Running the Race...

Greetings sisters! 

I hope you are doing well. 

I'm back here again after a busy day. 

I had to go on another trip into town for gas and I was able to give the friendly woman behind the counter a gospel card (and also pin one on a bulletin board in a store). 

And I also had to do a little bit of grocery shopping... 

Thank you sister for sending these encouraging scripture pictures... 

A sister and I were messaging and I commented that I needed to think of something to make for tea with tuna...so she suggested tuna patties. And that's what I made:-)

And as I was cooking them, a family member was telling me about where the marathon race got it's name. I didn't care to hear such things but I commented about what Paul wrote about the spiritual race of this life we are to run. And it's exactly what this Christian life is; it's a hard race and not an easy relax in a church pew as sadly most seem to believe. 

"Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. 

For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds."

Hebrews 12:1-3

"Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. 

And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. 

I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: 

But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway."

1 Corinthians 9:24-27

A sister and I were edifying and encouraging one another... 

Exactly. Where are we promised an easy life? No where!

As Paul taught... 

"Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God." 

Acts 14:22

But we can have peace and joy and the Lord will give us strength in it all. 

Let us sisters edify one another the best we can...until this race is over and we can rest from our labours with the Father. 

And here's a flower for you sisters who love the Lord and are running the race in faith and obedience... 

Lord willing I shall be back again tomorrow to help cheer you on in this spiritual race!

"And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises." 

Hebrews 6:11-12

Love to you in Christ, 

...from one of God's daughters. 

See the biblical gospel here. 

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Encouragement Notes for Trials in Christ

Greetings sisters! 

I hope you are striving and strong in the Lord! 

Today I wanted to share what I was writing down in my notes for myself to check back at when facing trials. I had one or two thoughts so I started writing and these are what came to me in about ten minutes of thinking so I'm sure there is much much more. And then I included some encouraging and appropriate scriptures here which can strengthen us all! They are in no particular order or anything but I share them anyway. (I use some of my older scripture pictures and some new too.) 

So perhaps these can bless you too in your own life sisters, because we all know we are not going to have an 'easy' life! And we all face many of the same things as we walk in the truth of His Word and deal with those around us. 

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*Don't look at the wind and waves look at Christ! (don't look at the problem. Trust in Christ and live right no matter what.) 

"But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.

And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. 

And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. 

But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.

And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?"

Matthew 14:27-31

*Rejoice in persecution!

"Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you." 

Matthew 5:11-12

*Don't fear being alone. 

"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me." 

Psalm 23:4

*I am accountable for myself to God!

*Don't compromise to please people!

"For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ." 

Galatians 1:10

*Don't be partial! 

"I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality." 

1 Timothy 5:21

*God is holy!!!

*Know God's Word. 

*Stand on truth!

"Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;" 

Ephesians 6:14

"I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father." 

2 John 1:4

*Be strong in faith! 

"For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith." 

1 John 5:4

*All things work together for good! 

*Don't worry about tomorrow! 

"Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof." 

Matthew 6:34

*Be ready to give an answer! 

"But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:" 

1 Peter 3:15

*Shine a light so God is glorified and others may see the truth!

*Pray for wisdom, strength and peace! 

"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed." 

James 1:5-6

*Trust in the Lord! 

"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths." 

Proverbs 3:5-6

*Bless enemies and those who persecute you! 

"But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust."

Matthew 5:44-45

*Put on the armour! It's a spiritual battle! 

"Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 

Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. 

Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."

Ephesians 6:10-13

 

*Jesus said few will find it and narrow is the way! 

*I can do all things through Christ! 

*God is in control! 

"But now, O Lord, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand." 

Isaiah 64:8

 

"For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that." 

James 4:15

*Christ is coming back for His own! 

"For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words."

1 Thessalonians 4:16-18

 

*If we stand the test and overcome we shall be with the Father and all His holy saints! 

"He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels." 

Revelation 3:5 

*Nothing in this life is worthy to be compared with the glory to come! 

*Rejoice in the Lord! 

So I hope my notes might edify and bless you as well. They were rather impromptu but it will be good to look back over them at times myself. I'm starting to think of more I could add but I'm going to stop there. 

Lord willing, I shall be back tomorrow. 

Strive on in Christ, sisters! 

"Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate. 

Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach. 

For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come. 

By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name."

Hebrews 13:12-15

Love, peace, and joy in Christ, 

...from one of God's daughters 

See the biblical gospel here. 

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Trials and Trails

Greetings in the Lord wherever you are!

"And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?

Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,

Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.

So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple."

Luke 14:27-33

What an accurate description of what it's like to follow Christ! Reminds me of the parable of the soils as well; some endured for a time but fell away later. And of the rich young ruler too because he didn't want to give up the one thing that was keeping him from the kingdom. 

I pray each of you setting out to follow Christ have counted that great cost of what it will cost you to truly follow Him. But Christ IS WORTHY! 

As we grow and mature we will be constantly refining and getting into the fine details of our lives and actions. At first we may deal with the so called big things and sins (we have to start somewhere) but once you have overcome those you keep going deeper and deeper daily to bring all things captive for Christ. 

"(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;"

2 Corinthians 10:4-5

I was taking a walk today and I often see tracks of animals and other things along the driveway. Though I don't usually see the things that create them, it is a bit of history preserved from what was there some time ago. It's very sandy here so everything leaves a trail behind it...nothing is hidden. 

Birds... 

A cow...

Vehicles... 

And an ant trail... 

(And I often see lizard ones or even snakes.)

I was thinking how that could relate to us in our walks in the Lord. What kind of tracks are we godly women leaving? What do they also look like to God who sees into our heart? What are...

our actions

our words

our thoughts 

our motives

telling about us as we live out our days and time moves on? 

God sees and knows all. Will it be a trail of shame or one we see we were living victorious with the power of the Spirit. We do not become perfect just like God is, no, because we are still human, and we might and do fail at times but over time we will and must be growing if we are truly in Christ. And yes we are to aim for perfection and maturity in the Lord.

And yes we should be focusing on things above and not looking back but we do, as the seconds of the day move on, leave actions behind us for others, ourselves, and God to see. 

What do those around us see of our lives? Can they find faults and sins, selfishness, complaining, or compromise on what they know the Bible teaches (even if they aren't doing it themselves)? Do they see hypocrisy?

I like what this verse says here (even though it isn't addressed to us women specifically)...it's still true no doubt. 

"...that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you."

Titus 2:8b

And this one... 

"If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.

But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters.

Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.

1 Peter 4:14-16

Reminds me of this one too. They couldn't find "fault" with Daniel except in regard to his faith in God. 

"Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.

Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God."

Daniel 6:4-5

May that be us as we live in this world among them, but separated unto Christ, and not like them. Let us strive our best to be blameless and if anyone wants to find fault with us may it be in regard to God and His holy truth and if we suffer for that and righteousness we know what we can do... 

"Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.

Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: 

for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets."

Luke 6:22-23

Strive on sisters! 

Love in Christ,

...from a servant of the Lord 

See the gospel to eternal life here. 

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Encouragement from God's Word

"O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him." 

(Psalm 34:8-9)

How many things can we relate to in this psalm, sisters?

Psalm 40

I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.

And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.

Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.

Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,

I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.

I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, thou knowest.

I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.

Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.

For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.

Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me: O Lord, make haste to help me.

Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.

Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.

Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The Lord be magnified.

But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God."

If you are striving in truth it will encourage you to press on with greater zeal as it did me. For myself, it reminded me how, I will say it, "silly and pathetic", my thoughts are when I think something is hard to do for the Lord. Yes I know we have our flesh to overcome and that is very real but there is nothing like these faithful and true promises to spur us on and put all this life into a proper perspective.

If you aren't following Christ today, then there is no better time to repent and obey the gospel to eternal life where all those precious promises from Revelation can be yours.

Glory to God! He's given us more than we ever deserve. How great He is!

See the biblical gospel here.

May the Lord be magnified!

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Fighting Our Battles For the Lord

"Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the Lord with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the Lord will be with you." 

(2 Chronicles 20:17)

I was just reading in the Old Testament and came across that verse. It's amazing how God worked in many different ways back then. We know that oftentimes the Israelites did have to actually fight against the sinful nations around them. But I was thinking how that could work in our everyday lives as godly women. 

We know well we are in a spiritual battle. 

 

"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." 

(Ephesians 6:12)

But as we are faithful, I know that God sometimes delivers us from some trials before we have to go through them. But most of the time we have to actively fight through them. 

We have to fight our flesh every day and strive to walk in the Spirit. And yes we should expect much opposition and persecution from those who do not love the Lord. But the Lord can deliver us and make a way for us to escape. All in His perfect will. 

We know in all things we can have peace...because of Him. 

  

"These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." 

(John 16:33)

No matter what the world or satan throws at us we know we can be more than overcomers through Christ. 

  

"Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.
Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." 

(Romans 8:33-39)

Yes even in this virus issue, which has impacted our every day lives, we don't fear. We know we have to get through this life, endure faithful to the end, to ever have the hope of eternal life. 

What about the future? Yes there could be the darkest most terrible times the earth has ever faced just on the horizon, (well we know it will be before our Lord returns), but God can keep us through that too. IF we are truly His, then we need not fear anything else...because fear is not of God.  

"And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell." 

(Matthew 10:28)

Because we fear God, we will fight through whatever comes in our way of fully serving Him. 

"Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses." 

(1 Timothy 6:12)

I know that if you try to grow plants in a too sheltered environment away from wind and sunlight and then bring them out into the outdoors then they do not do well and are very weak. So with us, it is good to go through trials as it makes us grow stronger and helps us to mature in the Lord. No, in our flesh we would prefer not to be hurt, but in Christ He leads us through rough places. He remains with us and gives us strength if we trust Him. 

And what are some of those battles that we women might have to face as we serve Him? We are not all the same and we each have our personal weaknesses and battles to face, yet still we all have much in common.  

A few areas for us might be...

"un-uniting" from believers living in sin whether they be family or friends

patience and perseverance in finding biblical clothing, and overcoming any areas of pride and vanity that we might have in this area. 

being willing to give up the "perfect life" we long for in our flesh

being rejected by those who once accepted us

being prepared for enemies that will come in our lives

overcoming physical infirmities and rejoicing in them

And of course there are many other trials that come and go and they will always be here as long as we strive to be obedient to our Lord. Yes there are things that will get easier over time but we will not be able to rest completely until we are free from these fleshly bodies. 

I don't claim to know it all, as I haven't had as long a life on this earth as many have, but no doubt living as a believer in any situation will produce a battle against good and evil, the flesh and the spirit. 

"This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would." 

(Galatians 5:16-17)

But day by day we must press on... 

"I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus."

(Philippians 3:14)

And one day our hope will become a reality and we shall be with our Lord and all His saints FOREVER! 

In the end, yes it is more than worth it to deny ourselves and take up our cross and follow Christ. God will be glorified in our lives as we show His power to live a victorious life over sin. 

Yes we may have moments of weakness. Yes I am fighting to overcome the fear of man myself. I am sure we all have those times which of course we would like not to have...so I am with you. I would prefer to keep to myself and not talk to anyone much. I am a quiet person and very bashful. Yes some of that can be a blessing as a meek and quiet woman but I cannot remain that way and bring glory to God, as His gospel and the power and hope we have in Him must be made known in ways that are appropriate for women. So I must fear God and not man or what they think of me. I am stepping out of my own comfort zone in this and I shall grow in the Lord as long as I do not give up. Yes I have a way to go, but I must obey God rather than man/myself.

I was just thinking about the scripture that says:

"And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.

But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord." 

(Genesis 6:5-8)

And I thought wow, how merciful and wonderful is our God to give us a chance to live and repent. And what a marvellous thing it is that He sent His holy Son Jesus into the world as a sacrifice for sinners. 

We are not worthy! 

Praise Him forever! 

Is anything too hard to fight for Him? 

If only I would remember this in the heat of the battle and every second of every day. 

I want to. 

What about you? 

See the biblical gospel to eternal life found only through Christ here.

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Overcoming the Comforts of Our Flesh

"This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh." (Galatians 5:16)

When a woman is born again by the Spirit via the biblical gospel, she will want to obey God's Word in all things. Yes there will be a journey to get to that full maturity in obedience as we fight to overcome our flesh for the Lord, but we ought to grow the more we study to see the Lord's will through His commands. 

 

If something is true in the Word, I want to fight for it even if it is hard for me. Christ is worthy of all glory and I do not want to give Him anything but my best. 

 

"But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses." 

(1 Timothy 6:11-12)

 

All of God's daughters, once sinners, were not the same in character and nature and disposition etc before being born again. And neither will we all be identical as sisters in Christ, though we ought to be united and known to all by our love for one another. Yes indeed we will be very similar in Christ, but each one will have had (or have) their own areas of sin and character, flesh, to overcome. What is one sister's strength will be another's weakness and vice versa. 

We know the Spirit gives different gifts in the body also and so we ought to use them for His glory and the edifying of the body...the women in their proper order of course. So in the body of Christ we can all help each other to grow and pray for one another.

 
The comforts of our flesh; just sitting where you were and not growing in the Lord because it's hard to step out of your "comfort zone". It is lack of love for God and others and is selfishness. It is not wanting to be pushed out of our fleshly life of ease for the Lord or to serve others. A true woman of God will, if she knows something is true, do it and fight to overcome in the Spirit. If we are unsure then we compromise so we must study the Word and IF we are willing to obey in all things God will give us understanding and guidance and the strength to perform it all. This is spiritual growth and good fruit and not the false passive Christianity we see all around us.

Perhaps a few examples for a woman might be

• not worrying what people think about dressing biblical and headcovering
• keeping on serving others joyfully even if she is exhausted and weak
• submitting to her husband even if she thinks differently on things that are not sin
• not compromising in order to be accepted by other people rather than going alone, fearing God not man
  
• speaking boldly on the Word when needed and also to share the gospel but yet not teaching and preaching like the godly men
  
• not having a perfectionist mindset on things that do not really matter like housekeeping, cooking, or sewing etc
• not telling someone the truth because we think it might hurt or offend them
  
• and many other areas we may need to overcome our flesh in
  

 

All for the glory of God!

 

With Him.............all things are possible.

"Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us." (Romans 8:37)

 
Strive on hard for the Lord all you godly women! The Spirit will convict us if we fail and next time we will strive to do better being strengthened by the Word and by faithfully doing what is well pleasing in His sight according to His Word.

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Standing Strong in a Faithless World

A quick reminder and encouragement of something that came to mind. 

I was thinking of the fact that there is so little faith left in this world and about how we godly women have to stand strong in it. And I was thinking about the parable that Jesus told about the nobleman going into a far country and giving work to each to do to occupy till he returned. Yes we women have important work to do for the Lord also and for others around us.

So if it seems this will all go on forever this way I reminded myself that it says that He will come and will not tarry. One day all the evils will be put right by a just God. Don't worry sisters!

And His beautiful Creation is witness to Him and may our lives also be testimonies to His power as strong godly and pure women in an ungodly and vile world. May we be redeeming these times of relative peace we have in most parts of the world to prepare for any trials that might come and do the Lord's work.

 

I'm going to go read that great faith chapter of Hebrews 11.

 

I share this scripture.

 

"Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds." 

 

(Hebrews 12:1-3)

 

 May we keep our focus on the Lord and not on our surroundings as they may change but the Lord changes not and He is faithful. We can trust Him. I remind myself to take a lesson from Peter who took his eyes off of Christ when he was walking on the water and looked at the storms around him instead...and we know things went wrong with him then. There are many ways we women can do that in the trials of life but may we recognize when that is happening and repent of our fear and lack of faith.

This verse has also been on my mind...so I added it to a picture I took this evening. I hope this short post encourages any who read. 

 

 

Stand strong godly women! May we all be women of great faith in a faithless generation.

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