Good Morning! Here is a poem for today, September 14, 2022. What a blessing to be able to impart to your child, or anyone, the love that God has for us!
Child,
come near
so you hear
what you must know.
Life’s troubles you may fear,
therefore, keep in mind as you go,
trials are God’s plans, meant to make you grow.
Such learning’s heaven-sent and must not be defiled,
but cherished as a legacy bestowed.
Love others deeply, so you show
what they must surely hear,
what they must know:
they’re His near
and dear
child.
I hope you have a wonderful day knowing that God loves you so, so much!
Such things were written in the Scriptures long ago to teach us. And the Scriptures give us hope and encouragement as we wait patiently for God’s promises to be fulfilled. Romans 15:4
Lat Monday, we talked about how peace and prayer go together. All you have to do is ask Jesus for peace through prayer! God pre-paired these for us!
But…what if “all you have to do” does not feel simple or peaceful because your struggle is so incredibly hard? What if simply praying does not bring peace?
Like me, maybe you did not feel peace because it didn’t make sense to have peace during such a tough trial.
Patience and Promises…Patience is not given, but rather accomplished by practicing it. When we make a decision to trust God in trials, that means we patiently wait for His answer in HIS time.
Easier said than done, when God hasn’t answered our prayer right away, right? We need to remember, though, that He has promises we can lean on! He will never, ever leave us. If that is the only promise He ever gave us, it is plenty!
But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31
But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.2 Chronicles 15:7
These are promises inspired by the creator of the universe! We may not understand why God allows things in our lives, but we can be perfectly positive that He loves us. He shows us and promises us that our hope in Him is in great hands!
Today’s Take-a-way:Faith in God’s promises brings patience, which brings peace!
With love from the Father to you, have a wonderful day:)
Good Morning! Here is today’s devotion and encouragement for September 9, 2022, a video about peace. It does come through prayer. The world needs lots of peace so lots of prayer is needed:)
With love from the Father to you, have a peace-filled day. God is able to give us the peace we need, if we seek Him in prayer!
Happy Wednesday! It is a poem day! September 7, 2022 The power of beautiful words reminds me of lofty, beautiful birds.
Beautiful words, like birds, feather-clothed
in flocks will fly on silken wings,
like a tune or sweetest ode
soars from plucked vocal strings.
Airborne thoughts expelled
with practiced style
float so well
bring a
smile.
Aren’t you amazed at God’s creativity when it come to animals flying? Beautiful words are like birds, in that they soar and lift us up, lift others up. I hope you have an uplifting day!
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28
Don’t you love it when things pair together perfectly? Take peanut butter and jelly, for example. They taste like they were made to go together. Or hot fudge and ice cream and maybe babies and kisses! One of the paired items is great, but with a mate, how much better! One sock is good, but two are better!
Though these are simple examples, they point to the value of pairs in the Bible, pairs that God “pre-paired” for us. Let’s look at Peace paired with Prayer:
Peace and Prayer… Everyone wants peace, including me. Peace has a mate, prayer. Peace comes from prayer. Prayer causes peace. Peaceful times are times for prayer. Praying times are times of peace. They go together perfectly. Prayer is our direct IV, if you will, linked to Jesus. He provides all the enduring peace we need through that lifeline! Want peace? Pray and ask Jesus and it is yours! It’s that simple!
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye. shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh. findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.Matthew 7:7-8
Today’s Takeaway: If God’s Word promises anything, it promises everything we need!
With love from our awesome Father to you, have a blessed day!
Good Morning! Here is today’s devotion for September 2, 2022, a song to wrap up our “Soul Focus” for the last few weeks. Phil Wickham sings about our hope in God!
With love from the Father to you, I hope you have a wonderful day and weekend.
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May you find hope and light as we glorify the Lord together!
This was not a planned devotion, but I found a verse this morning that I just had to share because it wow-ed me:)
“For the mountains shall depart and the hills be removed, but My kindness shall not depart from you, nor shall my covenant of peace be removed, says the Lord, who has mercy on you.” Isaiah 54:10
The Lord’s love, mercy, kindness and peace are free offerings that He will never remove. Isn’t He awesome? After the Flood of Noah, He promised never to rebuke man again. So now we are stuck with Him, no matter what! He will never say no to giving us what He is made of, love.
Today is Wednesday, poem day! August 31, 2022 Here is a lesson about God’s plan for you and me, as taught by flowers and a Robin.
God has a plan. He gets to choosehow flowers dress in rainbow hues. One flower to the other said. “How come I’m purple and you’re red?” Red then replied, “I have no clue.”
They both decided, since confused, to ask how colors were infused. The robin heard and shook his head. “God has a plan. I’ve heard it said.” The bird explained and gave this news: “God chose to make us diff’rent hues, of gifts and talents we should use to help each other walk life’s tread. Though we peruse, we forge ahead. God has a plan.
Each day we take a journey, closer to our time on earth being done. That is not something to mourn, but to celebrate! God has given us another day to serve Him here on earth. Know what is important to do every single day we have left?
Ask Jesus to search our souls. You know how dust builds up in a house every day? So our souls gather dust from this world. Without realizing it, we pick up invisible attitudes, grudges, feelings of pride. These hinder us from being all that we can be in Christ.
To put it simply…they dirty our soul by hiding in corners and under parts of our soul. God showed me that I was dusty in my soul; I was holding a grudge and didn’t realize it. It affected how I treated my family. So…
I think we had best “Go big or go home” when it comes to being a Christian. We only have a limited number of days. Why not be REAL and SINCERE and ALL OUT? Isn’t that what Jesus did? What if we use every opportunity to serve people in those relationships… without any “dust” and with “soul deep” purpose. How do we do this?
It’s simple actually. We maintain a soul-focused view.
First, we invite Jesus into our own soul. We ask Him to inhabit, clean, forgive, dwell in, mentor and guide our souls to do His will. We make a clean start every single day!
I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Ephesians 3:16-17a
Second, we care for other people’s souls. Every person we know or meet has a soul. That soul will be happiest when it knows Jesus. Really praying for them and asking God how to reach them and serve them and tell them about Him must be our heart’s desire. He who is faithful will help us do His will here!
Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in the way. He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way. All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.” Psalm 25:8-10
Thirdly and finally, reside in confidence that God is faithful to us. He always hears us, always answers us and always loves us. Even when we mess up, and we all do, He forgives and forgets when we repent. He never stops loving us. We will never be perfect. God does not expect that. He does, however, expect our effort to come from a righteous heart, meaning our desire and effort is to do our best with Him in control of our soul.
Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me, for in you my soul takes refuge. I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until the disaster has passed.I cry out to God Most High, to God, who fulfills [his purpose] for me. Psalm 57:1-2
What a great prayer for us to pray each day. With love from the Father, I hope you have a soul-full day:)
And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.1 John 5:14-15
Here is a video that is an encouraging song we can pray! Katy Kinard does a beautiful job with this reverent, lovely offering from our souls and mouths to Jesus. Listen and sing and pray at the same time. May God bless your day and prayer life!
With love from the Savior to You, I pray You have a blessed day!
Child,
Beautiful words, like birds, feather-clothed
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