GCR Women

Sue started each day quoting Psalm 143:8.  It reminded her to trust in God and it reminded her that God is trustworthy.  In April 2020, Sue began her fight with pancreatic cancer. She and those who loved her prayed for God to intervene with His mighty power and heal her miraculously.  She went through all the recommended treatments:  chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgery. She modified her diet and personal life. And she continued to trust.  I visited with Sue about three weeks before she went to be with the Lord. She told me she didn’t feel like she was close to death and she continued to pray and believe for God’s healing miracle.  As the end neared and her pain and discomfort grew, Sur and her family realized God would heal her by taking her home. Yet through it all, with questions and prayers going up to God, Sue and her family trusted God.  Now that Sue’s at rest, her trust is perfected. Now, she knows and one of the things she knows is that her trust in God has been well-place

Our gracious Father is holy. Our precious Jesus is holy. Holy Spirit is holy.  So what then should we be?   Think about it. Can we be holy?  Is there any way we can be anything less than holy? The Father created us, loved us, gave us Jesus and resurrected Him from the dead. Jesus lived and died for us and reigns at the right hand of the Father. Holy Spirit lives within us, guides us and expresses our hearts’ desires when we can find the words.  I’m not suggesting that we can be perfect but holiness is not only desired but it’s a mandate. We must be set aside for the Lord. We must be single-minded in our devotion and faith.  We must be like Him. I don’t know about you but I’m not there yet.  God and I have some serious work to do together. Prayerfully seeking God’s holiness, Patrice ‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭1:15-16‬ ‭NIV But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”‬