Be Encouraged Today

   Then the LORD asked Moses, “who makes a person’s mouth ?  Who decides whether people speak or do not speak, hear or do not hear, see or do not see? Is it not the LORD?  Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.”                  Exodus 4:11-12          ...

“Love is patient and kind.  Love is not jealous or boastful or proud (V5) or rude.  It does not demand its own way.  It is not Irritable, and keeps no records of being wronged.”                                                 1 Corinthians 13:4-5   In...

“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil to give you a future and a hope.”                                                                          Jeremiah 29:11  ESV...

I woke up one morning to the sound of rain… As I sat up in bed, I thought Oh Lord how beautiful is the sound of rain. I listened as it poured down with the sound of raging lightning and thunder. Rain, lightning and thunder we seldom experience all at once on a rainy day. I do realize that there are many who,...

Some years ago, I can still recall as though it were yesterday how this verse became so real in my life.  I was a fairly new believer in Christ.  I was living  alone and distant from my family.   I (not by choice),  allowed  myself to be placed in a situation whereby I had incurred unwanted  debt.  During this time the Lord had clearly instructed me to give up a full time, permanent...

          “Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits,              the God of our salvation!”                    Psalm 68:19                                     One evening after going to bed exhausted, with many things on...

One evening after going to bed exhausted with many things on my mind, I woke up the next morning feeling  refreshed and blessed!  I thanked the Lord as I do each morning for the opportunity to be part of a brand New Day that He alone has given me. But this particular morning the Lord spoke to my heart❤️ God reminded me of the empty...

“We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28 CSB For many years I would quote Romans 8:28  passage of Scripture.  As a matter of fact it was my go to scripture.  To those who were experiencing difficult times.  Hard times and yes painful times.  I quoted a Scripture that I had no real...

  Have you ever felt so overwhelmed with the Pain and Hurt that has left you perplexed? Your heart has grown hard from the years of pain, hurt and feelings of being inadequate, in the eyes of others. Perhaps because those whom you love have distanced themselves from you. Have you ever felt in those times in which you are in their presence...

 ” How Precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered.  I can’t even count them; they out number the grains of sand.”                                    Psalm 139:17-18 Understanding that God is all-knowing is what caused David to reflect on God’s intimate understanding. The thoughts that...