You are always loved!-Encouraging Messages

[Judy Harder]

The Gift Of Hope ~

Hope is a gift to grasp
A gift that we can give,
Hope is a very special treasure
To grant us strength to live.



We do not know its worth
Until our joy is lost,
We do not understand its power
Nor what its loss will cost.



When we are burdened down
With pain that is too great,
Then hope alone inspires our faith
That God rejuvenates.



There's much beyond our sight
We cannot comprehend,
But, God is working with design
And loves us as a friend.



He has a very special way
To bring His plan about,
If we have hope just like a child
His love will work it out.

~**~

Soft whispers from
Derry's Heart Poems ©Nov 2011
heartwhispers@iinet.net.au
Poetry from The Heart

I beseech you do not treat
God's promises as if they were
curiosities for a museum;
but use them as every day sources of comfort.
Trust the Lord whenever your time of need.
~Charles Haddon Spurgeon~

[Judy Harder]

 Gift Of Prayer ~

You bless me with your gift
Your gift of interceding prayer,
The tears of love, compassion
Reveal how much you care.

This is a gift from God above
And though you do not see,
He's working through your heart
To bless the heart of me.



In your soul you do not know
What God's accomplishing,
But, as you pray and praise and sing
My life is strengthening.

God unfolds His deepest thoughts
In a special way to you,
And I am over-awed
By how you know what's true.



He grants you real perception
Within your normal day,
You have a gift from heaven above
In knowing what to pray.

~**~

Soft whispers from
Derry's Heart Poems ©Nov 2011
heartwhispers@iinet.net.au
Poetry from The Heart

"God hears prayer, God heeds prayer,
God answers prayer,
and God delivers by prayer."
~E. M. Bounds~

"The lover of silence
draws close to God
they talk to Him in secret
and God enlightens them"
~John Climacus~

"Prayer does not fit us
for the greater work,
prayer is the greater work"
~Oswald Chambers~

"Rich is the person with a praying friend."
~Janice Hughes~

[Judy Harder]

Following The Light

We pass across the bridge of life
Where swirling waters flow,
Walking with eyes ahead
Because it's dark below.

We keep our sight uplifted
To see the blazing light,
That shines forever brighter
When onward is our flight.



We raise our hands to Jesus
That He forever clasps,
To draw us to His sunshine
That on our face is cast.

We turn from every shadow
While tears may course on down,
Believing in His promise
That joy in Him is found.



We pluck the pretty flowers
That grow upon His path,
To breath life giving fragrance
Sweet within our heart.

We're guided by each burning lamp
Lit only on His way,
To follow in His footsteps
That lead to heaven's day.

~**~

Soft whispers from
Derry's Heart Poems ©Nov 2011
heartwhispers@iinet.net.au
Poetry from The Heart

He is a Father who loves us more
than we could ask to be loved.
God, the creator of the universe,
the one who made all things out
of nothing, loves us.
He wants to care for us,
share His divine life with us,
and bring us to a perfect union
with Him for all eternity.
We know with our mind
that God loves us,
and we must also be convinced
in our hearts so that we can
respond to His great love.
~D. Rosage

[Judy Harder]

Whoever came up with this one must have had some Divine guidance!

Although things are not perfect
Because of trial or pain
Continue in thanksgiving
Do not begin to blame
Even when the times are hard
Fierce winds are bound to blow
God is forever able
Hold on to what you know
Imagine life without His love
J oy would cease to be
Keep thanking Him for all the things
Love imparts to thee
Move out of 'Camp Complaining'
No weapon that is known
On earth can yield the power
Praise can do alone
Quit looking at the future
Redeem the time at hand
Start every day with worship
To 'thank' is a command
Until we see Him coming
Victorious in the sky
We'll run the race with gratitude
Xaulting God most high
Y es, there'll be good times and yes some will be bad, but...
Z ion waits in glory...where none are ever sad!

'I AM Too blessed to be stressed!' The shortest distance between a
problem and a solution is the distance between your knees and the floor.
The one who kneels to the Lord can stand up to anything. Love and peace
be with you forever, Amen.
PS: GOD LOVES AND HAS BLESSED YOU . . . PASS THE WORD ON TO MORE FRIENDS
AND ASK THEM TO CONTINUE TELLING OTHERS THAT GOD LOVES THEM, TOO.
JUST THINK OF HOW MANY PEOPLE THAT COULD BE REACHED OUT TO AND BLESSED
WITH THESE WORD
 

[Judy Harder]

Love Remembers

She turns with sweetest grace
Her minds eye flickers yet,
She knows there must be more-
Where love is always best.

Oh, yes, she can remember
Her innocence renews,
The memory of loveliness-
When love was good and true.



She ponders on the thought
It flickers, starts to flame,
Ice melting in her spirit-
On the wind she hears her name.

Her heartbeat now a flutter
Could love return, to be
More than just a notebook-
A mere fond memory...



A little warmth, a whirling
Of hope, she sees it now,
It whispers very softly-
A very gentle sound.

Oh Jesus, heal me and arise
My heart to beat again,
Turn my eyes to heaven-
To You, my Dear and Loving Friend.

~**~

Soft whispers from
Derry's Heart Poems ©Nov 2011
heartwhispers@iinet.net.au
Poetry from The Heart

God brought me here.
It is by His will that I am in this place.
In that fact I will rest.
He will keep me here in His love
and give me grace to be His child.
He will make the trial a blessing,
teaching me the lessons.
He intends for me to learn
and working in me
the grace He will bestow.
In His good time
He can bring me out again.
How and when, He knows.
So let me say in Him, I'm here. ~Andrew Murray

[Judy Harder]

December's CHRISTmas 

Oh 'tis here, oh such delight
December joy has come
Now you and I have a month of days
To share our Christmas love



And if together we can be for Christmas
What a wonder it will be
With our hearts as one in praise
To sing so prettily



In a glorious love to share
With all from here to there
Oh, may our time be so wonderful
With so much loveliness to share



God bless our celebration of His joy,
Our families, our hearts
May this time bring glory to His name
In all that He imparts



God bless December
In all the wonder you remember

Soft December whispers from
Derry's Heart Poems ©2008
heartwhispers@iinet.net.au
Poetry From The Heart



May you have the gladness of Christmas which is hope;
The spirit of Christmas which is peace;
The heart of Christmas which is love.
~ Ada V. Hendricks ~



I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet the words repeat
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ~



Merry CHRISTmas

[Judy Harder]

War!


War - in thought and action
War - in word and deed,
But, can we drop our weapons
So we can be free.

War - in striving, fame
War - in grasping, greed,
But, can we drop contending
So we can be free.



War - in competition
War - in scorn, contempt,
But, can we love each other
And thereby safely rest.

War - in discontentment
Wanting for ourselves,
But, can we think of others
For our country's health.



War - in disagreement
War - from different ways,
Can we celebrate the difference
In things we do and say.

But, through history nothing healed
But by our Saviour's love,
Wounds stay deeply festered
Until we look above.



God alone can change a heart
Make it soft and sweet,
God alone can melt down weapons
So we can be free.

~**~

Soft whispers from
Derry's Heart Poems ©Nov 2011
heartwhispers@iinet.net.au
Poetry from The Heart

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts,
since as members of one body
you were called to peace-
and be thankful.
~Colossians 3:15

He will judge between the nations
and will settle disputes for many peoples.
They will beat their swords into ploughshares
and their spears into pruning hooks.
Nation will not take up sword against nation,
nor will they train for war anymore.
~Isaiah 2:4

[Judy Harder]

Tis the Reason for the Season


Santa lives at the North Pole.
JESUS is everywhere.

Santa rides in a sleigh
JESUS rides on the wind
and walks on the water.

Santa comes but once a year
JESUS is an ever- present help.

Santa fills your stockings with goodies
JESUS supplies all your needs.

Santa comes down your chimney uninvited
JESUS stands at your door and knocks
and then enters your heart.

You have to stand in line to see Santa
JESUS is as close as the mention of His name.

Santa lets you sit on his lap
JESUS lets you rest in His arms.

Santa doesn't know your name, all he can say is
"Hi little boy or girl, What's your name?"
JESUS knew our name before we did.
Not only does He know our name,
He knows our address too.
He knows our history and future
and He knows how many hairs are on our heads.

JESUS has a heart full of love.

JESUS offers health, help and hope.

Santa says "You better not cry"
JESUS says "Cast all your cares on me
for I care for you.

Santa's little helpers make toys
JESUS makes new life, mends wounded hearts,
repairs broken homes and builds mansions.

Santa may make you chuckle but
JESUS gives you joy that is your strength.

While Santa puts gifts under your tree,
JESUS became our gift and died on the tree.


It's obvious there is really no comparison.
We need to remember WHO Christmas is all about.
We need to put CHRIST back in CHRISTmas.

"Jesus is still the reason for the season"

May the Lord Bless and Watch over you
and your loved ones this CHRISTmas
And may He prosper and bless the work
of your hands in the New Year



Merry CHRISTmas

[Judy Harder]

WHAT HAPPENS IN HEAVEN WHEN WE PRAY?



This is one of the nicest e-mails I have seen and is so true:
I dreamt that I went to Heaven and an angel was showing me around. We walked side-by-side inside a large workroom filled with angels. My angel guide stopped in front of the first section and said, "This is the Receiving Section". Here, all petitions to God said in prayer are received.




I looked around in this area, and it was terribly busy with so many angels sorting out petitions written on voluminous paper sheets and scraps from people all over the world.




Then we moved on down a long corridor until we reached the second section.




The angel then said to me, "This is the Packaging and Delivery Section. Here, the graces and blessings the people asked for are processed and delivered to the living persons who asked for them." I noticed again how busy it was there. There were many angels working hard at that station, since so many blessings had been requested and were being packaged for delivery to Earth.




Finally at the farthest end of the long corridor we stopped at the door of a very small station. To my great surprise, only one angel was seated there, idly doing nothing. "This is the Acknowledgment Section, my angel friend quietly admitted to me. He seemed embarrassed." How is it that there is no work going on here? ' I asked.




"So sad," the angel sighed. "After people receive the blessings that they asked for, very few send back acknowledgments"




"How does one acknowledge God's blessings? " I asked..




"Simple," the angel answered. Just say, "Thank you, Lord. "




"What blessings should they acknowledge?" I asked.




"If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep you are richer than 75% of this world. If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish, you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy. "




"And if you received this on your own computer, you are part of the 1% in the world who has that opportunity."





"If you woke up this morning with more health than illness .. You are more blessed than the many who will not even survive this day. "





"If you have never experienced the fear in battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation ... You are ahead of 700 million people in the world."




"If you can attend a church without the fear of harassment, arrest, torture or death you are envied by, and more blessed than, three billion people in the world."




"If your parents are still alive and still married ...you are very rare."




"If you can hold your head up and smile, you are not the norm, you're unique to all those in doubt and despair......."




Ok, what now? How can I start?




If you can read this message, you just received a double blessing in that someone was thinking of you as very special and you are more blessed than over two billion people in the world who cannot read at all.




Have a good day, count your blessings, and if you care to, pass this along to remind everyone else how blessed we all are



ATTN: Acknowledge Dept.



"Thank you Lord, for giving me the ability to share this message and for giving me so many wonderful people with whom to share it. "




If you have read this far, and are thankful for all that you have been blessed with, how can you not send it on ? I thank God for everything, especially all my family and friends
   
 

[Judy Harder]

 

Good News
There's really no such thing as impossible for you,
because all things are possible with God.
There's no mountain too high,
no valley too deep,
no trial too wide to stand in His way.
He's with you, for you,
working on your behalf today.
And many who care are praying with you
and standing beside you-
until we see the impossible come true.

With God all things are possible. Matthew 19:26

--Holley Gerth

Find this message and more like it in the Heart with Holley card line and her devotional book God's Heart for You: Embracing Your True Worth as a Woman (great for the new year!).
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Press In, Press On
Press in, press on,
and never give up.
You've got what it takes
because you know the One who gives.
You've got everything you need
because you belong to the One who has it all.
He's got a plan for you, and it's good...
It will unfold step-by-step, day-by-day,
and He will go with you all the way.

The Lord will guide you always; He will satisfy your needs. Isaiah 58:11

--Holley Gerth

Find this message and more like it in the Heart with Holley card line and her devotional book God's Heart for You: Embracing Your True Worth as a Woman (great for the new year!).
For more encouragement, visit Heart to Heart with Holley, and subscribe by email there to receive her free devotionals.