tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18201435.post333535348023858404..comments2023-05-29T03:57:15.956-07:00Comments on Be Encouraged: My Very Own Contest - YIPPEEEEE!an encouragerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06901872603465017271noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18201435.post-26305205664466071122009-08-08T04:01:09.280-07:002009-08-08T04:01:09.280-07:00Amazing grace, how sweet the sound! Salvation, res...Amazing grace, how sweet the sound! Salvation, restoration, God's own wild love! Oh, how He loves you and me!!! God is amazing, and I am so thankful He corralled you guys in His arms of love and saved you all!an encouragerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901872603465017271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18201435.post-15891577899914305162009-08-07T17:49:42.928-07:002009-08-07T17:49:42.928-07:00My parents were two weeks from being divorced. Mom...My parents were two weeks from being divorced. Mom cheated & left the family. During the time of their separation my Dad, brother and myself found Jesus. We prayed every night for my mothers salvation. Then, two weeks before the divorce was final we found out that mom found the Lord. God had answered our prayers. My parents marriage was reconciled. God was real... he loved me.... and still does!Celina Abelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16400237301815071783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18201435.post-5035497134838669142009-08-06T20:12:47.869-07:002009-08-06T20:12:47.869-07:00Oh, P.S - Angela, I finally did get the newsletter...Oh, P.S - Angela, I finally did get the newsletter sent off to your email, so I hope it reached you...and not a spam folder. I don't have a way to check. Thanks.an encouragerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901872603465017271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18201435.post-89721722896210464082009-08-06T20:08:46.968-07:002009-08-06T20:08:46.968-07:00God is real and He is good! King David, when ponde...God is real and He is good! King David, when pondering the abundant mercies of God's care, asked Him, "What is man that You take thought of him, And the son of man that You care for him?" Psalm 8:4. I've often asked the Lord the same question, coupled with lots of thanksgiving and praise, that He is wonderful Father and Awesome God! Your story just shouted out the truth of His care! I am so blessed to hear how His nearness was your good, and that He brought a happy resolution to the riff with that person!!! he is worthy of our trust! Thank you for sharing!an encouragerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901872603465017271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18201435.post-67587147953678772009-08-06T19:25:38.093-07:002009-08-06T19:25:38.093-07:00One Sunday morning, about 15 years ago, my husband...One Sunday morning, about 15 years ago, my husband was driving us to church while I read the daily devotional for the day to us aloud. The devotional was based on Luke 24, the walk on the road to Emmaus. After I read the passage, I was imagining my own grief and downcast attitude because of an estrangement from a closse family member. <br />As I closed my eyes and prayed, it was if Jesus was walking next to me, asking me what was making me so feel so much despair. I opened my heart and poured out my sorrow.<br />Within moments, my sorrow lifted; a cloud of grief and depression I had labored under for many years. When I got home from church that day, there was a message on my machine from my family member telling me that I could come for a visit. <br />During the visit, we were able to mend and strengthen our relationship that endures to this day.<br />I am so grateful to God for the work He does through His word and His Son.Angelanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18201435.post-27030758815263270752009-08-06T11:27:52.708-07:002009-08-06T11:27:52.708-07:00OOOOOH!!! I love that!! Our God loves us - and eve...OOOOOH!!! I love that!! Our God loves us - and even though He proved it by sending Jesus, He proves it again and again, in His most amazing and personal and powerful ways! I loved your story! Thank you for sharing it!!! This is the verse that came to mind: Psa 34:3- "O magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt His name together." And that is just what we're doing! :)an encouragerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901872603465017271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18201435.post-29307932709118323232009-08-05T19:54:32.445-07:002009-08-05T19:54:32.445-07:00Oh I LOVE this!
Well, when i was going through ...Oh I LOVE this! <br /><br />Well, when i was going through the fairly typical teenage rebellion, away from my walk with the Lord, I was given something that I felt to be "miraculous", even if no one else on the planet ever thought so. As i was driving and crying my eyes out...just driving around, I remember praying to the Lord and just pouring my heart out to the Savior that I KNEW in my heart was my Father and had been since age 14. Suddenly, it was almost as if He were in the passenger seat with me. I felt Him prompt me to just "look up". It was as if the Lord had taken out giant paint brushes and just stroked the sky with the most vibrant shades of pink that you have ever seen. I felt Him say to me that if He could do that just for me, and just at that minute, then why didn't I let Him do everything else for me? <br /><br />Believe it or not, but to this day, whenever something is going on that makes me feel somewhat of that same "out of control, driving and crying kind of attitude", YOU GUESSED IT....it's like clockwork. I can almost blink my eyes and it will be another "pink sky day". My Father still does those paintings, JUST for me and JUST when I need that gentle reminder that HEEEEEE is still the One in control...NOT ME!<br /><br />Love your post....keep up the great work!<br /> ((Hugs))<br />JenWife of Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07047260573515067235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18201435.post-68514679767941280172009-08-04T19:51:17.436-07:002009-08-04T19:51:17.436-07:00That is so special! It is wild how God knows every...That is so special! It is wild how God knows every single heart, and exactly what we each need. I loved your humble and thankful heart, and that you completely saw God's hand in it all. That is a blessing. And, yes!!! It is God's wild love for those girls that He had you at home praying for each one of them, specifically. What is more important than interceding for His beloved kids?!! I am praising Him for every detail! Thank you for sharing!an encouragerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901872603465017271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18201435.post-87194851722341092752009-08-04T19:32:33.135-07:002009-08-04T19:32:33.135-07:00So, for me I think its seeing where my girls and I...So, for me I think its seeing where my girls and I are this year compared to last. I work with sophomore girls at our church. Last year none of them wanted to be in my small group. There was so much drama. Nobody wanted to have anything to do with me and didn't want to be in my group. We had summer camp and I felt completely out of my element. I am so excited because we just came back from camp last week and its like night and day. God took (at that time) 5 girls that wanted nothing to do with me and this year (I had 9 come to camp...two that just showed up brand new the day we left) and boy did he work in their lives! I was really bummed because I wasn't able to stay for all of camp. I had to leave a couple days early for work. I had been praying that the leadership team would find the right person to take over my small group for me when I left because I didn't want just anyone. Having just anyone would never fly with my group. My girls are very closed lipped and they don't share much...especially with new people. I was surprised that on the second night of camp they shared some serious hurts and troubles that they were going through (suicidal thoughts, anorexia, divorce, losing their virginity). These were things that I never thought that I would have to deal with as a leader because I never had to deal with them when I was in high school. I was even more surprised that they shared these things knowing that two girls they hadn't really gotten to know where there (and sharing as well), but also the girl that was going to be covering for me. When I left I had such a peace. I knew by the time I got home that I was not supposed to be at camp the rest of the week. I was EXACTLY where I was supposed to be. I knew that Katie (the girl who took over for me) was who they needed and that she was hand picked by God especially for my girls. They shared more things with her while I was gone and I know without a doubt that they wouldn't have shared those things with me had I still been there. While at home, I prayed so hard for all of them. It was interesting to hear when they came back who shared what and when because they were the same times that I was praying for specific girls. God completely knew what he was doing and even though my girls weren't thrilled that I had to leave early, they all agreed that Katie was the only person that could have done the things that she did. And only God could have made my girls share in front of not only me, but people they barely know. :)Scuba Wife Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095230494524376787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18201435.post-61034219397409514182009-08-04T19:20:26.415-07:002009-08-04T19:20:26.415-07:00I'm so glad He did, too, 'cuz you guys are...I'm so glad He did, too, 'cuz you guys are a neat family!an encouragerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901872603465017271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18201435.post-46409134292339089842009-08-04T11:16:15.736-07:002009-08-04T11:16:15.736-07:00Oh, our God is so big and yet he cares about wee l...Oh, our God is so big and yet he cares about wee little US! How neat! I think the wildest thing He ever did for me was to give me my marriage. We really were looking at the end at one point but He cared enough to pull us through, and I am so thankful that he did!!Lift Up Your Heartshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208947659460506120noreply@blogger.com