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Turning Pain into Gain

1/4/2023

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It occurred to me several weeks ago and I was reminded again today that I don't have to let pain run my life. As the weather changed here in California, the Osteoarthritis in my knees became nearly unbearable. I refused to have a pity party or to crawl under the covers and hide. Instead I found that giving thanks made my God bigger (Psalm 69:30) and helped me to focus on Him rather than the pain. I also began to apply Galatians 6:7 and sowed a prayer for those I knew were in greater pain than I. Gradually I was distracted from what I was feeling and able to press into a concern for others. I am certainly a work in progress in this regard but I know that overcoming the challenge of persistent pain will be well worth it.
I inserted names and any conditions the Lord brought to my mind in the prayer below. You should do the same, Okay.



Lord, I pray right now for that person or family in excruciating pain, pain that is difficult to bear—physical or emotional pain. I speak relief in the name of Jesus. Let your healing virtues flow, Lord and send the remedy that will restore their peace. Even as I pray Lord, send a wind of refreshment and cause those in pain to sow a prayer into the life of someone in even greater pain than themselves. Thank you for stepping in and turning these situations around in Jesus name, Amen.
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New Release on Amazon

12/6/2022

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New Release
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It's been just a few days and quite the journey bringing Traveling with the Comforter (With Cancer on the Bumper) to Amazon's bookshelf. WOW! You don't want to miss this one.
The uncanny thing about reaching that publication deadline is that just seconds after I hit the PUBLISH NOW button, the Lord began to speak to me about the next book. Turns out that 'Traveling with the Comforter' will actually be a book series and in the next one the malfunction is on the hood. 
I am chuckling even as I think about it. In the meantime, here's a few words of encouragement.

The Lord in His Word requires us to be like little children (Matthew 18:3). When children are little they run to and even leap into the arms of their parent in times of storm or difficulty. So too should we. God is our shelter, our refuge and our Go-To in storms and otherwise. 
I dare you to leap into His arms this week.
Know that nothing is impossible or too hard for Him, OK? (Read and be encouraged by Matthew 19:26, Jeremiah 32:17 & Genesis 18:14)

Now how about you run right over to Amazon and get a copy of Traveling with the Comforter for you and for a few loved ones. It will make an unforgettable gift.  

​​https://a.co/d/8AHRFBe


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say what you mean and Mean what you say

9/22/2022

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My Go To

8/25/2022

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8-25-2022
God is my 'Go To'...first.
I have discovered that going to Him first brings me peace and keeps me on course.
My 'Go To' has the blueprint and my Daily Planner.
There's nobody anywhere like Him.
The gorgeous thing about being 70 is that I have already exhausted all the wrong places I have looked to for love and direction.
I highly recommend getting with Him (Jesus Christ) as soon as you get here and start to crawl.
Traveling with Him and letting Him do the driving is the only way to go. It works.
He says HE IS THE WAY (and then some) and He means it.
I get reminded often of the insanity of choosing human manufactured direction whenever I need something delivered to my home.
Over and over again I tell delivery people '
please do not follow your GPS to get to me. Please follow the directions I wrote on your website'.
Then, I very clearly restate how to get here.
Sometimes they get it, sometimes not. 
Sometimes they work my laaaast nerve!
One thing I know for certain---loving and following Jesus is the best decision I ever made.
The Way (my Go To...see Jphn 14:6 in the Holy Bible) just gets sweeter and sweeter as the days go by.
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    Rev. Teirrah McNair is a lifelong writer and dedicated pastor/people builder who double crosses genre and seeks to inspire babies, baby boomers and all those in between. Her latest short stories appear in the anthologies  “Indies Unlimited 2012 Flash Fiction Anthology” compiled by K.S. Brooks and most recently “City in a Wild Garden: Volume 2” edited by Walker, Maddox and Lovejoy.
    McNair is the Chief Encouragement Officer (CEO) for the northern California based Soul Shaping Publications with an impressive catalog of literary works including The Way of The Holy Spirit, two children’s books--Lucille Nadine Alexander’s Birthday and The Adventures of Martin Tyrone Sanchez Dupree 2nd Edition and a quirky novelette entitled March Madness Revisited Again. In the theater realm McNair graced auditoriums, schools, churches, museums, theater and film sets internationally with her prodigious talent as an actor/writer and workshop facilitator. She penned over 100 plays including her critically acclaimed one person show “Dirty Laundry” as well as her legacy pieces “Faithwalker: The Life and Times of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune” and “Hiding Out: My Biography”. She currently lives and pastors at Fountain of Life Global Christian Ministries in Menlo Park, California.
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