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Saturday, November 7, 2015

Today’s list:

1.      Beautiful sunrise

2.      Great weather

3.      Life – cherish each moment

4.      Hope Psalm 71:14

5.      Dinner with friends

        O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever. Psalm 118:1

Joy date – 3 gifts from your window

1.      Puffy clouds

2.      Wind chimes that mark made gently swinging in the breeze

3.      Bright green grass in November

Sunday, November 8, 2015

For the LORD God is a sun R and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. Psalm 84:11

              

An encouraging and uplifting verse!

Today’s 5:

1.      God gives us warmth though the sun

2.      He protects us

3.      He is gracious

4.      He is our provider

5.      He constantly blesses us

Monday, November 9, 2015

Today’s 5:

1.      Good day yesterday

2.      Paula doing better – one more treatment

3.      Went to Harwich to see “To kill a Mockingbird”

4.      Vanessa came to Sunday School. She is a fun little girl. Help her Lord to understand and come to the knowledge of your Son

5.      Chirping birds

And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, and to record, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel: I Chronicles 16:4

A job we all should strive to have – to thank and praise the LORD!

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Joy dare – 3 gifts found in Bible reading

1. Hope

“My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness!”

Without hope where would I be? All I need to do is look around this world and see hopelessness i.e. drug overdoses, no regard for life, killing etc. the list goes on.

Praise Jesus I have hope in Him and have eternal life in Him.

5  For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth. 14 But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more. Psalm 71:5, 14

2. Salvation

Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song cc; he also is become my salvation. Isaiah 12:2

3. Love

For God so lovedw the world, that he gave his only begotten Son U, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16

Praise your name for all the gifts you give!

Today’s thankful verse:

That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works. Psalm 26:7

Encouragement for the day! Thank you Lord!

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Thankful for Veterans who are willing to fight and give their lives for me and our country!

Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise ccunto him with psalms. Psalm 95:2

Each and every day minute I need to thank God for all His blessings.

Have a grateful day,
Donna

Be Uplifted, by God and His greatness

Notes on Psalm 84

1  To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!

Amiable (H3039) loved

Tabernacle (H4908) residence … dwelling

2  My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.

Do I long to be with God? Do I cry out for Him?

3  Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.

I can find comfort in the shadows of the Great IAM

4  Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.

Blessed (H835) happiness

Want to be blessed? Dwell with God and praise Him for His greatness.

5  Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.

 Be strengthen by God and keep your heart in His ways.

6  Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools. 7  They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.

“Though they pass through this barren and desert place, they would not fear evil, knowing that thou wouldst supply all their wants; and even in the sandy desert cause them to find pools of water, in consequence of which they shall advance with renewed strength, and shall meet with the God of Israel in Zion.” – Adam Clarke

8  O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.

God hears when we call on Him in prayer.

9  Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.

King David is saying, “Look on me, O Lord I am anointed by you.”

10  For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

One day with God is better than a thousand with the world. Just “keeping” the door of God is better than living in wickedness.

11  For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

God is our light and protection. He will give grace (H2580 kindness, favor …) and glory (H3519 … splendor…glory, honor) and will not withhold anything from me when I walk uprightly (H8549 entire … integrity, truth…)

12 O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.

            I will be blessed (happy) when I trust (H982 … be confident                or sure) in God.

Psalm 84 (KJV)

Have a blessed day,
Donna

Happy New Year!

For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. Psalm 84:11 

Happy New Year to all, the year has flown by, I needed to remind myself that today is 2013. Can you believe it? What will this year hold? Only the Lord knows, but one thing is certain we must be “about the Master’s business”.

As each day goes by it is another day closer to eternity. What can I do differently this year from what I did in 2012? Each year I set goals for my life. I reviewed my goals yesterday and noticed I “fell short” of meeting some of them. Does that mean I set no goals in 2013? No, but it does mean I review and think about why I did not meet them? Was I too busy doing other things than things I should have been doing? Did I set the goals too high? Did circumstances change from the beginning to the end of the year?

There are a lot of variables when we set goals. We need to be realistic. I usually set a goal of 4-5 Christian (counseling, growth, biographies) books to read. I love to read so it is usually a realistic goal for me, if you are not a reader setting a goal of 1 or 2 Christian books a year might be just right. Knowing ourselves and our time constraints will help us to attain practical goals.

Here are some suggestions:

·        Prayer journal – record your prayers/answers

·        Be thankful – make a thankful journal and write something in it every day or once a week

·        Read the Bible daily

·        Attend a Bible study or pick up a Bible study to do individually (Kay Arthur, Elizabeth George, Beth Moore, etc.)

·        Acts of kindness – do something for someone every week or month – make a meal, call, send a card, babysit – it will be different for different people

·        Memorize verses to help your spiritual growth

·        Read non-fiction Christian books

The main goal during 2013 is to grow closer to the Lord.

But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen. 2 Peter 3:18  

As you set goals for 2013, do not look back on what you did not do, look forward to what you will do, with the Lord’s help.

Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:13-14

Have a wonderful day and a  Happy New Year.

Have a blessed day, 

Donna