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).