"Cancer survivors are blessed with two lives.
There is your life before cancer and your life after.
I am here to tell you
your second life is going to be
so much better than the first."
so much better than the first."
TODAY cohost ~ Hoda Kotb
Beads of Courage
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We continually hear God speak to us in the rainbows, the deer, the flowers and His word. Look around you! He even speaks to us in the wind, the storms, and the turbulence. Do you feel Him holding you? He whispers to us during sickness, loss, pain and depression. He provides comfort.
We must continually speak to our soul instead of our soul speaking to us. For it is our soul that needs the encouragement (from our spirit) to endure, to give us reminders of God’s power and to give us comfort.
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Daily Devotion
Welcome challenging times as opportunities to trust Me. You have Me beside you and My Spirit within you, so no set of circumstances is too much for you to handle. When the path before you is dotted with difficulties, beware of measuring your strength against those challenges. That calculation is certain to riddle you with anxiety. Without Me, you wouldn't make it past the first hurdle! The way to walk through demanding days is to grip My hand tightly and stay in close communication with Me. Let your thoughts and spoken words be richly flavored with trust and thankfulness. Regardless of the day's problems, I can keep you in perfect Peace as you stay close to Me.
James 1:2; Phillippians 4:13; Isaiah 26:3
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starring Jeff Foxworthy is on
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No ocean can hold it back.
No river can overtake it.
No whirlwind can go faster.
No army can defeat it.
No law can stop it.
No distance can slow it.
No disease can cripple it.
No force on earth is more powerful or effective
than the power of prayer.
May your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our hope in you. Psalm 33:22
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Jesus Story
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Therefore I live for today ~
Certain of finding at sunrise
Guidance and strength for the way.
Power for each moment of weakness,
Hope for each moment of pain,
Comfort for every sorrow,
Sunshine and joy after rain!
-Anonymous
Daily Devotion
Rest in Me, My child. Give your mind a break from planning and trying to anticipate what will happen. Pray continually, asking My Spirit to take charge of the details of this day. Remember that you are on a journey with Me. When you try to peer into the future and plan for every possibility, you ignore your constant Companion who sustains you moment by moment. As you gaze anxiously into the distance, you don't even feel the strong grip of My hand holding yours. How foolish you are, My child! Remembrance of Me is a daily discipline. Never lose sight of My Presence with you. This will keep you resting in Me all day, every day.
1 Thessalonians 5:17; Psalm 62:5
With God, there are no endings
Only endless beginnings
Only endless beginnings
My dad's back yard (I'm Ditto)
A friend listens with her eyes and her heart...
and understands what you can't put into words.
I am still determined to be cheerful and happy,
in whatever situation I may be;
for I have also learned from experience that
the greater part of our happiness or misery
depends upon our dispositions,
and not upon our circumstances.
Martha Washington
We are spiritual beings
having this human experience
having this human experience
Friends are angels who lend us their wings
when our wings have forgotten how to fly.
Friends warm you with their presence,
trust you with their secrets,
and remember you in their prayers
We human beings can survive the
most difficult of circumstances
if we are not forced to
stand against them alone.
James Dobson
His Name is Jesus by Max Lucado
HIS DEATH
Jesus...The palm that held the universe took the nail of a soldier.
On the eve of the cross, Jesus made His decision.
He would rather go to hell for you
than go to heaven without you.
HIS RESURRECTION
Jesus...
The moment He removed the stone, He removed all reason for doubt. Christ's resurrection is an exploding flare announcing to all sincere seekers that it is safe to believe.
--Max Lucado
We have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. I John 2:1
The Lord explained that the man was to push against the rock with all his might...
Each night the man returned to his cabin sore and worn out, feeling that his whole day had been spent in vain.
"You have been pushing against that rock for a long time and it hasn't moved." Thus, he gave the man the impression that the task was impossible and that he was a failure.
Satan said, "Why kill yourself over this? Just put in your time, giving just the minimum effort, and that will be good enough."
That's what the weary man planned to do, but decided to make it a matter of prayer and to take his troubled thoughts to the Lord.
"Lord," he said, "I have labored long and hard in Your Service, putting all my strength to do that which you have asked.
Yet, after all this time, I have not even budged that rock by half a millimeter. What is wrong? Why am I failing?"
And now you come to Me with your strength spent, thinking that you have failed. But, is that really so? Look at yourself.
Your arms are strong and muscled, your back shiny and brown; your hands are callused from constant pressure, your legs have become massive and hard. Through opposition you have grown much, and your abilities now surpass that which you used to have. True, you haven't moved the rock.
But your calling was to be obedient and to push and to exercise your faith and trust in My wisdom.
By all means, exercise the faith that moves mountains, but know that it is still God Who moves the mountains.
When everything seems to go wrong..................................Just P.U.S.H.
When the job gets you down..........................................Just P.U.S.H.
When people don't do as you think they should.................Just P.U.S.H.
When your money is "gone" and the bills are due..............Just P.U.S.H.
When people just don't understand you..............................Just P.U.S.H.
P = Pray
U = Until
S = Something
H = Happens
Friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
has a powerful effect on your well-being.
My Favorite
Just Enough Light
Sometimes only the step I’m on,
or the very next one ahead,
is all that is illuminated for me.
God gives just the amount of light I need
for the exact moment I need it.
At those times I walk in surrender to faith,
unable to see the future
and not fully comprehending the past.
And because it is God who has given me
what light I have,
I know I must reject the fear and
doubt that threaten to overtake me.
I must determine to be content where
I am, and allow God to get me where I
need to go.
I walk forward,
one step at a time,
fully trusting that
the light God sheds
is absolutely sufficient.
or the very next one ahead,
is all that is illuminated for me.
God gives just the amount of light I need
for the exact moment I need it.
At those times I walk in surrender to faith,
unable to see the future
and not fully comprehending the past.
And because it is God who has given me
what light I have,
I know I must reject the fear and
doubt that threaten to overtake me.
I must determine to be content where
I am, and allow God to get me where I
need to go.
I walk forward,
one step at a time,
fully trusting that
the light God sheds
is absolutely sufficient.
by Stormie Omartian
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