During the very low moments of my life, only His Words kept me "alive" in Him... here are some of those precious Words.
"Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine." Isaiah 43:1-3
Right after our intense rebuilding of our marriage, my spiritual mom gave me this verse:
"For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland. The wild animals in the fields will thank me, the jackals and owls, too, for giving them water in the desert. Yes, I will make rivers in the dry wasteland so my chosen people can be refreshed. I have made Israel for myself, and they will someday honor me before the whole world." Isaiah 43:19-21
This one came during one of the very low points in our lives, living in someone else's basement when God asked us to move from MD to OH... no job, no home of our own. As a family, it made our Team cling to Jesus even more so. Without Him, we would have crumbled.
"And I will give you treasures hidden in the darkness - secret riches. I will do this so you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, the one who calls you by name!" Isaiah 45:3
When I have no idea what's going on and I simply have no control of the next steps: Proverbs 3:5-6
During the times, I know I'm not as close to my Jesus as I am... I know I've forgotten to examine myself and see if I am still loving Him as much as I should be:
"Search me, O God, and know my heart, test me and know my thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life." Psalm 139:23-24
At times attacks.. be it from people, poor health, financial troubles... I remind myself:
"Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on all of God's armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. For we are not fighting against flesh and blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities for the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavely places." Ephesians 6:10-12
- I know His Truth through His Word
- I have peace in Him
- I place my faith and trust in Him alone
- I am righteous in His eyes only because of the death of Christ on the cross.
- I have salvation because of that same death and resurrection
I am amazed at how good a writer you are. I love reading your posts where i get a lot of encouragement. Im hoping to one day revisit our friendship...
ReplyDeleteGod bless you!
Michelle / bing
Awe...thank you. I'm glad you are encouraged by the blogs. It's the purpose of my writing... I wanted to use all of our life experiences and lessons learned to encourage people and at the same time give God the glory and praise He deserves. And I am looking forward to revisiting our friendship as well.
DeleteIn Christ Alone,
Frances