Monday Writing...3/2/20..."COME FLY WITH ME"

Good morning,

Today's writing is shared by Cathy Friberg who writes at the beginning of every month. The writing  is called, "Come Fly With Me" which discusses how people figuratively fly with Jesus remain safe and filled with blessings

Cathy wrote, "May we invite those who don't yet have a relationship with God, to share His peace and joy. Let us lead others to our Beautiful Prince of Peace, who raises us to heights of glory with Him. This is a great time as we are two months into the new year of 2019 to plan out the year and set some goals of what we are going to do to have a good affect on the lives of others."

Blessings and see you next month,

Cathy
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Today's Devotional 

"COME FLY WITH ME" 

Written by 

Cathy Friberg

Have you ever felt "out of sorts" and 
discouraged by the end of the day? The 

enemy of our souls seems to delight in 
bringing up all the "what ifs and woulda”s, 

shoulda”s, and coulda’s he can muster. 
Things can look cloudy, uncertain, and 

fearful pertaining to certain unresolved 
issues in our lives. Then after a good 
nights sleep, things may appear a little
more clear. Yet certain doubts and 
thorny thoughts still linger and disturb.

That was my experience the other morning. However, after my devotional time, 

which  includes music, Bible reading and prayer, God's wonderful peace began 

to flood my soul.  I was able to rise above the harassment of the enemy as I 

realized and felt the reality of my position in Christ. The Word says, 

"And God raised us up with Christ and seated 

us with him in the heavenly realms 

in Christ Jesus." 

Ephesians 2:6  

We truly are above our earthly dilemmas. We rule and reign with Jesus far 

above all principalities and powers.

The last airplane flight I took, the weather on the 
ground was less than perfect. The stewardess 
announced that we were going to take off anyway. 
The sky was quite cloudy, gray, and full of wind. 
As we flew, the turbulence was making everyone 
ill at ease. However, we had a competent pilot who 
began to take us above the bad weather. We climbed 
higher and higher in the stratosphere. Remarkably 
the sky became blue and the sun shone through! 
The air was calm. I thought of how, if we allow Him 
to, the pilot of our souls will take us high above our 
negative circumstances and their accompanying 
troubling thoughts and feelings. "Come fly with me," 
Jesus beckons. "Allow me to transport your soul 

to new levels of peace and joy. 

"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind 

is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee." 

Isaiah 26:3

We do need to be willing to forsake the indulgence of our self pity, murmuring 

and complaining. We must be willing to embrace God's peace and comfort.  We 

can say "enough" to the turbulence of our souls. That is the time to seek God's 

presence. We can turn to the Word, praying in the Spirit, and worship. Like Jesus 

being tempted in the wilderness, we can quote scripture anytime a negative 

thought tries to invade our minds. 

"Submit yourselves, then, to God. 

Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."

 James 4:7

I think of the times before I came to know the Lord. I could be distressed by 

circumstances for days and work myself into a tizzy. Many times I would make 
very unwise decisions based on my feelings. 

"Do not fret—it only causes harm."

 Psalm 37:8

Now, I thank God always for His Holy
Spirit. He urges us to pray and wait on 
Him for answers which may seem very 
contrary to earthly wisdom. I still have 
much to practice and learn in regards to
walking with Jesus. However, I am
grateful for open access to growing in 
Him.

May we invite those who don't yet have a relationship with God, to share His 
peace and joy. Let us lead others to our Beautiful Prince of Peace, who raises us 
to heights of glory with Him. 

By Cathy Friberg

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"Flying Without Wings"

Sung by 

Westlife

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      Prayers are lifted up daily for you by the Devotional Writers 

      and the Monthly Writing Staff of Women's Focus Ministries

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Amie Spruiell, Brother Thomas Ukwute, Jody Ward, 

Sandy Billingham, Lynda Kinnard, Bre Miller

Debbie Rodriguez, Carol Steficek, Cathy Friberg

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