Word filled Wednesday!

Have a blessed WFW!

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So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10

Isaiah 41:10 is a verse I came across today as I have been looking for encouragment. Most of you may have noticed that I have not posted for quite some time! I have been busy with live, love, and everything else that distracts us in our world. I am glad to come back and kind of update you on where I have been and where I hope to be going!

Where to start...My husband has been accepted to Grad School!! I am so happy for him and this will definitely help us in our future and the plans we have for ourselves. I have been worried about the fact that our time together will be limited but, as a dear friend of God told me, when we do have time together it will be special! I pray and ask you to pray as well that this will be an easy transition for us!!

Next...work! I have been with the same company for 3 years!! I love what i do and would be happy to continue in what I love but, God has presented me with another opportunity. I have taken the steps to start this new opportunity now I am learning what patience really is by waiting to see what happens and if this new opportunity is right for me! I tell you we should never ask the Lord to teach us patience because he listens!! I pray and ask you to pray as well that I hear some good news soon!

Other then that I have been trying to enjoy the last bit of our summer and spending time with wonderful people not to mention planning more fun and more times with the people I love and care about!

I have learned from this verse to not be in fear or worry in my case. That the Lord is with me and will guide me all the way!!

Have a Blessed Day!!

Thankfull Thursdays

I decided that I want to start thankful Thursdays on my blog. It seems that by the time Thursday rolls around my mood dampens, my negativity comes out, and I being a downward spiral to disaster. I figure if every Thursday I make it a habit to write what I am thankful for it will give me a little boost to make it to the weekend! I would love for anyone to join if you would like write a comment and put your link on their so others can see what you are thankful for as well!

I am thankful today for health insurance. I have been having some pain in my shoulder for the past THREE WEEKS and needless to say it has been everything but enjoyable. I went to the doctor today had great service, paid only my co-pay, and got most of the problem taken care of. I am thankful for health insurance in this instance because without it I may not have had the great care I did, or would have left there with a HUGE bill after x-rays and sling they gave me. So that is why I am thankful for health insurance!

What are you thankful for today?

Have a Blessed Day!

Enjoy and have a blessed day!

Fruit of the Spirit - Gentleness

Last week I posted at the end of my post that we would be finishing up this week with self control obviously I missed Gentleness and maybe that was my self conscience telling me I was going to struggle with gentleness.

What is Gentleness?

"Quality or state of being gentle"

Ok...What is gentle?

"free from harshness, sterness, or violence"

I get that gentle is someone who is calm, happy, and kind. I would describe myself with all three of those words. But what does the Bible teach us about gentleness. Gentleness is described as strength look at Proverbs 25:15:

"Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone."

Gentleness is used to break a bone?! Is that the complete opposite of what the dictionary tell us? All the examples of gentleness in the bible are people who are strong and in control, not weak and out of control. Then this means God is Gentle right? He is strong, He is in control, and He is not weak. Ephesians 4:2:

"Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love."

I have seen a common denominator in many of my Fruit of the Spirit studies it is "love one another" Again in gentleness it tells us to be humble, gentle and bearing with one another in love. We need to follow this verse and use gentleness in the same way God does as our strength to love on another.

Have a blessed day.

Make sure you stop by Katie's blog and see what she has to say about gentleness!! Check back next week as we look at the final Fruit of the Spirit Self-Control!

WFW!

I am so glad I came across this today! I have had so many trials lately and I need to remeber God's faithfulness.