October 12th, 2016 - Thoughts for your Week
Scripture Verse
“Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in him, for he
shields him all day long, and the one the Lord loves rests between his shoulders.
Deuteronomy 33:12
Remember who you are...
“One of
the greatest tragedies of our life is we keep forgetting who we are.”
-
Henri
Nouwen
This past month has been a time of reflection for me. Through the
passing of a loved one, God has reminded me of many things; stillness, quiet,
surrender, strength, trust, hope, and most of all, His unending mercy. Although
stillness is not natural for me, I battled to find quiet time alone with
God. During the struggle for quietness
God kept whispering; “Remember who you are. You are my Beloved. Remember.”
When Jesus was tempted in the wilderness he responded to each test; “I
know who I am”. We can identify with
Jesus by drawing close to God and growing in confidence of who we are in Him.
God is whispering to us all the time. We are not what the world labels us to
be. We are not made up of our successes or failures. We are His Beloved, and
until we believe that as our core truth, we will continue to struggle. This
truth is where the peace can be found.
Have you forgotten who you are? Take time this week to remind yourself
that YOU are His beloved!
“The joys are hidden in sorrows…precisely
what causes us sadness can become the fertile ground for gladness”
“I have
loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.”
Jeremiah
31:3
For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your
works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden
from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my
unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.
Psalm
139: 13-16
I sought the LORD, and he answered me and delivered me from
all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never
be ashamed. This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him and saved him out of
all his troubles. The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him,
and delivers them.
Psalm 34: 4-7
“Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I
will protect him, because he knows my name. When he calls to me, I will answer
him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him. With
long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.”
Psalm 91
October 12th, 2016 - Thoughts for your Week
Scripture Verse
“Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in him, for he
shields him all day long, and the one the Lord loves rests between his shoulders.
Deuteronomy 33:12
“One of the greatest tragedies of our life is we keep forgetting who we are.”
-
Henri
Nouwen
This past month has been a time of reflection for me. Through the
passing of a loved one, God has reminded me of many things; stillness, quiet,
surrender, strength, trust, hope, and most of all, His unending mercy. Although
stillness is not natural for me, I battled to find quiet time alone with
God. During the struggle for quietness
God kept whispering; “Remember who you are. You are my Beloved. Remember.”
When Jesus was tempted in the wilderness he responded to each test; “I
know who I am”. We can identify with
Jesus by drawing close to God and growing in confidence of who we are in Him.
God is whispering to us all the time. We are not what the world labels us to
be. We are not made up of our successes or failures. We are His Beloved, and
until we believe that as our core truth, we will continue to struggle. This
truth is where the peace can be found.
Have you forgotten who you are? Take time this week to remind yourself
that YOU are His beloved!
“The joys are hidden in sorrows…precisely
what causes us sadness can become the fertile ground for gladness”
- Henri
Nouwen
“I have
loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.”
Jeremiah
31:3
For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your
works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden
from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my
unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.
Psalm 139: 13-16
Psalm 139: 13-16
I sought the LORD, and he answered me and delivered me from
all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never
be ashamed. This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him and saved him out of
all his troubles. The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him,
and delivers them.
Psalm 34: 4-7
“Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I
will protect him, because he knows my name. When he calls to me, I will answer
him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him. With
long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.”
Psalm 91
