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  "Heaven is not here, it's There. If we were given all we wanted here, our hearts would settle for this world rather than the next. God is forever luring us up and away from this one, wooing us to Himself and His still invisible Kingdom, where we will certainly find what we so keenly long for." —Elisabeth Elliot |
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Tue 17 Nov 2009 “The Bible has been the Magna Charta of the poor and the oppressed. The human race is not in a position to dispense with it.”
—Thomas Huxley
I am so thankful for the comfort that scripture gives me.
 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. ~Psalms 19:14 Mon 16 Nov 2009 “…but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD” (Joshua 24:15).
I was very blessed to grow up in a Christian home, but things were not perfect and were, at times, hard. My father worked long hours for us, many times working at least 80 hours a week. Even when it made things very stressful for him, he enrolled my brother and I into a Christian school, where we were able to attend for 4 years. He made sure we went to church regularly. He served God with all His heart, and still does.
Now my Dad has become a father in many ways to my girls. He’s always fixing things for us, or having things done for us that we cannot afford. He loves his family fervently and has always been there for us, and always will. He’s even tenderhearted enough to cry in church or during a TV program.
Mama was a homemaker, and she really made a home for us. She never discussed with me why she was a homemaker, but just lived her life and her convictions. Because of her, I really always wanted to be a homemaker more than anything else. No matter how hard things got, even when my dad was out of work nearly a year due to an injury, Daddy never asked my mama to leave our home to work. During the time of my dad’s injury and recovery, we were blessed with a pastor who would come by to see if we needed anything, many times bringing a check that we never asked for.
Mama was and still is very funny. My girls really enjoy laughing with her. Mama has always been the best about finding a use for the most ordinary of things. My middle daughter has really taken after her in this regard. I’ve always been able to talk with my Mama about anything. She has always been one of my dearest friends. She understands me better than anyone else on earth.
I have a baby brother, who’s now my big brother, because he’s taller than me. He’s always wanted to do what I did, and I called him my “tagalong brother”. (I even wrote a paper in college about my tagalong brother.
 ) Growing up, we shared our birthdays every year, because they are very close together. We have almost felt like twins because of that.:) My brother now has his own family and is just as hardworking as our dad was. He is a loving, caring husband and father. He loves and serves the Lord and his family as fervently as our own father did. I always wanted a sister, too, but am so thankful that the Lord gave me my brother.Thank you, Lord, for the family you put me into.
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. ~Psalms 19:14 Sun 15 Nov 2009 “Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds” (Hebrews 12:1-3).
In this morning’s church service, we heard a great message that reminded us of Paul’s sufferings for the gospel of Christ. Paul went through it all willingly for his Lord. Tonight’s sermon was about Noah and how he trusted God after the crisis of the flood was over. It was a wonderfully new way of looking at an old story. What a blessing it was to me!
I’m so thankful that God put in the Bible both the strengths and weaknesses of those men and women who walked before us. Their strengths encourage us in our Christian walk, and their failures remind us that Christians are capable of any sin, but can be forgiven, too. Our greatest example of all was Jesus Christ. May we be encouraged to keep on because of His example.
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. ~Psalms 19:14 Tue 10 Nov 2009 “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble” (Psalms 46:1).
I am so thankful for this verse. I’ve held onto it many, many times. I could never make it without Him. I need Him desperately each and every day.
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. ~Psalms 19:14 Mon 9 Nov 2009 “It’s hard to trust God during the refining process of life, but that is what God longs for us to do. Trust comes down to believing that God is good even when life is terribly hard. Trust comes down to believing that the One who is refining you, loves you and has only your best in mind.”
—Kathy Troccoli I am so thankful that God’s promises nor His Word ever fail. He is good, and He is working all things together for my good (Romans 8:28). As my pastor says, when you don’t know what is going on, trust what you do know about God.
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. ~Psalms 19:14 Sun 8 Nov 2009 “…he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee” (Hebrews 13:5).
I will be quite busy the next few days, so each post will be short. May they still be of encouragement to you.
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. ~Psalms 19:14 Sat 7 Nov 2009 “Our feelings do not affect God’s facts. They may blow up, like clouds, and cover the eternal things that we do most truly believe. We may not see the shining of the promises—but they still shine!
—Amy Carmichael I’m exhausted tonight, but just had to say that I’m thankful God loves me no matter what.
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. ~Psalms 19:14 Fri 6 Nov 2009  “Gratitude is born in hearts that take time to count up past mercies.”
—Charles E. Jefferson Today has not been a good day, and I’ve felt stressed to the point of having chest pains. Several things happened that had to do with not having enough money, plus other things went on that are overwhelming as a single mother with enough on her plate already. I call this Single Mom Syndrome—when a single mother is so upset that she feels overwhelmed, vulnerable, unprotected, not provided for, and, many times, hopeless. In the past I would say to the Lord, “You could have stopped this—why didn’t You?”, but I’m determined not to do that now. I’m determined to trust the Lord despite the circumstances. It’s so hard. It seems every time I say something about thanksgiving or trust, the devil really lets me have it.:) Today (and for the last few weeks) I kept reminding God of His promises to take care of me and the children. Reminding Him reminds me.:)
I’ve been learning how much it helps when things go wrong to start counting your blessings. I made it a point to thank the Lord for all the good things that happened today. This truly helps my perspective. (A good nap, some southern ice sweet tea, and some chocolate doesn’t hurt either.:) ) It helps also to go back and remember harder times and how God brought us through them. God was so good in telling us to offer Him the sacrifice of thanksgiving. He did it for Himself and, maybe, even more so, for ourselves.
“Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High: And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me” (Psalm 50:14-15).
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. ~Psalms 19:14 Posted under A Month of Thanksgiving, Christian Life, Encouraging Quotes, Single Mothers
No Comments Sun 1 Nov 2009  As a Christian, I have to start out with one of my greatest treasures—my salvation in Jesus Christ. Whenever I think that God called me out for Himself in eternity past, it blows my mind (Eph. 1:3-14). When I think of how God orchestrated the events to get my family saved and in church, it makes me cry. My Heavenly Father has saved me from sin; even though I still sin, I am saved from the power and the punishment of sin. I don’t have to fear the future, because the Bible tells me I’m on my way to Heaven, and I’ll never lose my salvation (1 Peter 1:3-5). Praise God!
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
John 3:16
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. ~Psalms 19:14 Tue 27 Oct 2009 Defending the Fatherless by Doug Phillips The most neglected group in the Church is children of single-mother homes. It is a biblical obligation to help such mothers stay off welfare and out of the workforce, and to enable them to home educate their children. This is true religion. Free download today only. HT:  Maggieraye and Gleaning the Harvest via Facebook
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