September 30

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Have you ever caught yourself expelling a deep sigh of

resignation after turning off the evening news. Or

perhaps it's like a groan of exasperation. This beloved

nation faces an uncertain future, and it's easy sometimes

to feel helpless and afraid. Helplessness, however, is a

good place to begin the day. Meet God early, often and

earnestly turn your sighs into words, confidently lay

your request before him. (Barb Kugle) 

SCRIPTURE:

Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my sighing.

Psalm 5:1

This is the very time we need to be faithful in prayer

and confident, that although the future is uncertain,

we serve a God who is certain!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

September 29

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

The deepest word is... Soul.

The longest word... Eternity.

The swiftest word is... Time.

The nearest word is... Now.

The meanest word is. Sin.

The broadest word is... Truth.

The strongest word is... Right.

The truest word is... Love.

The sweetest word is... Home.

The dearest word is... Mother.

The greatest word is... God.

(Author Unknown)

SCRIPTURE:

Be ye doers of the word, and not hears only.

James 1:22 (KJV)

Words without action are meaningless. Action without

love is empty! 

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

September 28

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

God is constantly on the lookout, ready to rescue you,

whenever you fall or falter. Scripture says that he bends

down from heaven to deal with your affairs, lifting you up

when you're on the ash heap of life. He not only lifts you

from the dirt, he sets you in places of healing, where your

heart is strengthened and your spirit is renewed.

(Moments of Peace in the presence of God)

SCRIPTURE:

He takes the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from

the ash heap. Psalm 113:7

Are you on the ash heap of life today? Take heart...God is

waiting to rescue you!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

September 27

Greetings: God bless you this Lord's Day!

SCRIPTURE:

Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?

(Corrie Ten Boom)

SCRIPTURE:

Jesus speaking, said, "Isaiah was right when he prophesied

about you: These people honor me with their lips, but their

hearts are far from me."

Matthew 15:8

Make your prayers to God as fresh as your conversation with 

your loved ones!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

September 26

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Fear is a predator. It crouches in the shadows and strikes its

prey, you, waiting for in sign on your part of weakness and

vulnerability. When fear strikes, it can ravage your life, 

destroy your talent and wipe out your resources. God has

given you a mighty sword with which to fight the predator,

fear-your faith. (Moments of Peace in the Presence of God.)

SCRIPTURE:

The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear?

The Lord is the strength of my life, of whom shall I be

afraid? Psalm 27:1 (NKJV)

Fear cripples our ability to grow!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

September 25

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Perfectionism and its control over our lives stands

seriously in the way of our growth and well-being,

emotionally, spiritually, and even physically. Life's

lessons comes through failures probably more than

successes. Through our failures we learn humility.

We learn to look to others for help and guidance.

We learn to let others fail too(Hazelden Meditations)

SCRIPTURE:

Though he stumble he will not fall, for the Lord 

upholds him with his hand. Psalm 37:24 

Failure is not fatal...but failing to try is!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

September 24

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

My love is like a cabbage

That's easily cut in two.

The leaves I give to others,

But the heart I give to you.

(Tyrone)

SCRIPTURE:

Love the Lord you God with all your heart

and all your soul and with all your strength.

Deuteronomy 6:4

God wants the heart of each of us. Scattered leaves

will not do!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

September 23

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Faith is not born at the negotiating table, where you barter 

gifts in exchange for his goodness. Faith is not a reward

given to the most learned. It's not a prize given to the most

disciplined. It's not a title bequeathed on the most religious.

Faith is a desperate dive out of a sinking boat of human effort

and pray that God will be there to pull you out of the water!

(Max Lucado-From Elva Smithson)

SCRIPTURE:

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and

this is not from yourselves, it is a gift from God.

Ephesians 2:8

Faith is knowing that you can't save yourself, but believing

with all your heart, that God can!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

September 22

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Sadly Judy Garland, likely, never found that carefree place,

'over the rainbow.' Her last few years revealed a harsh worn

face. But no matter what you've weathered in life-or perhaps

enduring right now-you can find peace. Wisdom, the kind

God can provide, will help you shine in your darkness,

transforming your appearance to reflect His love. If cares

have stolen your joy, seek Him, respond to Him and you 

will see a dramatic difference in the mirror (Adam Colwell) 

SCRIPTURE:

Wisdom brightens a man's face and changes its hard appearance

Ecclesiastes 8:1

Off times our face reflects our experiences. If we want the world

to know there is joy in living a Christian life, we must reflect that

joy in the expressions we wear!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

September 21

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Just as the footpath through the woods winds its way

past twisting roots and low-hung branches, the narrow

way that leads to God may be full of obstacles. Someday

you'll be able to look back and rejoice over the path not

taken. (Moments of Peace in the Presence of God)

SCRIPTURE:

Make me go in the path of thy commandments; for therein

do I delight. Psalm 119:35 (KJV)

The path God has chosen for you, may at times, seem narrow, 

long and weary. But remember: At the end of the path God's

waiting for you!

KNow I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

September 18

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Change thoughts and you change the person. If today's thoughts 

are tomorrow's actions, what happens when we fill our minds

with thoughts of God's love? Will standing beneath a downpour

of God's grace change the way we feel about others? Rather

than store up sour, store up sweet.

( Max Lucado-From Elva Smithson)

SCRIPTURE:

Whatever is true, whatever is honorable...Is there anything worthy

of praise, think on these things. Philippians 4:8

The power of positive thinking will improve health as well!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda 

September 17

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Even if everyone of your deeds was a step to heaven, it

would never reach high enough. Only God's mercy can

take you there. (Touched by an Angel)

SCRIPTURE:

God our savior saved us, not because of righteous things

we had done, but because of his mercy. Titus 3:4-5

Thank God for his mercy!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

September 16

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

"This is the day," includes every day. Divorce days, final

exam days, tax days. Sending your first-born off to college

days. God made this day, ordained this hard hour, designed

the details of this wrenching moment. He isn't on holiday.

He still sits in the cockpit, and occupies the universe's

throne. Each day emerges from God's drawing room,

including this one. (Max Lucado-From Elva Smithson)

SCRIPTURE:

This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be

glad in it. Psalm 118:24

Remember: Each day is a gift, including this one!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

September 15

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Waiting is never your choice, but you can choose how

you wait in the meantime. Allow your hope in God to

bring health to your soul and renewed strength to

your prayers. Be confident that he will work in his

way and his time. (Adam Colwell)

SCRIPTURE:

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but longing fulfilled

is the tree of life Proverbs 13:12

As I've said before, God's waiting room is not the most

comfortable place to be, but perhaps it is where we grow

the most spiritually!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

September 14

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Our struggles with other people always take their toll

on us. They often push us to behavior we're not proud

of. No battle is worth the damage nearly every battle

can cause .(Hazelden Meditations)

SCRIPTURE:

When a man's ways are pleasing to the Lord, he makes

even his enemies live at peace with him. Proverbs 16:7

When we meet an adversary with peaceful intent, God

will help us accomplish the peace we seek!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

September 13

Greetings: God bless you this Lord's Day!

Happy Grandparents Day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

God designed beauty to be dynamic, to renew itself in change. The

seasons are perhaps nature's best example of this. You watch as 

summer's bright greens give way to fall's warmer colors, then fade

into winter's gray and white, Just when you long for the sight of green

again spring comes, bringing more buds of change and new life. God

must have known we would need visuals to remind us of his purpose

in change. (Moments of Peace in the Presence of God)

SCRIPTURE:

It was you (God) who set the boundaries of earth. You made both

summer and winter. Psalm 74:17

The seasons remind us so much of life: Spring-new birth and young

life. Summer-the fullness of love and young families. Fall-empty nest

and letting go. Winter-old age and declining health. This is God's way

of preparing us for the coming of a NEW SPRING in our lives!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda  

September 12

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Have you ever worked a jigsaw puzzle and found yourself searching

desperately for that last piece to complete the puzzle? You repeatedly

scan the table, but you just can't find it, even though you know it must

be right there in front of you. When you finally discover the missing

piece you want to sound a trumpet! You've completed a beautiful

picture by filling in that empty space. (Adam Cowell)

SCRIPTURE:

Suppose a shepherd has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Will

he not leave the ninety-nine and go after the lost sheep?

Luke 15:4

God is like that with you and me. Without us, his picture is not complete

and he will go to desperate measures to complete the picture!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

September 11

Greetings: God bless you this day!

Please fly your flag today and remember the families that lost

loved ones in 9-11

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

What if things only get worse? Christ tells us that they will.

He predicts spiritual bailouts, ecological turmoil and world

wide persecution, yet in the midst of this, he contends bravery

is still an option. In this dangerous day, with financial collapse

terrorist on the loose, we have every reason to retreat, but Jesus

told his disciples, "Don't freak out when bad stuff happens. See to 

it that you finish your work, with special focus and extra resolve."

(Max Lucado-From Elva Smithson)

SCRIPTURE:

You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you

are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to

come. Matthew 24:6

However things may look and whoever feels they're in charge...

Remember, it is God who is in charge!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

September 10

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Conscientious service is not hard to buy, willing

service is somewhat rarer, but loving service is

beyond price  and no one can command it.

(Mary Burchell)

SCRIPTURE;

Freely you have received, freely give. 

Matthew 10:10

God does not necessarily call the qualified. He can

qualify the willing into loving service!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda 

September 9

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Isn't it wonderful when you discover you're not facing

a big decision alone, but have the Lord's help. You had

a problem you didn't know how to fix, then you pray,

and suddenly you have a new idea or solution. How

exciting it is when you realize He stepped in.

(Connie Peters)

SCRIPTURE:

Pray that the Lord your God will tell us where we should

go and what we should do. Jeremiah 42:3

It really challenges our faith when God's answer is wait, or 

worse, when his answer is no. We do not have the wisdom

to always be right in how we pray. When his answer is wait

or no, we grow in faith, if we put our trust in him!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda 

September 8

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

What do you do when people mistreat you or those you love? Does

the fire of anger boil within you? Or do you reach, somewhere, to

some source of cool water and pull out a bucket of mercy-to free

yourself? Don't get on a roller coaster of resentment and anger.

(Max Lucado-From Elva Smithson)

SCRIPTURE:

If you suffer for doing good, and you are patient, then God is

pleased. 1 peter 2:20 (NCV)

When I encounter injustice, my first inclination is to rise up and

swat it down...and I'm sorry to admit that happens more often than

a cool head!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

September 7

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Realize that life is a school and your are here to learn,

pass all your tests. Problems are simply part of the

curriculum that appear and fade away life algebra class.

But the lessons you learn will last a life time.

(From Dot Barr)

SCRIPTURE:

Let the wise listen and add to their learning.

Proverbs 1:5

We all learn more from listening than talking and more

from doing than saying!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

September 6

Greetings: God bless you this Lord's Day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

At Washington, DC Metro Station, world famous violinist,

Joshua Bell, incognito, conducted an experiment for the

Washington Post. He played his violin for an hour. In that 

time only 6 people stopped to listen. Some threw a dollar 

his way and continued on. Several children stopped, only to

have a parent tug them away. One of the greatest musicians

in the world, played one of the most intricate pieces ever

written, on a violin worth 3.5 million. Two days after he had

played to a sold out house in a Boston theater, at an average

of 100 dollars a seat. One of the conclusions reached of the

experiment: If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to

some of the finest music ever written, played by one of the best

musicians of the world, on one of the most beautiful instruments

ever made...How many other things are we missing?

(From Phyllis Leonard)

SCRIPTURE:

He was in the world and though the world was made through him,

the world did not recognize him. John 1:10

Are you missing the best things in life?

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

September 5

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Hope springs from a heart that trusts God. Without hope,

your life would quickly turn bleak. But with this virtue in

your heart, every dark cloud and uncertain sky holds clouds

with silver linings. (Moments of Peace in the Presence of God)

SCRIPTURE:

O Lord, you alone are my hope, I've trusted you, O Lord, from

childhood. Psalm 71:5 (NLT)

What the world needs most is hope!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda 

September 4

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Have you ever felt like nothing more could possibly go 

wrong in your life? Naomi, a woman who lost her husband

and both sons, was definitely feeling that way. Her story, in

the book of Ruth, started out as one of hopelessness. She

felt that the hand of the Lord was against her. Ruth her

daughter-in-law would not give up on her. Ruth vowed,

"Your people will be my people and your God my God."

Naomi discovered that the Lord had not left her at all. Do

you know any Naomi's that need to know God is still there

for them? (Adam Colwell) 

SCRIPTURE:

May those who fear you rejoice when they see me, for I have put

my trust in your word. Psalm 119:74

If everything is going wrong for you today...hang in there, tomorrow's 

another day and God will be there, waiting, to handle anything you're

willing to trust to his care!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

September 3

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Live life with the three E's...Energy, Enthusiasm, Empathy,

and the three F's...Faith, Family and Friends.

(Author Unknown-From Dot Barr)

SCRIPTURE:

His compassions never fail. They are new every morning;

great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23

Remembering the above scripture, will help us live the above

thought!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

September 2

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Even when you achieve the goals you've set, you sometimes

arrive at the finish line only to feel your victory is empty and

meaningless. Too late you realize that the furious run was in

the wrong direction. God measures success in terms of faith,

hope and love. It is never too late to begin following his lead.

Your consequent victory will bring lasting satisfaction and a

sense of true success. 

(Moments of Peace in the Presence of God)

SCRIPTURE:

Lead me in the path of your commands, because that makes me 

happy. Make me want to keep your rules instead of wishing for

riches. Keep me from looking at worthless things. Let me live

by your word. Psalm 119:35-37 (NCV)

True success is not measured in how we look, what kind of car

we drive or the house we live in!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

 

September 1

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

There was a story about a man bitten by a dog who had

rabies. The man begin to make a list and the doctor said,

"You don't have to make out your will, rabies can be cured"

He replied, "Oh, I'm not making out my will. I'm making

a list of the people I want to bite." Couldn't we all make a

list. Friends, who are not always friendly. Neighbors, who

are not always neighborly. Workers, who never work. We

sometimes keep a list, snarl and snap at people. God wants

your list. He wants you to leave the list at the cross.

(Max Lucado-From Elva Smithson)

SCRIPTURE:

Love does not keep record of wrongs. 1 Corinthians 13:5

 If you must be a list keeper, this month keep a list of everything 

your loved ones do that's good!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda