Sweet and Sour 365

"For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers..." ~Romans 8:38

"Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it." ~Isaiah 30:21 (NIV) Let God breathe life into you.

How sweet are your words to my taste,      sweeter than honey to my mouth! ~Psalm 119:103

"...clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience." ~Colossians 3:12 (NIV)

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. ~Matthew 6:33 (NIV)

"The Sovereign Lord has given me a well-instructed tongue,      to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being instructed." ~Isaiah 50:4 (NIV)

"The wise woman builds her house,      but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down." ~Proverbs 14:1 (NIV)

"God is our refuge and strength,      an ever-present help in trouble." ~Psalm 46:1

"Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you." ~1 Peter 5:7

"Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see." ~Hebrews 11:1

You’re blessed when you stay on course,      walking steadily on the road revealed by God . ~Psalm 119:1 (MSG)

"I’m doing the very best I can, and I’m doing it at home, where it counts." ~Psalm 101:2b

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. ~Hebrews 6:19

"This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth.   But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin." ~1 John 1:5-7 (NIV)

"A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit." ~Isaiah 11:1

When life presses in...push it back with taking a deep breath and exhaling. Then fix your eyes on Him. When it comes at you hard...try not to go into fix it mode. Learn to breathe. Learn to trust. Learn to hope. Learn to fix your eyes on The One who loves you.

"I will always show you where to go.      I’ll give you a full life in the emptiest of places—" ~Isaiah 58:11 (MSG)  

" Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind. Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy." ~Psalm 107:21-22

"Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts....And be thankful." ~Colossians 3:15

"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." ~Romans 15:13

Happy Thanksgiving!

" Let the peace of Christ keep you in tune with each other, in step with each other. None of this going off and doing your own thing. And cultivate thankfulness. Let the Word of Christ—the Message—have the run of the house. Give it plenty of room in your lives. Instruct and direct one another using good common sense. And sing, sing your hearts out to God! Let every detail in your lives—words, actions, whatever—be done in the name of the Master, Jesus, thanking God the Father every step of the way." ~Colossians 3:15-17 (MSG)

But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. ~1 Corinthians 15:57  

"Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe..." ~Hebrews 12:28 (NIV)

His Word is a gift! A road map for life. Want to experience peace? Peace is a person...Jesus. Open the gift and read it.

"I get up in the middle of the night to thank you..." ~Psalm 119:62 (MSG)

"Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful."  ~Colossians 3:15  

"Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit." ~Galatians 5:25

"...remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ." ~ 1 Thessalonians 1:3 (ESV)