Lynda’s Journal of Blessings – #755 – Emergency
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Lynda’s Journal of Blessings – #755
>> Emergency <<
Walking by Inner Vision, since December 2009.
_My Thoughts
This morning seemed a bit different to me. I could not quite put my finger on it, but there was a feeling I was having ever since I came downstairs at 3 a.m. to begin my daily time of meeting with God. In this Secret Place, I pray, put on the Armor of God, and intercede for friends and family. This is the way most of my days begin, as I am a Watchman and I arrive at this appointed time in the Fourth Watch of the Night, My library is my Secret Place of Prayer and Praise.
In this warm and private room, I have my shelves of books; my Merlin Closed Circuit TV, which I need to be able to read.with my eyes. I pray as God directs me, for others, for healing, for salvation, and to praise Him and seek His will for this day. I pray for special requests that come to me, day or night.
I think this is the most important message I have ever shared on this blog, which I’ve been writing since December 2009. I’ve written and published over 800 posts since that first one. If I had to choose just one article out of them all, this one is the most important.
You must be asking, WHY!
It is because YOU are going to have some situations. or emergencies in your life that will impact you and send you into a tailspin of disappointment, fear, or uncertainty.
This is often referred to as an
– Emergency –
It’s inevitable. On this journey of life, we will encounter emergencies. It is guaranteed that YOU and I will face an emergency that leaves us stunned, surprised, confused, disoriented, fearful, distraught. But the good news is that we do not need to respond to any emergency in any of those ways. Instead, we can LOOK UP to our God and we can pray and speak words of His that will bring a Divine Reversal to all emergencies.
Consider your own experiences when an EMERGENCY suddenly disrupted your day.
As a wife and mother of five children, over the years there were many emergencies in our family.
I know what it is like to take a sudden trip to the hospital emergency room due to accidents and injuries; or a sickness that threatened our life. How about all of the doors that slammed shut; unexpected deaths; burdens that no one could carry…and much more. I’ve been rushed to the emergency room in an ambulance with critical injuries, and I’ve accompanied many other family members who needed urgent care due to an emergency.
How do we handle it all, when it seems the bottom has fallen out of life?
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Scripture
#1: Hebrews 11:1
Faith is the substance of things hoped for
evidence of things not seen.
As a Christian author and artist, my first thought in every emergency is to PRAY and READ God’s WORD.
But what if you do not know how to do this?
When you feel unglued and helpless, always turn towards God, who will be there to extend a helping hand to you regardless of the emergency you have encountered. He is the only one who can help you.
Pray the WORD. Read God’s WORD to HIM, as you PRAY when an emergency comes to you in any situation.
This past week , I received a call to pray for a family member who was in critical condition in a Pittsburgh hospital, as I was writing this post. Immediately, I prayed with the person who called to tell me of this emergency. After I hung up the phone, I called two other places where I know there are prayer warriors on duty, day and night. I called a long-time friend who is in charge of the prayer line at her church. Next, I called
Cornerstone Television’s Prayer line
888-665-4492
I prayed with DIANA, one of their prayer warriors.
We prayed together for the man in the emergency and his family.
Finally, I sent out a request to several other folks, with instructions to READ PSALM 91 out loud to the man who is in critical condition.
While he cannot respond, his spirit is alive and awake. His spirit can hear our prayers, and his spirit can respond to this scripture that he will hear, by faith, in his spirit. It is Psalm 91.
Keep in mind, that at all times, our spirit can receive a message even when our body is no longer capable of responding! Even when the brain is no longer engaged, the spirit is eternal and the Holy Spirit is always AWAKE and able to listen and make corrections as per our prayers. Your prayers matter and can change the most difficult circumstances.
As I write the final thought here tonight, it is Saturday. I received word this afternoon that life support has been suspended for our family member.. No one in the family was expecting this emergency. Now, we pray for God to be present in the lives of his loved ones who will be grieving his passing. Thank God, we have a Living Hope.
BONUS:
You can pray for yourself, and for others as you read Psalm 91.
Join me NOW and read Psalm 91 aloud.
Watch your emergency change direction, by speaking God’s .WORD.
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Psalm 91
1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.[a]
2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”
3 Surely he will save you
from the fowler’s snare
and from the deadly pestilence.
4 He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
5 You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
8 You will only observe with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.
9 If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,”
and you make the Most High your dwelling,
10 no harm will overtake you,
no disaster will come near your tent.
11 For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;
12 they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
13 You will tread on the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
14 “Because he[b] loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
15 He will call on me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life I will satisfy him
and show him my salvation.”
_Daily Action Plan
1_Read Psalm 91. I like to speak the verses aloud. I am reading through the use of a Merlin Closed Circuit TV screen. This enables me to see the text with my eyes, and I can read it aloud this way.
2_ As you are reading, imagine yourself writing this Psalm. Step into the poem and make it personal to you.
3_ Here’s the FINAL DAILY ACTION!
I’ve chosen a song by Phil Wickham, for this Easter season. Click here
I love to have Alexa play this song for me and I listen to it often. Sing along with me, ok?
©Lynda’s Journal of Blessings, 2026._
Please be aware that God will show you his path for YOU, today.
Are you prepared for the next emergency?
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Photo by Bob Lambert
FYI
Final Note:
I’d love to hear what inspired you this week~
Your comments and prayers inspire the best in me.
Let me know if this message is helpful to you.
©Lynda’s Journal of Blessings, 2026.
FYI:
This is the BOOK that I wrote two years after sudden sight loss.
I wrote it to bring YOU HOPE.
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_Walking by Inner Vision: Stories & Poems.
By Lynda McKinney Lambert.
My Background:
As a tenured Professor of fine art and humanities at Geneva College, Lynda McKinney Lambert taught studio art, English literature, and lectured in Humanities She has actively exhibited her art since 1976 Her work is in both public and private collections. Lynda is a published author of non-fiction and poetry. She holds 3 degrees, BFA in Painting; MA in English, MFA in Painting.
Lynda says:
I created exciting courses across the disciplines – Art –
English Literature – Humanities.My courses were taught on campus during the spring and fall semesters. Each summer, I taught in Salzburg, Austria for a month of travel and studies.
My passions in academia are poetry and fine art. I author books and I create fine art in several mediums – Painting and Fiber Art.
How I Found HOPE in Unexpected Changes:
I discovered a new life after sudden sight loss. For the next two years, I learned to see the world and my place in it in an entirely new way. I completed training for Personal Adjustment to Blindness, It took two years of training and lots of challenging work to learn to read and write using adaptive technologies for the blind. Ad the months went by, God was showing me that my creative life would continue,, but in some new ways.
I began to write Divinely inspired life lessons
New experiences and God-directed Opportunities
New DISCOVERIES to share with the world
A NEW SEASON on the Narrow Path with Jesus.
365 Days – My ONE WORD for 2026
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