AT ABOUT THIS TIME (Thank you Lord) #441

SURFING WITH JESUS #441091306
Pastor Gene A. Dasher, Sr.
2355 Parkway Dr. SE
Cleveland, TN 37323
gene@SurfingwithJesus.com
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AT ABOUT THIS TIME (Thank you Lord)

September 13, 1964, 42 years ago, at about this time, I was tired, on my way to get some sleep after attending church all day at the General Assembly of the Church in Cleveland, TN. All at once, a couple I had met in the spring at Bible Training Camp who had now run into me for the third time this day said there she comes the young lady we want you to meet. I had told them I was not interested but now I had no choice.

With first sight of this young lady I was in love. She was what I had prayed for and 7 months later I married her and fall in love with her more and more each day. She is Mavis Edwina Rominger Dasher, my lovely wife of 41 years and she gets sweeter and sweeter each day.

I had one big problem when I went to introduce her to my father the next day. I couldn't say her name so she had to do it for me. Now that it is changed to Dasher, I can say it quite well.

This young lady has endured faithfully with me thru a military tour to include a trip to Viet Nam. She has put many hours into my education to see I completed my degrees. She has shared with me faithfully in ministry making many moves. She has brought two lovely children into this world and they are blessed to have such a Godly mother.

I use to be her pride and joy but then two grandkids came along and they became her pride and joy. Now, that they are bigger, we have all given way to her new pride and joy "little bit," her little dog. Yes, dear, I've been replaced by your dog.

I know I'm a little crazy with this writing and she normally gets to proof it but guess what with my pride and joy out on my shoulders she will receive this in a e-mail just like you.

I guess you know by now I am proud God came thru right on time for me and blessed me with a woman after his heart as I also desire to be. There have been valleys and there have been peaks but with Jesus we continue on in him and our love is blessed with his peace.

To those of you who are still looking for the love of your life, trust God, please don't get ahead of him. He will come thru for you on his time schedule. My daughter has told her mother and I she could have been married if she wanted to but she is waiting for God. In God there is safety in love and marriage. Don't rush God, don't leap or jump just because you can. There are too many failed marriages. Waiting for God will enhance you not being among this tragic failure we see too often today.

James 4:8 says: Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you.

1John 4 states: There is no fear in love, but perfect love casteth out fear because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

1John 4:16 And we have known him and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

All my life I have doodled on paper, napkins, etc. "God is Love," and "Love is of God." Lord I do thank you for your love; you are the love of my life. And Lord, thank you for my wonderful wife. You have provided me her love and we desire to serve you and look together for your soon return to take us with you to heaven.

1John 1:9 "If we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."

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