Jamie Thompson Ministries

Grace and peace to you, as the great disciple Paul was fond of saying.
It never fails me the timing of God. He surely does give us the chance to test what we say we believe.

I can honestly say I believe God has my life in His hands. I know His mercy abounds toward us. My life verse if Jeremiah 29:11"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord,"Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." It came as a huge shock to me today that I, after having broken my leg, would have to have surgery and then hardware and not be able to bear weight on this leg for 10 to 12 more weeks. I am like most of you and have no time to be "down". I am very independent and now, I must rely on others to help me. Not only that, I am unable to even attempt to earn an income for another few months. If indeed he does use hardware as planned, I'll have to have another surgery to remove it once I heal. God's plan to prosper me is not clear at the moment. Have you ever had a time like that?

I admit that I cried and expressed my anxiety to my family. There were tense moments and even anger. Sound familiar?

I have church functions coming up and apartment complexes to visit and Bible studies to begin. Contacts that cannot go without notice. But I cannot go at this time. I have to wait a few weeks. I might not be able to sit on the ground with the kids or go visit a complex without help. I am not used to that. (Though I had great help for the Bible clubs!) I will have to be very planned and deliberate and rely on others for my success as far as is humanly possible.

I thought of a story one pastor told. Sheep (me and others of "my kind") are very stubborn and not so smart. If a sheep begins to wander the Shepherd will break his legs and carry the sheep around His neck until the sheep heals. That sheep is very close, so close he can hear and feel the heartbeat of the Shepherd. It hears every word spoken, gets up with the Shepherd, sits and sleeps with the Shepherd and when it heals it wanders no more because it is so dependent on the Shepherd and so close to the Shepherd.

Jesus told His followers that He didn't speak His own words but the words of the Father. Please be in prayer for me that during this time when I must slow down that I am that close to the Sheperd. My words can never save but God said His word would not return void. Oh, that I may make the most of this time, as my bones knit together again that my spirit would be knit with His in such a way that I would never wander and that I would speak only His words. That I be real and transparent before all who see me minister to others.

I truly hope you know what an honor it is to minister for Jesus. I pray you will have a blessed day.

Please pray for the Next Door Bible Study as I try to find a replacement teacher for this Wednesday on such short notice. We will be covering Genesis 17 this week. Also, please pray for Amy Trosen who spent the day with me Sunday trying to get this site up and other things going. She will be helping me with the site. Thanks to Faye, Donna, Anna, Jennie, Betty, Anna,Abby and Marisol and families along with Pastor Ben and Pastor Johnny for making the Bible Clubs such a success. Thank you!

In Christ,
Jamie