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  • Daily Dose of Encouragement: Gratefuls – 15

    Today, I am grateful for my chiropractor’s office. They are so caring and kind. They care for the whole person, not just a condition. In thinking of joy today, this verse came to mind. We have used it before, but it encourages my heart especially on weaker days. Nehemiah 8:10b “…And do not be grieved,…

  • Daily Dose of Encouragement: Gratefuls – 1

    My grateful today is for joy. Yes, I am grateful for joy. God gives us not only salvation, but joy! We can sing before Him, making a joyful noise! Psalm 95:1-2 “1  O come, let us sing unto the Lord: Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. 2  Let us…

  • Daily Dose of Encouragement: Sacrifice of Thanksgiving, Cont 2

    We continue looking at verses that tell us about the sacrifice of praise, thanksgiving, and joy. There is so much to contemplate in these verses. I encourage you to meditate on them. Psalm 27:6 And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I…

  • Daily Dose of Encouragement: Joy and Strength

    Nehemiah 8:10 is a verse that is special to me. It came to mind this morning as I am weary, but my to do list is robust. “10 Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day…

  • Daily Dose of Encouragement: A Dichotomy

    Yesterday, rolling (scooter, you know) down the streets of Lansing with dear faithful servants of God singing praises to our dear Savior, my heart was stirred. It was a piece of heaven on earth. Yet, the reason that we were praising together was that we were moving a ministry to a new location where they…

  • Daily Dose of Encouragement: Sorrow and Joy

    As suffering has come, something has struck me. Sorrow and joy can coexist. This concept is so hard to grasp, especially when you are in the thick of it. Check out this blog post which explains it so well. Here are some Scriptures that the blog talks about: Romans 5:3-4 1 Peter 4:13 John 16:20…

  • Daily Dose of Encouragement: Yet I Will Rejoice

    This passage is one that I come back to often. We have talked about it each year in Home Connections. Winter is hard with isolation, sicknesses, and many gray skies. Many of you are going through difficult things right now. How will we respond? Habakkuk 3:17-19 “17 Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither…

  • Daily Dose of Encouragement: Rejoice

    We just have a simple verse for today. A simple verse, but one that I need to be reminded of often. Philippians 4:4 “4 Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.” When do we rejoice in the Lord? ALWAYS! When do we rejoice in the Lord? ALWAYS! When do we rejoice in…

  • Daily Dose of Encouragement: Full Joy

    John 15:11 “11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.” (Read all of John 15!) Jesus wants us to have joy. He came so that we may have joy, not just joy, but full joy. It is not something that we…

  • Daily Dose of Encouragement: Prayer, Part 18

    My prayer for each of you today, Romans 15:13, “13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.” Our God can fill you with hope, joy, and peace!