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Praises and Prayers (Remember to scroll to the bottom for new praises) This section of our S.P.A. website is dedicated to recognizing God’s love for all of us. We need to praise Him everyday for everything that we have. We hope you enjoy this section as it is intended to be a place of encouragement and loving spirit for one another. Remember this is your section too. If you have any up lifting stories, testimonies or words of encouragement please send them to us at our National Office (Address Below) and we will share them with others. If you have special prayer request please send them too and we will post them on our National Prayer Chain.
SPA
925 W. State Highway 152
Mustang, OK. 73064 ____________________________________________________________________
Please add Tom Guyton's daughter to your prayer list. Her name is Kimberly Eason and she is going to have a procedure on her heart this coming Friday, 11-7-08. The procedue is to cover a hole in her heart with some mess. Pray that the doctors have the wisdom and that Kimberly will have a complete recovery. 11-4-08 ________________________________________________________________ Please keep JD Plumlee in your prayers as he undergoes his treatment for melanoma. The kidney tumor was all contained in the kidney and removed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Keep Yvonne Kilbane and her family in your prayers. Yvonee is a SPA umpire. Her mother passed away in her sleep. ___________________________________________________________________ Today we need to remember to “praise” God all day and every day!
Psalm 145: 2-3
I will praise you every day; I will praise you forever and ever. The Lord is great and worthy of our praise; no one can understand how great He is.
“Praise without end”
Creation praises God. Angels praise God. Infants praise God. One day every knee will bow as the whole world praises God. Scripture
is filled with examples of praise, especially throughout the book of Psalms. Every one of those verses has a lesson to teach about honoring the Lord of the universe. The specific portion of Psalm 145 is significant because it is like a mini-primer on praise. It tells the who, what, when, where, and why of giving God glory.
The who explains God is the One most worthy of your praise. He is so deserving that it is impossible to run out of reasons for praising Him. You can praise God for His gifts, but praise is broader than thanksgiving. What praise does is honor God for who He is, not just what He does. By honoring God through your prayers and actions you bless Him, giving Him pleasure. This alone is a great reason why you should praise God (along with the fact He deserves it!) Praise benefits the one giving it, as well as the one receiving it.
Rusty Trudeau Shares: When God takes something from your grasp, He's not punishing you, but
merely opening your hands to receive something better. Concentrate on
this sentence..... 'The will of God will never take you where the
Grace of God will not protect you.'
Winkey Blackman Shares: ~DEATH~ WHAT A WONDERFUL WAY TO EXPLAIN IT!!!!!
A sick man turned to his doctor, as he was preparing to leave the examination room and said, "Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what lies on the other side."
Very quietly, the doctor said, "I don't know."
"You don't know?
You, a Christian man, do not know what is on the other side?"
The doctor was holding the handle of the door. On the other side came a sound of scratching and whining, and as he opened the door, a dog sprang into the room and leaped on him with an eager show of gladness.
Turning to the patient, the doctor said, "Did you notice my dog?
He's never been in this room before.
He didn't know what was inside.
He knew nothing except that his master was here, and when the door opened, he sprang in without fear.
I know little of what is on the other side of death, but I do know one thing...
I know my Master is there and that is enough." May today there be peace within you.
May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
Miles Sawvel Shares: Recently I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. They had announced the departure. Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the mother said, "I love you and I wish you enough".
The daughter replied, "Mom, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Mom". They kissed and the daughter left. The mother walked over to the window where I was seated. Standing there I could see she wanted and needed to cry. I tried not to intrude on her privacy but she welcomed me in by asking, "Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever?".
"Yes, I have," I replied. "Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?".
"I am old and she lives so far away. I have challenges ahead and the reality is - the next trip back will be for my funeral," she said.
"When you were saying good-bye, I heard you say, 'I wish you enough'. May I ask what that means? ".
She began to smile. "That's a wish that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone". She paused a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail and she smiled even more! "When we said, 'I wish you enough', we were wanting the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain them." Then turning toward me, she shared the following as if she were reciting it from memory.
I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright no matter how gray the day may appear.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more.
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive and everlasting.
I wish you enough pain so that even the smallest of joys in life may appear bigger.
I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.
I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye.
She then began to cry and walked away.
They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them but then an entire life to forget them. I WISH YOU ENOUGH!
My name is Jerry Kennard and I play for the Springfield Express 50+. After talking and praying with you this past weekend at the Mustang tournament, you asked me to email you my prayer request for my son. He is currently a Youth Minister in Arkansas but will be moving to the Syracuse, NY area to begin planting a church. I would ask you to pray for this family. You know the area so you will understand the many challenges they will face. As parents and grandparents, we are fearful for our children's well being. We are also proud of this family as they feel they are following God's will. We pray that God will use them for His glory and that He will supply their needs as they are having to raise their own resources. Thank you so much for what you and the SPA do to promote the saving grace that God has given. You are an encouragement to me and to our team. The best part of our tournament is always the time that we are able to spend with you to see how God continues to bless. Please know that we continue to pray for you as well. Thanks again.
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