Susan's Thursday morning note January 4, 2007
Difficult Times. Verses of promises from God.
Good morning! Family members are asleep in the living room, so I don’t dare tip-toe to get my coffee going. It seems like a majority of you that I have run into this week are not feeling the effects of “Happy” in the saying “Happy New Year.” This seems to be a week of feeling down, discouraged, facing realities that are out of our control, seeing what we haven’t accomplished since the last years’ resolutions, tired from the holiday, just tired of a lot of our lives. Referring again from the book As Silver Refined we easily spiral down first from discouragement, then depression, then defeat, then despair. We must stop our thoughts at the beginning. Stop. Refocus. Yesterday a friend sent me the following verses from God. The timing of receiving the letter was priceless. I hope that these verses help you today to begin a fresh new year. God is in control. He is in love with us. We are not alone. You are never alone. You are priceless! May God bless you this new year. Susan
My Child…
You may not know me, but I know everything about you. (Ps. 139:1)
I know when you sit down and when you rise up. (Ps. 139:2)
I am familiar with all your ways. (Ps. 139:3)
Even the very hairs on your head are numbered. (Matthew 10:29-31)
For you were made in my image. (Gen. 1:27)
In me you live and move and have your being. (Acts 17:28)
For you are my offspring. (Acts 17:28)
I knew you even before you were conceived. (Jer. 1:4-5)
I chose you when I planned creation. (Eph. 1:11-12)
You were not a mistake, for all your days are written in my book. (Ps. 139:15-16)
I determined the exact time of your birth and where you would live. (Acts 17:26)
You are fearfully and wonderfully made. (Ps. 139:14)
I knit you together in your mother’s womb. (Ps. 139:13)
And brought you forth on the day you were born. (Ps. 71:6)
I am not distant and angry, but am the complete expression of love. (1 Jn 4:16)
And it is my desire to lavish my love on you. (1 Jn 3:1)
Simply because you are my child and I am your Father. (1 Jn 3:1)
I offer you more than your earthly father ever could. (Matt. 7:11)
For I am the perfect father. (Matt. 5:48)
Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand. (James 1:17)
For I am your provider and I meet all your needs. (Matt. 6:31-33)
My plan for your future has always been filled with hope. (Jer. 29:11)
Because I love you with an everlasting love. (Jer. 31:3)
My thoughts toward you are countless as the sand on the seashore. (Ps. 139:17-18)
And I rejoice over you with singing. (Zeph. 3:17)
I will never stop doing good to you. (Jer 32:40)
For you are my treasured possession. (Ex. 19:5)
I desire to establish you with all my heart and all my soul. (Jer. 32:4)
And I want to show you great and marvelous things. (Jer. 33:3)
If you seek me with all your heart, you will find me. (Deut. 4:29)
For it is I who gave you those desires. (Phil. 2:13)
I am able to do more for you than you could possibly imagine. (Eph. 3:20)
For I am your greatest encourager. (2 Thess. 2:16-17)
I am also the Father who comforts you in all your troubles. (2 Cor. 1:3-4)
When you are brokenhearted, I am close to you. (Ps. 34:18)
As a shepherd carries a lamb, I have carried you close to my heart. (Isa. 40:11)
One day I will wipe away every tear from your eyes. (Rev. 21:3-4)
And I’ll take away all the pain you have suffered on this earth. (Rev. 21:3-4)
I am your Father, and I love you even as I love my son, Jesus. (John 17:23)
Come home & I’ll throw the biggest party heaven has ever seen. (Luke 15:7)
I am waiting for you. (Luke 15:11-32)
Love, Your Dad, Almighty God