Today’s Affirmation: I find comfort in God's embrace. This week I am seeking reflection on the Beatitudes in Matthew 5 as they relate to the recovery process. Most of us had heard Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. (KJV) I used to think this verse was only for those who lost a loved one. Surely God would comfort them but ... Continue Reading »
Today’s Affirmation: I find blessings at the end of the rope.
Today’s Affirmation: I find blessings at the end of the rope. Hanging on for dear life many times we feel like we are at the end of our rope. No where else to go, out of options, losing our grip. As my hands lose their grip I have to trust God with whatever comes next. I can not hold on any longer. In Matthew 5:3 the Message says: "You're ... Continue Reading »
Today’s Affirmation: I trust in the living God over uncertain riches.
Today’s Affirmation: I trust in the living God over uncertain riches. Paul advises Timothy in 1 Timothy 6:17 to tell those who are rich not to be too proud and arrogant in their worldly riches but trust in the living God. He tells us that God gives us all things richly. I have been guilty of trusting in a JOB over the living God. Finding more ... Continue Reading »
Today’s Affirmation: The Lord gives me a future and a hope.
Today’s Affirmation: The Lord gives me a future and a hope. For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Jer. 29:11(NKJV). The fact that the Lord has thoughts of peace towards me does indeed give me peace. In that peace I do have hope for the future. Not ... Continue Reading »
Today’s Affirmation: The Lord has blessed me with everlasting joy.
Today’s Affirmation: The Lord has blessed me with everlasting joy. As I sit by my Nana’s bed all night waiting for Jesus to take her home this affirmation harvested from Isaiah 61:7 has fresh meaning. “…Everlasting joy shall be theirs.” Our Christian heritage is one of rebirth and joy in things yet to come. As Nana and I have talked and prayed ... Continue Reading »
Today’s Affirmation: I welcome the word that will save my soul.
Today’s Affirmation: I welcome the word that will save my soul. In James 1 the 21st chapter James tells us: “Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.” (NKJV) It is promised here that we can receive the word which is “able” to save our souls. ... Continue Reading »
Today’s Affirmation: Certainly God is with me.
Today’s Affirmation: Certainly God is with me. Order, punctuation and tone reflect and direct so much meaning. Do we state this affirmation with an exclamation point or a question mark? Do we state this with a hint of doubt in our hearts and minds or with complete confidence? Do we ever really have 100% certainty? This affirmation was drawn from ... Continue Reading »
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