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Monday, January 25, 2016

Maturing in a Godly Manner with Gratitude and Grace:Contentment in Christ in a Crisis

As I continue to recover from my  recent health adventure, I am accepting the fact that while the present happenings in my life are outwardly chaotic  I can have an inner peace and contentment in Christ at the same time.  I find solace in the following scriptures:  

Philippians 4:6-8 - Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;  and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.


This results in  the confidence I attain in verse 13 –

“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” 

Just as a positive attitude produces positive results, a negative attitude produces a hopeless feeling or despair. I praise the Lord for giving me the common sense to choose the hope that only He can guarantee.  What a great privilege to have a Savior  to guide us who is perfect in every way.  

Proverbs 3:5-6 says it all – 

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths.”  

For the past 42 years, I have sought and followed His directions and He has never steered me the wrong way; nor have I ever thought that “doing my own thing” was an option for me. When you come to a crossroads in your life most people would not choose the rocky, bumpy way with many detours over a smooth straight path.  Jesus assured Thomas in John 14: 6 by telling him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through Me.”  

As you walk through your life with Jesus by your side, your final destination will be to spend eternity with Him and God the Father.  God allows each of us to make our own decision during our lifetime on where we will choose to spend our eternal life.  Every now and then stop and check where your life is heading.  Prayerfully, you will be going in the right direction.   If not, there is still time to  turn around and let Jesus direct your paths. You can learn how to have peace with God here.
Thank you for reading this,
Great Granny Witt

Monday, January 18, 2016

Maturing in Godly Manner with Gratitude and Grace, “ Do not ever stop depending on your faith and trust in God to rely on your own fragile humanness “


I have had a very unnerving experience this past week that I have never had before.  Most of my adult life I have been healthy.  But, with no warning, no headache, nor any other symptoms, or so I thought, I was taken to the hospital and diagnosed as having a stroke. My daughter told me that my face on the left side was indeed drooping and my speech was slurred.  I was admitted and given many tests.  The test I dreaded the most was an M.R.I.  When I am in an enclosed area, I am very claustrophobic.   I prayed and asked the Lord to give me the courage to endure what was necessary for the doctors to diagnose what caused my stroke.  The nurse sensed my fear and gave me a sedative to calm my fears and nerves.  I was able to enter the machine and have the test with no fear or trauma.  

Four days later, after numerous other tests, I was discharged to go home and have a health care worker come to my home for a few weeks.

I have to remind myself that I have to be a Godly example to others and live out my complete faith and trust in my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  He has been faithful to me for the past 42 years in many other difficult situations and has never let me down.  I pray that my faith and trust in Him is still strong enough to help me win this current battle with no worry, doubt nor fear.  I never want to willingly let him down.

Since this coming July I will reach the ripe, old age of 92, the following scriptures are more realistic and applicable than they ever were before.

Matthew 7:7 – “Ask and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”

Psalm 34:4 – “I sought the Lord, and He heard me, And delivered me from all of my fears.”

Psalm 90:10-17 - “The days of our lives are seventy years, and if by reason of strength, they are eighty years; yet their boast is only labor and sorrow; For it is soon cut off and we fly away.
“So teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom. 
“And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands.”
Psalm 91:1 – “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.  I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress. My God, in Him I will trust. “

I pray that in the days I have left in my life to serve My God, He will be able to use me to tell many others about how important it is to walk hand in hand with Jesus by our side in Spirit and in Truth.

Thank you for reading this,


Great Granny Witt

Monday, January 11, 2016

Maturing in a Godly Manner with Gratitude and Grace-"Do the next thing and Do It Now!"

We are now into day 11 of this new year.  Only Our Lord knows what the future holds. Do not procrastinate, which means to   “put off” intentionally something that should be done now.  Because of my writing, everywhere I look in my home there are stacks of paper, waiting for me to file them away in my file cabinet.  That is my “next thing to do”.  I have to be determined not to put off this task because it is the next thing to do.

Matthew 6:34 – “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. “

In the past, when my husband was still alive, the chore I  disliked the most was to starch and iron his white dress shirts.  I decided to do that chore first and the rest seemed easy.  “Out of sight and out of mind was my M.O. then.  That is still applicable today.  To practice what I preach, I am going to pause in my writing and file away all the papers into my filing cabinet.  That was my “next thing to do” and it is done now.  What a relief to have a neat and uncluttered space to live in.  My advice today is “Don’t put off unpleasant jobs.  Just finish them and forget about them.

Thank you for reading this,
Great Granny Witt