Sunday, August 5, 2007

Thursday: God's Promises

I hope that you are excited about making fun crafts and having the chance for more involved conversations today (philanthropy day)!! I pray that as you recieved invitations for the Philanthropy Day parties that you ran to the Lord with your emotions! If there is pain, don't waste it!!! Run to the Lord, use it as a catalyst for growing closer to Him!! Sometimes it is harder to seek the Lord when there is joy, when life is good! Remind yourself to run to Him anyway!!!

Written by Julia Evans...
Do you enjoy being free? Laughing without reserve? God desires for us to have peace and hope and freedom. Daily we are bombarded with lies. When we believe a lie, it causes us to hurt ourselves. God’s way to protect ourselves is to trust and believe Him. He says, “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—His good perfect and pleasing will.” (Romans 12:2)

God’s real promises can be trusted all the time. We can replace harmful lies in our minds with God’s promises. Ten of those promises are listed below. Scan the list and find the one that really speaks to your heart today. Look up the verse beside the promise. How can you praise God for that promise? What ways does it make you want to say thank You to Him? Who else can you pray for that might also be struggling with trusting this promise today? Pray for them too! Write the verse on a slip of paper and stick it in your purse or carry it with you on a run. Throughout the day, glance at the paper and continue to process its richness!

He is with us. Hebrews 13:5

He understands us. Psalm 139:1-3

He considers our sorrows. Psalm 56:8

He forgives us. 1 John 1:9

He sustains us. Psalm 63:7-8

He calms our fears. Psalm 27:1

He guides us. Psalm 32:8

He loves us abundantly. Psalm 103:8

He is completely trustworthy. Proverbs 3:5-6

He will not fail us. Lamentations 3:22-23

...you are on my heart and mind today....more importantly, you are on His!!!

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