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  • 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: Psalm 57:2

    Yesterday we looked at Psalm 57:1 and saw what God does for us and who He is. Today, we are going to look at verse 2. We will be looking at this chapter over the next few days. Psalm 57:2 “2 I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for…

  • Daily Dose of Encouragement: Psalm 116:7

    It is so easy to worry and fret. I struggle with this as the challenges of the days come up. How about you? One thing that God continues to deal with my heart about is resting in Him and realizing that He is in control. He is not worried or upset. Basically, He is teaching…

  • Daily Dose of Encouragement: Psalm 27:5-7

    God gives us great comfort in these verses for the times we need shelter and our heads are bowed low. Psalm 27:5-7 “5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock. 6 And…

  • Daily Dose of Encouragement: Acts 16:25

    Some of you are in a dark place right now, feeling imprisoned, feeling overwhelmed. Everything around seems gray or even black. You have been through a fight and are in the midst of a fight. Paul and Silas show us one way to handle it when that has happened. In Acts 16:16-28, they were flogged,…

  • Daily Dose of Encouragement: 2 Corinthians 1:8-9

    So, recently, I have just been overwhelmed with life, daily survival tasks, and health-related needs. Do you feel overwhelmed? over-troubled? over-lonely? Today it hit me. I have been trying to do it all in my own strength. Have you ever tried to do it all in your strength? Paul and his companions also felt overwhelmed…

  • Daily Dose of Encouragement: Romans 5:3-5

    Endurance. I’ll be honest. My endurance is a bit lacking recently. A new treatment that is working means many, many appointments after work as well as doing exercises from the appointments. It is helping. It is exhausting. Yet, I know that what I am doing now is minor compared to what many of you have…

  • Daily Dose of Encouragement: Romans 11:33-36

    God is an amazing God. As we mentioned in our Thankful Thursday post today, He loves us and wants relationship with us. Because of this, we can trust Him. We know that His plans are not ours. We know that sometimes we don’t understand why He is doing things in our life or what He…

  • Daily Dose of Encouragement: Revelation 3:19-20

    Revelation 3:19-20 “19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. 20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.” In these verses we see…