Author: Pam R

What do you have that God hasn’t given you? And if everything you have is from God, why boast as though it were not a gift?1 Corinthians 4:7b NLT *** “Life itself, eyes to see and hands to touch, a mind to shape ideas, and a heart to beat with love are all gifts from God.” unknown *** My God will use his glorious riches to give you everything you need. He will do this through Christ Jesus.Philippians 4:19 ERV…

God, thank you for waking me up this morning. I want to embrace every day, however limited my day may be, as a gift from God. I want to live this day to its fullest. I know there are things I can no longer do. I know I am facing daily limitations. But I want…

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.James 1:17 NIV *** Every good gift that we have had from the cradle up has come from God. If a man just stops to think what he has to praise God for, he will…

In 2 Kings 2:9, Elijah was about to leave his servant and be taken to heaven. When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken from you?”“Let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,” Elisha replied.2 Kings 2:9 NIV The question for the study group…

See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! 1 John 3:1a NIV *** “We are children, perhaps, at the very moment when we know that it is as children that God loves us—not because we have deserved his love and not…

May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 NIV *** Hope works in these ways: it looks for the good in people instead of harping on the worst; it discovers…

Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob,whose hope is in the Lord their God.Psalm 146:5 NIV *** “Hope is the feeling we have that the feeling we have is not permanent.” Mignon McLaughlin *** Be strong and take heart,all you who hope in the Lord.Psalm 31:24 NIV *** God’s reckless grace is our greatest hope.Timothy Keller ***…

Life is filled with things you don’t expect, but the Bible tells us to respond by trusting God and continuing to worship him.Laura Story *** Though I sit in darkness,the Lord will be my light …He will bring me out into the light;I will see his righteousness.Micah 7:8b, 9b NIV *** And no matter how great the…

💡 I’m a lightbulb—always bright, unless I’m burned out.💡 I’m a lightbulb—hot under pressure, cool in the socket.💡 I’m a lightbulb—people only notice me when I go out.💡 I’m a lightbulb—I shine brighter when surrounded by darkness.💡 I’m a lightbulb—I get replaced when I stop working.💡 I’m a lightbulb—people expect me to be on all…

“Here’s another way to put it: You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We’re going public with this, as public as a city on a hill. If I make you light-bearers, you don’t think I’m going to hide you under a bucket,…