Show Your marvelous loving-kindness, O You Who save by Your right hand those who trust and take refuge in You from those who rise up against them. Keep and guard me as the pupil of Your eye… – Psalm 17:7, 8 Amplified Bible (AMP) I’ve worn glasses since I was 16 years old. Twice in… Continue reading The difference between glasses and contacts.
Category: Perseverance
What limiting beliefs are holding you back?
[What, what would have become of me] had I not believed that I would see the Lord’s goodness in the land of the living! Wait and hope for and expect the Lord; be brave and of good courage and let your heart be stout and enduring. Yes, wait for and hope for and expect the… Continue reading What limiting beliefs are holding you back?
You might get what you want when you nag, but you may end up wishing you hadn’t.
7 And the Lord said to Samuel, Hearken to the voice of the people in all they say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me, that I should not be King over them. 18 In that day you will cry out because of your king you have chosen for yourselves, but… Continue reading You might get what you want when you nag, but you may end up wishing you hadn’t.
Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.
Your servant killed both the lion and the bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God! – 1 Samuel 17:36, Amplified Bible (AMP) There is an old saying that goes like this: Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. There is an… Continue reading Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.
For those days when you feel like an outcast…
And now, my daughter, fear not. I will do for you all you require, for all my people in the city know that you are a woman of strength (worth, bravery, capability). – Ruth 3:11, Amplified Bible (AMP) There are times in life when you will be an outcast. The reason for your being on… Continue reading For those days when you feel like an outcast…
Chin up! Your weary soul means you are doing something right for Christ!
In toil and hardship, watching often [through sleepless nights], in hunger and thirst, frequently driven to fasting by want, in cold and exposure and lack of clothing, – 2 Corinthians 11:27, Amplified Bible (AMP) It’s when you are in the throws of service to God that you can expect the unrelenting attacks of Satan. The… Continue reading Chin up! Your weary soul means you are doing something right for Christ!
Promises, promises. Make sure you keep yours!
When the Angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the Israelites, the people lifted up their voice and wept. – Judges 2:4, Amplified Bible (AMP) God never fails to keep His promises, but we often do. When we do, our bad choices can lead to lifetimes of consequences. In the latter part of… Continue reading Promises, promises. Make sure you keep yours!
BEST OF TQFG: God is not real keen on slackness.
We hope you enjoy this re-post from March 25, 2013. Be blessed! The Today’s Quote From God Team How long will you be slack to go in and possess the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given you? – Joshua 18:3, Amplified Bible The Bible is saturated with promises made by… Continue reading BEST OF TQFG: God is not real keen on slackness.
Dig those roots deeply.
[Most] blessed is the man who believes in, trusts in, and relies on the Lord, and whose hope and confidence the Lord is. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters that spreads out its roots by the river; and it shall not see and fear when heat comes; but its leaf… Continue reading Dig those roots deeply.
Patiently serve while you are waiting for the “whys.”
…and cast their crowns before the throne… – Revelation 4:10, KJV A seventeen year old young man, whom I will call Dale, was fighting AIDS. In the hospital, undergoing treatment to prolong his life, there were no doubt times when this born-again believer wondered, “Why?” Why would God allow him, a faithful servant, to contract… Continue reading Patiently serve while you are waiting for the “whys.”