God's promise ...

another blog anniversary rolls around ... it is 11 years since i first began sharing my life and faith in this manner ... i feel blessed by the friends i've made ... and  shared life experiences  ... God is good ...

i snapped the above picture 2 weeks ago, during a walk in the neighbourhood ... and the verse is from Isaiah ... indeed, our Heavenly Father would never forget His own ...

blessings on all who stop by ...

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving 2015

we've enjoyed a balmy thanksgiving weekend up til now ... today the winds are gusting to 80 clicks - so i'm thankful i took this photo yesterday when the leaves were still on the tree!  LOL!!!

thankfulness is something i try to practice daily ... and being thankful for God's grace through Jesus - is where it all starts.

blessings to all who may stop by!

be prepared ...

i'm so glad that we have eternity to look forward to ... we are a prepared people, for a prepared place ... i get so impressed with the sunrises that meet my eyes in the morning (this being one of them, pic taken this summer) ... and the God who created the sunrise, has also created a home for those in Jesus ... how absolutely cool is that?!!!!  David Jeremiah said that "the days of surface faith and cowardly christianity are soon coming to an end."  yet, even if there will be bumps  in the road, the destination will have us forgetting the hardships - and rejoicing in the realities of heaven ... be blessed ...

do not be discouraged ...

i think discouragement is a sneaky emotion and state of mind ... just when we think "yes, we ARE victors!" ... then negative thoughts sneak in and knock the rah rah out of our enthusiasm ... once again, we need to re-focus on HIM who is the only Victor in this earthly battle against sin and defeat ... and it is only IN HIM that we can truly lay hold of that victory  ... thank you Lord, for always picking me up, when emotions want to trump reality - the reality that Jesus is my Lord and Saviour right to the end of days.

and Jesus said, Come ....

our generous God ... offers life everlasting to all those who "COME" ... He never forces belief on anyone, it is a gift prepared for each - please unwrap ... drink deeply of the waters of life today ....

i wait for the Lord

every morning as i read HIS word, i expectantly wait for HIM ... wait for HIM to work through me ... wait for Jesus to walk with me ... wait for my life to be lived for HIM ... that is my prayer in the morning ... and at the end of the day ... i give HIM thanks ... because i know that i will again watch for the morning, as my soul waits for the LORD ... 

labour day ...

a tranquil scene from the bed and breakfast i stayed at a few weeks back ... in northern manitoba ... God has oasis' pockets all over this world, doesn't He!!!  of course i had to make a poster out of it!  blessings on ya!

Behold!

what a time we live in ... what a God we live for!!!

worry? why?

"pray and let God worry." ~ Martin Luther

Resting Calmly

"Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?  Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?" ~ Jesus (recorded in Luke 12:25-26)

salvation to those who are waiting ...

how does this verse make you feel?  i find it a good spiritual barometer ... it helps me get in synch with the reality to come ... Jesus return!  

O Lord, do not put me to shame ..

teach us to number our days ... grow in us a heart of wisdom ... let our every thought be in line with  your Word ... may The Church be a sweet fragrance to you, O' Lord ...

AND ... even so, Come Lord Jesus ...

teach us to number our days ... that we may gain a heart of wisdom ...

this passage, though written by Moses - centuries ago ... applies to our hearts, at this time ... 

God's Word IS timeless ... with truth that resonates all throughout history ... 

Isaiah ...

this verse gives me comfort ... even tho' it was first spoken to Israel, i still feel a connection with the Words ... i am HIS ... always ...

grace that is sufficient ...

no one understands my heart like Jesus does ... lead me to the ROCK that is higher than i!

I know Whom i have believed in ...

this picture was taken while flying over the Canadian Rockies a few weeks ago ... i love to fly ... it is wonderful to think of how God has made all this beauty ... and even though we as humanity try to muck things up ... God will restore and remake it - One day ... until then, Jesus is our Mediator ... the One to Whom i run ...

Sunday blessings ....

Blessings on your sunday ... read up, pray up, so we can be the light of the world ... for Jesus ...

Easter Sunday, 2015

it is Resurrection Day ... thank you Jesus!!!  so very glad HE loved us ... that much ... WOW!

low in the grave He lay ... Jesus, my Saviour ...

it's that time again ... when those of us who are Jesus followers, think of His sacrifice ... and are humbled and grateful ...

Easter IS coming!

Jesus WON over death ... over sin ... over everything that drags down the  human spirit and doesn't allow us to worship GOD in truth and in deed ...

EASTER is coming!!!

imperfection and God's perfect plan ...

as i watched the sunrise this morning ... i was once again aware of my own fallible efforts ... the good that I want to do, and the good that gets done - are sometimes 2 different things ... then there is God's timing ... i smiled to myself as i read my morning devotions, as i was once again reminded, that God uses imperfection in His work ... as i live out my life in His grace and mercy ...