You are always loved!-Encouraging Messages

[Judy Harder]

Worry, only if... (part 3)


God had riches, but was not generous...but He is! 1Timothy 6:17

God gave the law, but did not give grace...but He does! Romans 5:20

God was a Redeemer, but didn't claim you as His own...but He does! Isaiah 43:1

God began a good work in you, but won't finish it...but He will! Philippians 1:6

God fought your battle, but couldn't bring relief...but He can! Psalm 55:18

God called you to serve Him, but didn't equip you...but He has! Hebrews 13:21

So be at peace!

[Judy Harder]

 

I believe...
I believe today will be a good day because God made it.
{Psalm 118:24}
I believe I have all I need to accomplish His purpose in my life.
{2 Peter 1:3}
I believe nothing is too difficult for me because nothing is impossible for the God who lives in me.
{Philippians 4:13}
I believe even the biggest challenges in my life can be redeemed for my good and His glory.
{Romans 8:28}
I believe I am loved just as I am and called to become even more like Jesus every day.
{Hebrews 10:14}
I believe that He isn't finished with me yet and is able to complete the good work begun in me.
{Philippians 1:6}
I believe I am an overcomer, more than a conqueror, and nothing will keep God from carrying out His plans!
{Romans 8:32-39}
Can I get an "amen" or a "yoo-hoo"?
--Holley Gerth

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For such a time as this...
You're here, now, in this moment, and it will never come again.
For such a time as this...
You're changing diapers, tying the shoelaces of the future, growing the seeds of strong faith.
For such a time as this...
You're working in that office, speaking up in that meeting, doing what you do with excellence.
For such a time as this...
You're reaching out a helping hand, taking time to listen, brightening someone's day.
For such a time as this...
You are wherever you are, doing whatever you do, and it matters more than you know.
So keep it up, friend.
You really are making a difference.
--Holley Gerth

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[Judy Harder]

     

Roy Lessin
   

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5 Important Questions About God's Will


If God isn't leading you to a certain place, why go there?

If God hasn't asked you to do a certain task, why perform it?

If God hasn't directed you to speak something, why declare it?

If God wouldn't be pleased with your choice, why choose it?

If "for His glory" is the right reason, why do something for the wrong reason?

Who are those who fear the Lord? He will show them the path they should choose. Psalm 25:12 NLT

[Judy Harder]

Roy Lessin
   

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5 More Important Questions About God's Will


If "for love's sake" is the right motivation, why do something with a wrong motive?

If what you're seeking is moving you away from God's heart, why pursue it?

If the outcome is not God's best, why settle for it?

If God has told you to wait, why push forward?

If God has told you to go, why hold back?

Who are those who fear the Lord? He will show them the path they should choose. Psalm 25:12 NLT

[Judy Harder]

 Meet Me in the Meadow
     
Roy Lessin
   

Great Quote About God's Will:

In His Will

First, He brought me here; it is by His will I am in this strait place; in that fact I will rest.

I am here—BY GOD'S APPOINTMENT

Next, He will keep me here in His love, and give me grace to behave as His child.

I am here—IN HIS KEEPING

Then, He will make the trial a blessing, teaching me the lessons He intends me to learn, and working in me the grace He means to bestow.

I am here—UNDER HIS TRAINING

Last, in His good time, He can bring me out again—how and when He knows.

I am here—FOR HIS TIME

-Andrew Murray

[Judy Harder]

5 Heartfelt Responses Concerning God's Will


(If God isn't leading you to a certain place, why go there?)

Lord, I am following You. I will not run around in circles trying to find my own way. I place my feet in Your footsteps. I take the place that You have prepared for me. I will faithfully remain where You have placed me until You make it clear it is time to move on.

(If God hasn't asked you to do a certain task, why perform it?)

Lord, I will only carry what You ask me to lift. I lay down my agenda and my ideas of what I think needs to be done. I say "no" to all stress and striving and "yes" to the peace that comes from obeying what You are asking me to do.

(If God hasn't directed you to speak something, why declare it?)

Lord, put Your words in my mouth. I want to speak words that are fitting for the moment—the right word, the true word, the edifying word, the anointed word, the word in due season—the word from Your heart to others.

(If God wouldn't be pleased with your choice, why choose it?)

Lord, I choose those things that will bring a smile to Your face.  My greatest pleasure is to please You.

(If "for His glory" is the right reason, why do something for the wrong reason?)

Lord, I love Your righteousness. I want to live right, think right, and act right. I want my motivation to be for Your sake, and my attitudes to be a reflection of who You are. May others want to know You more because of what they see of Your life in me.

May the name of our Lord Jesus Christ be glorified and become more glorious through and in you. 2 Thessalonians 1:12 AMP

[Judy Harder]

Roy Lessin
   

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5 More Heartfelt Responses Concerning God's Will


(If "for love's sake" is the right motivation, why do something with a wrong motive?)

Lord, my heart cries out in a love response to You. I can't think of anything higher or greater than responding to Your will for love's sake. May Your love move me on, compel me to reach out to others, and to seek Your heart more and more.

(If what you're seeking is moving you away from God's heart, why pursue it?)

Lord, I turn my back to all that would turn me away from You. I come to You, I run to You,  I press in to know You more and to lay hold of the purpose of why You laid hold of me.

(If the outcome is not God's best, why settle for it?)

Lord, I refuse to be content with a life that is run-of-the-mill, mediocre, or second-rate. I choose the best that love has to give—I choose You. I choose Your will. I choose Your best. I choose Your glory. I will continue in the race that You have set before me and run it with all my heart.

(If God has told you to wait, why push forward?)

Lord, I lay down my pushiness, my desire to control and manipulate people and circumstances in order to have things turn out the way I want them to. I wait upon You who does all things well. I wait on Your time, I wait on Your way, I wait on Your outcome.

(If God has told you to go, why hold back?)

Lord, where You send me I will go—thankfully, wholly, speedily, contentedly, peacefully, joyfully, lovingly.

Let love be your greatest aim. 1 Corinthians 14:1 TLB

Meet Me in the Meadow

[Judy Harder]

 I Have Chosen:

The best over the acceptable, the right over the popular, the true over the questionable, the light over the shadowed, the extraordinary over the mediocre, the eternal over the momentary, the pure over the tainted, Jesus over all!

Choose today whom you will serve. Joshua 24:15 NLT

[Judy Harder]

Since


Since Jesus  is the way, shouldn't He be followed?

Since Jesus  is the truth, shouldn't He be believed?

Since Jesus is the life, shouldn't He be enjoyed?

Since Jesus is wise, shouldn't He be consulted?

Since Jesus is God, shouldn't He be worshiped?

Since Jesus is King, shouldn't He be obeyed?

Since Jesus is Lord, shouldn't He have the final say?



And He hath on His vesture and on His thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. Revelation 19:17 KJV

[Judy Harder]

Six Bluebirds


Todays posting is by Bonnie Jensen. She is a senior writer for DaySpring. I hope her devotional will be a blessing and an ecouragement to you.

God is in ordinary life. He meets us here with extraordinary grace.

I want to see God. I need to see Him. I've seen Him in pink and orange sunsets and foamy, crashing waves. But a long time ago, I asked Him for something more personal: a just-for-me glimpse of His omnipresence in my life. He, more than anyone else, understands what we love and appreciate as unique souls in this world. He wired us, put us together with specific passions, and designed us for divine purposes.

I love the Eastern Bluebird, so for me, this vibrantly colored feathered friend became my 'glimpse'—

a smile, an assurance, a sweet reminder that our extraordinary God breathes life into the ordinary, sometimes difficult days. But they are an elusive, if not impossible sight in the urban setting I now call home. Circumstances have brought me to a place where bluebirds don't settle, and rarely, if ever, visit.

In really tough times, many days can feel void of God's presence. We can be 'forgetful' of the subtle yet very personal gifts and glimpses God has given us in the past. And it was a cold day, with winter on the ground, when I found myself guilty of forgetting...the bluebird flitting in front of my car, seemingly out of nowhere (God is thinking of me)...the bluebird on a fence post, his colors blurred through tear-filled eyes (God is here). But God decided in His beautiful and overwhelming grace to send a reminder. Outside my office window, on the branch of a barren tree, I saw blue. I stood up, still not believing. That's when I spotted another bluebird in the brush behind the tree—and nearby, four more.

This is our God. Not a single bluebird, but six. In the middle of winter came an impossible gift from a personal God...and He multiplied it by the pain of the season I was in. Through tears mixed with humility and joy, I knew what God was saying—this is the measure of things to come. I am with you, close to your broken heart, in touch with your shattered soul.

You are never alone. You are never ignored. God is paying close attention to everything that concerns you...the sad, the happy, and every moment in between. Today there are glimpses of His love sent just for you—and I hope you see every one of them.

Bonnie Jensen