Friday, May 29, 2020
Timeless Moments
https://www.bookbub.com/books/timeless-moments-by-michelle-kidd?ebook_deal
With over 1,000 five-star Goodreads ratings: Jack learns that his Victorian home has more history than he ever expected when he finds a beautiful woman living there with him — while the two are separated by a century ... A tale of love and faith that is "warm and rewarding" (Kirkus Reviews).
Editor's Explanation
Jack Vines has his dreams in the Victorian home — or so it appears until he finds an enticing beauty hiding in the background. Stunned, he discovers that they share the house but are living apart for a century. The realization leads him to questions so disturbing it will forever change both of their lives.
She is a former inmate, shrouded in a web of dark mysteries. He holds the keys to protect their future. But first, he must solve the mystery concealed for nearly a hundred years.
Timeless Moments is a suspense of spine-tingling laced with faith and love. Tangled mysteries unfold as the pages turn, before the final chapters tie them up in a satisfying resolution, with character arcs meeting their ends and combining in a dynamic web of emotion and the expectation that all things are possible.
-- Winner Scout Kindle
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
GIVING UP IS NOT YOU FINAL OPTION
There have been several times I just
wanted to leave. "God that's not going to work. What will I do, Oh , God?
What good can come out of this, God? Lord you said you'd be helping me. For
you, God, I cannot do it.'
You can't do that without God, that is
true. Without The Lord, you can do nothing. God will guide us through all our
trials. I think to myself sometimes, "why did you allow this to happen to
God? "Then, I figure out why and I feel stupid.
Don't trust your condition, and don't
look at what's obvious. All of the struggles you 're going through in life make
you stronger. If you are a Christian you will see God operating in your life.
You are not going to stay in those trials. Don't yield. You are going to go
through trials and get out and then go back in them, but note that God's mighty
hand is still at work.
Do not waste your struggles by going
into the closet of prayer and crying out to God. In your suffering, glorify
God, "not God my will but your will." God will help you to have
faith. Yes, reading His Word is significant, but you have to daily call on the
Lord. You have to develop your life in prayer. God won't leave His children.
Don't take my word, because you
believe in His promises. If all goes well in life you are likely to believe
about yourself. When things go bad that's when you're going to glorify God and
trust Him more because you know it's only the Almighty God who can help you and
when you get through it, He gets all the credit.
Pray and fast, sometimes God does not
answer in our way or in our time, but He responds in the best and best way.
QUOTA
"The harder the battle, the more glorious
the victory.
"Never give up on something you just want
to wait because it's harder to regret."
"If you feel like giving up, you just
have to look back on how much you are."
"Before you give up, think about the
reason you were hanging on for so long."
STRENGTHEN
§ Psalm 31:24 Be of strong courage, and
strengthen thy spirit, all ye that trust in the Lord.
§ 2. 1 Corinthians 16:13 Be alert, stand firm in
faith, be strong, act like men.
§ 3. Philippians 4:13 Through Christ I can do
all things, that strengthen me.
§ 4. 2 Chronicles 15:7 But be strong for you,
and do not give up, for your labors shall be rewarded.
§ 5. Psalm 28:7 Yahweh is my strength and my
shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart rejoice
exceedingly; and I will praise him with my song;
§ 6. Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust with all your heart in
the Lord; and do not lean upon your own understanding. Recognize him in all thy
ways, and he shall direct thy ways.
§ 7. Isaiah 26:4 Trust in the LORD for ever,
because the LORD, the LORD himself, is the eternal Rock.
§ 8. Psalm 112:6-7 The faithful shall certainly
never be shaken; they shall be remembered for ever. They will not be afraid of
the bad news; their hearts are steadfast, confident in the LORD.
§ 9. Psalm 37:5 Pledge to the Lord your way;
believe in Him, and He will do so.
There's nothing that He can't do why
are you concerned about?
§ 10. Matthew 19:26 But Jesus beheld them, and
said unto them,This is impossible with men: but all things are possible with
Heaven.
§ 11. Jeremiah 32:17 Ah, O Everlasting God, through
your great power and your outstretched arm you have created the heavens and the
earth. None of this is too difficult for you.
§ 12. Job 42:2 I know you can do all things;
there can be no thwarted purpose in you.
GOD WON'T LET YOU
DOWN
§ 13. Hebrews 13:5-6 Be free from the love of
money, and be happy with what you have, for God has said, "I will never
leave you; I will never forsake you." So we say with trust, "The Lord
is my helper; I will not be afraid. What would I do to mere mortals?
§ 14. Deuteronomy 31:8 The LORD himself will go
before you and be with you; he will never forsake you or leave you. Make no
fear; don't be discouraged.
§ 15. Romans 8:32 He who did not spare his own
Son, but delivered him up for us all, how can he not give us all things freely with
him also?
§ 16. 2 Corinthians 4:8-12 We are pressed hard
on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but
not forsaken; smitten, but not destroyed. We always carry Jesus 'death in our
bodies, so that Jesus' life can be revealed in our bodies too. And we who are
alive are also giving over to death for the sake of Christ, so that his
presence can be revealed in our mortal body too. And then, in us, death is at
work, however you have life at work.
Checking
§ 17. James 1:2-4 Consider it pure joy, my
brothers and sisters, as you face many kinds of trials, for you know that the
testing of your faith brings perseverance to you. Let perseverance finish its
work in such a way that you may be mature and complete, with nothing missing.
§ 18. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 And we shall not
lose heart. Even though outwardly we are rotting away, we are being refreshed
day by day inside. With our light and momentary struggles, an everlasting
reward reaches for us that far outweighs them all. And we set our eyes not on
what is visible, but on what is unseen, for what is visible is temporary, but
everlasting is what is unseen.
Pray.
§ 19. Psalm 55:22 Throw your cares upon the
Lord, and He will help you; He will never shake the righteous.
§ 20. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Always rejoice,
pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for that is the will of God
in Christ Jesus for you.
§ 21. Hebrews 11:6 And it is difficult to please
him without faith; for whosoever shall draw near to God must believe that he
is, and that he shall reward them who seek him.
Callbacks
§ 22. Romans 5:5 And hope does not put us to
shame, for the love of God has been poured out into our hearts by the Holy
Spirit, which is given to us.
§ 23. Romans 8:28 And we know that to them who
love God, to them who are called according to his intent, all things work
together for good;
§ 24. Galatians 6:9 Don't let us get tired of
doing good, for if we don't give up we will reap a harvest at the right time.
§ 25. Philippians 4:19 And according to the
riches of his glory in Christ Jesus my God will meet all your needs.
Reward
Philippians 1:6 And I am certain that
he who began a good work in you will bring it to pass on the day of Christ
Jesus.
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Sunday, May 24, 2020
NEVER GIVE
IN TO EXPECTATION
[Jesus]
said: "Daughter, you have been cured by your faith. Go forth in peace.
"Luke 8:48
When
my friend got cancer diagnosis, she was advised by the doctor to keep her
affairs in order. She called me out, sobbing, worried about her husband and
kids. I expressed her urgent call for prayer with our mutual friends.
We
were happy that a second doctor encouraged her never to give up hope and
confirmed his The persevering confidence of my friend reminds me of the
desperate woman in Luke 8. Weary of twelve years of persistent suffering,
disappointment and isolation, she approached Jesus from behind and stretched
out her hand toward the hem of His robe. Her act of faith preceded her eventual
healing: persistently hoping. Believing that Christ could do what other men
could not do. No matter how unlikely it could be the situation.
We may experience pain that feels
constant, hopeless-looking circumstances, or painful awaiting’s. We can
experience moments when the odds are stacked high and wide against us. While we
continue to trust God, we may not achieve the healing we hope for. But even
then, Jesus invites us to try to reach out to Him, to trust Him and never to
give up hope and to believe that He will always, always worthy of confidence,
and always within control.
How did you
need to trust in Jesus recently, despite the challenges that you faced? What
hope have you come across in Him?
Jesus,
thank You for reminding us that we are never lost or out of control of you. You
can do that which nobody else can do.
Luke
provides us the most detailed account of the women who traveled with Jesus and
His twelve apostles and helped them financially,(8:1–3). He also mentions the
regeneration of a woman who had been bleeding for twelve years (v. 43–48), and
a twelve-year - old girl's resurrection (v. 40–56). He remembers a shocking
remark Jesus made about His mother, Mary, in the middle of the action (v.
19–21).
Luke
lets us determine for ourselves whether the presence of the number twelve in
Christ's relationship with these people is a pure coincidence or a silent
whisper of divine meaning (vv. 42–43). But looking back, twelve tribes and
twelve apostles were chosen to bear witness to a son of hope that had been
promised to Eve (Genesis 3:15). Looking ahead, Revelation sees in the Lamb’s
story a twelvefold testimony to the world's complete healing (22:1–2).
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