Encouraging Words, Scripture, Quotes, Poetry

Scripture, quotes, and messages that inspire the God breathed Word into life

The Little Things

It is comforting to realize that God goes with us in the hard times. One of my love languages with God is birds. He will orchestrate the craziest scenario with birds to seek me out, point out, clarify, calm, warn, even scold, or send a painted wall with birds in a hospital room to assure […]

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God Will

When we first believe we have this euphoric sense of ‘no more troubles for me’ or ‘it’s going to be easy living from now on’. As long time believers, we know the prosperity based theme of entertainment ends and hard core reality sets in. We know we are not abandoned in our faithfulness to God

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Blessings of Faithfulness

Rough days seem to pile up on us until the dam breaks us into a million pieces. My day yesterday was that kind of accumulation. Numerous doctor appointments, unexpected hospital tests, driving all over town, and non-stop coughing…… Yet, within all of that Jesus was there. He placed in my heart to remember and proceeded

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Feeding Holy Spirit

What have you fed your spirit this morning so far? Holiness? The Word of God to start your day? Prayers for strength, courage, and bravery for the day ahead? A conversation with Jesus? Without all of these our emotions lead the day and instead of ending the day with “it was a good day even

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Who is Your Engineer?

What drives your daily life? Who is your engineer driving the train of your life? As you speed along the highways, ride the winds of change, and follow the trajectory laid out before you each day, who is in charge? Who is driving the train? Do you trust Jesus enough to let Holy have it

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Trust Me

Trust me. Easy words to say. Comforting words to hear. To have someone so close to your small inner circle betray you hurts deeply. Jesus knows it firsthand. Let him help you move away from the bitterness, angry words, hurt, and all that goes along amid betrayal. Don’t stay where satan can gain strongholds over

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Silence Can Be Compassion

Our well thought out profound advice to the hurting, the poor, the weak, the addicted, the misunderstood, and the sick should only be given in God’s timing. In the waiting sit with them in silence. Otherwise, we can hinder His work and His way. We live in a time when even high schoolers take their

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Prayer

In this hard week of Sarcoidosis and bronchial illness I have prayed a lot. One morning I sat up in bed, head and hands raised to heaven in prayer, and poured out to Jesus. When I opened my eyes and lowered my head I saw one of my cats praying with me. I was so

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Stay Close

In a world promoting fast track careers, impulse buying, everything must be new, and snarky attitudes, it is imperative to stay close to God to know the truth of any given circumstances. Holy speaks to each of us in different ways, but we must know Him deeply to truly understand the messages. The nuances and

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Dreams

It may not be easy to get there, but when God puts a dream in your heart it is with purpose. Follow His way, not the world’s way to get there. Holy knows the way better than you do. Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.

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