{"id":35844,"date":"2023-10-16T03:30:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T10:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/?p=35844"},"modified":"2023-10-13T08:18:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T15:18:30","slug":"october-16-2023-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/2023\/10\/16\/october-16-2023-2\/","title":{"rendered":"October 16, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Juggling<\/strong><\/h2>\n

“Ah Lord God!\u00a0 Behold, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm!\u00a0 Nothing is too difficult for you.”<\/em>\u00a0Jeremiah 32:17<\/p>\n

Have you ever watched a juggler?\u00a0They may use balls, apples, bowling pins, or even eggs. They start with a couple, and pretty soon they’re juggling a whole bunch of the items\u2014keeping them going in the air without any of them falling.<\/p>\n

That’s how I felt awhile back. I had so many things going on that I felt like I was juggling them all\u2014and hoping that none of them fell! I never signed up for the circus, so it felt totally outside of my skill set.<\/p>\n

I was asking the Lord for wisdom and help with those things…and the words of an old, old song came to my mind:<\/p>\n

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One day at a time, sweet Jesus<\/em>
\nThat’s all I’m asking of You.<\/em>
\nJust give me the strength to do every day<\/em>
\nWhat I have to do.<\/em>
\nYesterday’s gone, sweet Jesus<\/em>
\nAnd tomorrow may never be mine.<\/em>
\nGod help me today<\/em>
\nShow me the way<\/em>
\nOne day at a time.*<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

That’s been my prayer! I find it’s easy to get overwhelmed with all the things I’m juggling, but if I break it down to one thing at a time, one day at a time…it helps me receive His strength and grace. I continually try to do this! I learned that the most balls someone juggled was 24\u2014the average was 16. I don’t have near that many, so I should be able to make it.<\/p>\n

So many things have changed since Floyd passed away\u2014not only in my life but in your lives too.\u00a0Some of our long-time faithful supporters have been going through difficult times and have had to stop their giving to us\u2014but, thankfully, some new ones have been added. I just want to take this opportunity to say thank you, thank you, thank you for\u00a0everyone<\/strong>\u00a0who has given to us\/to me.\u00a0You carried me through the years of Floyd’s illness, and you are carrying me now that I’m alone.\u00a0I am so grateful for your loving generosity. I pray all the time for each of you to be blessed in return. I can’t tell you how much it means to me. Your giving is one of the things that helps me juggle all the things I deal with. Bless you!<\/p>\n

A friend sent me this quote from Corrie ten Boom: “The wonderful thing about praying is that you leave a world of not being able to do something, and enter God’s realm where everything is possible.\u00a0He specializes in the impossible.\u00a0Nothing is too great for His almighty power.\u00a0Nothing is too small for His love.”<\/p>\n

Lord, we thank You that you are mindful of each thing we juggle, whether great or small, and that You help us. We live in Your realm where everything is possible because of who You are. You are our constant, faithful help! Amen.<\/em><\/p>\n

*One Day at a Time\u00a0Kris Kristofferson | Marijohn Wilkin\u00a0\u00a9 1973 Buckhorn Music Publishers, Inc.*One Day at a Time<\/h6>\n<\/div>
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