This morning as I woke up, I heard the following: YOU are My weapon. YOU are My living word. Arise and speak. Shape your world by the Word of God within you. As I sat with my bible and my coffee this morning I was struck with a “connected” string of verses as I was … Read more
You Are My Weapon ~ Encouragement from Isaiah
October 25th, 2011 | Posted by in Inspirational Thoughts | ScripturesBe of Good Cheer!
October 25th, 2011 | Posted by in ScripturesAll last evening and this morning I was troubled with someone’s possible loss, when with all my heart I thought the news would be the opposite. I prayed, I interceded, I pleaded, I cried. Finally, with a heavy heart, I decided to run an errand that would put me in my car for 40 minutes, … Read more
TAKE COURAGE! Matthew 9:2
October 21st, 2011 | Posted by in ScripturesJust before bed, as I was reading the Word, the phrase “take courage” in Matthew 9:2 really struck me and I looked up further passages. There are 7 occurrences in the New Testament. Matthew 9:2 and Matthew 9:22 deal with healing Matthew 14:27, Mark 6:50, and John 16:33 deal with fear Mark 10:49 deals with … Read more
Being Fruitful in Forgetting ~ Gen. 41:50-52
October 20th, 2011 | Posted by in Inspirational Thoughts | ScripturesAs I was reading my Word Study NASB, I was riveted with Genesis 48: 50-52. “Now before the year of famine, two sons were born to Joseph…” Heavens! Were they twins??? It doesn’t say they were born one year after the other. It says before the YEAR of famine. Even with twins, there’s a first-born … Read more
Removing the Fox Fur
October 7th, 2011 | Posted by in Inspirational ThoughtsAt the GPC Women’s Retreat, October 7th, Paula Friedrichsen had just finished her first session about “Coming Home.” She shared her testimony about the lie she’d bought that “He (God) was not to be trusted.” It directly addressed what the retreat committee had identified was the single most important issue to be dealt with. Most … Read more
