The Power of our Father’s Word

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Yesterday morning when I woke up I realized the date — August 1.

My next thought — “I’ve been here in this body for 86 years! I then began to drift back through those years and decades, delighting in visions of our heavenly Father’s presence through childhood, through difficult paths.

By His grace and through my knowledge of His eternal presence, He enabled me to remember the precious times lost in the mire of the adversity and my rebellion. I praise Him that He is still training me to adjust my thoughts by the power of HIs Word and His Spirit.

The Word of God is active and powerful for destroying the strongholds of our thinking, sharper than any two-edged sword — the sword of the Spirit — piercing to the division of soul and spirit — penetrating and permeating every crevice and perpetuating the power of the truth through every fiber of our being, bringing every thought captive in obedience to Christ. It is spoken as His witness through us of His mighty power working to unite us in Christ to Himself and to each other. (Heb. 4:12; 2 Cor. 10:4-5; Eph. 3:20)

He is doing a great and mighty work in His church even though we may not be able to see it. He is revealing His work in and through us individually and corporately.

What a blessing it has been to come through these latter years being held by His righteous right hand, guided by His counsel until the time He receives me into His glory. Ps. 73:22-26

I didn’t want to spend a lot of time writing about me, but just to bring any of you who have wondered how far He has brought me in the last 5 years of mourning.

I have gained much in my loss. After waiting for His timing, we are publishing our new book. I have been immersed these last few years in His Word. My mind has become a vault for what seems to be trillions of words and my heart a reservoir, waiting to pour out what He has been pouring in.

My next post will include a link to Amazon for any who want to read a sample of Exceedingly Abundant Life: The Transforming Power of Our Father’s Love. This is a witness of these years — learning to rest in His love as He has brought me through the loss.
If the apostle Paul’s letter to the Ephesians and his prayer in 3:14-21 are familiar you may want to share this with your family and friends. It is packed with the truths and promises of His Word for those who hunger for the Life for which He created us.
Fran

17 thoughts on “The Power of our Father’s Word”

    1. Dear Tom, Praise the Lord for another brother who shares this special day. I pray this one was, and future ones will be, as blessed for you as mine have been. Years ago, I dreaded every new decade, but now I look forward to every day and every year that I can be here to witness of this exceedingly abundant life our Father provides us through His Son. By the power of His Holy Spirit through our spirit He witnesses of His glory and joy. Zeph. 3:17 Love, joy, and peace for you and your family, Fran

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  3. Frances, I’m just a couple years behind you, but can totally relate to your thoughts. I’m just in the beginning stages of the grieving process, but I know that God has been with me all the way. My mourning actually began before my husband passed away. When he was originally diagnosed with prostate cancer, he endured radiation treatment and lost a lot of his vim and vigor. With the addition of a stroke, heart issues and aneurism he was at great risk for any surgeries. When cancer metastasized, we prayed and decided to forego any additional treatment. It was a long battle. I am so grateful for this man who I spent most of my life with. I find it quite helpful to write about the love we shared with each other and our God. I thank you for sharing as well. Happy birthday, dear lady. Our journeys coincide and all lead to paradise.

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    1. Dear Kathy, it has been a blessing to know other Sisters who share the same valleys and experiences of loss. There are usually differences in some areas, and though our unions ended the same — our husbands received into glory without us — yours seemed to be in union with Christ all the years you were together. It was only the last 9 years of 59 that my prayers for our union in Him were answered. For fourteen years after Jerry’s amputation we lived in uncertainly. He was never the same, in constant discomfort with no remedy except faith in our Father’s sovereignty and providence, which was proof of the Lord’s presence with us. But, oh, it was worth all those years of praying and waiting. Our Father changed both our hearts in His timing — first mine, then his. The glory and the gain for me was the same as yours. What we were given together did not change with my loss, but has continued to grow and flourish by the working of the Holy Spirit and HIs Word in me. I am blessed by your witness of the love you shared. I was able to write sparingly during the mourning process, but now having endured these five years, His light is becoming stronger and His grace beginning to flow again. I pray we can continue to encourage one another with the comfort whereby He is comforting us for His glory and joy over and in us. Love and Blessings, dear Sister in Christ, Fran

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      1. Thank you for your story. We all process and get through this at different times and and in different ways. I appreciate your sharing your story. God has this❤️

    1. Thank you, dear Cheryl. for thinking of me and for your excitement with me for what the Lord is continuing to do. He truly returns more gain than we will ever lose. His Eternal Life overcomes all things. Love and blessings, Fran

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    1. Dear Bruce, thank you for your response. It is a blessing to even read the title our Father wrote on my heart three years ago and is continuing to show me. Love and blessings for you and Peggy and your family.

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