Friday, March 21, 2008

SHARING OUR SAVIOR (SOS)

Many have responded to Setting a Trap. I love how God speaks to each one of us, in our different walks and stages of life. Girlfriends, I pray that you know that to be on this earth, loving others, we will be hurt. But the great thing is, God can heal us, if we allow Him to. He does the vindication, and we do the loving & forgiving. I also continue to be amazed at how He uses this broken, cracked pot to bring Him HONOR AND GLORY touching many of you right were you are at!

See, we each have something to give, if we will only step out into what ever it is that God has called you for.

Yesterday my heart was heavy as some dear, sweet and precious Sisters asked me to be praying for some very specific areas. I was humbled beyond imagination and so thankful that I have turned my heart towards Jesus.

Do you want to know why? When another sends a S.O.S. to us asking for help, it stems from you and I SHARING OUR SAVIOR with them. They know that we understand the power of prayer. I was really thinking about this as I prayed for one sweet friend walking in fear, another with her marriage, another with a father having had a heart attack, another with an unborn grandchild and possible heart problems, and another home with a sick child, and the list just grew. They each were crying out for an S.O.S. Just in case someone doesn't know what an S.O.S. is: International Morse code distress signal; and my thoughts yesterday immediately went to: LORD HELP US, my Sisters are in distress and they need YOU. And they are asking for me to pray for them and their situations.

And as I thought, SOS, my heart felt desire was and continues to be to truly point others to the Cross. AND I can do that by Sharing Our Savior. My very own SOS for those needing an S.O.S.

I also felt impressed to sing "This is my story, this is my song, Praising my Savior, all the day long; This is my story, this is my song, Praising my Savior, all the day long." Doesn't that speak, SOS to you? It truly just came over me and I sang it over and over on my walk back to grab my journal to write what God was laying on my heart. I just now did a lyrics search on the Net to find out the title to these words, and it's Blessed Assurance. NOW IS THAT NOT THE COOLEST....SOS, for He truly is our blessed assurance.

We NEED Christ, we need HOPE, we need the prayers of other Believers when we call on them for help, our Sisters and Saints. To be reminded that we can't but we know who can......the I AM.

Cause us Lord, to be a SOS when we hear a S.O.S.

3 comments:

Kelley said...

You are so right on Yolanda. Thank you for being willing to lift those SOS' up for us! I have received some encouraging news regarding my Dad. He is still in very serious condition but the doctors are a little more optimistic about his chances to pull through. I am so thankful for the power of prayer and I am sending SOS' out for many others as well!

I hope you are enjoying Hawaii. I wish I was there with you! It is sunny here but quite cold today.

Have a blessed Easter!

Love, Kelley

Joyful said...

Yolanda, thank you for hearing my S.O.S. So thankful that you cared enough to listen and respond.

Yesterday in church we sang an old hymn, and the words to one verse really ministered to my heart:
"I hear the Savior say, Your strength indeed is small, Child of weakness watch and pray, Find in Me your all in all."

Trusting Him along the journey.
Love,
Joy
PS. Sorry...I'm nowhere near Alaska, but hope you have a wonderful trip!

Lelia Chealey said...

AWESOME Yolanda!!!
I love that even though you are vacationing, you clearly are not taking a break from God. All the way from the beaches of Maui you are ministering to the broken of broken here in the States. I asked you to pray for my little unborn granddaughter & I didn't get a vacation reply, instead you took my little one to the throne. I love everything about your heart Yolanda.
We have got to meet in person sooner than later my friend.
Love,
Lelia
Thank you. SOS~I love that!!