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Praying Scripture— Grief
Scripture
“He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
Revelation 21:4— NIVAnd
“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”
Psalm 34:18— NIVPrayer
Father God, sometimes I think my life needs to look perfect before I can approach You. Help me to let go of this belief…I want to invite You into every area of my life, especially messy ones! And when I feel downhearted and troubled or grieving , Be my Guide; show me how to release my broken pieces. Grant me faith when I hear Your voice. Help me to trust You and lean on your loving arms—I know you’ll always catch me. I love You, Abba!
In Jesus’ name,
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Praying Scripture— Discernment
Scripture
“Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.”
1 John 4:1— NIVAnd
“Who is wise? Let them realize these things. Who is discerning? Let them understand. The ways of the LORD are right; the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them.”
Hosea 14:9— NIVPray
Dear Father, help me to examine, study, assess, and measure what I read, see or hear. So that I can discern and confirm information is from you. I pray that you keep me away from false information. Please help me to be wise and discerning with you by my side. I pray for understanding of your words and to walk in them always.
In Jesus’ Name,
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Praying Scripture— Healing
Scripture
Mark 5:30-34— NIV
“At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?” “You see the people crowding against you,” his disciples answered, “and yet you can ask, ‘Who touched me?’ ”But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth. He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.”Pray
Father God, help me when I feel unseen to remember You are the God who sees. You know my story from beginning to end. Help me rejoice in illness and disability, for I know your plans are good for me. Use my brokenness to show the world how magnificent You are.In Jesus’ name,
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Praying Psalm 23
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Psalm 23— NIV
The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.Pray
Dear Father, thank you for being my shepherd and leaving the 99 to come to rescue me, a bummer lamb. Thank you for leading me in the right direction though the path is narrow. Because you are my Father, I don’t need a thing. I was comforted as I lay in the green pasture and listened to the quiet water. Even when I walk in the darkest valley and can’t see, I know there’s no reason to be afraid because you are right there beside me. Your rod and staff are such a comfort to me. Thank you for seating me at your table as my enemies look on. I bow as you anoint my head with oil. I am overflowing with you. I am your child and know that your goodness and love will live in me as I live with you forever.In Jesus’ Name,
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Praying Scripture— Joy
Scripture
1 Peter 1:8-9— NIV
“Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.”Pray
Dear Father, I come before you today to tell you that I am filled with Overwhelming love for you even though I can’t see you. Likewise, I affirm my faith in you even though I can’t see you. Father God, you fill my soul with incredible blissful joy. Thank you for living inside of me and saving me.
In Jesus’ Name,
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Those Winter Doldrums
“Do not fear [anything], for I am with you; Do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, be assured I will help you;I will certainly take hold of you with My righteous right hand [a hand of justice, of power, of victory, of salvation].”
Isaiah 41:10— AMPThere it was bigger than life on a big screen. My heart, as I watched my catheterization procedure.
My New Year was off to a good start— NOT! I spent the first several days in the hospital. Wow, was I ever winded. I’m a fluffy girl, but I don’t usually get winded. In fact, that isn’t me at all. So I went to the E.R. and ended up staying. I had abnormal test results, chemical stress test, and an echocardiogram. So I needed a catheterization to check me out more clearly. Thankfully it went well, and I am okay.
I’m so tired; I could sleep all day. I’ve been in a fibromyalgia flare, and prednisone is my friend. I’m on a step-down.
Have you ever had a season when it seems like everyday tasks and your to-do list take so long? I would use something other than procrastination here. More like fatigue, sluggishness, depletion, and chronic pain. Can someone give me some more spoons, please? This will pass and run its course, though.
Do you ever get the winter doldrums? A.K.A. gloomies, the blues, blahs, dumps, and the funk. What do you call yours?
I’ve experienced Seasonal Affective Disorder for many years. From fall time change until spring time change. I’m in a funk. I’m not particularly eager to go out of my house (but I do); my blinds are drawn, the curtains closed, and the gloomies, the blues, blahs, dumps, and the funk last the whole season.
Do you or someone you know experience Seasonal Affective Disorder?
The Mayo Clinic discribe it this way Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that’s related to changes in seasons — SAD begins and ends at about the same times every year. If you’re like most people with SAD, your symptoms start in the fall and continue into the winter months, sapping your energy and making you feel moody. These symptoms often resolve during the spring and summer months. Less often, SAD causes depression in the spring or early summer and resolves during the fall or winter months.
— 5% of the population experiences it in any given year, or around 10 million Americans.
— The onset of this condition is most common between 18 and 30.
— The average age when people first start developing symptoms is 23.
— Between 13% and 17% of people who develop SAD have an immediate family member with the disorder.
— We need vitamin D. It’s more difficult to get vitamin D in the winter since there’s less sunlight, and colder temperatures keep us inside.
So yes, it’s more than just the winter blues; it’s rather depressing. @jesuschasing
So yes, it’s more than just the winter blues; it’s rather depressing.
I can’t wait for the spring time change because I look forward to feeling like myself. I love it because my energy increases. I love the sunshine and even the heat of summer too.
Friends, please hang in there with me. I apologize for my delay in responding to posts or comments. Please know, it may take me some time, but I will always answer you.
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Praying Scripture— Friendship
Scripture
“Jonathan took off the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, and even his sword, his bow and his belt.”
1 Samuel 18:4—NIVAnd
1 Samuel 20:42— NIV
“Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, for we have sworn friendship with each other in the name of the Lord, saying, ‘The Lord is witness between you and me, and between your descendants and my descendants forever.’” Then David left, and Jonathan went back to the town.”Pray
Dear Father—I confess sometimes, I get so caught up in what I want that I forget Your plans are so much bigger than my own! Help me to be gracious and kind even when others get what I want. Help me to be like Jonathan and not become focused on what I think should have been mine. I pray that I may always seek to love my friends and provide them with what they need to serve you wholeheartedly.
In Jesus’ Name,
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Share Four Somethings— January 2023 Edition
I’m linking up with friends for Share Four Somethings January 2023 over @ Jennifer’s place, Overflowing With Thankfulness; each month, we share something we Loved, Read, Learned, and Ate.
Something Loved
I Love my BFFiC— Best Friend in Christ, Kim. We’ve known each other for nine years and have been Best Friends in Christ for seven.
I’m divorced, and my kids are grown. I’ve been on my own for many years now. I’ve been searching for home. Ever since that first day, she and her husband have warmly welcomed me into their family. We talk about Jesus, craft, spend holidays, and do a lot of other things together.
Most recently, my New Year started off crappy when I was in the hospital on January 2,3 &4. I ended up having to have a heart catheterization done (I’m okay, all’s fine now; I’ll tell you all more about that later). Anyhow, it’s been some time since anyone was there, present, and showed up for me— Selflessly and Unconditionally.
Something Read
I love Reading everyone’s blog posts, but my heart was so profoundly touched, moved, stirred, and affected by these posts I Read this month. They include— Who We’re They by Pam Ecrement, Be Your Own Style Of Grandparent by Barbara Lee Harper, On Grandparenthood by Susan Shipe, Why it’s Important to Know the Difference Between Grief vs. Mourn by Anita Ojeda.
I also reviewed The NET TEXT Bible. It’s Made with students, young adults, and new believers in mind. It introduces the new and memorable TEXT study method—Talk to God; Encounter God and humanity in Scripture; eXamine your heart; Talk to others—to help readers of every experience level interact with God’s message. You can Read my review HERE.
Something Learned
I got a Cricut machine and am still Learning how to use it. So far, I’ve only Learned how to make single-colored words and pictures.
Something Ate
My friend Kim made Pasties (say the “a” like in the word bad) a few days ago. It’s a British baked pastry, and It’s made by placing an uncooked filling, typically meat and vegetables, on one half of a flat shortcrust pastry circle, folding the pastry in half to wrap the filling in a semicircle and crimping the curved edge to form a seal before baking. Oh my, it was Ohhh Soo good. I Ate my food all gone.
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Beyond A Shadow Of A Doubt
This post is part of the Five Minute Friday blog link-up. Where I join up with a community of writers and bloggers of all ages and stages who gather around a single-word prompt to free-write, unscripted, unedited, for five minutes. This week’s word prompt is {{Doubt}}
But Thomas, one of the twelve [disciples], who was called Didymus (the twin), was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples kept telling him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the marks of the nails, and put my finger into the nail prints, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe.”
John 20:24-25— AMPHave you ever been called or called someone else a doubting Thomas? I sure have been called and have also called others a doubting Thomas. Do you know what Jesus did with Doubting Thomas? He let him touch his scars. Jesus doesn’t shoo away doubters; quite the opposite, he invites them closer. He wants us to touch his scars.
It can be upsetting when loved ones (or us) doubt their faith or question God. We worry that we’ve failed and wonder how to show them love in the middle of their doubts. Follow Jesus as your example—invite them to bring out their doubts. Let them wrestle through this season. This means us too. You never know what Jesus will reveal to them or us.
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A Fresh Start
“So the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp; they did the same for six days.”
Joshua 6:14— NASBThe plan of action would have sounded far out to anyone else. But Joshua, the head of the Israelite nation, was about to move into the Promised Land and take over. This land would be his, and his descendant’s forever.
There was a problem, though…Jericho was a heavily secured city.
So what did God ask Joshua and the Israelites to do that would sound far out to anyone else? Did He tell them to begin making swords? Did He instruct Joshua to sharpen blades or train young men for war?
No, God doesn’t require His people to do any of those things. By contrast, He issues a simple battle plan: Walk around the city walls with trumpets playing. There’s to be no talking—not even a whisper. On the seventh day, the army is to give a mighty shout of praise.
Joshua follows God’s orders, and on the seventh day, the walls fall. The Israelite nation enters and destroys everyone except for Rahab and her family. Wow! That was some action plan. Can you imagine the sight?
This was a new beginning for the Israelites. New beginnings sometimes involve us stepping out in faith. God asks us to walk in obedience, and as we do, sometimes it seems like nothing changes. Life seems to go on just as usual…
But don’t discount what God is doing in your life. Even if you can’t see it. Remember, he’s working for our good and His glory. What looks so impossible to you is no challenge for the Almighty God.
Dear Father, help me to walk in obedience. Others might think I’m silly or crazy for listening to You. But I believe You’re at work here. In the meantime, just like the Israelites, give me the grace and strength to keep waiting for your new beginnings in any area of my life. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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