Faith over Fear

365 times in The Bible, God tells us not to fear.
That’s one command for every day of the year!
We overcome fear by having faith that God is with us
and that He will see us through
whatever is causing us to worry and be afraid.

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Fear not,
for I [God] am with you…
Isaiah 41:10

Whenever I am afraid,
I will trust in You.
Psalm 56:3
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I haven’t gotten to post for a while or visit your other blogs very much lately.
Hope all my bloggin’ friends are doing well.
I know some of you have been extra busy with personal and family matters.
I’ve been thinking about you!
Take care, y’all!

He Lives!

God sent His son, they called Him Jesus
He came to love, heal, and forgive.
He lived and died to buy my pardon,
An empty grave is there to prove my Savior lives.

Because He lives, I can face tomorrow.
Because He lives, All fear is gone.
Because I know He holds the future,
And life is worth the living just because He lives.

–Bill and Gloria Gaither

Safe Harbor from the Storm

This post is dedicated to the millions of people in the path of Hurricane Irene.

The designs here are copied from some of my previous posts.
I decided it might be helpful to group them all in one place.
You are welcome to copy and paste these or share them in any other way,
if you think they’d be helpful to you or to someone else.

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I’d like to leave you with a quote from “In a Storm” by Mary Southerland:

When the fierce storms of life overwhelm us,
there is only one thing to do if we want to survive those storms.
We must position ourselves in the right place – in the hands of God –
and He will keep us there until the storm has passed.
The words of the psalmist are filled with confidence and hope when he writes,

“He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed”
(Psalm 107:29).

We really can trust God to bring peace and to reduce the fiercest storm to a mere whisper.
The faithful provision and sustaining comfort of God at work in our life
depends on the character and heart of God
and our willingness to trust Him.

If you have access to Facebook,
I think you should be able to link to the complete devotional by Southerland here.

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Thank y’all for stopping by to visit “Little Things.”
May your life be filled with little blessings, little chuckles,
and little deeds of kindness (both given and received)!
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You may not be in the path of Irene this weekend — and I DO hope you’re not –
but there will be times that all of us will find ourselves in the midst of some kind of storm.
I hope in the content of this post you may find something to encourage you
and help you to keep your faith strong
and your trust in God unwavering.
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My prayers continue for everyone who is in “the storm,”
whether Hurricane Irene or some other disruption in your life.
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Has Your $ecurity Been Downgraded?

We work hard during our lifetime to put money into a retirement plan
that will probably benefit us for twenty or thirty years at the most.

By “laying up for ourselves treasures in heaven,”
we are contributing to God’s ETERNAL, FOREVER retirement plan!

Which is more important in the long run?

 …the reward of the godly will last.
Proverbs 11:18b

The country’s credit rating has been downgraded.

The nation’s finances are in disarray.

Our elected officials don’t seem to have a clue how to work together to resolve the problems.

Where does one turn for some security these days???

How ironic that we have only to look as far as our nation’s currency for the answer!!

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Thank y’all for stopping by to visit.
May your life be filled with little blessings, little chuckles,
and little deeds of kindness (both given and received)!

I’ll leave you with these wise words from the late Dr. Adrian Rogers:

If you want to know how rich you are,
add up what money can’t buy and what death can’t take away!

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A Mother’s Prayers

I designed the above graphic of Philippians 4:6,7
to go along with the story of the military pilot.
Posted below are three additional designs I have created
using the same verses.

You are welcome to copy, save, or share any of them.
=)

In God We Trust

My Egg Basket

All of you probably grew up hearing the same words of advice that I did — “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket!”  If you fell down or dropped your basket, chances were all the eggs would be broken.  It was better to hold some in reserve, so that you wouldn’t lose all your eggs at one time.

Many years later, I came across this ”new” piece of advice about our egg baskets — and the word picture made a lasting impression on my mind – and, more importantly, on my faith.

During trying times, it’s quite easy to be overwhelmed with all of our needs.  While it’s often difficult to do, I try to rely on these words of wisdom, put ALL of my needs into one basket, and then give the basket to God.  It’s the needs we hold back “in reserve” (to deal with on our own) that give us the most trouble.  Instead of giving us some security (as with the eggs), the needs we hold back actually cause us worry and anxiety!

Give all your worries and cares to God, for He cares about you.

I Peter 5:7 (NLT)