Week Ending August 10, 2018
{quotes}
Are you wrinkled with worry? Go to a house of worship for a faith-lift.
Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.
Kurt Cobain
Those who leave everything in God’s hands will eventually see God’s hand in everything.
When you can’t find the sunshine, be the sunshine.
Why wish upon a star when you can pray to the God who created it?
Anyone can count the seeds in one apple, but only God can count how many apples are in one seed.
{blessings}
In Your Control
Stop your boo-hooing over something you can’t fix. Joyfully go about your life being grateful for all that is good and right and whole and in your control. May God bless you with a new attitude.
Art of Control
Meaningful change happens when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead of craving control over what you don’t. May you be blessed to master the art of circumstantial control.
Ticket to Fulfillment
Praise is your ticket to complete fulfillment. Praise God. Praise the beauty of the world around you. Praise the labor which keeps you productive. Praise the love of family and friends. Praise yourself. May the practice of praise be a blessing for you.
Slow Down
You’ll find God’s grace when you slow down. When you have the courage to be gentle, people will look at you more kindly. Natural gifts abound. May you be blessed with grace.
Joy in Relationships
Seek joy in relationships not things. God intended for you to find the right people to complement and complete you. May you be blessed with priorites that bring joy to your life and good to humankind.
{prayers}
Quietness
I give thanks for this moment of prayer and quietness. I can feel Your Divine Presence draw near, as I direct my mind toward what matters most. I hear Your voice challenging me to grow, to climb upward to an even higher place of peace.
Without Regret
God, Your world is not a place to be thin-skinned. Yet despite knowing better, I crumbled like sand. Bring me back from the edge. Help me win back my self-respect. Let me use my emotions as strengths to find solutions and right inequities so no one else need be crushed by the weight of their feelings. Let me be just in all my dealings, and never ignore my heart. May tomorrow be a better day; without tears, without regret.
I Know
I know loss. I know gain. I know tragedy, and I know unexpected delight. I know heartbreak. I know heartfelt love, deep and pure. I know this: God, You are my strength and source of knowledge.
Here I Am
Here I am in worship, humble and faithful. Here I am with words – true clear and dear. Lord, You are stunning, astounding, and real. I give thankful praise. amen
God Beside Me
Dear God, I am walking beside You. Hold my hand, guide my steps. Let me feel the strength of Your sureness. Help me find my way and I will become the person you intended me to be. Amen
{features, video, stories}
Story: Reunited Under a Downpour
Blog: God Moving, Hannah Brenchner
Blog: Find Your Certain Someone, Jen Sincero
Feature: Crane Who Fell in Love With a Human
Video: Prayer Tips with Ty’Ann “Miracles”
Feature: What God Won’t Ask
{bible affirmations}
Job 23:10-11
God knows where I am going. And when I am tested, I will come out as pure as gold. I follow in the holy footsteps without stepping aside.
I am bound and determined to follow in the ways of my Lord.
Psalm 17:6
I call on you, my God, for you will answer me; turn your ear to me and hear my prayer.
Within the covers of my Bible is the answer to all I seek.
James 1:17
Every good endowment and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from God.
I accept God’s gifts with gratitude and see the wonder all around me.
Genesis 28:17
How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God. This is the gate of heaven.
The ground I walk on is holy ground, the air I breathe is holy air, I praise God with every step and each breath.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight.
I put my trust in the Lord!