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A Month of Mondays

23 Monday Mar 2015

Posted by dalerockwell in Encouragement, Heaven, Joy

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I’m in the gut-it-out time of the year for a CPA.  The next three and a half weeks will demand more than I feel like I have to give.  And yes, I have counted the days – 24 to be exact!

As I was headed downstairs to my office after dinner last evening, my husband said, “Where are you going?”  I said, “Down to work.”  He said, ‘That doesn’t sound like much fun.”  I responded matter-of factly,  “There won’t be much fun the next three and a half weeks.”

But do you know what?  That’s not entirely true.  We are expecting a beautiful new granddaughter any day now.  And that is as fun as it gets!  So today as I work through the towering pile of tax returns on my desk, I will spend some time thinking about the wonderful joy to come when our son calls and says the time has come!

Does this not remind you of what God tells us in His Word?  While life may seem like a month of Mondays, we have much joy to look forward to.  God’s Son is going to call us one day and say the time has come!  And instantly we will enter into the joys He has prepared for us! O glorious day!

I love the way 1 Corinthians 2:9 describes the joys we have in Christ – joys we have here and unimaginable joys we will have in heaven.

file2021335717961“Things which eye has not seen and ear has not heard, and which have not entered the heart of man, All that God has prepared for those who love Him.”

So today as you do whatever you must do, do it heartily as to the Lord. Colossians 3:17

But as you work, look beyond the doing.  Set your mind on things above.  Set your mind on the glory to come. Colossians 3:1-4

Dwell on the pure, lovely excellent, praiseworthy things!  Philippians 4:8

It will bring a smile to your face and lighten the load you may be carrying!

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O My Soul!

11 Wednesday Mar 2015

Posted by dalerockwell in Despair, Encouragement, Faith, Hope

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“Why? Why?”, asks David.

“Why are you in despair, O my soul?  And why have you become disturbed within me?”  Psalm 42:5

Have you ever started out a day feeling great but ended it feeling miserable?  What causes your soul to become disturbed?  What causes you to despair?

If you can determine the source of your despair, you can find a great and magnificent promise in the Word of God that will help restore your hope in God. If you can determine why you are disturbed, you can find grace and peace.

“Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord; seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness through the true knowledge of Him who called us by HIs own glory and excellence.  For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises.” 2 Peter 1:2-4

When we are in despair and our soul is disturbed, we thirst for God.  When tears are present day and night, our soul pants for the living God with more intensity than it does when everything is going smoothly.  Psalm 42:1-3

The awesome truth is that God wants us even more than we want Him. He wants us to share our burdens with Him.  He wants us to come to Him for help.  He wants us to realize how vital He is to our everyday life.   He wants to be the very God of our life.  Psalm 42:8

Do you see the beauty in this?  Can you look beyond your despair to see the One who wants to walk with you and hold your hand through all of life’s difficulties?

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Reach out to Him!  Hope in God once again!  Praise Him for the help of his presence!  Psalm 42:5

Feeling Sorry for Myself

04 Wednesday Mar 2015

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Another cold dreary day!  Three more inches of that beautiful sleety white stuff on my deck!  A pile of tax returns sitting on my desk waiting to be finished!  And to top it all off, my husband is in a posh hotel in West Palm Beach, Florida, where it’s beautiful and sunny!  I am so tempted to feel sorry for myself.  LOL

But I refuse!  Instead I choose!

  • I choose to be thankful for all God’s blessings! Psalm 28:7
  • I choose to welcome God’s sovereign plan for my life at this very point in time, and yes, that includes the beautiful white stuff! Psalm 31:15
  • I choose to praise the Lord! Psalm 33:1
  • I choose to be glad in the Lord and rejoice! Psalm 32:11
  • I choose to shout for joy! Psalm 33:3
  • I choose to sing for joy!  Psalm 33:1

I invite you to choose, too!

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“O magnify the Lord with me, And let us exalt His name together.”  Psalm 34:3

“We who trust in the Lord are surrounded with His lovingkindness and His unfailing love.” Psalm 32:10 

  • He has forgiven all our sin!  Psalm 32:1
  • He is our rock of strength, our refuge, our fortress!  Psalm 31:1-3
  • He understands everything about us!  Psalm 33:15
  • He is our help!  Psalm 33:20
  • He is in control!  Psalm 33:10-11
  • He is fully aware of us and our unique situations!  Psalm 33:18
  • He hears our prayers!  Psalm 34:15-17
  • He is with us!  Psalm 34:18

And the list could go on and on!  God is worthy of our love!  God is worthy of our praise!

What are you praising God for today?

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