Paint Party Friday: Troubles into Joy!

When I was pregnant, I was filled with anxiety.
I was 38 years old, it was my first time
and I entertained fears about whether my baby
would be born normal.
I had spotting, pre-eclampsia, and
pains in my pelvic region.
And the baby would have spasms of what would
turn out to be bouts of hiccups.

Because of my anxiety, I would nag God,
"pray without ceasing".
Then I felt God say to me,
"Patsy, when you hold your baby
in your arms,
you will know how much I love you."
True enough, my delivery was quick,
almost painless.


When Joshua arrived, he had a big nose
and even bigger ears.
My mom was so dismayed that she nagged God
to make Joshua cute.
And Josh was the cutest baby ever!

There are many times in our life that give us
anxiety, fear, grief, or pain.
We go through many challenges.
But if we HOPE in God, 'pray without ceasing',
and trust that God always 

wants the best for us,
ALL our troubles will turn into JOY!

"When a woman is in labor, she is in anguish
because her hour has arrived;
but when she has given birth to a child,
she no longer remembers the pain
because of her joy that a 

child has been born into the world"
John 16:20-23

Jesus said to His disciples, 
"A little while and you will no longer see me,
and again a little while later and you will see me."
John 16:16

Jesus and His disciples certainly
had some strange conversations!
But after He died and appeared to them,
some of those conversations became clearer.

I miss my mom very much, but that
is tempered by knowing I will see her again.
How terribly desolate I would be if
I did not have this reassurance!

But we do not have to wait to be with Jesus!
We can be with Him all the time!
He left us the Spirit to be with us always!
"And surely I am with you always,
to the very end of the age."
Matthew 28:20

We just need
to spend time with Him and
not be so enamored of the things
this world has to offer!
We can't "see and hear" Him
if we don't turn off the noises,
the clamoring of this world,
the urgent call of
the long list of things to do!

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