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sparkleingsnow -> Encouraging Thread? (8/23/2008 4:30:00 PM)

I was thinking that I could sure use an encouraging thread. One that had encouraging and uplifting thoughts, quotes, scripture. One that units and uplifts us. Anyone else feel this way? Have something encouraging to post?

Just as I was thinking about this, it started to rain! Rain always lifts my spirits. Isn't God good!



WhiteRoseBlessings -> RE: Encouraging Thread? (8/23/2008 4:41:31 PM)

sparkelingsnow, God most certainly is Good! [sm=icon_smile_sing.gif][sm=icon_smile_sing.gif][sm=icon_smile_sing.gif]



I think your thread is a absolutely wonderful idea, and I have definitely subbed to it

I look forward to offering encouragements throughout the coming days.



My first one will also be one of my favorite Scriptures:

"Be strong and of good courage; Do not be afraid or dismayed, for God is with you wherever you go." -- Joshua 1:9


HIS Peace and HIS Joy,
Sharon-Marie



sparkleingsnow -> RE: Encouraging Thread? (8/23/2008 5:01:33 PM)

Love it! Thanks WhiteRoseBlessings, and God bless you.



Liveloved -> RE: Encouraging Thread? (8/23/2008 5:34:51 PM)

And from my prayer Psalm (116:7) yesterday these words:

Return to your rest, O my soul, for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.

It is a wonderful reminder that in Him is rest---and that is where He desires us to find ourselves. Resting in Him. Yes, resting in Him for He has dealt bountifully with us! Praise the Lord!

Bless you all, Liveloved[sm=hug.gif]



sparkleingsnow -> RE: Encouraging Thread? (8/23/2008 6:09:05 PM)

Rest in the Lord. [:)] Yes! Thanks Liveloved.

From an old hymn.

O there's sunshine, blessed sunshine,
When the peaceful, happy moments roll;
When Jesus shows His smiling face,
There is sunshine in my soul.



mvic -> RE: Encouraging Thread? (8/23/2008 6:31:23 PM)

Do not be afraid - I will save you.

I have called you by your name - you are mine.

Isaiah 43:1



butterfly616 -> RE: Encouraging Thread? (8/24/2008 10:25:50 AM)

“We are his workmanship.”
Ephesians 2:10 NKJV
Max Lucado's scripture for today, 8/24/08. Max explains the scripture by telling us that we are God's Poetry.

http://www.maxlucado.com/



sparkleingsnow -> RE: Encouraging Thread? (8/24/2008 10:50:03 AM)

"Bless the Lord, O my soul'
and all that is within me.
Bless His Holy Name."

I never feel happier or closer to the Lord than when I am praising Him.



sparkleingsnow -> RE: Encouraging Thread? (8/24/2008 11:00:00 AM)

Thank you all who have posted so far.
Your posts have been a blessing. :)



TheBibleTRUTH -> RE: Encouraging Thread? (8/24/2008 12:18:23 PM)

Proverbs 3:5-6

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

John 14:26-27

26) But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
27) Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.



Little_1 -> RE: Encouraging Thread? (8/24/2008 1:01:17 PM)

Yes - could sure do with a thread like this [:)]

Psalm 37:23-24
The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.
Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.

quote:

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.



butterfly616 -> RE: Encouraging Thread? (9/7/2008 10:42:55 AM)

Psalm 73:21-26

Then I realized that my heart was bitter,
and I was all torn up inside.
I was so foolish and ignorant—
I must have seemed like a senseless animal to you.
Yet I still belong to you;
you hold my right hand.
You guide me with your counsel,
leading me to a glorious destiny.
Whom have I in heaven but you?
I desire you more than anything on earth.
My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak,
but God remains the strength of my heart;
he is mine forever.
[sm=smile-l.gif]



restinginHim -> RE: Encouraging Thread? (9/8/2008 11:47:21 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: sparkleingsnow ... One that unites and uplifts us. Anyone else feel this way?... Rain always lifts my spirits. Isn't God good!

Yes! I too like the rain and enjoy the peacefulness of being a part of God's creation -- watching the leaves on trees blow, listening to the cicadas and birds, feeling the breeze. In Psalm 148:3-10 i imagine all creation praising our LORD!

Praise Him, all His angels; Praise Him, all His hosts!
Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all you stars of light!
Praise Him, you heavens of heavens, And you waters above the heavens!
Let them praise the name of the LORD, For He commanded and they were created.
He also established them forever and ever; He made a decree which shall not pass away.
Praise the LORD from the earth, You great sea creatures and all the depths;
Fire and hail, snow and clouds; Stormy wind, fulfilling His word;
Mountains and all hills; Fruitful trees and all cedars;
Beasts and all cattle; Creeping things and flying fowl;

Praise the LORD!



sparkleingsnow -> RE: Encouraging Thread? (9/8/2008 12:03:58 PM)

Wow restinginHim, that put a smile on my face. [:)]

Thanks, butterfly616. I thought this thread was dead. I loved your poem.


Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.



Focusing -> RE: Encouraging Thread? (9/8/2008 1:10:02 PM)

Be exalted above the heavens, O God; Let Your glory be above all the earth. - Psalm 57:11

I was doing a word search through the Bible for "content" and stumbled across this verse. Talk about taking the focus off all I don't have ... be exalted above the heavens, Oh God!!!



PopsiLufsJesus -> RE: Encouraging Thread? (9/9/2008 12:32:28 AM)

I LOVE the rain too!

When it rains or I know that it is going to rain soon I get so excited. There is a scripture: Jesus comes like the rain! <3



Thessa -> RE: Encouraging Thread? (9/9/2008 4:04:23 AM)

Great thread!!!

Isaiah 54:17 "No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment you will condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of Me", says the LORD.

Isaiah 59:19 When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him.

John 15:16-19 You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that you should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remin; that whatsoever you shall ask of the Father in My name, He may give it you. These things I command you, that you love one another. If the world hate you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love his own; but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.

Phillipians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

1 Peter 5:6-8 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time: casting all your care upon Him; for He cares for you. Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking whom he may devour.

1 John 5:3,4 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments: and His commandments are not grievous. For whatsoever is born of God overcomes the world: and this is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith.

1 John 2:15-17 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passes away, and the lust thereof: but he that does the will of God abides forever.



butterfly616 -> RE: Encouraging Thread? (9/23/2008 9:12:29 PM)

I had a bad day today. So much so I could have cried.[:(]
But the Lord gave me strength and as soon as I got home from work, I logged into the forums and checked out this thread.
Thank you, Sparklelingsnow for starting it!

John 16:33
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
[sm=thumbsup.gif]



sparkleingsnow -> RE: Encouraging Thread? (9/23/2008 9:30:20 PM)

I'm so sorry you had a bad day. (((Hugs)))

quote:

Original: butterfly616

John 16:33
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."


Thanks butterfly, that verse put a smile on my face and made me want to shout Yeeeaaa God!



sunshine4God -> RE: Encouraging Thread? (9/23/2008 10:44:46 PM)

[John 16:33
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." [/quote]

ooh,I love this verse also.



Focusing -> RE: Encouraging Thread? (9/24/2008 12:46:27 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: butterfly616

I had a bad day today. So much so I could have cried.[:(]
But the Lord gave me strength and as soon as I got home from work, I logged into the forums and checked out this thread.
Thank you, Sparklelingsnow for starting it!

John 16:33
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
[sm=thumbsup.gif]

(((butterfly)))

I am praying that you have a good evening, peaceful sleep, and a great day tomorrow!!



mvic -> RE: Encouraging Thread? (9/24/2008 8:42:36 AM)

I will be with you always, to the end of time. Matthew 28:20



iamjc-s -> RE: Encouraging Thread? (9/24/2008 10:20:42 AM)

Heb. 8:12 (KJV & WBT) "For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their SINS and their INIQUITIES will I remember no more."

1Th 5:9 (BBE) For God's purpose for us is not wrath, but SALVATION through our Lord Jesus Christ

Isa. 60:17e-f I will make PEACE your governor & RIGHTEOUSNESS your ruler.

1Pt. 1:3-4 (AMP.) 3 Praised (honored, blessed) be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus CHRIST (the Messiah)! By His boundless mercy we have been born again to an ever-living hope through the resurrection of Jesus CHRIST from the dead, 4 [Born anew] into an inheritance which is beyond the reach of change & decay [imperishable], unsullied & unfading, reserved in heaven for you

Lam. 3:58 (HCSB) You defend my cause, Lord; You REDEEM my life.



restinginHim -> RE: Encouraging Thread? (9/24/2008 11:31:06 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: butterfly616... John 16:33
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."

I am glad you have been strengthened. Praise Jesus!

That reminded me of one of my many favorite verses -- for He overcomes all!

The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me,
Because the LORD has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, And the day of vengeance of our God;
To comfort all who mourn, To console those who mourn in Zion,
To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness,
The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.”
Isaiah 61:1-3



butterfly616 -> RE: Encouraging Thread? (9/24/2008 11:48:40 AM)

Oh Yes! Thank you all for the encouragement. My evening was peaceful.

Ephesians 6:10
Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.



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