OK, so it has officially been a week since I started this blog. If anything, it has been challenging and fun for me to keep an online journal of my thoughts. However, as much as I truly appreciate you reading this blog, I don't want this site to be all about me! I understand if you are uncomfortable with sharing personal feelings/thoughts, but I would encourage you all to post on here. :) I don't necessarily want just comments, but stories, thoughts, verses, anything that God has laid on your heart! My desire is that this site will be a place where we, as Christians, can openly share with one another about what God is doing in our lives and teaching us! And for those who are struggling, or who don't know Christ, then I pray that our messges will encourage and speak to those who need them!
So, to kick start this week, I'm going to take it slow. I may have a devotional thought, or I might just post something that requires response :). I know that for some you don't have the time to write a big long story, and for others, you may not know what to put, so to get the ball rolling, I'm just going to ask a simple question: What is your favorite Bible verse? And, if you feel so inclined, please share why. I personally would love to read how God speaks so tenderly to you through His word. You never know who YOU might touch just by replying. :)
Now, no pressure, but my husband just unpacked a plethora of guns, and I wouldn't be opposed to good natured threats. :)
I'll start. My favorite verse, in recent years, has become Isaiah 43:1-3.
1 But now, this is what the LORD says—
he who created you, Jacob,
he who formed you, Israel:
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
2 When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.
3 For I am the LORD your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your Savior;
This passage came about after Logan's tragic wreck, and has continued to stay with me during those difficult years, and the heartaches that have come. I take hope in knowing and remembering that He has taken me and my family through fire safely before, and He will do it time and time again! Have a blessed Monday!
So, to kick start this week, I'm going to take it slow. I may have a devotional thought, or I might just post something that requires response :). I know that for some you don't have the time to write a big long story, and for others, you may not know what to put, so to get the ball rolling, I'm just going to ask a simple question: What is your favorite Bible verse? And, if you feel so inclined, please share why. I personally would love to read how God speaks so tenderly to you through His word. You never know who YOU might touch just by replying. :)
Now, no pressure, but my husband just unpacked a plethora of guns, and I wouldn't be opposed to good natured threats. :)
I'll start. My favorite verse, in recent years, has become Isaiah 43:1-3.
1 But now, this is what the LORD says—
he who created you, Jacob,
he who formed you, Israel:
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
2 When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.
3 For I am the LORD your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your Savior;
This passage came about after Logan's tragic wreck, and has continued to stay with me during those difficult years, and the heartaches that have come. I take hope in knowing and remembering that He has taken me and my family through fire safely before, and He will do it time and time again! Have a blessed Monday!
2 comments:
From: Angel Sigui
Philipians 1:6 "being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus"
This verse really is one of my favorite ones because it makes me realize that I'm in the process and ...that I'm like clay in the hands of the potter, Jesus has saved me and has saled me as His property and I am confident that he will bring the work he started in me to compleation in his time.
Thanks Angel! I love this verse too!
"Everything in the heavens and earth is yours, Oh Lord, and this is your kingdom. We adore you as being in control of everything. Riches and honor belong to you and you are the ruler of all mankind. Your hand controls power and might and it is at your discretion that men are made great and given strength." I Chronicles 29:11-12
Jon and I have learned that through the ups and downs of life, if we remember this verse, we can be assured that all things will work together for good. HE IS IN CONTROL! Sometimes we have gotten frustrated knowing that if HE has all power he could keep bad things from happening. However, HE knows what He is doing and the last chapter has not yet been written. My job is to trust him and love him. HE IS SO FAITHFUL! I love your heart Courtney - thanks for sharing.
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