GET OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE

Mary Marcia
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

http://tellmeastory-marcia.blogspot.com/

 
Here is a blog I first posted 
on September 17, 2014.

Two years ago 
my granddaughter, Megan, and I
read scripture together every morning.

Today, almost two years later,
Megan has run away from home.
She is 17 years old.

She can't run away from GOD,
who is able to seek and save the lost.

 I'm praying that every scripture 
planted in Megan's heart leads her home. 

  

• NCMEC: 1266000

 

• ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT
• 1-800- 843-5678  or 1-800 -THE-LOST

• Blue Springs Police Department (Missouri) 1-816-228-0151

  

GET OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE

9/17/2014 

My granddaughter, Megan, and I read together each morning.  

Granddaughter Megan Jewell.  Copyright 2012 Marcia Norwood

I make her read with me, even when she does not want to. 

Jesus "increased in wisdom, and stature, and in favor with God and man," as scripture declares in Luke 2:52.

We are wise to provide opportunities for our children to grow intellectually, physically, socially and spiritually.

Megan and I are currently reading:  The One Year DEVOS for TEEN GIRLS.

I purchased several teen devotional books at Mardel, a Christian bookstore.   We began reading this one because the Converse shoes on the cover are exactly the ones that Megan wears.  She has several pairs in different colors.

http://www.mardel.com/education.aspx 

CLICK on image to enlarge. 

Megan and I began our study of this devotional book in September, rather than in January, but it works.  You can begin your journey any day of the year. 

At the end of each devotion - the authors, Dannah Gresh and Suzy Weibel, challenge you to get busy and take action.  

Megan and I made a sign, and put it on our refrigerator as part of our first action step.  We were challenged to memorize the Holy Bible scripture in Micah 6:8, and use it to make all our decisions this year.

Authors,  Dannah Gresh and Suzy Weibel, set out to tackle top concerns for teens.  They sent out an e-mail to one hundred college girls they knew personally, and asked them this question:  

"When you were in high school, what were the top ten topics you wish someone had challenged you with?"

I haven't been in high school for 47 years, but today's devotion was exactly what I needed to hear.

GET OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE

CLICK on image to ENLARGE. 

What's on your "bucket list" - three risks you would like to take for God before the end of this year - three ways you can leave your comfort zone - and begin to look for ways to fulfill that list?!

One of the things on my bucket list - one risk I want to take for God is to tell you a story about something that I was involved in in college at Mizzou.  I'll save that for the next blog.

Thanks for stopping by!

Come back often, and invite a friend!

Megan, Marcia, Sarah and Faith.  Copyright 2012 Marcia Norwood

Mary Marcia

America's STORYTELLER

Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

Please join me in prayer 

 for  my granddaughter, Megan, 

and for all children who are lost.  

Megan ran away from her home on April 8, 2016.  
She may be living with a boyfriend and his family (who we do not know) near Milton and New Columbia, Pennsylvania.  

The police now are rendered impotent  

to bring  Megan, 

and any other 16 and 17 year old  home

because the hands of the police are tied by a bad law 

 that gives adult rights to children, 

and requires their parents to pay 

for their runaway lifestyle.  

This law needs to be changed.
  

• NCMEC: 1266000

 My granddaughter, 
Megan Norwood

• • Missing Since
  • Apr 8, 2016
• • Missing From
  • Blue Springs, MO
• • DOB
  • Mar 30, 1999
• • Age Now
  • 17
• • Sex
  • Female
• • Race
  • White
• • Hair Color
  • Blonde
• • Eye Color
  • Hazel
• • Height
  • 5'7"
• • Weight
  • 120 lbs

Extra Photo

Both photos shown are of Megan. She may be in the company of an adult male. She may travel to Pennsylvania or Florida. Megan may be in need of medical attention.

• 
• ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT
• 1-800- 843-5678  or 1-800 -THE-LOST

• Blue Springs Police Department (Missouri) 1-816-228-0151

• 
•  Report a sighting

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Nothing is impossible with GOD,
who is able to seek and to save those who are lost.

 

SEEK AND SAVE THE LOST

Mary Marcia
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking



Please join me in prayer for  my granddaughter, Megan, and for all children who are lost.  

Megan ran away from her home on April 8, 2016.  
She may be living with a boyfriend and his family (who we do not know) near Milton and New Columbia, Pennsylvania.  

The police now are rendered impotent  to bring home Megan, and any other 16 and 17 year old because the hands of the police are tied by a bad law that gives adult rights to children, and requires their parents to pay for their runaway lifestyle.  This law needs to be changed.
 
 

• NCMEC: 1266000

Megan Norwood

• • Missing Since
  • Apr 8, 2016
• • Missing From
  • Blue Springs, MO
• • DOB
  • Mar 30, 1999
• • Age Now
  • 17
• • Sex
  • Female
• • Race
  • White
• • Hair Color
  • Blonde
• • Eye Color
  • Hazel
• • Height
  • 5'7"
• • Weight
  • 120 lbs

Extra Photo

Both photos shown are of Megan. She may be in the company of an adult male. She may travel to Pennsylvania or Florida. Megan may be in need of medical attention.

• 
• ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT
• 1-800- 843-5678  or 1-800 -THE-LOST

• 
• Blue Springs Police Department (Missouri) 1-816-228-0151

• 
•  Report a sighting

Share this poster

Nothing is impossible with GOD, who is able to seek and to save those who are lost.

Heavenly Father, 

Thank you for the ways you are moving to fight the evil law that gives adult rights to children. Thank you for equipping us for the battle. We trust You to bring all we need to fight emotionally, physically, spiritually and in the court of law. 

Turn the hearts of judges and attorneys and parents and people in the press and congress and courts and governments and police and sheriffs, and people from all walks of life to join us in this fight to cast down a bad law that says 15, 16 and 17 year old juveniles  are adults. 

Turn the hearts of the children to you, LORD. Choke out the voices of all who have beguiled and enslaved our children. Let a light of HOPE and salvation and LOVE spring forth and take root in each child who is enslaved by rebellion and sin. Let them "come to their senses" and return home. 

Let justice reign in our nation, and let forgiveness and love reign in our hearts, and equip us with a nation of people who will bind ourselves together to create and operate places to treat the heart, mind, soul and bodies of the lost. 

Equip us LORD, with a task force who will to search for and capture the lost children.  Give this task force legal sanctions to seek and to save the lost.  The police now are rendered impotent  to bring home 16 and 17 year olds  because their hands are tied by a bad law that gives adult rights to children, and requires their parents to pay for their runaway lifestyle.  

 I humbly but boldly ask that you give us all the manpower and the resources and funds for this task force to seek and to save the lost.  I can see their uniforms now, LORD: something in black with red on the logo and a white cross. 

IN JESUS NAME I PRAY.
Amen

LINK:  http://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/1266000/1/screen

Thank you for stopping by!

Come back often, and invite a friend!

 
Mary Marcia
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

Email:  marcia.norwood@sbcglobal.net