{"id":4655,"date":"2011-05-19T05:12:31","date_gmt":"2011-05-19T13:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wordpress\/?p=4655"},"modified":"2011-05-19T07:12:55","modified_gmt":"2011-05-19T15:12:55","slug":"out-of-the-wreck-i-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=4655","title":{"rendered":"Out of the Wreck I Rise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- module-wrapper-id --><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-961\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>May 19, 2011<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"key-verse-box\">Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? \u2014Romans 8:35<\/div>\n<div><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"575\" height=\"300\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/zlA5IDnpGhc&amp;feature\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"575\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/zlA5IDnpGhc&amp;feature\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>God does not keep His child immune from trouble; He promises, \u201cI will be with him in trouble . . .\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+91:15\">Psalm 91:15<\/a>). It doesn\u2019t matter how real or intense the adversities may be; nothing can ever separate him from his relationship to God. \u201c<em>In<\/em> all these things we are more than conquerors . . .\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Romans+8:37\">Romans 8:37<\/a>). Paul was not referring here to imaginary things, but to things that are dangerously real. And he said we are \u201csuper-victors\u201d in the midst of them, not because of our own ingenuity, nor because of our courage, but because none of them affects our essential relationship with God in Jesus Christ. <a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4661\" href=\"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4661\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4661\" title=\"Screen shot 2011-05-19 at 10.08.49 AM\" src=\"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Screen-shot-2011-05-19-at-10.08.49-AM-300x157.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Screen-shot-2011-05-19-at-10.08.49-AM-300x157.png 300w, http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Screen-shot-2011-05-19-at-10.08.49-AM.png 356w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I feel sorry for the Christian who doesn\u2019t have something in the circumstances of his life that he wishes were not there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShall tribulation . . . ?\u201d Tribulation is never a grand, highly welcomed event; but whatever it may be\u2014 whether exhausting, irritating, or simply causing some weakness\u2014 it is not able to \u201cseparate us from the love of Christ.\u201d Never allow tribulations or the \u201ccares of this world\u201d to separate you from remembering that God loves you (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+13:22\">Matthew 13:22<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShall . . . distress . . . ?\u201d Can God\u2019s love continue to hold fast, even when everyone and everything around us seems to be saying that His love is a lie, and that there is no such thing as justice?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShall . . . famine . . . ?\u201d Can we not only believe in the love of God but also be \u201cmore than conquerors,\u201d even while we are being starved?<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4662\" href=\"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4662\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4662\" title=\"Screen shot 2011-05-19 at 10.06.33 AM\" src=\"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Screen-shot-2011-05-19-at-10.06.33-AM-300x215.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Screen-shot-2011-05-19-at-10.06.33-AM-300x215.png 300w, http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Screen-shot-2011-05-19-at-10.06.33-AM-500x358.png 500w, http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Screen-shot-2011-05-19-at-10.06.33-AM.png 1204w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Either Jesus Christ is a deceiver, having deceived even Paul, or else some extraordinary thing happens to someone who holds on to the love of God when the odds are totally against him. Logic is silenced in the face of each of these things which come against him. Only one thing can account for it\u2014 the <em>love of God in Christ Jesus<\/em>. \u201cOut of the wreck I rise\u201d every time.<\/p>\n<p>_______________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>May 19, 2011<\/p>\n<p>Journal Entry for Today-JDV<\/p>\n<p>Lord, when I am connected to You in an intimate relationship, praying without ceasing, that is an ongoing dialog, all is well. Regardless of circumstance or issue, I know that when I am in relationship with You all is right in my world. Thank you for teaching me this.<\/p>\n<p><em>And God says\u2026\u201dI may never remove the trials or burdens in your life, but I will give you the strength, courage and hope to live victoriously within them.\u00a0 When you pray for hope, faith and help in a situation please remember that the very best help may be to leave you inside your circumstance so that you develop the character of Christ. So do\u00a0not try to escape from your trials too early. Let them have their perfect result in you.\u00a0 You can move from the pain of the trials as you stay connected to Me and experience the love, faith and hope available in Me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>5 19 11 DJR Journal<\/p>\n<p>Good morning, Lord.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s message was timely as I\u2019ve been diagnosed with Lyme\u2019s \u2026 even found a tick on me \u2026 bagged it and took it in to the doc. \u00a0 \u00a0 I\u2019ve learned more than I ever wanted to know about the politics and science and pseudo science of Lyme\u2019s disease.\u00a0 \u00a0 At the bottom of it all is a rock solid conviction that You and I are going to overcome this thing. \u00a0 I know that some of it will be me getting more healthy habits going. \u00a0 I tend to get so focused on \u201cthe fight\u201d that I tend to forget to consult the greatest Healer, You, who I have in my corner.\u00a0 \u00a0 Please forgive me for that.<\/p>\n<p><em>I do.\u00a0 And you are right, you are excited to be fighting.\u00a0 You are wired to fight. \u00a0 To be for or against something. \u00a0 For is better.\u00a0 \u00a0 You are better off being \u201cfor health and a strong immune system\u201d than against Lymes. \u00a0 The difference may be subtle but when you are against something you run more risk of activating negativity that isn\u2019t good for you.\u00a0 Why not just turn it over and fight for the inverse?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>OK,\u00a0 you know there are more \u201ctherapies\u201d and \u201ccures\u201d and treatments out there than a person could even do in their lifetime.\u00a0 \u00a0 I think I have found a good wise leading MD who is holistic and plan to just pretty much follow his protocol \u2026 unless you have better ideas or want\u00a0 me to do some of the weird stuff\u2026.?<\/p>\n<p><em>I\u2019ll let you know on the weird stuff. \u00a0 The basic protocols are just good sense for the way I designed the body.\u00a0 \u00a0 The weird food and lack of excercize you Americans practice causes more than half of your problems and causes you to have such poor final years. \u00a0 So do the protocol and thrive.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I almost think I can do this thing by myself and You. \u00a0 Since I\u2019ve found a way to get prescription drugs without prescriptions and most of the rest of what I need is just food selection and supplements from the health food store or internet. \u00a0 \u00a0 But I\u2019ll find a Lyme Doc for extra help.\u00a0 \u00a0 I really like the guy who wrote the book (Singleton) and he\u2019s just across the river in Maryland. \u00a0 He\u2019s not taking new patients. \u00a0 Should I push to become a patient?<\/p>\n<p><em>It\u2019s who I made you. \u00a0 Go ahead and push. \u00a0 You\u2019ll enjoy the adventure. \u00a0 Stay tight with me and I\u2019ll lead you\u2026. \u00a0 Out of the ashes you\u2019ll rise\u2026&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>OK\u00a0 I love you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 19, 2011 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? \u2014Romans 8:35 God does not keep His child immune from trouble; He promises, \u201cI will be with him in trouble . . .\u201d (Psalm 91:15). 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