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