Tag Archive | courage

30 Days of Thanks – D17

Nov17

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful.
Colossians‬ ‭3:15‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/col.3.15.NASB1995

I am truly thankful for Jesus, the Prince of peace. It was prophesied in Isaiah that He would come. And indeed He did to give peace to those who believe and trust in Him.

Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful.
John‬ ‭14:27‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.14.27.NASB1995

‭‭We have nothing to fear or to be troubled about. Even in the midst of trouble all around us we can trust that God has a plan and not fear. Our God is in control. Trust  so that peace may fill your heart and mind.

These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.”
John‬ ‭16:33‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.16.33.NASB1995

‭‭Do you know Jesus, personally? Do you trust Him with your life? Have you made a confession of faith that is now your possession of faith? Does Jesus live in you? Then .  .  .

🌹‭‭the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians‬ ‭4:7‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/php.4.7.NASB1995

You can experience peace.

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon https://indasharonjesus.org

30 Days of Thanks – D11

Nov11

The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the defense of my life; Whom shall I dread?
When evildoers came upon me to devour my flesh, My adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell. Though a host encamp against me, My heart will not fear; Though war arise against me, In spite of this I shall be confident.
I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living.
Wait for the Lord; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord.
Psalms‬ ‭27:1‭-‬3‬, 13-14 ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.27.1.NASB1995

Thank You God for our Veterans who were willing to put their life on the line to protect our country and the vulnerable.

HAPPY VETERANS DAY!!🇺🇸

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

Wait and Trust

Oct13

Wait for the Lord; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord.
Psalms‬ ‭27:14‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.27.14.NASB1995

This week and three days last week have been about searching Psalm 27.

Verse 14 sums it all up.
First of all, it is all about God.
God is He who we need to seek, to trust. It is through Him, and Him alone, that we can be strong against the forces of evil and are able to fill our heart with courage. But how is this attainable?

WAIT.
Wait for the Lord. . .Wait for the Lord.
Sandwiched between those two phrases is where our protection, our strength, our courage are found. Are you willing to wait on the Lord? Willing to trust Him?

‭‭My soul, wait in silence for God only, For my hope is from Him. Psalms‬ ‭62:5‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.62.5.NASB1995

Yet those who wait for the Lord Will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary.
Isaiah‬ ‭40:31‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.40.31.NASB1995

Trust in the Lord with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding.
Proverbs‬ ‭3:5‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/pro.3.5.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

🌹Sharon

Lord, I Need You

Jun20

I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me and heard my cry. He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; Many will see and fear And will trust in the Lord.
Psalms 40:1‭-‬3 NASB

Wait for the Lord; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord.
Psalms 27:14 NASB

🌹Waiting is hard but so worth the end result. God is worth waiting for. Seek Him in prayer; reading and meditating on His word while trusting that He will answer at the perfect hour.

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

Trust & Rely

Mar30

O God, it is You who knows my folly, And my wrongs are not hidden from You.
May those who wait for You not be ashamed through me, O Lord God of hosts; May those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel,
Psalms 69:5-6 NASB

God, I am a sinner. My wrongs are not hidden from You. Wipe my sins away, dear God, and let not those who wait for You be ashamed nor those who seek You be dishonored through me, O God.

Because for Your sake I have borne reproach; Dishonor has covered my face.
Psalm 69:7

Jesus, may I bear unwarranted reproach and dishonor with courage as You did for my sake. May I be brave for the sake of the gospel.

I gave My back to those who strike Me, And My cheeks to those who pluck out the beard; I did not cover My face from humiliation and spitting. For the Lord God helps Me, Therefore, I am not disgraced; Therefore, I have set My face like flint, And I know that I will not be ashamed.
Isaiah 50:6‭-‬7 NASB

🌹Who is among you that fears the Lord, That obeys the voice of His servant, That walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God.
Isaiah 50:10 NASB

Continually Seeking Him, 

Sharon 

Where is Your Hope?

Nov17

O love the Lord, all you His godly ones! The Lord preserves the faithful And fully recompenses the proud doer. Be strong and let your heart take courage, All you who hope in the Lord.
Psalms 31:23‭-‬24 NASB

Love the Lord. Be faithful to the Lord. Be strong. LET YOUR HEART TAKE COURAGE.

Let your heart take courage. This phrase jumped off the page for me today. As I meditated on it I realized that I have no courage of my own. My courage is found and sustained in Christ alone. And I need to “take” this courage. I need to own it. God is my courage. I will take it.

My strength is in Christ alone. “When I am weak, He is strong”.

All of these commands and gifts are possible and available through hope in the Lord.

🌹Where is your hope? Who is your hope?

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

Be Strong & Courageous

May20

Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or tremble at them, for the Lord your God is the one who goes with you. He will not fail you or forsake you.”
Deuteronomy 31:6 NASB

And to Him (Jesus) was given dominion, Glory and a kingdom, That all the peoples, nations and men of every language Might serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion Which will not pass away; And His kingdom is one Which will not be destroyed. But the saints of the Highest One will receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, for all ages to come.’
Daniel 7:14‭, ‬18 NASB

The sovereign God has established His eternal plan, His eternal kingdom. No fear for the one who believes and trusts in Him. We can be strong and courageous when we walk boldly with God in His kingdom cause.

🌹God will not fail you nor forsake you. Do you believe that? Do you trust Him?

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

Not I, But Christ

Dec31

Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have ransomed me, O Lord, God of truth.
Psalms 31:5 NASB

And Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” Having said this, He breathed His last.
Luke 23:46 NASB

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
Galatians 2:20 NASB

O love the Lord, all you His godly ones! The Lord preserves the faithful And fully recompenses the proud doer. Be strong and let your heart take courage, All you who hope in the Lord.
Psalms 31:23‭-‬24 NASB

🌹Ransomed. Who lives in you?

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

You Are Responsible

Sep1

When I say to the wicked, ‘You will surely die,’ and you do not warn him or speak out to warn the wicked from his wicked way that he may live, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand. Yet if you have warned the wicked and he does not turn from his wickedness or from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered yourself.
Ezekiel 3:18‭-‬19 NASB

Most up us know that God has sent us to share the gospel message to the unsaved, those walking in blindness and their wickedness. The message of salvation is our responsibility as the children of God. His disciples. His ambassadors. It is a responsibility God takes seriously. Do you?

But I’m not so sure that we take seriously the guidance of the family of God.

Again, when a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I place an obstacle before him, he will die; since you have not warned him, he shall die in his sin, and his righteous deeds which he has done shall not be remembered; but his blood I will require at your hand. However, if you have warned the righteous man that the righteous should not sin and he does not sin, he shall surely live because he took warning; and you have delivered yourself.”
Ezekiel 3:20-‬21 NASB

God created His church that we may encourage one another in the faith but to also draw a wayward soul back to repentance. We cannot stand silent while our brother or sister walk away from the Lord. Our hearts should break at the waywardness of another child of God. There are consequences for us if we do not counsel the wayward one.

The good news is that we do not have to do it alone.

But when I speak to you, I will open your mouth and you will say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ He who hears, let him hear; and he who refuses, let him refuse; for they are a rebellious house.
Ezekiel 3:27 NASB

To accomplish God’s will you must be walking in a personal relationship with Him so that you can clearly hear His guidance.
(That means knowing His Word (the Bible), praying, being part of the community of God (fellowship).

🌹God gives us the courage, strength, words of counsel to speak truth to others, lost as well as the saved.

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

Until I See His Face

Aug2

But I have received everything in full and have an abundance; I am amply supplied, having received from Epaphroditus what you have sent, a fragrant aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God. And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Now to our God and Father be the glory forever and ever. Amen. –Philippians 4:18-20

As for you, the anointing which you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you abide in Him. Now, little children, abide in Him, so that when He appears, we may have confidence and not shrink away from Him in shame at His coming. — 1 John 2:27-28

For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known. — 1 Corinthians 13:12

God most high and holy
To You I send my praise
You are all I need Lord
Each and every day.

You are my strength and refuge
My courage in the race
Help me, Lord, to press on
Until I see Your face.

Continually seeking Him,

Sharon