed out to God begging him not to let her die. I was almost speechless. Trying to retain myself, I asked that he and his wife come in. I offered them something to eat and something to drink. Then I sat down and listened to the woman as she told her story of her the unexspecked death of her grandchild.

God prepared us for every situation. In this case, He prepared my heart for this grieving woman.

I am so thankful to God for his great love and mercy toward us. There is not a friend like Jesus!

This reminds me of a song:

1.There is not a friend like Jesus In the trying scenes of life, He can hear the heart's faint whisper, Calm the tempest's raging strife. 2.There is not a friend like Jesus; Bid the scoffing world a-dieu; For if you're ashamed of Jesus He will be ashamed of you. 3.There is not a friend like Jesus; Trust Him ev-'rywhere you go; He has trod the way before you, Suffered ev-'ry pain and woe. 4.There is not a friend like Jesus; When you draw your life's last breath; If you'll be his friend while living. He will be your friend in death. 5.There is not a friend like Jesus; What a bless-ed tho't to be Folded in His arms of pow-er Ev-en in e - ter - ni - ty!

While thinking upon this question, my thoughts were, by whom and when was I given good advice!
The thought came to me "The Bible". Everything that I needed to know or still need to know comes from the Bible.
One specific time I am thinking about is when I held our 6 pound 12 ounce baby boy in my arms for the first time. I did want my baby boy.... I just didn't know how to raise boys. Somehow I thought I know how to raise girls but not boys. I was still having a tremendous amount of after pains and as I lay there in bed I just didn't know what I was going to do this this little bundle of joy in my arms. Some of the boys in my school I thought was out of control and my thought were "I don't want this little one to turn out like them". I started praying for God to give my wisdom how to raise him. I didn't know everything at ounce. By studying the Bible it gave me insight on child raising do and don't. Sometimes when I did the wrong thing at the wrong time I had to backup and try again or redo. Sometimes that is not an easy thing to do but in His arms we can make it.
I now have three sons now and still I have to trust HIM for answers and thank Him for them.
At this time I want to give a great big "THANK YOU GOD!"