Prayer. Sometimes, we feel rushed and don’t always start our day with prayer. We think we don’t have time and we can pray while we’re getting ready to head out the door. While that is good, there are distractions that can draw us away from the intimate time with God. To hear His direction for us. Psalm 143:8 is a great reminder of the peace we will have in our day when we put Him first. Take time to focus on God first, and He will direct your path. God’s blessings pour over you in abundance today. Praying for you.🙏❤️
Grace: God’s Second Chance Apart from God, there is no hope. Only eternal separation from Him. Can you imagine a life without hope? Now, can you imagine the Father’s declaration that we are not guilty in His sight? By faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, we have peace with God. It is by faith that His grace is more than enough for us. It’s easy to glorify God in the good times. Have you had times of chaos when you simply didn’t think about glorifying God but focused on the situation instead? When times are chaotic and uncertain glorifying God isn’t so easy. It is through these times of chaos and uncertainty that we grow when we glorify Him. When we learn to persevere and have hope. Through perseverance, we grow in character, and through that growth, we develop hope. God’s love is so deep that by His grace we are given a second chance. When things feel out of control, remember the Father hasn’t forgotten you. He extends grace each day and you need only accept His grace for you.
My devotional for today was about praying with impact. Which got me thinking about how I pray. It led me to this text message devotional that I sent out a few years ago. When the future seems uncertain, fear can take hold of us and drag us into a downward spiral. Take those who are still struggling to bring some sort of normalcy from the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. I imagine the uncertainty of when things will start to normalize weighs heavily on them. We can’t help it. It is part of who we are. We all experience fear in our lives at times and at different levels.
Praying you are encouraged and blessed by God’s truths over your life.
Hurricane Helene left a wake of devastation as it roared through the Southeast. People were caught off guard by the intensity even though we knew it would be serious as it made landfall. People prepared, but it went through places no one expected. Through it we learned where our strength comes from. The LORD indeed is our strength. Give thanks to Him for all He has, is, and will do in your life. Lift Him up and shout it from the mountain tops. Have a wonderfully blessed day.
Another year passes and still I miss her every day. It’s will be four years in November since mom passed away. I find myself occasionally asking the Lord to tell mom hi and I miss her. Its only natural I guess to ask. I’m blessed to have a wonderful mother-in-law who loves me the way my mom once did. I’ve heard about mother-in-laws who could and would make life miserable for their son or daughter-in-laws. I’m very thankful my mine makes me feel loved and welcomes me with open arms.
Remember to give your mom the best gift of all…your time. If you live with or live close to your mom, make her feel special by spending time with her. If you don’t live nearby, call her and tell her how much you love her. My son asked me what I wanted for Mother’s day. I said “Come have lunch with us and let me win at Risk”. He said, “I’ll come have lunch with you guys but I won’t let you ‘win’ at Risk”. In other words, I have to earn the win. Makes sense. A win isn’t a win unless it’s earned. My husband asked me what I wanted. Honestly? I didn’t have an answer. Spending time with my family is the best gift of all. (Still it would be nice to win at Risk. 😉)
TO MOM’S EVERYWHERE…HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!!! 🤗💐
I leave you with a few encouraging scriptures …
First – Be Thankful..
I thank my God upon every remembrance of you.
Philippians 1:3
Second – Honor Your Mother
Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.
Proverbs 31:28
Third – A Mother’s Wisdom
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:6
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and on her tongue is the law of kindness.
Proverbs 31:26
God bless! Thank you Father for blessing me with an awesome and loving family.
Father, I thank You for pouring out Your many blessings over mothers around the world as they celebrate Mother’s Day with their families. Be with those who may not be as fortunate to have loved ones to remember them on this day, may they feel Your love and presence in their lives. For those who are burdened I pray You will comfort them. For those who are forgotten, I pray they will feel Your love and joy. For loved ones who lost their moms too soon, comfort and fill them with Your peace. I thank You for Your blessings and the reminder that we are all loved by You. In Jesus precious name, amen.
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