Hope and a Future
“‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you...
Searching for God
“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13 NIV It’s summer vacation time, so I thought we’d have some fun this month! We’ll get back to our Bible study plan soon, but for the first three weeks of July, we’ll do...
A Love Story
“Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay.Your people will be my people and your God my God.” Ruth 1:16 NIV “Within Ruth’s story we catch a glimpse of an amazing story yet to come….” The Story Last week we looked at the book of Judges...
Do You Believe in Miracles?!
“Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” Matthew 17:20 NIV “For we walk by faith, not by sight.” 2 Corinthians 5:7 NKJV I had...
Bible 911
“Wisdom will multiply your daysand add years to your life.“ Proverbs 9:11 NLT In the United States, “911” has two meanings. First of all, it’s the number we call when we need help. Dialing 911 connects us to an operator that can dispatch medical services, firefighters, or police officers...
Hope Flowers, Pokus Plants, & Prickleberries
“Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees?But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.” Romans 8:24-25 ESV Hope Flowers “Today, declare your certainty that God is working everything together for your good. . . ....
Standing on the Promises
“So now wrap your heart tightly around the hope that lives within us,knowing that God always keeps his promises!” Hebrews 10:23 TPT Sometimes it’s hard to stay optimistic. We try our best, but what do we do when everything seems to be going wrong? How do we cope when...
You Are Not Alone
“Your God, the Lord himself, will be with you. He will not fail you or abandon you.” Deuteronomy 31:6 GNT “The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him;though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand.” Psalm 37:23-24 NIV Have you ever felt alone? Like...
Wonder vs. Worry: Part 2
“When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust;I shall not be afraid.” Psalm 56:3-4 ESV The very first post I wrote for this blog when I started it over a year ago was titled “Wonder vs. Worry.” I wrote...
Hope
“We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.” Hebrews 6:19 NIV Last week we began our exploration of the virtues mentioned in 1 Corinthians 13:13 by discussing faith. We learned that having faith in God means that we trust Him and we obey Him....