The Rest of OUR Story…

Do you, or does someone you know, feel abandoned and hopeless right now?
Is there anyone reading this blog who feels your life might as well be over?

Well, it may be the end of a chapter of your life…
but it’s not the end of the story.
I believe that God writes the end of the story — for you, for me, for all mankind!

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Whether you are struggling with your own salvation
or are trying to help someone else to find their way,
I would like to commend to you three websites that I have found very helpful:

THE FOUR SPIRITUAL LAWS

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KNOW MY STORY 

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GET UP WITH GOD

I hope these links will be as helpful to you as they are to me.
I refer to them often –
and I subscribe to the “Get Up With God” updates every day.
“GUWG” is on Facebook and other social networking services
and they have a great smartphone app!

The Rest of the Story…

…continued from Good Friday’s “DARKEST DAY” post…

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Today is EASTER SUNDAY!
EASTER JOY!
THE GREATEST DAY!

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Early on Sunday morning, as the new day was dawning,
Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went out to visit the tomb.

Suddenly there was a great earthquake!
For an angel of the Lord came down from heaven,
rolled aside the stone, and sat on it…

…Then the angel spoke to the women.
“Don’t be afraid!” he said.
“I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.
He isn’t here!
He is risen from the dead, just as he said would happen.
Come, see where his body was lying.

“And now, go quickly and tell his disciples
that he has risen from the dead,
and he is going ahead of you to Galilee.
You will see him there.
Remember what I have told you.”
(Matthew 1,2, 5-7 NLT)
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There’s More to Come…

Today was GOOD FRIDAY,
the darkest day in human history.

However — praise God — this isn’t the end of the story!

Stay tuned;
Sunday’s comin’!!!

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This is how much God loved the world:
He gave his Son, his one and only Son.
And this is why:
so that no one need be destroyed;
by believing in him,
anyone can have a whole and lasting life.
God didn’t go to all the trouble of sending his Son
merely to point an accusing finger,
telling the world how bad it was.
He came to help, to put the world right again.
(John 3:16, 17 MSG)
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For more on this “developing story,”
I invite you to head over to my daughter’s new blog address
and follow the Scripture link at the end of her post,
“Good Friday”

I’m so happy to have Daisy Girl blogging here at WordPress now!

Blessed are those…

…who mourn

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OTHER TRANSLATIONS OF MATTHEW 5:4

You’re blessed when you feel you’ve lost what is most dear to you.
Only then can you be embraced by the One most dear to you.
The Message

God blesses those people who grieve.
They will find comfort!
Contemporary English Version

Great blessings belong to those who are sad now.
   God will comfort them.
Easy-to-Read Version
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When we put our faith in God,
He assures us that our grief and mourning will not last forever!

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ANOTHER TRANSLATION OF ISAIAH 61:2,3

The LORD has sent me
to comfort those who mourn…
He sent me to give them flowers
in place of their sorrow,
olive oil in place of tears,
and joyous praise
in place of broken hearts.
Contemporary English Version
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Body and Soul

  

 If you’d like to go “a little deeper” with this concept,
I invite you to visit a new blog I am adding:
“THINK ABOUT THESE THINGS”