Contented and a few other things

The other day I was struggling with just feeling overwhelmed by the way culture is etc and I felt the Lord's presence in a great and powerful way..I then got in the car to go to work and a song came on the radio that I've never heard of before called "the Goodness of the Lord"..I just needed that reminder that God is still good in the not so good world that we are currently living in ever since the fall of Adam and Eve the world isn't perfect and won't be until Christ comes back. I then get to work and park my car and look down and it says "333" which is the miles listed until I run out of Gas (see previous postings about that number). Defintely a God wink! Someone I know (not going to name names) has been struggling with being contented in their job..they don't like it and want to change..My mom gave me a book that she got in the airport talking about being a Man of God and she thought of this person and got it for them but then she had me look at it and then i just randomly turned to the page on contentment and it talked specifically about not being happy in your job etc but you can find the joy in God and he brings you contentment when you can't find it. About a day or two goes by and when I woke up on this particular day the Holy Spirit was putting words in my head about Contentment and He said.."Nothing in this world will ever bring true contentment as things and people will always let us down eventually..however true Joy/contentment comes from the Father and he desires to give this to everyone who believes/has relationship with him..(it goes back to living in a fallen world)..You think that by changing jobs or moving to a new location will bring you happiness but you will find things that will disappooint you such as increase cost of living, too much traffic, people that annoy you or that you don't get along with..you see nothing in this life is perfect except for Jesus Christ who is completely holy and pure and paid the penalty for our sins so that we as unholy people can have a right standing with God the Father so we can live for all of eternity.." Wow...So very true...So let this be an encouragement to all of you...stop filling our lives with stuff or trying to find the next best thing when really he's standing right in front of you..all you have to do is accept him..We can never fill the empytiness or discontement with things as like he said these things are temporary and will let us down...So fill your life with a loving relationship with the Father as he will supply all your needs!

Surprise Flowers and other miracles

I was having a hard day earlier this week and my sweet friend sent me a publix delivery and I sent her a pic of all the goodies (2 bouquets of flowers, 3 gum, 1 chocolate candy bar, 1 thing of ice cream). She then said : "I didn't send that"..I thought well then maybe they sent the wrong order..she said no I sent you those things just not the roses or the extra gum (1). So I got 3 roses that she didn't send (pink in color). I also got 2 pieces of werthers candy and a note from the driver who delivered the stuff which never happens..just a thank you note..so the candy along with the chocolate is 3..so 3 roses, 3 packs of gum, and 3 candies equals 333!!! I felt God was saying "I'm with you and I will see though!" God is so awesome like that!!! He always knows what we need when we need it! Then during the week my daughters car had all her sensors light up and I thought oh no..that's going to cost some money..I then started praying and the next time she got in her car the sensors were all off!!!! Power of prayer!!! I woke up the other day and went downstairs into the kitchen and I sensed a rainbow outside...I tried to look for it but could't see it .. I then felt well I'm sure someone will post to facebook or send me a message of it..well maybe 30 min later I get a text from my friend Julie of a rainbow!!! God is great!!!

"The Best is yet to Come"

Last week our pastor preached on the new vision for our church which is all about reaching others etc and building more churches and speading the good news..he was talking about the future and how Jesus is coming back and eventually we will live life in heaven and he said "the Best is yet to come". I was taking care of a patient yesterday and she had a shirt on that only said "The Best is yet to come." Wow!! When God wants you to know something he usually repeats it several times. Also my friend and I felt convicted to do the respect Dare to help with our marriages and one of my friends who was going to do it with us states she didn't feel God was calling her to that right now which was fine..so then we were going to wait for her but then I was at my friends house and we were talking about marriage and she recommended "the crazy cycle" on youtube which is about love and respect..I then felt convicted by the holy spirit to do the respect dare so we will start this week. It's great how God communicates and reiterates what he wants you to do. We just have to have eyes and ears open and be receptive!!

Rainbows

It's been awhile since I posted. I try to remember to get on here to document all tht things God is showing me. I just recently took a trip to Chicago and while we were on the boat tour I felt like there was going to be a rainbow and the next 5 min there was one but it was really faint..but then it kept growing in size and kept getting brighter and by the end of it it turned into a DOUBLE RAINBOW!!!!! It was truly amazing!!!! Then the other day I was working at the hospital and passed by the EMS doors and I saw the light hitting just right outside and sensed there was a rainbow so I told my co workers I'm going to go outside and look for the rainbow and I didn't see it so was disappointed but then I said I know there will be one and maybe Ill see it on facebook. About 20 min passes and My friends who were at the beach down the street sent me a rainbow that appeared. They later told me that they had prayed for a rainbow for me (they were looking at clouds at the time and thought of me as that's sometimes how God communicates and then my friend Julie said, I'm going to pray for a rainbow for Jenny, she then prayed, looked up and there was the rainbow! God is soooooo Great!!! Here is the rainbow in Chicago and the one at the beach respectively!!!

frazzled to dazzled

Yesterday I woke up feeling overwhelmed by my first daughter going off to college soon and then I noticed my other daughter's car wasn't parked in the usual spot so I panicked but something told me to look down the street by her friends house and there it was..needless to say I had a long talk with her about taking care of her things especially her car. Needless to say this all put me in a frazzled mood and I opened Jesus Calling and it stated in no uncertain terms that if you are feeling frazzled to keep your eyes on Jesus and he will give you peace. Wow!!! Just what i needed. I then was contemplating whether to go to in person service or watch online and my daughter was going to go but then got called to go to a cousin outing so I decided to watch from home since I was pressed for time (going to work later in day). I read my bible first and was on Psalm 27 in my daily reading bible and it talked about waiting on the Lord. I've been waiting for several things for awhile and I guess I'm tired as we all can be at times and I said "Ok Lord, I'm still waiting.." ..Well then I turned the sermon on and it was on "waiting for the Lord"..wow!!!!! He also talked about being obedient to parents and there are always consequences to your actions which i Just reviewed with my daughter..I really felt God was speaking just to me...He just shows off BIG!!!!! Well then I went to work feeling pretty Good by God just showing up like he did and just fortifying and strengthening my soul and I briefly thought.."wouldn't that be awesome if God sent me another patient just filled with the Holy Spirit as it's been a little while"..well halfway through my shift one of the techs told me "oh you are just going to love room 21..."..I thought hmmmm...maybe...well when I went in there my patient was probaby one of the nicest people I've ever met..He was just so happy and full of peace and of the Holy spirit..I gave him a scripture coin and he said he would keep it forever. Him and his wife were super nice and I really felt like they were angels in disguise..very few people have I met that I feel that way and he is definetly one of them...you never know as the bible states you can be entertaining angels unaware..but my senses were definetely lit and even the Dr taking care of him said the same thing. He is someone I will never forget..Just remember if your day starts out crummy God is always in it no matter what and He can lead you to a more peaceful path in the midst of chaos.

333 again

This posted on my facebook memory feed from 2010 : Ashley talked in her sleep last night and said "WAKE UP" ..I was a little dazed and looked at my alarm clock and it said 3:33. I believe it's significant since 3 stands for the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit and 33 was the age of Jesus when he died for our sins. We should all WAKE UP before it's too late.. So I thought wow..well then I go to get in my car to go to work and my miles on my car reads 333, 446 miles..I thought well that's a God wink..Well as I proceed to drive to work I'm stopped at a light and a felt a nudge from the Holy Spirit say "Do you see it?" ..I then started looking at the clouds and that's where it hit me...I saw not just one but 3 3's in the cloud!!! It's very subtle so If you aren't searching you would miss it..Well then I kept looking at these clouds as I felt there was more to see..well then all of a sudden I could see an arm with a hand pointing up towards Heaven as if God was telling me to keep my eyes on him! Then I got out of the car and was walking into work and I see another 3 with a Cross by it.. God was defintely showing off and I believe he's always showing us things all the time it's just we are too busy to slow down and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to us the things he wants us to know..It sounds so simple so why don't we do this more? I do believe we need to WAKE UP to what is going on around us and to stay alert as the enemy is prowling around like a roaring lion seeking someone to devour! Now is the time...Do NOT delay in seeking JESUS! He is the WAY, The TRUTH, and the LIFE and he doesn't wish for any to perish but to all have eternal life with him!!!

The Verse Stone/miracle

I was in the prayer room at church on Sunday and one of the parishoners came in and at the end of talking he handed me a stone with a scripture on it which said "Blessed are they who mourn for they shall be comforted". I was like wow...well I guess that applies as I'm coming up on the 4 year Anniversary of my Dad passing that week but then God said "it's not meant for you"..so I put it in my pocket and prayed he would show me whom to give it to as I was going to work that day. As I was triaging, a 90 year old man came in and looked sad and said his wife had died 4 years ago and they were married 68 years. I thought wow..and then the Lord said "Give him the stone". So I pulled out the stone and gave it to him. He then cried and it was definetely a God moment. On that upcoming Thursday I opened my youversion bible app and the verse of the day was "Blessed are they who mourn for they will be comforted". I was like WOW!!! I guess he really wants me to know that verse. I want to share another God wink this week or I should say a healing happened right before my very eyes. I took care of a patient who had a low bp/low hr/ hx of heart problems and kidney failure. I gave him some fluids but then his bp started falling again and I just felt this sudden urge to share with them my mom's healing testimony and then to pray over them. So I asked the Lord to heal him well that very moment his bp/hr went up to NORMAL and STAYED that way for the remainder of the shift!!! God Healed him at that very moment!!! We serve an awesome and Powerful God! I also had these 2 words in mind this week "strength and peace" as there are some things happening at home that I'm dealing with ..I just happened to be on Psalm 28 that day in my daily reading bible and it mentioned those 2 words!!