God bless you and give you peace.
James Dobson – Thought of the Day
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C.S. Lewis and the Fellowship of Performing Arts…
If you have an opportunity to see a production by Fellowship for Performing Arts, you will not be disappointed. They will be in New York City performing The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis, The Most Reluctant Convert (Max McLean as C.S. Lewis), and Martin Luther on Trial.
I was privileged to see The Great Divorce and The Screwtape Letters. My only disappointment is that I was only able to go once to each performance! It was an incredible experience.
Check out their web page at: C.S. Lewis on Stage, Fellowship for Performing Arts
I hope everyone has a wonderful Independence Day! Be safe and God Bless You.
With God, ALL things are possible!
Praying God will fill your heart with His hope and wisdom. All things are possible with Him who equips you with all you need to meet each challenge.
God bless you and give you peace,
Sandra’s Blessings
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Encouragement from Psalm 103…
Psalm 103:1-5
Praise the Lord, my soul;
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
Praise the Lord, my soul,
and forget not all his benefits—
who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,
who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
Lately, I have been hearing from many people who are going through some really tough times. My heart aches for them as I have faced many low moments over the past year. While my spirit was weak, the evil one tried his best to cause more pain. Unfortunately, I believed some of his terrible lies thinking my health and spirit would not improve.
A friend called to offer encouragement. She reminded me of who my Provider really is. The truth is, our Father is our Provider. I can be free from the bondage of fear because I am the daughter of a mighty King. The devil wants us to believe the lie that we are powerless, and therefore without hope. Please don’t believe the deceiver.
God loves us so much. He is our Father, Protector, Healer, and Friend. He is our Hope and Salvation. If you have some extra time today, read Psalm 20 and Psalm 91. Rest in the peace of knowing (even when it is hard to see or hear Him) that our Heavenly Father never, ever leaves us even during our darkest hours.
God bless each and everyone of you today. May you feel the warmth of God’s presence and have peace that passes all understanding.
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Proverbs 20:7…
God bless you and give you peace.
Have faith…sunny days are ahead
Many of us are SO ready for the warmth of spring time. I found this on Pinterest and thought, “I want to be there!”. It’s the same with trials. When I am going through a trial (or trials! :-)), there comes a point when I just want to be on the other side where there is peace and calm.
It has taken a while to understand this, but we can experience peace as we go through trials. God wants us to lay every burden at His feet We no longer need to worry or fret, He’s got us. He is our Rock and our Fortress.
Today, take a little time to pause and picture yourself at a beautiful sandy beach. Warmth and peace are ahead. Thank you, Lord, for the snow…and thank you, Lord, for the warmth of spring. In the same way, thank you for the trials of life as they make me stronger and wiser and help me rely more on You.
God bless you and give you peace…
Martin Luther King on Faith…
Thank you, Martin Luther King, Jr. Like he so bravely did during the 1960s, let’s take a faith step together.
God Bless You and give you peace.
Sandi McCravy
Stop questioning and trust in God
Marian Griffith
Trauma makes us ask God, why? When I questioned, this is the answer I received.
- There comes a time in everyone’s life when we go through a traumatic experience, an untimely death of someone we love, or just feel we are tried beyond what we can bear. We experience physical, mental and emotional trials. It is during those darkest moments we each turn to our God and passionately ask — why? What have I done to deserve this? Why am I being punished? Why did I have to go through this?At one such point in my life, I pleaded to know why, and the words, “Be still and know that I am God,” came to my mind. That was followed by the words, “My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways.” I immediately felt a peace and calm come over me.I remembered these words from the Bible and wanted to see if I could find them. The first Bible verse is Psalms 46:10, and the latter is in Isaiah 55:8. The next three verses expounded on the first and touched my heart.These words reassure us that God is in charge. He sees the big picture while we are not able to see past the immediate challenges we face. I believe He is our Father in Heaven who loves us and wants the very best for us.It is almost like he is playing a tremendously large chess game. Each one of us are the players. He knows who he must inspire to accomplish his purposes. Each choice we make affects others, sometimes close to us and others anywhere in the world.There is a story about a little girl named Mary whose father worked digging wells. Every day Mary took a sack lunch to her father. Looking down into the dark hole, she couldn’t see her father working at the bottom, but he could see her standing in the light. Every day, she called out to her father. He told her to drop the sack down to him, and he would catch it. One day, her father said, “Why don’t you come down and join me for lunch today? If you’ll just jump into the hole, I’ll catch you.”“But, Daddy, I can’t see you.”“I can see you, and I will catch you.”Trusting, the little girl jumped. Her father caught her, and they enjoyed their lunch together.This is the kind of faith that the scripture, “Be still, and know that I am God,” is talking about. We must have an absolute faith in God to accept that he knows all and whatever happens is for our benefit. I believe he can see us and knows what we need to become the person we need to be.
Instead of asking why, it would be more profitable for us to pray and ask for peace through our trials and the strength to endure them well. We can ask him to help us recognize what he wants us to learn from the challenges we face.
When we approach God in faith and show our faith by obeying his commandments and living the very best we can, we will be guided and blessed. Just hold on. God knows what he is doing.
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