Tag Archive | blessing

Testimony of God’s Blessings

Jun22

Looking back over my life, I think of all the places that I have been. The life experiences that made me who I am.
I’ve lived overseas. I’ve lived in 8 different states. I had the blessing of traveling Europe and touring for 25 days. I’ve been to Mexico. I’ve been to Israel. I’ve been to Africa. When I think of all the places that I have been, no wonder I like to travel.
I was talking to God the other day, and I was reminiscing about how I have been blessed. God has given me the things that I wanted most in my life.
Marriage was high on my list of priorities, along with childbearing. I have been married for over 40 years and have children and grandchildren. God had a plan for me and blessed me well.
God gave me a job working in the medical field which I loved very much. God blessed me so much through that career.
God gave me opportunity to work in a church where I had opportunity to help people, to share the gospel with people, and make lasting friendships. What a blessing that was. God is amazing.
In all that he has given me, the one thing that I know for sure, is that, if not for God, I wouldn’t be as happy as I am.
The one consistent thing that I noticed as I was reminiscing, was God, the creator of all that I experienced. He is the one who sent me to all those places. He’s the one that put the gift, the desire to travel in my soul. He is the one that gave me all that I needed. He is the one who was the center of all I experienced.
What I have learned, if nothing else in my life, is that I have been blessed. Jesus is the center of my life. Jesus is the love of my life. Jesus is the very soul of my life. Jesus lives in me and so each day, I want to pick up my cross and follow Him. I want to bring Him glory every day. I want to surrender to His will; walk in His way; clinging to His truth every day. He is the center of my life. And the best is still yet to come when I stand before my Creator in awe!!!
To God be the glory, Amen.

O taste and see that the Lord is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
Psalms 34:8 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.34.8.NASB1995

O Lord of hosts, How blessed is the man who trusts in You!
Psalms 84:12 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.84.12.NASB1995

For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jer.29.11.NASB1995

For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 3:11 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/1co.3.11.NASB1995

For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord gives grace and glory; No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly.
Psalms 84:11 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.84.11.NASB1995

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.
Matthew 16:24 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.16.24.NASB1995
Also in Mark 8:34 and Luke 9:23

Jesus *said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.
John 14:6 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.14.6.NASB1995

Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
Psalms 107:1 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.107.1.NASB1995

🌹For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen.
Romans 11:36 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/rom.11.36.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Continual Praise

Jun19

O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
1 Chronicles 16:34 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/1ch.16.34.NASB1995

How often do we thank God throughout our day? Are we aware of His presence? Do we see His blessings that come our way everyday? Or is our day so filled ourselves and the goings on of our day that God is pushed to the sidelines?

🌹Through Him then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that give (confess) thanks to His name.
Hebrews 13:15 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/heb.13.15.NASB1995

Have a blessed and joyous weekend.

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Walking in Delight

May12

🙏Teach me, O Lord, the way of Your statutes, And I shall observe it to the end. Give me understanding, that I may observe Your law And keep it with all my heart. Make me walk in the path of Your commandments, For I delight in it.
Psalms 119:33-35 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.119.33-35.NASB1995

🌹How blessed are those who observe His testimonies, Who seek Him with all their heart.
Psalms 119:2 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.119.2.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

New Year Blessing

Jan1

The Lord bless you, and keep you;
The Lord make His face shine on you, And be gracious to you;
The Lord lift up His countenance on you, And give you peace.’
Numbers 6:24-26 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/num.6.24-26.NASB1995

Happy New Year!!!

🌹The Lord will give strength to His people; The Lord will bless His people with peace.
Psalms 29:11 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.29.11.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Ouch, That Stings!

Jul17

For every species of beasts and birds, of reptiles and creatures of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by the human race. But no one can tame the tongue; it is a restless evil and full of deadly poison. With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the likeness of God;
James 3:7-9 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jas.3.7-9.NASB1995

“With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men”; mankind created in the image of God.
(Genesis 1:27 NASB1995)

If that doesn’t sting . . . OUCH!

🌹from the same mouth come both blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be this way.
James 3:10 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jas.3.10.NASB1995

🙏Lord God, forgive me for speaking without thinking first. I ask forgiveness for words that have hurt instead of encouraged, torn down instead of building up, cursed instead of blessed. I pray my words would always bring honor and glory to Your name, in Whom I pray. Amen.

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

God Blessing: Bearing Fruit

Mar5

Let the peoples praise You, O God;
Let all the peoples praise You.
The earth has yielded its produce;
God, our God, blesses us.
God blesses us, That all the ends of the earth may fear Him.
Psalms 67:5-7 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.67.5-7.NASB1995

What are you doing with the blessings God has given you? Are they bearing fruit for the kingdom of God?

God’s blessings are for the ends of the earth to fear Him.

then I shall give you rains in their season, so that the land will yield its produce and the trees of the field will bear their fruit.
Leviticus 26:4 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/lev.26.4.NASB1995

Let all the earth fear the Lord; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.
Psalms 33:8 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.33.8.NASB1995

🌹The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 1:7 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/pro.1.7.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

To Your Benefit

Feb26

How blessed are those who observe His testimonies, Who seek Him with all their heart.
Psalms 119:2 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.119.2.NASB1995

Where do we seek God? God is found in His Word.
How do we find Him? By seeking Him with our whole heart.
What happens when we search God’s word with our whole heart? Blessing. The blessing comes in following in obedience and growing in a relationship with God.
Do you know your Creator?

Seek the Lord while He may be found; Call upon Him while He is near.
Isaiah 55:6 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.55.6.NASB1995

🌹Glory in His holy name; Let the heart of those who seek the Lord be glad. Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face continually.
Psalms 105:3-4 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.105.3-4.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Generous Gift

Sep2

“But who am I and who are my people that we should be able to offer as generously as this? For all things come from You, and from Your hand we have given You.
1 Chronicles 29:14 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/1ch.29.14.NASB1995

We have nothing to give to God that He hasn’t already given us. What He wants is the life He gave you, to abundantly bless, unconditionally love, and to guide you into truth.

🌹but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him, who is the head, even Christ,
Ephesians 4:15 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/eph.4.15.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

God Created You

Jun26

God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. God blessed them;
Genesis 1:27-28a NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/gen.1.27-28.NASB1995

God created you! Yes, YOU!!! And you were created in His image. My mind cannot grasp the fact of being made in the image of God, spiritual beings given life through Him, in His image. God has blessed us with life. God loved His creation so much that He wanted more like Him to bless.

‭As for you, be fruitful and multiply; Populate the earth abundantly and multiply in it.”
Genesis 9:7 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/gen.9.7.NASB1995

Can you grasp what a wonderful creation you are?

Pray:
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For You (God) formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother’s womb. I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well.
Psalms 139:13-14 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.139.13-14.NASB1995

How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand. When I awake, I am still with You.
Psalms 139:17-18 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.139.17-18.NASB1995

🌹God loves you, His precious creation.
How are you honoring God with the life He gave you?

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Sin Forgiven!!

Jun18

A day without sin is like . . . IMPOSSIBLE!
That is why I am grateful for God’s mercy, grace and forgiveness.

To give to His people the knowledge of salvation By the forgiveness of their sins, Because of the tender mercy of our God, With which the Sunrise from on high will visit us,
Luke 1:77-78 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.1.77-78.NASB1995

🌹How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered!
Psalms 32:1 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.32.1.NASB1995

‭Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon https://indasharonjesus.org