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Who I Am

by Robert [Bob] Schaetzle Sr. 
09/08/21
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                      Who I Am….
                     Robert Schaetzle

To complete my sentence, who I am is knowing and living God’s promises to who I become. Reaching toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Jesus Christ. Each day all followers of Jesus, are to recognize God’s Spiritual presence in all our circumstances.

 ‘What’s behind us,’ should not become a stumbling block for today! Yesterday is past and tomorrow isn’t here, but what is before us this very moment is not for me to control, but rather say, “Thank You Lord… for your leading!”

Blessed assurance comes through the power of God’s preeminence, not circumstances before me. I should  not lament and attempt to control matters I am not in authority over. Once I’ve committed my circumstances into the grace and authority of God’s hands, it becomes a ‘hope not yet seen,’ otherwise it’s not hope.

 For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience. Romans 8:24-24 RSV

Every day we’re exposed to situations we’re not part of nor are we the solution to correct or repair, of what is before us. God’s abiding Holy Spirit intercedes for us with sighs to deep for words. The power of His presence is our way of escape.

Our family is witness to God’s Spirit. Through my wife’s challenge with ‘Acute Myeloma Leukemia,’ these last three years. His Spiritual presence in us, our five children, their family’s, is bringing us all closer to God, who brings us closer to each other.

Father, thank you for your preeminence to rule.

Robert lives in Sunnyvale, CA  serving in a Sharing and Caring Ministry