I know I can!

This verse of scripture always makes me think of my friend, Ms. Norma.
It was my go-to verse during the stressful time when my Mom had a heart attack and was hospitalized for several weeks.  
There are a lot of things that this life throws at us and we cannot get through them alone.

But....

through CHRIST Who is ALWAYS there to give us HIS strength....

we can make it!

In HIS Most Precious L♥ve....and with mine, too!!!

Blessings,

Deb

"Truth" ful Tuesday!!!

Just want to share some "truth" I've came across in my reading in the last few weeks.

It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible.

~~~George Washington~~~

Gripe and complain....moan and groan....

Romans 8:23a

And we believers also groan, even though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory for we long for our bodies to be released from sin and suffering.

His way was much rougher and darker than mine.

Did Christ, my dear Lord, suffer?

Should I still whine?

~~~John Newton~~~

Exodus 14:14

The Lord will fight for you; you must be quiet.

This was in my Journey devotional....and oh, how it spoke to my heart....

When we are caught up in the immediacy of our concerns and needs, we tend to forget about what is going on beyond our field of earthly vision.  What a gift it is when God makes us aware of the unseen, even if it's only thru a gentle whisper to our troubled heart, "I'm working on it.  Trust me!"

God's forces are fighting for us, whether we see evidence, or not.

And, this was part of the literature we were given to study for our Small  Group.....

If we could ever get to the place where we understood this "truth"....

I can't, but He can....then we would see God moving in great power in these days!

When we acknowledge our own weaknesses and we express our faith in His greatness, we will see God use us in greater ways.

Hope you have a Tuesday full of sweet blessings!!!

In HIS Most Precious Love....and with mine!!!

"Truth"ful Tuesday!!!

It's time to share a few of the "truth"s I found the past couple of weeks.
Some of it in signs....some in scripture....and some is even to personal to share.  HOPE each of you are finding the "word" that God chose for you showing up more and more as the year goes on!!!


The first thing I want to share is a little "truth" a visiting minister told us this past SONday night....


A skeptical little boy asked his Daddy, 
"Do you think that a whale (big fish) could really swallow a man?"  
The Daddy answered, 
"Well, God made the whale and He made the man, so, yes, I do think that could happen." 
The little boy answered,
 "Well, it's a different story if you bring God into it!!"

I Peter 3:13-14

Now, who will want to harm you if you are eager to do good?

But even if you suffer for doing what is right, God will reward you for it.

So don’t worry or be afraid of their threats.


And....as usual....I find myself turning again and again to Psalm 37!!!

Commit everything you do to the Lord.

Trust him, and he will help you.

He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn,

and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun.

Be still in the presence of the Lord

and wait patiently for him to act.

Don’t worry about evil people who prosper

or fret about their wicked schemes.

The wicked plot against the godly;

they snarl at them in defiance.

But the Lord just laughs,

for he sees their day of judgment coming.

Hope you have a terrific Tuesday, Sweet Reader!!!


In HIS Most Precious Love....and with mine!!!

"Truth"ful Tuesday!!!

 I have two "truth"s I want to share this week.

The first one I heard on a radio broadcast by Dr. David Jeremiah.

Confrontation brings change.  

We get changed  by being confronted with the truth of what God says.

If you do what He says, He will take care of you.

How many of you, this year, have seen God take care of you?

I'm not just talking about in usual ways.

God takes care of His own.

He provides for you.

He protects you.

He cares for you.

If you trust Him for eternity, why not trust Him for next week?

 As we're reading the Bible thru in chronological order, our pastor is bringing a message each week about something we've read.  This past week was about Job and SONday morning's message was AWESOME!  

I could barely keep up taking notes.

This was part of Pastor Bruce's message....

....and oh, how it spoke directly to my heart of hearts!!!

Some people go into the furnace of affliction and it burns them.  

Others go into it and it purifies them.

What makes the difference?

Attitude toward the word of God and the will of God.

If we are nourished by the Word and submit to His Will, the furnace experience, painful as it may be, will refine and make us better.  But....if we resist God's will and fail to feed on His truth, the furnace experience will only burn us and make us bitter!!!


Will I ever be able to speak the words of Job with complete "truth"?!?


Job 23:11-12
For I have stayed on God’s paths; 
      I have followed his ways and not turned aside. 
   I have not departed from his commands, 
      but have treasured his words more than daily food.

'Till next Tuesday, Sweet Reader!!!

Hope your word is popping up and you are keeping it close to your heart as we journey thru 2012!!!

In HIS Most Precious Love....and with mine!!!

"Truth"ful Tuesday!!!

I am loving coming across things with my word "truth"....

....or, discovering a nugget of "truth"!!!  

Here are a few I came across this past week....

Ask God for His transforming renewal.  

It may not be without some upheaval in your life, but the renewal that comes from the Lord is truly life changing.  Being transformed is a process, but with God's help, we can become more like Jesus.

Jeremiah 18:6

Just like clay in the potter's hands, 

so are you in My hand!!!

God sees the future with the same fixed certainty that we see the past.

Every evil you experience is achieving an eternal glory for you that will be more valuable than the pain you're experiencing.  Whatever pain you had to walk thru on this side of heaven will be worth it.  Even though you can't see that....trust His heart!!!

There's advantage in our weakness.

There is blessing in our pain;

It is when we're feeling helpless

That God's grace and strength sustain.

~~~Fitzhugh~~~

I love this about learning to trust my instincts....

....listening to that "still small voice".....

By spending time with the Lord on a daily basis, you will begin to think like Him, 

behave like Him, and react like Him!!!

We have in our generation people who question if the Bible is the word of God.  

From beginning to end, the Bible is  God's word, inspired by the Holy Spirit.

When I turn to the Bible, I know that I am reading TRUTH....

....and I turn to it every day!!!

~~~Billy Graham~~~

We read the Bible to know the TRUTH.

We want to think clearly about what God says is TRUE and valuable.

I'm so glad that I started taking notes about "truth".

I can't help but wonder....what word will God lead me to in 2013?!?!?

Hope each of you are keeping your word in mind 

as you go thru your day!!!

In HIS Most Precious Love....and with mine!!!


P.S...do you like my new header?
It reminds me so much of how diverse our little group of GRANDbabies are gonna be!!!
You can find all kinds of neat layouts and headers at Leelou Blogs!!!

"Truth"ful Tuesday!!

Are you all keeping track of your "word for 2012"?  

Are you seeing how often God speaks to you thru your word?

My journal is getting pretty full of lots of "truth" God is bringing to light.

Here are a few more truths He revealed to me this past week.

If any of you can gain something from my notes....then, I think that's wonderful....God is speaking to us both!!!

Psalm 146:6

He keeps every promise forever.

Psalm 146:9

The Lord protects the foreigners among us.  

He cares for the orphans and widows, but He frustrates the plans of the wicked!

When you really care for someone, you speak the truth, 
even when it's difficult.

It is a perfect time to share Christ's unconditional love and apply the truth of the gospel to a hurting heart.

John 14:6

Jesus said, "I am the way, the TRUTH and the life.

John 14:17

He is the Holy Spirit who leads into all TRUTH.

Loved this "truth".....

It doesn't strengthen our faith muscle to pray and then devise a plan just in case God doesn't come thru!!!

"The providence of God will not place you where His grace cannot keep you."

~~~Mark Buntain~~~

 So, Sweet Readers.....how 'bout you?

How/when/where is your word showing up?!?

Hope each of you has a great Tuesday!!!

In HIS Most Precious Love....and with mine!!!

"Truth"ful Tuesday!!!

A few more examples of  "truth" I've discovered this past week.....

Luke 7:40

.....and we think we can keep our sins a secret - the Lord knows the truth!!!

Do you realize how many scriptures contain Jesus saying,

"I tell you the truth"?!?!

Truth.....

The best way to zip their lips (those who gossip about us) is to simply turn away from the noise and focus our eyes and ears on the ONE whose opinion really matters!!!

Psalm 25:10

All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep His covenant and His testimonies!!

Pappy and I watched "The Grace Card".....a wonderful movie from the makers of "Fireproof" and  "Courageous".  When the pastor got up to bring one of his messages, he stated,

"The Father lays it on our hearts to speak the truth - a bucket full of truths have been laid on my heart."

Truth....

When God has something to teach me, He usually brings me the teacher!

(sometimes I don't like it much, either!!! ;-)

Truth....

God has never accepted age as an excuse to refuse to change or take on new assignments!!!

I wrote my blog post for yesterday on Saturday afternoon....and had not looked forward in the Journey devotional to yesterday's devotion about "rehashing old sins" that went along with what I had written....because it was what HE laid upon my heart!!!

Love, love, love, God's confirmations!!!

Psalm 103:1-2

Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart, I will praise His holy name.

Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me!!!

AMEN....and AMEN!!!

In HIS Most Precious Love....and with mine!!!