Persevere in HOPE!
Focus on the following scripture throughout the day. It’s God’s Word and it’s what He desires us to believe. Believe it is true for you because God’s Word is Truth. Speak this Word to yourself throughout the day. Personalize it by putting your name in it!
“So the promise is received by faith. It is given as a free gift. And we are all certain to receive it, whether or not we live according to the law of Moses, if we have faith like Abraham’s. For Abraham is the father of all who believe.” ~ Romans 4:16 (NLT)
“Bee” Still Blessings from the Greenlightlady.
She’s taken some beautiful photos I’m sure you’ll enjoy.
I pray that you’ll be encouraged by this post from Joy Shaw. Be sure to watch the video.
I’m thinking of offering free ebooks this weekend in honor of Mother’s Day. Would you like one?
This past weekend, I was privileged to speak at the TCWF Women’s Empowerment Conference. It was striking to hear the response of attendees who were helped by my pointing out the importance and the influence of their words.
We all need to realize that our words are transporters of power in our lives. Proverbs 18:21 notes that life AND death are in the power of the tongue. When we read and believe words, or when we say and believe words, that leaves an imprint within us that either adds life to our lives or adds death. This death is not necessarily physical but rather it’s a secession or withdrawal of good from our lives. Speaking negatively should be avoided. Speaking negatively can drain us of hope!
Bible hope means to have a confident expectation of good. So speak hope-filled words, believe your words of hope, and expect something good to be added to your life today. Jesus said His words are life (John 6:63). Why not agree with His words/promises by saying what He said? Speak and believe God’s words and you’ll be speaking life to your life.
Make a decision today to use your tongue for life!
Thought I’d share this newsletter from RESOLVE with you today as we acknowledge infertility on a national scale. I’d like to add: use the Word of God to build and maintain hope for having a child!
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 Definition of an advocate: someone who strongly or publicly supports someone or something. That someone is you and that something is infertility. Infertility can take a toll on your body, your relationships, your finances, and your emotions. RESOLVE exists to improve the lives of people with infertility. We do this by providing you with ways to advocate for yourself, and gain control over this disease. Actions you can take today: 1. Find a RESOLVE Support Group in your area. Special Event: Join RESOLVE and Parenting.com for a special “Twitterview” event on Wednesday, April 24th at 1:00PM ET. |
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I will be celebrating my birthday by giving you my ebook, “A Seed of Hope: God’s Promises of Fertility.”
It will be FREE on Amazon on 2/11/13!
As we begin this first full week of 2013, I thought I would encourage you to speak Light into your life. All of us have some dark spaces in our life. Some of those spaces are small corners. Some of those spaces feel like a huge banquet hall of darkness.
Nevertheless, any amount of darkness goes away when light come. Even the light of a candle makes the darkness flee from the area immediately surrounding the candle. Psalm 119:130 says that the entrance of the Word of God brings light. How do we allow the Word of God to enter our lives? By speaking it! By agreeing with it! By believing it! When light is the Light of Christ, it is powerful and active on our behalf! That Light gives us hope for our tomorrows.
So declare that 2013 will be a year filled with light for your life. Find a scripture that encourages you about the dark spaces you have in your life and believe that Word is true for you. See that Truth work its way of light for you throughout 2013.
Feel free to share any scriptures that you will “make your own” in the comments section below. Blessings to you as you declare God’s Word and bring light into your world.
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This past week, a friend dealt with circumstances that were a real struggle in her marriage. It was a time when many choices could have been made that would have caused deep regret for years to come. Fortunately, she is a believer in Jesus and sought God for wisdom FIRST and made difficult choices that were in line with His will for her marriage to heal and prosper.
When I’m faced with a struggle or have friends dealing with a challenge, my tendency is to find and pray a scripture that addresses it with a promise from God. In this case, I prayed Jeremiah 32:39 [NLT], “And I will give them one heart and one purpose: to worship me forever, for their own good and for the good of all their descendants.”
This was a promise we needed as my husband and I dealt with infertility. Having one heart and one way in facing infertility is key if a marriage is to survive the emotional, physical and financial strains. It’s so easy to get so involved and pre-occupied in the struggle that you don’t see the light at the end of the tunnel. Being surrounded by darkness and not seeing where you can go means that you’ll go in any direction in the search for a way out. If a husband and wife can’t agree on what to do, where to go, and how to get there, it’s easier to go in separate ways and therefore experience increasing distance between them. But what if the decision is made FIRST to only go in one direction together, giving each other encouragement and keeping in mind the same goal?
God’s promise in Jeremiah 32:39 was that the result of having one heart and one way would be good not only for the husband and wife but also for their children! Putting God first means that He will give wisdom so that you know what to do and where to go together to get out of the seemingly endless dark situation.
Looking to Jesus and therefore going in one direction together will increase the likelihood of reaching the light at the end of the tunnel much sooner and happier and make the outcome of the struggle much more rewarding.
