Amaze people

SteveO amazes people. This guy had a brain tumor removed 15 years ago, he is paralyzed on the right side of his body, he lost his business, he has a wife and son who he loves and wants to take care of, he finds out the cancer in his brain is back, he has painful and sometimes long lasting seizures, he fell and broke his hip, he began having chest pains and is currently in the hospital BUT he is the first one to tell you about all the blessings he has including serving the Lord in ministry while going through all of the aforementioned things BECAUSE, as SteveO says, "I know who my Rock is!"__

Don't ever be afraid to tell people how much Jesus has done for you...., people will be amazed!_.__


Mark 5:18-20 (New International Version)___" As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him. Jesus did not let him, but said, "Go home to your family and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you." So the man went away and began to tell in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And all the people were amazed."

Pain is not wasted

SteveO is still in the hospital so pray on! God feels our pain, "In all their distress He too was distressed." He doesn't waste our pain and we need to know that He loves us more than anyone can or could and that if we call out to Him and know Jesus then we can rest in knowing that "In His love and mercy He redeemed them (us)." __

That is total victory - praise Him!!__

Isaiah 63:7-9 (New International Version)__

Praise and Prayer__

I will tell of the kindnesses of the LORD, _the deeds for which he is to be praised, _according to all the LORD has done for us— _yes, the many good things he has done _for the house of Israel, _according to his compassion and many kindnesses._He said, "Surely they are my people, _sons who will not be false to me"; _and so he became their Savior.__In all their distress he too was distressed, _and the angel of his presence saved them. _In his love and mercy he redeemed them; _he lifted them up and carried them _all the days of old.

Check the owners manual

SteveO has evil bugging him while in the hospital. Evil tries to make SteveO feel defeated and unworthy BUT SteveO knows Jesus, he knows where to find strength, he knows that he has total victory in Jesus and NOTHING can take that away so SteveO, like us, can say "Away from me satan," and through the power of the name above all names we know we have victory!

Thank you Jesus!! __

We all have a tendency to think that Jesus had it made. He was God and could do anything He pleased. He took on our sins, He modeled the life we should follow, He showed us what to do in all situations, He died for our sins, He defeated death for us and gave us a fool-proof owners manual to learn and experience all of Him. __

Matthew 4:1-11 (New International Version)__

The Temptation of Jesus__

"Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. The tempter came to him and said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread."_Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"__Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple."If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw yourself down. For it is written: _" 'He will command his angels concerning you, _and they will lift you up in their hands, _so that you will not strike your foot against a stone."__Jesus answered him, "It is also written: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'"__Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor."All this I will give you," he said, "if you will bow down and worship me."__Jesus said to him, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'"__Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him."

A piece for some peace

Want some rest? How about some peace? Here is a great piece of advice from the Lord!__

Psalm 95__

" Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; _let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.__Let us come before him with thanksgiving _and extol him with music and song.__For the LORD is the great God, _the great King above all gods.__In his hand are the depths of the earth, _and the mountain peaks belong to him.__The sea is his, for he made it, _and his hands formed the dry land.__Come, let us bow down in worship, _let us kneel before the LORD our Maker;__for he is our God _and we are the people of his pasture, _the flock under his care. _Today, if you hear his voice,__do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah,_as you did that day at Massah in the desert,__where your fathers tested and tried me, _though they had seen what I did.__For forty years I was angry with that generation; _I said, "They are a people whose hearts go astray, _and they have not known my ways."__So I declared on oath in my anger, _"They shall never enter my rest.""

What do you have to lose? Just ask.

Where's your trust? When SteveO has a new nurse, doctor, emt, orderly, custodian, physical therapist or another patient sharing a room he asks them, "What faith are you?" If they say they follow Jesus he affirms and encourages them, if they say they don't have a faith or if they don't know Jesus he asks them, "If you were in a life of death situation where would you turn to get through it....., what or who do you trust...., what or who is your hope? "

SteveO has a ministry in that hospital! __Here's the blog, thank you SteveO and thank You Lord!!__

Psalm 40__

" I waited patiently for the LORD; _he turned to me and heard my cry._He lifted me out of the slimy pit, _out of the mud and mire; _he set my feet on a rock _and gave me a firm place to stand.__He put a new song in my mouth, _a hymn of praise to our God. _Many will see and fear _and put their trust in the LORD."

Are you listening....really?

"Hey, GregO, it's SteveO." I love the sound of SteveO's voice on the other end of the phone because even when things are rough he always asks about me and my family..., and it is not just a polite thing because if I don't give him details he will start asking specifics about each family member so he really listens, cares and prays! Here is another one from the Lord to SteveO to you and me.__

A great example of obedience -__

Genesis 46:3-7 (New International Version) __

" "I am God, the God of your father," he said. "Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. I will go down to Egypt with you, and I will surely bring you back again. And Joseph's own hand will close your eyes."__Then Jacob left Beersheba, and Israel's sons took their father Jacob and their children and their wives in the carts that Pharaoh had sent to transport him. They also took with them their livestock and the possessions they had acquired in Canaan, and Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt. He took with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons and his daughters and granddaughters—all his offspring."

Rockin!

SteveO came out of the hip surgery and while recovering he developed chest pains that are very painful. He told me that he had some blogs he wanted to pass along from his time with the Lord. Despite the pain, uncertainty about his prognosis and financial strains at home this guy knows who is Rock is.......Pray on!!___

1 Kings 2:1-4 (New International Version)___



David's Charge to Solomon__" When the time drew near for David to die, he gave a charge to Solomon his son._"I am about to go the way of all the earth," he said. "So be strong, show yourself a man, and observe what the LORD your God requires: Walk in his ways, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and requirements, as written in the Law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you go, and that the LORD may keep his promise to me: 'If your descendants watch how they live, and if they walk faithfully before me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.'"

SteveO's Surgery Update

This morning around 8:30AM Pastor Jerome and myself got to visit with and pray with SteveO before his hip surgery. Pastor Jerome felt led to remind SteveO of the words from Psalm 125. Wow, God was certainly in the house as we reminded SteveO how his trust in the Lord through the brain tumor, the seizures, the reoccurance of the cancer in the brain, the paralyze right side of his body and now the broken hip has made him like Mount Zion...., unshakable in his faith and a great example of the Lord's promises!!



Psalm 125:1 (New International Version)


"Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion,
which cannot be shaken but endures forever."



Now late in the afternoon and SteveO is out of surgery and is doing well. Please pray for his seizures to subside, the pain to cease, the healing to be swift and complete and for SteveO's energy as he continues to knock 'em alive for Jesus in and around the hospital!!!

Pray on and God bless

Please pray for SteveO and his hip!

I just got back from the hospital where SteveO is waiting for the doctor to explain the damage that occured to his hip when he fell yesterday. We know SteveO's hip is fractured and it is on the right side of his body, (the side that is paralyzed). SteveO is still experiencing seizures and with his hip injury the pain is nearly unbearable. I witnessed my friend writhe from the seizure and I was asking the Lord to take away the extreme pain I could see he was in...., praise Him because He did..., thank You Lord!

I, only a few seconds ago, received a call and the update is that SteveO will go into surgery tomorrow morning to repair his hip. So please be in prayer for SteveO and if you don't know the story of SteveO, please go into the archives of this blog, I think June, and you will get a glimpse of the story of this man of faith!

Pray on and know that with Jesus we have total victory!!