SUMMARY REPORT FOR "WHAT A MIGHTY GOD WE SERVE" THREAD JAN. 1, 2013 - DECEMBER 31, 2017
Praise the LORD for blessing us all to see yet another year, and in the case of this 2017 Summary Report, through the last five (5) years.This is the forth (4th) summary report for the "What A Mighty God We Serve" Thread. Yes, it has been five years since the last report was done. As I reviewed previous reports and thread posts, I experienced many mixed thoughts, observations, and personal insights. It was an absolute blessing to go back over the glad times, the sad times, the times of fellowship, and the times when God moved in our midst in miraculous ways through answered prayers.
The 1st Summary Report covered a 2 & 1/3 year time frame, from the date of inception, August 14, 2008 thru December 31, 2010. The first report focused heavily on prayer requests, answered prayers, and praise reports, during that time frame. The 1st report can be found on post date 1/12/2011, page 104, post# 1039 for a real blessing. We continue in gratefulness to Sophia who started this thread. You can find her exuberant response to the first report on page 128, post# 1271. The years of this report (8/14/2008 - 12/31/2010) could easily carry an aka: "The Years of the Miraculous Displays of God's Power to Heal, Protect, Provide...." Amen! Praise the LORD!
The 2nd Summary Report, from January 1, 2011 thru December 31, 2011 reflected upon requested prayers during 2011, that covered a wide spectrum of whole person needs. Praise reports were offered for prayer requests that were answered. Unanswered prayers during 2011 and the need for additional prayers were acknowledged. The 2nd Report can be found on post date 12/31/2011, page 129, post# 1288. The year of this report (2011) has an aka: The Year of Prayer, Praise, & Fellowship". Amen! Praise The LORD!
The 3rd Summary Report from January 1, 2012 thru December 31, 2012 continues in the tradition of prayer request, praise reports, and inspirational post by participants of this thread. Inspirational poems, quotations, favorite Scriptures were a very prominent part of 2012. Special thanks are in order for Rat Dog and Iwiw60 for posting a large number of the inspirational posts throughout 2012. The 3rd report can be found on post date 1/1/2013, page 149, post# 1485. The year of this report (2012) has an aka: "The Year of Continued Prayer, Praise, & Fellowship". Amen! Praise the LORD!
We praise the LORD, God Almighty for His continued faithfulness throughout the year, in continuing to hear and answer prayers. Notable healings reported during 2012 included Suesjool's mother; see her praise report on page 131, post # 1301. Suesjool's posted on a different thread that her mother continues to do well, and she is thankful. Another praise report for healing was shared by Naturelady on page 139, post# 1384 concerning her fiancee. Naturelady reported that he "is still doing great". PTL
The 4th Summary Report, and current report for this year (2017), for the five year period covering January 1, 2013 thru December 31, 2017, transcended emotional and spiritual boundaries. There were the glad times, the sad times, the times of fellowship, and the times when God moved in our midst in miraculous ways through answered prayers. There were also the dry times, the times of feeling alone and alienated. The dry times felt as dry as the valley of dry bones, described by the Prophet Ezekiel. (Ezekiel 37) There was also the refreshing, when life and moisture were experienced on the places of dryness. These emotions or experiences were at least real to me; can't speak for the other posters or viewers.
The year 2013 started on a sad note, see post #1486 on page 149; but continued active and lively with many contributors, inspirational posts, and scriptures. The last 2013 Prayer List is on page 151, post 1502. Prayers seemed sparse in this year.
The year 2014 started on a light hearted and pleasant note. First prayer list was posted on March 7, 2014, on page 154, post# 1532. in the area of prayer. However, this year also seemed sparse in the area of prayer. See last Prayer List posted for 2014 on page 155, post# 1541. The last post for 2014 was # 1542, on August 1, 2014. This was indeed a dry year.
The year 2015 proved to be very dry; felt like sitting in the valley of dry bones described by Ezekiel. There was no posting of the Prayer List; first post of the year occurred on December 23, 2015; and the last post ended with a prayer (see page 155, posts # 1553 and # 1554.
The year 2016 started with the posting of the Prayer List on January 2, 2016 (see page 155, post #1545). This Prayer List was titled "2015/2016". Prayers from 2015 and 2016 were placed on this first entry of the Prayer List. On March 24, 2016 Sofia posted next (see page 155, post # 1546), quoting the 2015/2016 Prayer List. It felt like life had been "breathed back into my dry bones" or water (of the Holy Spirit) had "moistened my dry bones". There was an exchange of comments between us from posts #1546 through #1549.
Our last post occurred on April 15, 2016. The conversation went silent, and so did the 2016 postings (see page 155, post #1549). As I looked back on that encounter, I had a strange feeling that Sofia had come to encourage me, to strengthen me to keep going with the thread. That was my last post in 2016; I did not post again until September 1, 2017 (see page 155, post #1550). This was 17.5 months later (almost 1 & 1/2 years later).
The year 2017 started with the first post and first prayer for the year. On September 1, 2017, I prayed a prayer of anguish concerning the catastrophic flooding and storm activity occurring in Texas and Louisiana (see page 155, post #1550). It seemed to take devastation and destruction to break the silence. The silence in posting, mentioned in the above paragraph, was not really noticed by me until 2017. It left me feeling a bit puzzled, troubled, and disappointed........in me. However, I was also puzzled and troubled about not hearing anything more from Sofia. However, I seemed to sense a renewing of my strength in the LORD, in the midst of those devastating storms.
In summary, this five (5) year Summary Report for 2017, that covers a period of January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2017 has been an interesting and blessed journey with the LORD, even if not fully understood. May this report be a blessing to all who read it, and help to clarify your journey with the LORD.
As we enter 2018,
In the coming new year..............."The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace." Numbers 6:24-26 KJV
PRAISE THE LORD