Greetings!
“For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does He withhold from those whose walk is blameless” (Psalm 84:11).
God has a heart to pour out His favor and goodness in your life. He longs to be your sun and shield.
What does the sun do for us? It lights our way, it keeps us warm, it nourishes the plants of the earth so that we can have food.
The earth is sustained by its relationship to the sun, and God wants to sustain you through your relationship with Him.
He wants to be your shield of protection against all the fiery darts of the enemy.
He wants to light and direct your path.
Are you ready to receive Him as your sun and shield today?
Have you been relying on something or someone else to be your protection or give you direction? If you have, decide today to put down whatever you’ve been putting your trust in and choose to lean on your heavenly Father.
Open your heart and receive all He has for you.
Receive His favor, blessing and protection today.
As you do, you’ll see your path shine brighter and brighter, and you’ll move forward in the life of victory the Lord has prepared for you!
Have a wonderful day!!
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Monday, September 29, 2008
JOY
Greetings and Happy Monday!
Joy is an unceasing fountain bubbling up in the heart;
A secret spring the world can't see and doesn't know anything about.
Dwight Lyman Moody
Joy is not necessarily wild exuberance, but rather a steady, enduring inner happiness.
It is anchored in God, who is seated high above the circumstances in your life!
As long as you are holding on to Him, you can be joyful, even in the midst of sadness and distress.
Celebrate God all day, every day. I mean, revel in Him!
Philippians 4:4
I hope you have a wonderful rest of the week filled with joy!
Joy is an unceasing fountain bubbling up in the heart;
A secret spring the world can't see and doesn't know anything about.
Dwight Lyman Moody
Joy is not necessarily wild exuberance, but rather a steady, enduring inner happiness.
It is anchored in God, who is seated high above the circumstances in your life!
As long as you are holding on to Him, you can be joyful, even in the midst of sadness and distress.
Celebrate God all day, every day. I mean, revel in Him!
Philippians 4:4
I hope you have a wonderful rest of the week filled with joy!
Sunday, September 28, 2008
WONDEROUS BLESSINGS
Good evening!
I know it's late-evening blogging....but I always say, better late than never!
Today I want to share the awesome blessings God has been pouring into our family and my life lately!
He has moved into our house and is performing miracles each and everyday....and I am full of joy and peace and so very grateful for all He is and all He does!
As so beautifully put by my husband, He doesn't come into our lives and bless us unless we invite Him to do so...we must spend time with Him daily...and give over the control of our lives to Him. When we are faithful to Him, then He is then faithful to us.
God is always near and ready to jump in and pour on the blessings, but we must seek Him and choose to walk with Him on the path He has made for us.
Think of a gas station. It has plenty of gas, but if you don't go there to get filled up, you won't have any gas to go anywhere!
My husband and I attended a marriage conference this weekend at our church and it was wonderful how God through this event, has begun to enrich our marriage even more than it was before! I am so thankful to God for the husband he has blessed my life with, whom I cannot imaging my life without!
We also enjoyed great fellowship with family and friends with whom we shared our joyous experiences with...in hope to be a blessing to their lives through God.
And if that wasn't enough, our entire family (all six of us) went together to church today! This in itself was wonderful and amazing!! And then during the pastor's invitation to have a personal relationship with Jesus, my older son chose to accept Jesus as his Savior! This was an awesome, precious and beautiful moment! So much joy...indescribable!
I wish you all a wonderful evening, and a beautiful Monday...the beginning of a new week, with potential to start new things, good things and new found joy!
I know it's late-evening blogging....but I always say, better late than never!
Today I want to share the awesome blessings God has been pouring into our family and my life lately!
He has moved into our house and is performing miracles each and everyday....and I am full of joy and peace and so very grateful for all He is and all He does!
As so beautifully put by my husband, He doesn't come into our lives and bless us unless we invite Him to do so...we must spend time with Him daily...and give over the control of our lives to Him. When we are faithful to Him, then He is then faithful to us.
God is always near and ready to jump in and pour on the blessings, but we must seek Him and choose to walk with Him on the path He has made for us.
Think of a gas station. It has plenty of gas, but if you don't go there to get filled up, you won't have any gas to go anywhere!
My husband and I attended a marriage conference this weekend at our church and it was wonderful how God through this event, has begun to enrich our marriage even more than it was before! I am so thankful to God for the husband he has blessed my life with, whom I cannot imaging my life without!
We also enjoyed great fellowship with family and friends with whom we shared our joyous experiences with...in hope to be a blessing to their lives through God.
And if that wasn't enough, our entire family (all six of us) went together to church today! This in itself was wonderful and amazing!! And then during the pastor's invitation to have a personal relationship with Jesus, my older son chose to accept Jesus as his Savior! This was an awesome, precious and beautiful moment! So much joy...indescribable!
I wish you all a wonderful evening, and a beautiful Monday...the beginning of a new week, with potential to start new things, good things and new found joy!
Saturday, September 27, 2008
HELP AND STRENGTH
Greetings!
Sorry for not blogging yesterday!
I had a very difficult task I needed to perform, one which made my whole body shake in nervousness while getting prepared for it.
But then I remembered that the Holy Spirit is inside me and Jesus is right beside me, helping me to do anything I need. In an instant, I was calm and strong!
For I can do everything with the help of Christ who gives me the strength I need -- Philippians 4:13
Have a wonderful day!!
Sorry for not blogging yesterday!
I had a very difficult task I needed to perform, one which made my whole body shake in nervousness while getting prepared for it.
But then I remembered that the Holy Spirit is inside me and Jesus is right beside me, helping me to do anything I need. In an instant, I was calm and strong!
For I can do everything with the help of Christ who gives me the strength I need -- Philippians 4:13
Have a wonderful day!!
Thursday, September 25, 2008
ROAD TO SUCCESS
Greetings!
The road to success is not straight.
There is a curve called Failure, a loop called Confusion, speed bumps called Friends, red lights called Enemies, caution lights called Family. You will have flats called Jobs.
But, if you have a spare called Determination, an engine called Perseverance, insurance called Faith, a driver called Jesus, you will make it to a place called Success.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. --- Philippians 4:13
Have a wonderful day!
The road to success is not straight.
There is a curve called Failure, a loop called Confusion, speed bumps called Friends, red lights called Enemies, caution lights called Family. You will have flats called Jobs.
But, if you have a spare called Determination, an engine called Perseverance, insurance called Faith, a driver called Jesus, you will make it to a place called Success.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. --- Philippians 4:13
Have a wonderful day!
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
HANDLING ADVERSITY
Greetings!!
When you go through hard times, how do you react and what effect does it have you? How do you handle adversity?
Do you seem seem strong, but with pain and adversity do you wilt and become soft and lose your strength?
Do you have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, become hardened and stiff? Does your outside look the same, but on the inside you are bitter and tough with hardened heart?
Or when things are at their worst, do you get better and change the situation around you? When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest do you elevate yourself to another level?
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy.
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.
Have a wonderful day!!
When you go through hard times, how do you react and what effect does it have you? How do you handle adversity?
Do you seem seem strong, but with pain and adversity do you wilt and become soft and lose your strength?
Do you have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, become hardened and stiff? Does your outside look the same, but on the inside you are bitter and tough with hardened heart?
Or when things are at their worst, do you get better and change the situation around you? When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest do you elevate yourself to another level?
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy.
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.
Have a wonderful day!!
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
GENTLENESS
Greetings!!
Sorry for being absent for a few days...we have been painting a couple of rooms in our house for a few days...so it's been exhausting, to say the least!
I am so thankful this morning that our God is who He is! He is always near, always present and always ready to help and comfort us with whatever we need, be it large or small!
I lost my patience this morning and spoke unkind words....
Then I open up my daily devotional book, and He gently speaks to me through His word to remind me of a better way...
Let your gentleness be known to everyone. Philippians 4:5
God, though all-powerful, is also gentle. When we choose not to force our plans, opinions, or desires upon others, we imitate Him. When we return a gentle word for a harsh one or offer a tender embrace to a troubled heart, we are showing the world that we are our Father's children.
Power can do by gentleness, what violence fails to accomplish. Latin Proverb
Have a wonderful day!
Sorry for being absent for a few days...we have been painting a couple of rooms in our house for a few days...so it's been exhausting, to say the least!
I am so thankful this morning that our God is who He is! He is always near, always present and always ready to help and comfort us with whatever we need, be it large or small!
I lost my patience this morning and spoke unkind words....
Then I open up my daily devotional book, and He gently speaks to me through His word to remind me of a better way...
Let your gentleness be known to everyone. Philippians 4:5
God, though all-powerful, is also gentle. When we choose not to force our plans, opinions, or desires upon others, we imitate Him. When we return a gentle word for a harsh one or offer a tender embrace to a troubled heart, we are showing the world that we are our Father's children.
Power can do by gentleness, what violence fails to accomplish. Latin Proverb
Have a wonderful day!
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