Saturday, October 28, 2006 Addition #2
When I send Addendum’s it’s because I’ve thought of something that I want to share, but it’s mostly just because I’ve thought of something. I hope that I’m not boring you…
But I did think of one more thing that I wanted to share with you, and maybe you can help me with:
Yesterday when I was at Ballard Rehab., I watched an Employee Luau where everyone dressed Hawaiian, had lunch together, took pictures together, talked, laughed and played volleyball. And the whole time I watched, about an hour, I thought how I would NEVER EXPERIENCE ANYTHING LIKE THAT AGAIN. Not only can I not remember what I once knew, but with thickeners etc. I have to be so careful of what I and when I eat.
So when it was all said and done, I just felt a little lost.
A Servant for Christ,
Toby
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Saturday, October 28, 2006 Addition
In California you hear this and I’m not sure if you hear it where you live, but every other commercial is about why you should or should not vote for proposition # whatever. It seems that nothing is more important than whether or not something passes, but (just to change the subject) what about whether or not someone goes to Heaven or Hell? I think that the latter is more important. What if there were commercials about that? Like if the announcer said: When is the last time you read Ephesians 2:7-10? Then they read
7 Now God has us where he wants us, with all the time in this world and the next to shower grace and kindness upon us in Christ Jesus. 8 Saving is all his idea, and all his work. All we do is trust him enough to let him do it. It's God's gift from start to finish! 9 We don't play the major role. If we did, we'd probably go around bragging that we'd done the whole thing! 10 No, we neither make nor save ourselves. God does both the making and saving. He creates each of us by Christ Jesus to join him in the work he does, the good work he has gotten ready for us to do, work we had better be doing.
Now THAT will do more good and makes more sense than ANY OTHER COMMERCIALS! Doesn’t it? Isn’t that the work we had better be doing?
This world we live in is just “dis” everything in every way. Jesus is just an interruption to what they believe to be important, instead of the reality of what really IS CRITICAL AND IMPORTANT. So between this and what I wrote last night, we have our WORK cut out for us.
A Servant for Christ,
Toby
In California you hear this and I’m not sure if you hear it where you live, but every other commercial is about why you should or should not vote for proposition # whatever. It seems that nothing is more important than whether or not something passes, but (just to change the subject) what about whether or not someone goes to Heaven or Hell? I think that the latter is more important. What if there were commercials about that? Like if the announcer said: When is the last time you read Ephesians 2:7-10? Then they read
7 Now God has us where he wants us, with all the time in this world and the next to shower grace and kindness upon us in Christ Jesus. 8 Saving is all his idea, and all his work. All we do is trust him enough to let him do it. It's God's gift from start to finish! 9 We don't play the major role. If we did, we'd probably go around bragging that we'd done the whole thing! 10 No, we neither make nor save ourselves. God does both the making and saving. He creates each of us by Christ Jesus to join him in the work he does, the good work he has gotten ready for us to do, work we had better be doing.
Now THAT will do more good and makes more sense than ANY OTHER COMMERCIALS! Doesn’t it? Isn’t that the work we had better be doing?
This world we live in is just “dis” everything in every way. Jesus is just an interruption to what they believe to be important, instead of the reality of what really IS CRITICAL AND IMPORTANT. So between this and what I wrote last night, we have our WORK cut out for us.
A Servant for Christ,
Toby
Friday, October 27, 2006 Addendum
I have 2 things to tell you:
First, I rode the bus again and Therapy was wonderful. I have to admit that even though I pray about it before, several times, and I honestly say “Lord, you have given me so much, and I am so thankful, so if you’re done with me now, that’s ok with me cuz your will with me has been far more than I could’ve hoped for…” And I expect to fail, but you know what? I WALKED PERFECTLY AGAIN! That reminds me of this scripture:
Eph 3:20
20 God can do anything, you know — far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us.
(from THE MESSAGE)
Then #2, when I rode the bus home, there were 5 other people with SEVERE handicaps. In fact, I even wondered how some of them could ride the bus without supervision. Then I thought, thousands of dollars have been collected for victims of tragedies, but who do others think these people are? VICTIMS OF TRAGEDIES! I’m sure that most or all of these people didn’t choose to be the way they are, but no one, not even our Churches have reached out to them.
As long as the state will do it, we don’t even think about it. Is that good? NO!
Servant for Christ,
Toby
I have 2 things to tell you:
First, I rode the bus again and Therapy was wonderful. I have to admit that even though I pray about it before, several times, and I honestly say “Lord, you have given me so much, and I am so thankful, so if you’re done with me now, that’s ok with me cuz your will with me has been far more than I could’ve hoped for…” And I expect to fail, but you know what? I WALKED PERFECTLY AGAIN! That reminds me of this scripture:
Eph 3:20
20 God can do anything, you know — far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us.
(from THE MESSAGE)
Then #2, when I rode the bus home, there were 5 other people with SEVERE handicaps. In fact, I even wondered how some of them could ride the bus without supervision. Then I thought, thousands of dollars have been collected for victims of tragedies, but who do others think these people are? VICTIMS OF TRAGEDIES! I’m sure that most or all of these people didn’t choose to be the way they are, but no one, not even our Churches have reached out to them.
As long as the state will do it, we don’t even think about it. Is that good? NO!
Servant for Christ,
Toby
Wednesday, October 25, 2006 Addition
I went to Ballard today for Therapy, which was very good, but on the way back, on the bus, there was an extremely strong and good answer to prayer and the silly pity party that I was having. PRAISE GOD!! At one stop we picked up a man who carried a blind stick and he had an uncontrollable twitch in his muscles. At another stop, we picked up a woman who was legally blind. She had a guide dog who rode with us too. And it didn’t take me long to realize that God has done more than I could’ve hoped for or imagined with me. Now I want to make something VERY CLEAR, I’m not questioning their faith and promoting mine, because only God knows everyone’s hearts. It was obviously Him who pointed that out to me and I wanted to share it with you.
A Servant for Christ,
Toby
I went to Ballard today for Therapy, which was very good, but on the way back, on the bus, there was an extremely strong and good answer to prayer and the silly pity party that I was having. PRAISE GOD!! At one stop we picked up a man who carried a blind stick and he had an uncontrollable twitch in his muscles. At another stop, we picked up a woman who was legally blind. She had a guide dog who rode with us too. And it didn’t take me long to realize that God has done more than I could’ve hoped for or imagined with me. Now I want to make something VERY CLEAR, I’m not questioning their faith and promoting mine, because only God knows everyone’s hearts. It was obviously Him who pointed that out to me and I wanted to share it with you.
A Servant for Christ,
Toby
10/25/06 Addition
Wednesday, October 25, 2006 Addition
I don’t mind telling you this, but I am extremely depressed these days. As my Brain heals, I remember more and more of my life before. My job, my abilities, my life at home, etc., and my lifestyle. None of that is the same now, and although I believe that my relationship with God is simply awesome now, sometimes I think that I have nothing to do, so I turn to Solitaire and before long, that bores me too, and I shut the computer off and go to bed.
There’s always the next day, but most likely, it will be the same. So that’s when I get depressed.
A Servant for Christ,
Toby
I don’t mind telling you this, but I am extremely depressed these days. As my Brain heals, I remember more and more of my life before. My job, my abilities, my life at home, etc., and my lifestyle. None of that is the same now, and although I believe that my relationship with God is simply awesome now, sometimes I think that I have nothing to do, so I turn to Solitaire and before long, that bores me too, and I shut the computer off and go to bed.
There’s always the next day, but most likely, it will be the same. So that’s when I get depressed.
A Servant for Christ,
Toby
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
I am standing
Tuesday, October 10, 2006 Addition
I imagine that some of you will read this and say ”So what! I do that all the time”. But you have to remember that I’m handicapped, so I don’t.
Anyways, Uncle Johnny came over to give me a shower tonight, which is perfectly normal, but after he washed my hair, I actually STOOD UP holding on to the bars in front, and I STAYED UP, strongly, throughout the rest of the shower and THEN I SAT DOWN.
I don’t mind telling you that BOTH Uncle Johnny and I were BOTH SHOCKED at how long and well that I stood. I almost felt normal again and I couldn’t wait to tell you about it.
A Servant for Christ,
Toby
I imagine that some of you will read this and say ”So what! I do that all the time”. But you have to remember that I’m handicapped, so I don’t.
Anyways, Uncle Johnny came over to give me a shower tonight, which is perfectly normal, but after he washed my hair, I actually STOOD UP holding on to the bars in front, and I STAYED UP, strongly, throughout the rest of the shower and THEN I SAT DOWN.
I don’t mind telling you that BOTH Uncle Johnny and I were BOTH SHOCKED at how long and well that I stood. I almost felt normal again and I couldn’t wait to tell you about it.
A Servant for Christ,
Toby
I feel him walking with me
Wednesday, October 18, 2006 Addition
I have to tell you this because it was SO SPECIAL! I went to therapy today at Ballard. First of all the bus was late to get me and I arrived at therapy late so because I was late, they cut my time in Occupational Therapy way down. Then, the next thing was Physical Therapy, and this Therapist came by and told me that I was hers and then my favorite Therapist came up and said that due to a change in plans, she was taking me. Now, normally a person would think “Nothing is going right today”, but not me. I had prayed about therapy this morning, and on the bus there and there, so I knew that God had full control of my therapy, in fact, according to scriptures, I was sure that He already knew! Anyways, when I started walking, I COULD ACTUALLY FEEL HIM WALKING WITH ME. AND I WALKED SO WELL. I’M NOT KIDDING AT ALL! And I immediately thought about telling you!
A Servant for Christ,
Toby
I have to tell you this because it was SO SPECIAL! I went to therapy today at Ballard. First of all the bus was late to get me and I arrived at therapy late so because I was late, they cut my time in Occupational Therapy way down. Then, the next thing was Physical Therapy, and this Therapist came by and told me that I was hers and then my favorite Therapist came up and said that due to a change in plans, she was taking me. Now, normally a person would think “Nothing is going right today”, but not me. I had prayed about therapy this morning, and on the bus there and there, so I knew that God had full control of my therapy, in fact, according to scriptures, I was sure that He already knew! Anyways, when I started walking, I COULD ACTUALLY FEEL HIM WALKING WITH ME. AND I WALKED SO WELL. I’M NOT KIDDING AT ALL! And I immediately thought about telling you!
A Servant for Christ,
Toby
Godlike trust
Tuesday, October 24, 2006 Addition
I read this today and thought it was so special that I wanted to share it:
GODLIKE TRUST
Unless you accept God’s kingdom in the simplicity of a child, you’ll never get in.
Mark 10:15
Christian faith is not neurotic dependency but childlike trust…we do not cling to God out of fear and the panic of insecurity. We come to Him freely in faith and love.
Our Lord gave us the picture of the child as a model for Christian faith not because of the child’s helplessness but because of the child’s willingness to be led, to be taught, to be blessed.
This next section isn’t by me, but I love the scriptures…How many of us greet God by saying “What’s next, Papa?” It’s in scripture, so we should. I do. And it brings my relationship as an adopted child into a whole new and real place.
Matt 23:8-9
9 Don't set people up as experts over your life, letting them tell you what to do. Save that authority for God; let him tell you what to do. No one else should carry the title of 'Father '; you have only one Father , and he's in heaven.
Rom 8:15
15 This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It's adventurously expectant, greeting God with a childlike "What's next, Papa?"
Only He knows and plans what’s next, and because He decides, there’s absolutely nothing to be worried about.
All scriptures are from THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language © 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson. All rights reserved.
A Servant for Christ,
Toby
I read this today and thought it was so special that I wanted to share it:
GODLIKE TRUST
Unless you accept God’s kingdom in the simplicity of a child, you’ll never get in.
Mark 10:15
Christian faith is not neurotic dependency but childlike trust…we do not cling to God out of fear and the panic of insecurity. We come to Him freely in faith and love.
Our Lord gave us the picture of the child as a model for Christian faith not because of the child’s helplessness but because of the child’s willingness to be led, to be taught, to be blessed.
This next section isn’t by me, but I love the scriptures…How many of us greet God by saying “What’s next, Papa?” It’s in scripture, so we should. I do. And it brings my relationship as an adopted child into a whole new and real place.
Matt 23:8-9
9 Don't set people up as experts over your life, letting them tell you what to do. Save that authority for God; let him tell you what to do. No one else should carry the title of 'Father '; you have only one Father , and he's in heaven.
Rom 8:15
15 This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It's adventurously expectant, greeting God with a childlike "What's next, Papa?"
Only He knows and plans what’s next, and because He decides, there’s absolutely nothing to be worried about.
All scriptures are from THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language © 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson. All rights reserved.
A Servant for Christ,
Toby
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