Hebrews 12:1  Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset [us], and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,  Heb 12:2   Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of [our] faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.  Heb 12:3   For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds

Today  in church during  praise and worship we sang a song called Great IS THY FAITHFULNESS. If you dont know it here are the lyrics

Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
     There is no shadow of turning with Thee.
     Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not;
     As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be.

        Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness!
     Morning by morning new mercies I see;
     All I have needed Thy hand hath provided
     Great is Thy Faithfulness, Lord unto me.

  Summer and winter and spring-time and harvest,
     Sun, moon and stars in their courses above
     join with all nature in manifold witness
     To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.

   
  Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
     Thy own dear presence to cheer and to guide,
     Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
     Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!

This song was hard for me to sing cause of whats going on. It brought some tears to my eyes and tugged on my heart because the song was telling the story of what was goining on here right now especailly the chorus (wich I have underlined).  Just about every morning That I have woken up since i found out about the cancer God has provided  for all my needs.   It is really awsome to know that I  (we) have a God who loves us and cares for us even though I am (we) are all sinners and don't deserve one ounce of  His love.  We also read  from Hebrews 12, the verses I typed above.  These verses  came alive to me today.  It is so easy to get weighed down by all the little things that we all have going on in our lives and we tend to take things into our own hands instead of  turning them over to God the Father.  This is the thing Satan is really good at,  distracting us and getting us to turn away from God even if its just for a minute.  In my experience it only takes a minute for Him to get me totally unfocused on God and focused on my troubles after that I start to question why God is doing this to me.  And then I get a call from a Brother or Dusti will say you think you have it bad think of all those men in the bible or Jesus or all those poeple in other countries who are being  persicuted just for proclaiming the word of God of just for having a bible in thier mits. when I hear things like that its like its time for a HELLO reality check here. All of a sudden my troubles aren't so big and I can get back on track and run the race with patience that the Lord has set before me.  When I get caught up in all my troubles, and I start to get down I turn to the Bible and it helps me to remember what the Lord Jesus Christ has done for me. 

Oh yea.. And thank you for those who have posted comments on my blog, it really encourages me to keep pushing forward.