Thankful Thursday ~ A random HEART ~

Thankful Thursday hosted at "Spiritually Unequal Marriage" by Lynn

And at "Truth 4 the Journey" by Sonya


I love this day to reflect and stirr-up my heart to be or to stay THANKFUL for each and every day i may walk and talk and share love to the ones i am encountering.

• I'm Thankful for God's love and protection who is always available
• For His mercy's who are new to me everyday.
• I'm thankful that God showed himself this week again in the outcome of the courtcase and our finances,the agencies and advisors he put on our path, custumors who he brings from no where to our family business.....To have food on our table.........This subject alone can fill my list already....
  
• I'm thankful that it is summerholiday to wake-up without an alarm,that i can take some weeks leave from my part-time job.That's a privelidge to have a job who gave vacation,yearly vacation money and at the end of the month your normal salary.....
• I'm thankfull for my neighbourhood and city who is in itself already a place for vacation..... Canal water around me....,on walking distance a swimingpool and city park.......In the city all kind places tourists love overhere......

• I'm thankful for my kids no matter there fussing and fighting and ALL there questions and energy..lol..They keep me young and alert about what is going on.....

I'm thankful..thankful thankful.....Praise God..
This is the day that the Lord has made..Let us REJOICE and be glad in HIM!

Moravian Daily Texts ~ July 13 ~

Monday, July 13


Psalm 84:8-12
Isaiah 33:17-35:10; Ephesians 6:1-9

Ask for the ancient paths, where the good way lies; and walk in it, and find
rest for your souls. Jeremiah 6:16

"Go stand at the crossroads and look around.
Ask for directions to the old road,
The tried-and-true road. Then take it.
Discover the right route for your souls.( MSG)

Paul said to the governor, "This I admit to you, that I worship the God of our
ancestors, believing everything laid down according to the law or written in the
prophets." Acts 24:14

( MSG) 14-15"But I do freely admit this: In regard to the Way, which they malign as a dead-end street, I serve and worship the very same God served and worshiped by all our ancestors and embrace everything written in all our Scriptures. And I admit to living in hopeful anticipation that God will raise the dead, both the good and the bad. If that's my crime, my accusers are just as guilty as I am.

God of wisdom, strength, and peace, our days seem to be filled with unrest and
confusion. Yet you provide us with sound, loving direction which leads to peace.
Today we commit to follow your way. Take us by the hand and lead us. Amen.

The verses above i link-up with my fav translation the Message! I don't know if it is my sleepy head at the end of this day but the verses where not stirring anything in me......
Nevertheless verse 35 in Isaiah manage to wake me up! (LOL) to picture things and stirred my heart for the promises that God have for me and for you.......My "desserts" ,"wildplaces" and "badlands" will sing joyousely, celebrate and flower! Isn't that an amazing forcast and oh so worth it to hold on and stay on the path God put before us...to hear and follow His WORD!! I know i want to press-on........

Isaiah 35
The Voiceless Break into Song

1-2 Wilderness and desert will sing joyously, the badlands will celebrate and flower—
Like the crocus in spring, bursting into blossom,
a symphony of song and color.
Mountain glories of Lebanon—a gift.
Awesome Carmel, stunning Sharon—gifts.
God's resplendent glory, fully on display.
God awesome, God majestic.

3-4Energize the limp hands,
strengthen the rubbery knees.
Tell fearful souls,
"Courage! Take heart!
God is here, right here,
on his way to put things right
And redress all wrongs.
He's on his way! He'll save you!"

5-7Blind eyes will be opened,
deaf ears unstopped,
Lame men and women will leap like deer,
the voiceless break into song.
Springs of water will burst out in the wilderness,
streams flow in the desert.
Hot sands will become a cool oasis,
thirsty ground a splashing fountain.
Even lowly jackals will have water to drink,
and barren grasslands flourish richly.

8-10There will be a highway
called the Holy Road.
No one rude or rebellious
is permitted on this road.
It's for God's people exclusively—
impossible to get lost on this road.
Not even fools can get lost on it.
No lions on this road,
no dangerous wild animals—
Nothing and no one dangerous or threatening.
Only the redeemed will walk on it.
The people God has ransomed
will come back on this road.
They'll sing as they make their way home to Zion,
unfading halos of joy encircling their heads,
Welcomed home with gifts of joy and gladness
as all sorrows and sighs scurry into the night.

* To know more about these daily words go here

WEEKLY MEMORY VERSE ~ JOHN 1; 1-2 ~

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.
John 1:1-2 (NASB)

Again this is the Weekly Memory Verse from
The Power of Your Love

Memorizing this was not so dificult. The gospel of John is so important to read and special.To hear the words of this gospel in a film movie made a lasting impact on me i remember some years ago.

Here you can see this verse in it's context!

Weekend Reflection!

Well this is what my kids did this 1st week of there summerholiday!!
The playing area was in our neighbourhood and "youthworkers" planned activity's with them in the afternoon.






We had our fussing around this 1st week ...I get irritated when it looks like my dd and son (8 and 10yo) are constantly arguing about who is looking witch television program....,who is showering 1st.........When i say clean -up this or that they give eachother the fault.....
But all this are not mayor things.......I let them be and learn to deal with eachother...normally they are at school the mayor part of the day ...so holiday brings new experiences between them and also for me.......

This was a week of leisure for me at home more due to the weather because when i have a free day or holiday ; i love to be more outside our apartment with the kids going to stroll around on markets or one of the beautifull city parks,biking around..... Eating ice-cream or drinking a cold drink on a terras in this metropolitan city we live in.

I think i picture a little my week thought to join in at Cascia with this meme. Different than the others i do during the week and so giving a peek in my daily life.
All have a blessed sunday and i will leave you with a beautifull song of Don moen

SUPER SUNDAY~ PRAISE HIM OUR CREATOR KING ~

Psalm 148

1-5 Hallelujah! Praise God from heaven,
praise him from the mountaintops;
Praise him, all you his angels,
praise him, all you his warriors,
Praise him, sun and moon,
praise him, you morning stars;
Praise him, high heaven,
praise him, heavenly rain clouds;
Praise, oh let them praise the name of God—
he spoke the word, and there they were!

6 He set them in place
from all time to eternity;
He gave his orders,
and that's it!

7-12 Praise God from earth,
you sea dragons, you fathomless ocean deeps;
Fire and hail, snow and ice,
hurricanes obeying his orders;
Mountains and all hills,
apple orchards and cedar forests;
Wild beasts and herds of cattle,
snakes, and birds in flight;
Earth's kings and all races,
leaders and important people,
Robust men and women in their prime,
and yes, graybeards and little children.

13-14 Let them praise the name of God—
it's the only Name worth praising.
His radiance exceeds anything in earth and sky;
he's built a monument—his very own people!
Praise from all who love God!
Israel's children, intimate friends of God.
Hallelujah!



Link-up with your SS post or to read others at Peggy's

Than Sings My Soul Saturday!~.....~

How i love to sing and hear music. So today's meme "Than sings my soul Saturday" is a favorite one of the week to me.....

On my blog i posted the last two weeks a lot of music to praise and worship God with them, and to bring my focus to Him and leaving and bringing ALL at His feet....

GREAT IS YOUR MERCY
My PEACE
THE PRAYER
THANK YOU
Like a tree
All sang by singers who got there voice as a gift from above ; Donnie Mc Clurkin, Yolanda Adams,Juanita Bynum,Justin Rizzo. I pray that God will put His blessing on their ministry.
Enjoy this TSMSS and head over for more to Amy and be blessed!

1st week of summerholiday in pictures!

Well this is what my kids did this 1st week of there summerholiday!!
The playing area was in our neighbourhood and "youthworkers" planned activity's with them in the afternoon.






Enjoy your weekend everybody!

Fearless Friday ~ The Good Fight ~

Are you joining us today in prayer for and with eachother on this Fearless Friday?Head over to "Free Spirit Haven" to link-up and read more prayer request. Or post your prayer request in my comments and know i lift you up in prayer.

I have praise reports...The young girl i asked prayer for is out of jail. Yesterday she came for prayer and thanked all who prayed for her.Her heart opened now more to Gods word Praise God.
The woman in the hospital is also home please keep praying for her mental and spiritual state and that she will not start treatening this young girl and her family anymore

The outcome of the courtcase came back. Our contract may not be changed and we can stay in the building.We still apeal about some payments and will wait for that outcome.But the praise is that our contract stay as it is and we will not be harrassed anymore to leave.......!!

My kids got great school reports and the eldest start after summer with the last class of the primary school.

My prayer request is the prayer above for my whole family to "Fight the Good fight" that God put before us.....

Prayer for the ministry in front of us...We know God has a plan and we must work it out......pray for wisdom,discipline and focus for us.....

Prayer for my kids and me to be wise and deligent to raise them and that they are open to be instructed and get diciplined to grow-up to lead a God fearing life.

Thank You all for coming over and commenting.
Have a blessed weekend!

THANK and PRAISE HIM !!

When we praise and thank God no matter how we feel........we are brought back in His presence and we get restored and refreshed and our heart and mouth start flowing over with praise and LOVE!
Sing with me and enjoy His presence......

Thankfull thursday ~BEING CONTENT !! ~

Sonya at Truth4theJourney and

Lynn for more Thankfulness! Come and share your thankful heart.

The subject for this week at Lynn is :

CONTENTMENT

1 Timothy 6-8 A devout life does bring wealth, but it's the rich simplicity of being yourself before God. Since we entered the world penniless and will leave it penniless, if we have bread on the table and shoes on our feet, that's enough. (MSG)

I came to read it in a " atempt" to start writing a TT post.....Picture this my friends ...;...It is already far in the afternoon overhere and my 4th summer holiday.....

The weather is the whole week raining and windy.....Lucky for the kids in the afternoon dry so they still can have some fun at an activity center not far from our house doing different sport ( on the moment they are kanoen and i have to pick them up in 1 hour time)

We are a little limited financial wise in doing summer activities away from home....

I caught a cold beginning of the week when the weather changed i quess...

My house is in a "holiday state"..LoL

Waking-up this morning i didn't felt like i'm on a holiday.......

DOES IT SOUND CONTENT !!!!

I don't think so and what does HIS WORD TELL ME........." BE CONTENT...If you have bread and shoes...that is enough"!!

Yes Lord Your so right Father.......

I'm fighting with my flesh...who wants to have it easy.......

A clean apartment or hotel room......room service.....or breakfast served.......

Children activities just at hand or even organized so i can go and have ALONE time with hubby...

Strolling at a beach....lying down etc etc.......

Forgive me Lord...help me to be content with what i have NOW!

Take a seat in my heart again with your spirit of contentment.......

Patience to wait for all your promises.......

Discipline to go to your WORD to hear and see and learn to value the LIFE you give IN and WITH YOU!! So i will feel restored and refreshed like being on a HOLIDAY WITH YOU LORD......! So i can give to the people around me...what you gave me...........Yes father...

I THANK YOU for :

• MY KIDS.........Learn me more to GUIDE and LOVE them!
• OUR HOUSE..Learn me to appreciate and take care of it to make it a "haven" for us and a place of hospitality!
• My MONTH SALARY and vacation money for my Jobsecurity financially: Learn me to become more money wise and how to spend.
• The WEATHER no matter it is raining : You know best Lord when the sun must shine and when it must rain...Learn me to be CONTENT with every situation and season or weather circumstance.....( or in my life daily)
• For my BLOGFRIENDS and this TT meme to share YOUR LOVE and WISDOM with eachother; Bless us father with your SPIRIT who is more worthy than anything in this world.

This i pray and Lift up to You as a sacrifice of PRAISE and THANKSGIVING!

Thank You Lord...Your SO GOOD and Worthy to be Praised!

Amen

WFW ~ DEUT 32: 2 ~

Be sure to visit 160AcreWoods today for more WFW!

WEEKLY MEMORY VERSE ~ John 14: 27 MY PEACE....... ~

John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; My peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid


For more on this verse head over to " The Power of Your Love "

SUPER SUNDAY~ Don't be afraid!! ~

Sunday, July 5


Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

Watchword for the Week
Jesus says, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness." 2 Corinthians 12:9

Ezekiel 2:1-5; Psalm 123
2 Corinthians 12:2-10; Mark 6:1-13

The jar of meal was not emptied, neither did the jug of oil fail, according to
the word of the Lord. 1 Kings 17:16

Do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you are to drink, and do
not keep worrying. Your Father knows that you need them. Luke 12:29-30

Source of confidence, forgive us when we become worried and are filled with
doubt. We confess that it is our tendency to keep striving for what we need
because we believe that we are all-sufficient. You are the one we can trust.
Give us this day all that we need. Encourage us with the love that we experience
in the good Shepherd, our Savior Jesus Christ, in whose name we pray. Amen.

This is my Moravian dayword. When you click on the name you can read more history of this denomination on the website. The roots are going back way back in 1700....

I went to google an image for the 1 kings 17 : 16 and found the pottery picture and to reading o the whole chapter i found interesting and love to see it overhere on my blog......

1 Kings 17:1-16 (NRSV)

Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the Lord the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word." The word of the Lord came to him, saying, "Go from here and turn eastward, and hide yourself by the Wadi Cherith, which is east of the Jordan. You shall drink from the wadi, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there." So he went and did according to the word of the Lord; he went and lived by the Wadi Cherith, which is east of the Jordan. The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the wadi. But after a while the wadi dried up, because there was no rain in the land.

Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, "Go now to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and live there; for I have commanded a widow there to feed you." So he set out and went to Zarephath. When he came to the gate of the town, a widow was there gathering sticks; he called to her and said, "Bring me a little water in a vessel, so that I may drink." As she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, "Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand." But she said, "As the Lord your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of meal in a jar, and a little oil in a jug; I am now gathering a couple of sticks, so that I may go home and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it, and die." Elijah said to her, "Do not be afraid; go and do as you have said; but first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterwards make something for yourself and your son. For thus says the Lord the God of Israel: The jar of meal will not be emptied and the jug of oil will not fail until the day that the Lord sends rain on the earth." She went and did as Elijah said, so that she as well as he and her household ate for many days. The jar of meal was not emptied, neither did the jug of oil fail, according to the word of the Lord that he spoke by Elijah.


For more SS readings head over to Peggy ar Amazing Grace Mazess and Miracles.

Blessings!

Fearless Friday~ PRAYER ~

I pray You’ll be our eyes
And watch us where we go
And help us to be wise
In times when we don’t know
Let this be our prayer
When we lose our way

Lead us to a place
Guide us with Your grace
To a place where we’ll be safe


I pray we’ll find Your light (I pray we’ll find Your light)
And hold it in our hearts (and hold it in our hearts)
When stars go out each night (when stars go out each night)
Remind us where You are (remind us where You are)
Let this be our prayer (let this be our prayer)
When shadows fill our day (when shadows fill our day)

“ Oh Lord, lead us to a place, oh my
“ Guide us with Your grace (guide us with Your grace)
“ Give us faith so we’ll be safe

Both:
A world where pain and sorrow will be ended
And every heart that’s broken will be mended
And we’ll remember we are all God’s children
Reaching out to touch you, reaching to the sky

We ask that life be kind (we ask that life be kind)
And watch us from above (and watch us from above)
We hope each soul will find (we hope each soul will find)
Another soul to love (another soul to love)

“ Let this be our prayer (let this be our prayer)
“ Just like every child (just like every child)

Both:
Needs to find a place
Guide us with Your grace
Give us faith so we’ll be safe

Needs to find a place
Guide us with Your grace
Give us faith so we’ll be safe

Blessings my friends and wish you a peacefull and Godfilled weekend!

Thankfull thursday ~ Sweet memories ~

Psalm 100:4 (The Message)


4 Enter with the password: "Thank you!"
Make yourselves at home, talking praise.
Thank him. Worship him.

Around summer and school holiday time i wish i live closer to my parents especially for the kids to make memories with them.
Having those pictures of holidays and looking at them stirs up thankfullness in my heart that it was possible to go on a holiday....



Thankfull that my mum and dad will be married for 44 years this summer!

Thankfull for my preciouse two kids and that they love there grandparents.For this moment that they had together.

Thankfull that they could touch and taste tropical fruits in our garden (This was "sour sop",Prickly custard apple or
guanabana) and learn about them and what can be made of them through the mouth of my dad.

As young as he was (3year) my son has not forgotten his playing in warm tropical rain.

My dad enjoyed seeing his only grandson "bussy" in the garden already training his muscles....

I'm thankfull for this moment....

I'm thankfull father for my parents still being together and a live.I'm thankfull for the change you gave us to make memories together and grow and heal our relationship over the years.

Grant them more years happily and strong in good health together and made oppurtunities possible to meet eachother again. This i pray in Jesus name Amen

For more Thankful Thursdays please visit Lynn
or Sonya

Happy Thankful Thursday!

WFW - John 14: 27 ~

This verse is this week memory verse launched last monday at "The Power of Your Love"

Head over to e-Lisa from Extravagant Grace to sign up for WFW this week! And for instructions on WFW click on the button.

WEEKLY MEMORY VERSE - proverbs 11:30 -

Last week's verse:
Proverbs 11:30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.


When i read and memorize this verse other verses crossed my mind talking about

A Tree.... and yielding fruit

Psalm 1 :3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yield it's fruit in season.

And winning souls is WISDOM says this verse......

When we do that we gave in a way life to another person. " Our tree" so to say give fruit and our seeds we plant in others....Another tree start to grow....Is that not AMAZING.........
We are leading a RIGHTEOUS LIFE planted by STREAMS of WATER...........

Two other verses are saying

Revelation 7:17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."

Provers 13: 14
The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death

It was a nice journey in my thought and through the bible to understand this verse!


This week's memory verse:

John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; My peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

Please hop over to The Power of Your Love for a visit.

SUPER SUNDAY~ GOD'S REST ~

This is a Woman devotional bible in KJV,with a lot of devotions who make me feel like was specially written for me........

When you come accross it in a Christian bookstore it is really worth to take a "peek" into it

PSALM 23
3 he restores my soul.He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

GODS REST - RESTING PLACE- BEING RESTORED.........

Wanted to share these sermons from Bisschop TD Jakes about this topic........

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Don't forget to head over to " AmazingGraceMazesMessesandMiracles" for more readings on this Super Sunday or link-up with your own.

Blessings!

Than Sings My Soul Saturday!~ The Lord give and takes........~

Job 1:21 (The Message)


21 Naked I came from my mother's womb,
naked I'll return to the womb of the earth.
God gives, God takes.
God's name be ever blessed.

Images, songs and performances of Michael Jackson calls up youth memories and sentiment. My heart always cried about the tragic aspect of his Life and prayed for him and his talent ,that he will use it and be and feel blessed with it.My prayer now is that Gods mercy is upon him and that he will rest in peace!















Praying for his mum and family who knew him and cared for him!

Fearless Friday ~ Spend time with God today..~

Join us at Free Spirit Haven where Angela host this special meme.A day put a side to bring prayer request forward and join hands in prayer.God wanted to hear our prayers.......

Do you remember those verses about prayer?( trace them with bible gateway)

Proverbs 15:8God can't stand pious poses, but he delights in genuine prayers.Proverbs 15:7-9 (in Context) Proverbs 15 (Whole Chapter)

Proverbs 15:29God keeps his distance from the wicked; he closely attends to the prayers of God-loyal people.Proverbs 15:28-30 (in Context) Proverbs 15 (Whole Chapter)

Proverbs 28:9God has no use for the prayers of the people who won't listen to him.Proverbs 28:8-10 (in Context) Proverbs 28 (Whole Chapter)

Isaiah 19:19On that Day ( FEARLESS FRIDAY), there will be a place of worship to God in the center of Egypt and a monument to God at its border. It will show how the God-of-the-Angel-Armies has helped the Egyptians. When they cry out in prayer to God because of oppressors, he'll send them help, a savior who will keep them safe and take care of them. God will openly show himself to the Egyptians and they'll get to know him on that Day. They'll worship him seriously with sacrifices and burnt offerings. They'll make vows and keep them. God will wound Egypt, first hit and then heal. Egypt will come back to God, and God will listen to their prayers and heal them, heal them from head to toe.Isaiah 19:18-20 (in Context) Isaiah 19 (Whole Chapter)

Let we check our hearts and spend time today with "the God-of-the-Angel-Armies" and He will fill our hearts and mouths with praise ,strenght ,joy and ALL that He have in store for us!

Blessings!