When I think of the ocean, it is fathomless and deep. God’s mercy is an ocean and we are all invited into its depths.
This past weekend, for our 35th anniversary, my husband and I along with two of our siblings and their spouses, visited the Casa Maria Retreat House in Irondale, Alabama.
My sister, Laura, and her husband, Jim, invited us months ago. We had no idea what to expect. That in itself…
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.” Proverbs 18:21 We have a choice over the things that we say. We can bless or curse. We can speak life and encouragement. Or...we can speak doubt, discouragement, anger, bitterness, complaints, and excuses. It all comes down to our thoughts and our faith. If we really believe, then we should be speaking life. When we speak life and pray for God to bless one another, it’s like blowing the seeds of a dandelion. The Holy Spirit 💨carries those seeds farther than we could ever go making sure that they take root and bear fruit. #speaklife #scripturequotes #beblessed🙏 #godblessusall🙏 https://www.instagram.com/p/B1tjc6ujqtw/?igshid=skq7zx0bmakw
I realize that my assumptions about the world are only that of my own and I should not be surprised that things will not go perfectly. However I can control my reactions, my emotions and absorb this new reality and information and be prepared to counter-punch, I can prepare myself and be ready to do battle. I cannot control others or events, but I can position myself to be a formidable foe. HOW The mindset we have, the place we put ourselves into a position of cognitive thriving by working on our emotional regulation, cognitive agility, and focus which will result in the flourishing of our resilience, stress management, goal attainment, and work-life balance. The mind tells the body what to do. Feed your mind, nourish your hunger and prepare your body. #scripturechallenge #scripturequotes #godisgoodyall #biblestudytools #godisgoodalltime #biblestudytime #scripturedoodle #scripturequote #holyspiritled #biblestudyflow LESSON: Life is going to happen, how you respond will determine if you thrive. (at Leavenworth, Kansas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUFXxrnlOmm/?utm_medium=tumblr
It's hot and humid here in Arkansas.
In every season of life- God is our source and strength.
What season of life are you in? I am in a season of
change, anticipation, and risk.
We don’t normally associate joy with the pain and suffering of the cross, but that is exactly why the Savior of the world submitted His will to the will of the Father and finished His work on the earth. Because of His infinite atonement and suffering on the cross—the path is now prepared—for all who will to come forth and have eternal joy. The thought of such infinite pain in exchange for such eternal joy, breaks my heart and then sends it soaring with inexpressible love and gratitude for my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Truly, it is all because of Him!! https://spiritualcrusade.com/2020/08/whosoever-will-may-walk-therein-and-be-saved-alma-418-come-follow-me-ponderize-and-commentary.html #jesuschrist #jesusisking #jesusofnazareth #christ #christjesus #faithinchrist #mercifuljesus #walkwithjesus #christianquotesdaily #christianquotes #biblebased #ibelieveinchrist #gospeltruth #scripturequotes #strivetobe #sharegoodness #lighttheworld #latterdaysaints #lightofchrist #comefollowme #comefollowme2020 #saved #savedbygrace #walkinthelight #ldsquotes #iamachildofgod #hearhim #thechurchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints #biblequotes #bible https://www.instagram.com/p/CDfaTmRnaXh/?igshid=1wdfusjj1r495
"Abraham was able to hope against hope—that is, he was able to believe in spite of every reason not to believe." -Jeffrey R. Holland
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"Because the Restoration reaffirmed the foundational truth that God does work in this world, we can hope, we should hope, even when facing the most insurmountable odds. That is what the scripture meant when Abraham was able to hope against hope—that is, he was able to believe in spite of every reason not to believe—that he and Sarah could conceive a child when that seemed utterly impossible. So, I ask, “If so many of our 1820 hopes could begin to be fulfilled with a flash of divine light to a mere boy kneeling in a patch of trees in upstate New York, why should we not hope that righteous desires and Christlike yearnings can still be marvelously, miraculously answered by the God of all hope?” We all need to believe that what we desire in righteousness can someday, someway, somehow yet be ours." -Jeffrey R. Holland
Last night I went to the Philharmonic for the first time since I was a kid. My brain was melting as I listened to a song written by an Icelandic composer that was one long and textured note. #musician #songwriter #kingdavid #scripturequotes #philharmonic #symphony #music #bookofmormon #lds #mormon #mormonartist (at Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan)
The Last Supper was more than the final Passover meal Jesus shared with His disciples. It was the fulfillment of the covenant spoken of in the Old Testament.
The Old Testament prophesies Jesus’ life and death many times. For example, the Book of Isaiah points to the coming Messiah and speaks of His crucifixion, “But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the…
"Be comforted, be comforted, my people, saith your God. Speak ye to the heart of Jerusalem, and call to her: for her evil is come to an end, her iniquity is forgiven: she hath received of the hand of the Lord double for all her sins. The voice of one crying in the desert: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the wilderness the paths of our God." (Isaiah 40:1-3) ✨ #comfortye #becomforted #isaiah40 #advent #advent2017 #scripturequote #scripture #dailyscripture #dailybibleverse #christian #christianquote #catholic #catholicquote #perthcatholic #perthcreatives #moderncalligraphy #lettering #roses #rosewreath #adventwreath #wreath #calligraphy #flatlay #life #respectlife #faith #hope #waiting (🖋 @almostlikefairyland) (at Respect Life Office)