You are always loved!-Encouraging Messages

[Judy Harder]

 

The Mind of God Toward You
There is never a time
when you're not in His thoughts,
never a time without grace,
never a time when He turns away
from any need you face.

There is never a time
when you're not in His heart,
never a time without love,
never a time when you're not blessed
with good things from above!

How precious also are Thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I wake, I am still with Thee. Psalm 139:17-18

Excerpt from the devotional gift book Always Loved by Roy Lessin
Read encouraging messages by Roy Lessin, DaySpring co-founder and writer, on Roy's blog, Meet Me in the Meadow.

[Judy Harder]

Always Loved
As your Shepherd the Lord is
Always watching...
Always keeping...
Always providing...
Always defending...
Never forsaking.

You are never forgotten...always loved!

Now unto Him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. Jude 1:24-25

[Judy Harder]

Prayer can be rich when it's simple and spontaneous. In fact, we can pray anywhere, at any time. It doesn't require lofty language in a sacred space. All we need to do is see our ordinary moments as the perfect occasions for communicating with God, then speak from our heart.



Read more: http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Prayer/2009/10/21-Ways-to-Pray.aspx#ixzz1C9gTdYCp

[Judy Harder]

While driving to work, to school, or chauffeuring your kids, use familiar landmarks to remind you to thank God, ask God, seek God, and listen to God.



Read more: http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Prayer/2009/10/21-Ways-to-Pray.aspx?p=2#ixzz1C9gmJZKP

[Judy Harder]

This is written by a young friend of mine who's Dad just had a kidney removed due to cancer and her way of coping.
Kassandra Kinsman is her name. Terry McQueen is her dads name and all the family can use a prayer today. Thanks to you who understand that prayer is such an important part of our lives. God bless You!

change is in continuous motion

How does a person get through the big things? I seem to be stuck motionless; unless it is absolutely necessary to move. There are just so many "big things" in my life right now. Dad being ill and it being much worse than first thought, and they are passing the "cancer" word around like candy on Halloween. When they are not absolutely sure of that yet.

This is not something I can fix or work harder to make better. Having fought my way through most of my life I have nothing to fight. There is simply nothing I can do. I don't even know how to deal with this such a prognosis. How do I deal with it not to mention how do I explain it to my kids? If even I cannot move through it how can I help them continue to move forward?

This is much worse than finding out my back cannot be fixed. That was difficult and I have dealt with it. I stumbled through a depression that followed. Yet, I have come to terms with the simple fact I will have good days and really bad days that will keep me mobile. Even when I continue to fight through the pain and depression that it brings; life will still land a great right hook that flies straight to my heart.

Yet, at this moment I find myself immobile. Cancer. My Dad. My Hero. My forever active joking dad. My hard to please and demanding father. My friend who even in the hard spots has loved me. I still have trouble even thinking of him as old. I would suppose to many children not matter their age, don't consider their parents as old. Oh they are always aging but a child (at least I) have never considered them old. They are and that truth  although it stung, was digested about a year ago.

So maybe, it's not just the large possibility of cancer. Maybe, I just have a hard time with change. You would think at my age change would be a part of life. Change in itself is neither evil nor good; it simply is. Change is continuously in motion thorough out our lives; yet, there are changes that slip in without notice while others come with fireworks and bang around for you complete attention.

Aging is a slipping in change; Cancer is a big bang kinda thing. Even so change alone is not for or against me personally, it just is. So how does one adjust and modify their life to make acceptance of change smoother? I will continue to pray and seek wise council and maybe with a  baby step at a time I will move past the big things;simply so I can get back enjoying the little things. In such a big world that rushes by like a waterfall, baby steps are the best way to begin a life changing journey. Instead of running past the troubles of life trying to escape the horrors. A slower pace is required to learn, accept, live, love, and laugh.

[Judy Harder]

 
January 31, 2011

One Thousand Gifts - Trailer
How do we stop living like life is an emergency or something to be sped wildly through? How do we start believing that life can be carried only in the hands of the unhurried . . . a bubble held in awe. How do we stop wolfing life down?

All this or all these moments - all these are for you. Isn't that the Voice we have to learn to hear? The Voice that is telling the whole world that the earth under you and the rain over you, and all the stars spinning round you, this is for you, for you, for you.

So count the ways He loves, a thousand, more, never stop, so that when you wake in the morning you can't help unfold your hands to the heavens, and though you grieve and though you wonder, though the world is ugly, it is beautiful, and though time moves on, it's moments are holy, and though the planet spins, a blur, you can slow and you can wake and you can trust and and you can pay attention to the moments with this offering of thanks -- because this is how you spend your one life well --

Receiving each moment for what it really is: holy, ordinary, amazing grace.

A gift.

Excerpt from the book trailer for One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are by Ann Voskamp.

[Judy Harder]

Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply.
Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.

Jeremiah 29:11 "for I know the plans I have for YOU, declares the LORD

"Never give the devil a ride, he will want to take over the driving."

Dear Woman of God
Be still for a while and praise God for His favor, His grace and His awesomeness
God is able to do the impossible and is always near
He loves us unconditionally.
Together, let's get 1000's of ladies to praise Him with one voice in this next hour.

Dear God: 

this is my friend, whom I love and this is my prayer for her
Help her live her life   

to the fullest.


Please promote her   

and cause her to excel

above her expectations.


Help her to shine   

in the darkest places

where it is impossible

to love.

Protect her at all times,   

lift her up when she needs

you the most,


and 


let her know when   

she walks with you,


She will always   

be safe.


Love you Girl!


Now you're on the
clock . . .


In 9 minutes something
will make you happy. ;-) 


But you have to tell   

nine sisters you love them

   (Copy and Paste, if you would like)

Get  going  girl!!

Do not ask the Lord to

guide your footsteps.

if you are not willing

to move your feet.
 

[Judy Harder]

 

All Things Really Are Possible for You
Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. John 14:29
Peter starts off well, takes a few steps, and begins to sink.
Jesus asks, "Why did you doubt?"
I pause and ponder, "Who did Peter doubt? Jesus or himself?"
And it seems there's a whisper in response...
Same thing.
What I mean is this...
I no longer live but Christ lives in me. Galatians 2:20
I'm still quick to protest, "But I have so many weaknesses!"
And then I remember that every promise given and every truth declared was for us, all of us, and none of us have it together.
Our humanity isn't too much for God.
Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it's the Lord's purpose that prevails. Proverbs 19:21
There is nothing God can't do through a heart fully surrendered to Him.
Nothing.
Lead an entire nation through a desert.
Knock down a giant with a single stone.
Fulfill His purpose for your life.
Let's believe that in us, through us, in spite of us...
With God all things are possible. Matthew 19:26
What does this sound like in our everyday lives?
"This seems impossible for me. But nothing is impossible for the God who lives in me. That means all things really are possible for me too. I can do this with Him."
Now that's good news!
Can I get an "amen" and a "woo-hoo" too?
--by Holley Gerth

[Judy Harder]

 

Your Divine Valentine
A Valentine may play a love song for you, but God sings you the sweetest love song in the universe.
The Lord your God... will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17

A Valentine may give you flowers, but God sent you the most beautiful rose of all. Jesus.
I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.
Song of Solomon 2:1

A Valentine may bring you chocolate, but God provides you with something even sweeter, His Word.
How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! Psalm 119:103

A Valentine may love you for a lifetime, but God loved you before you were born and will love you for all eternity.
Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love...with lovingkindness I have drawn you. Jeremiah 31:3

Praying you're blessed by the wonderful love of God this Valentine's Day and always!

[Judy Harder]

'Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.'


If you want your dreams to come true, you mustn't oversleep.


Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important.

The best vitamin for making friends..... B1.


The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts.

The heaviest thing you can carry is a grudge.

One thing you can give and still keep....is your word.

You lie the loudest when you lie to yourself.

If you lack the courage to start, you have already finished.

One thing you can't recycle is wasted time.

Ideas won't work unless ' You' do.


Your mind is like a parachute...it functions only when open.

The 10 commandments are not a multiple choice.


The pursuit of happiness is the chase of a lifetime!
It is never too late to become what you might have been.



Life is too short to wake up with regrets.. So love
the people who treat you right.. Forget about the
ones who don't. Believe everything happens for a
reason. If you get a second chance, grab it with both
hands. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life
would be easy, they just promised it would be
worth it.


Friends are like balloons;
once you let them go, you might not get them
back. Sometimes we get so busy with our own
lives and problems that we may not even notice
that we've let them fly away. Sometimes we are so
caught up in who's right and who's wrong that we
forget what's right and wrong.. Sometimes we just
don't realize what real friendship means until it
is too late. I don't want to let that happen so
I'm going to tie you to my heart so I never lose
you.


Even send it to your
friends  that you think have flown away forever.
You may be surprised to see it return.
Send this heart to everybody that has touched your life in a positive way.
Thank you for being  in my life!!