Monday’s Marinade is provided to you as a means of “soaking yourself” in the hope-filled Word of God at the beginning of your week.
Start your week by meditating on this Word about fear and anxiety. Repeatedly think about it and quietly say it to yourself. Marinate and season your week with hope and a confident expectation of good things happening!
How’s your confidence in God today? Is it higher than it’s ever been?
Are you finding it to be easy to trust that His promises are true for your life?
Or are you needing something to boost your confidence in His love for you as you struggle through infertility?
The best thing I’ve found that builds my confidence in God is — wait for it — God’s Word. Does that surprise you? The Bible tells us that everything we need in life can be found in God’s Word, we just have to search the Scriptures for the promise that applies to our specific situation.
“By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know Him.” 2 Peter 1:3 NLT
We come to “know Him,” as that verse points out, by reading the Bible, relying on the Holy Spirit to help us understand the Word and how to apply it to our lives.
Here are a few scriptures that should build your confidence in God. I pray that as you read them and say them to yourself out loud (because faith comes by hearing – Rom 10:17), you’ll be empowered to rely on Him even more than you do now.
“You love them as much as You love Me.” John 17:23
For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God. 2 Corinthians 1:20 NIV
The LORD replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” Exodus 33:14 NIV
So do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you!” Hebrews 10:35 NLT
Last year I announced that my submission for an infertility reading plan on the YouVersion website had been approved. Here’s a snippet from that post:
Recently, I received a request from a reader to write a Bible study plan that specifically addresses infertility and post it on the YouVersion Bible website. [According to their website, “YouVersion is a simple, ad-free Bible that brings God’s Word into your daily life,” via your phone, tablet or computer.]
Because I know how much enlightenment comes from reading the Bible, I thought it was a wonderful idea and followed up on that suggestion.
I’m glad to say that I submitted a proposal to YouVersion and they have approved it!
To say the least, I am very excited about providing this resource to bring hope to those in the midst of infertility and to encourage people around the world that infertility is not too hard for the Lord! (Genesis 8:14)
Well, I’m THRILLED to tell you that the plan will go live on the YouVersion site on Thursday, April 10, 2014! Woo Hoo!! Presently, it will be the ONLY reading plan on that site that addresses infertility. Thanks so much to the reader who suggested I provide the plan [you know who you are :)].
I hope this plan is only the first of many that I’ll be able to provide through this wonderful Bible app.
If you haven’t already downloaded the YouVersion app, get it now. I’ll update you soon with more details.