Phillipines 4:12-13 - Learning Contentment

Greetings dear and precious sisters-in-Christ,

My daughter posted on one of the social media sites a couple days ago, "wishing you...peace and contentment..."

In a conversation with myself I was wrestling with the word, "contentment", over in my mind and in my devotional reading for November 20th from "Abundant Life in Jesus," by Nancy Guthrie, she quoted Phil. 4:12-13 and then stated, "So when you have an unmet need, an unfilfilled desire, an unresolved injustice, or an unrelieved pain see that I AM inviting you into the classroom of contentment." It was with that I began to ponder "learning contentment" and realizing that indeed wishing someone contentment was a very good thing.

I hope that my daughter does not mind that I used her as an example in this post.

My prayer for each dear and precious sister-in-Christ this day would be that you be able to say in confidence, "I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength." May your every day be blessed with peace and contentment. In the Precious Name of Jesus, the Name above all names, Amen

Blessings,



LyndiaSue

The Three Intangibles

Greetings dear and precious sisters-in-Christ,

The Season of Thankfulness is soon approaching - I hope that all of you are getting prepared for the special holiday of Thanksgiving. Even though so many traditions have fallen away, I still believe that Thanksgiving is a special time set aside for family and friend to remember the Faithfulness of the LORD.

I have titled this post, the three intangibles - they are: MY Touch, MY Voice, and MY Embrace.

the definition of intangible: Unable to be touched or grasped; not having physical presence.

Yes, how many times have we all needed to have MY Touch that will bring...; MY Voice that will whisper...; MY Embrace that will...

In this Season of Thankfulness let us remember the things that are intangible and "Be Still, and know that I Am God." (Psalm 46:10)

Abba Father,
All Praise and Honor and Worship we give to you. In our meditating and our worship and our praying and our crying and our Joy and our disappointments and our crisis and our celebrations may we be thankful for Your Faithfulness, for Your Touch, Your Voice and Your Embrace. Asking in the Name of Jesus, the Name above all names, Amen.

Blessings,



LyndiaSue

Two Truths - Phil 4:7 and Isaiah 46:4

Greetings dear and precious sisters-in-Christ,

I have to admit that there are times when I am reading the Word and I just keeping going, however this week there were two verses that weighted on my mind and I even wrote a note beside one of them and had a mental note with the other one that these two truths needed to be posted for the dear and precious sisters-in-Christ on Wednesday.

The first truth is found in Phil 4:7, "The peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." For some reason I have read this several times, it is even underlined and highlighted, but when I read it what jumped out to me was that the Peace of God guards our hearts and minds, oh so wonderful. For me when I hurt it is my feelings, my emotions, my heart and I forget about what thoughts that I am thinking in relation to my hurting heart, but He knows so the peace of God is guarding not only my hurting heart but also the thoughts my mind is having too. Thank you oh Lord.

The second truth is found in Isaiah 46:4, "Even to your old age I will be the same, and even to your graying years I will hear you! I have done it, and I will carry you; and I will bear you and I will deliver you."

Albeit, some who are receiving this prayer are no where near "old age" or "your graying years" but this truth is for you also. We have a God who is Faithful!

So as you live out your everyday know that our God is Omnipotent!

Abba Father, Praise and Glory and Honor to thee, our Sovereign Lord who loves us beyond our understanding or imagination. Thank You LORD that in our everyday living You are the same yesterday, today and forever. Lord I pray for each dear and precious sister-in-Christ today that she would take hold of these two truths and may these precious truths be seared upon their hearts and minds that no matter what will come in her everyday living that "your peace, which surpasses all understanding, will guard her heart and mind through Christ Jesus" and that "even to her old age" You are the same and "even to her graying years" You will hear her and Your Promises are: You will hear; you have done it; and will carry, bear, and deliver her. In the Precious Name of Jesus, the Name above all names, I pray. Amen.

Blessings,



LyndiaSue