Today’s Affirmation: My God is near… and far. My God is near was my original take on this affirmation. I just wanted to go with those four words, those eleven powerful letters…MY GOD IS NEAR. Yes He is but He reminds us here that He is both near and far. Today’s affirmation was harvested from Jeremiah 23:23 where God says "Am I only a God ... Continue Reading »
Today's Affirmation: I bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord.
Today's Affirmation: I bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord. I have got to start doing better. I just need to do the right things. Far too often you hear this on the road to recovery. You cross paths with hurting people that feel guilt, pain and sadness over falling short of this plan. There is another plan and it is so much ... Continue Reading »
Today's Affirmation: The Lord has given me an undivided heart and has put His Spirit within me.
Today's Affirmation: The Lord has given me an undivided heart and has put His Spirit within me. God spoke to Ezekiel in a vision and in Ezekiel 11:19 He said "I will give them and undivided heart and put a new spirit in them... Yes, the Lord does this for us as well. Some translations say "one" heart, "singleness" of heart; and all are to have a ... Continue Reading »
Today's Affirmation: When I do not feel God I hold fast to Him.
Today's Affirmation: When I do not feel God I hold fast to Him. As the Holy Spirit led me to choose this affirmation today I reread the verse in which I derived this affirmation from Job 23:11(NKJ). Thinking oops, I must have written this down wrong as that is not what this verse says. Do you ever FEEL things just aren't right? Can you always ... Continue Reading »
Today's Affirmation: My reverence of God is my confidence.
Today's Affirmation: My reverence of God is my confidence. Although this affirmation is out of context and was in essence rejected from Job, the message still hits home with my spirit today. In Job 4:6 where this affirmation is derived, Job's friend Eliphaz is basically trying to help with words and reminds Job...shouldn't your reverence of God ... Continue Reading »
Today's Affirmation: The Lord goes before me and fights my battles.
Today's Affirmation: The Lord goes before me and fights my battles. Do we believe that? Why do we worry and stress? If we feel we are called by God to do something, why do we think we have to figure out all the details and spend so much time doing things that we think will get us ready? In 2 Samuel 5:24, David was assured that the Lord would go ... Continue Reading »
Today's Affirmation: I am energized by doing the will of God and finishing His work.
Today's Affirmation: I am energized by doing the will of God and finishing His work. After the disciples saw Jesus telling the woman at the well that He was the Messiah, they encouraged Jesus to eat something. In John 4:34 Jesus said: "My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish his work." That's all the fuel He needed. He was ... Continue Reading »