Psalm 91 - Safety

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Psalm 91 - Thoughts - Safety: Those who live in the shelter of God's power will say, "God is my fortress and refuge, in God we trust." God will protect y...

: Nothing to Fear

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Nothing to Fear: Let us look to the monumental pillars, reminders of what the Lord has done to comfort us and to save us from the hand of the destroyer. Let...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Mysteries Explained

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Mysteries Explained: All that has perplexed us in the providences of God will in the world to come be made plain. The things hard to be understood will then fin...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: How I was Raised

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: How I was Raised: I was raised to believe that God the Father is vengeful, and would immediately punish for any infraction of His law. I was raised to be sca...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Listen Up !

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Listen Up !: People all around the world, who are in desperate need of hope, are responding with joy to the message of hope - Jesus is coming soon! Wha...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Intervention

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Intervention: Everywhere people fear an explosion that will sink our civilzation. Our world is in an undone state, and unless Jesus Christ intervenes, an...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: 3 Wonders

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: 3 Wonders: John Newton, who came out of the depths of sin to become a noble preacher, said that there were 3 wonders he would see in the light of his e...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Constant, Perfect Peace

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Constant, Perfect Peace: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Constant, Perfect Peace : There will be peace, constant peace, flowing into the soul, for the rest is found in perfect su...

Chicago vacation

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Chicago vacation: For a Summer vacation we decided to drive to Chicago staying overnight in Joliet, Illinois. In the morning we debated whether to take a com...

How to Study Holy Scripture

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: How to Study Holy Scripture: We should only study the Holy Scriptures with a prayer dependence on God, and a sincere desire to learn His will. We must come with a hu...

Silence of the Soul

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Silence of the Soul: When every other voice is hushed, and in quietness we wait before Him, the silence of the soul makes more distinct the voice of God.   He...

!!!: Stop being Angry!

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Stop being Angry!: Commit everything you do to God, Trust Him and He will help you! Be still in the presence of God, and wait patiently for Him to act. Do...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Hypnotism

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Hypnotism: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Deceptive Power : There are few who have any just conception of the deceptive power of hypnotism and spiritualism and the...

It will Go Better for You If...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: It will Go Better for You If...: Things will go better for you, if you follow God's way and teachings. God will protect you and lead you.

The Greatness of Man's Character

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: The Strong Man: "Physically, Samson was the strongest man upon the earth; but in self-control, integrity, and firmness (character), he was one of the ...

Jesus Thirsts for Our Love

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Our Jesus Thirsts for Our Love: Our Redeemer thirsts for recognition. He hungers for the sympathy and love of those whom He has purchased with His own blood. He longs with ...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Stupendous Crisis Coming

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Stupendous Crisis Coming: The present is a time of overwhelming interest to all living. Rulers and statesmen, (those) who occupy positions of trust and authority, t...

Statesmen

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Statesmen: The Holy Spirit "still controls to some extent the laws of the Land. Were it not for these laws, the condition of the world would be m...

: God's Leading Statesmen

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: God's Leading Statesmen: God has His agents among the leading men and women of the nation. With unanswerable arguments statesmen who fear the Lord are influenced by...

Solving the Problem

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Solve the Problem: There are not many, even among educators and statesmen, who comprehend the causes that underlie the present state of society.  Those who ho...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Problems of Marriage

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Problems of Marriage: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Problems of Marriage : Satan hates marriage - this is no surprise. He is behind all marriage problems! Satan causes st...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Dear Friend

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Dear Friend: Dear Friend: God loves you so much. Go to Him with your problems, your worries, your heartbreak. He understands. He will not judge you. He ...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Our Plans May Fail, But...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Our Plans May Fail, but...: If we plan according to our own ideas, the Lord will leave us to our own mistakes. But, when, after following His directions, we are brought...

Limit to satan's Power

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Limit to satan's Power: Satan… knows better than we do the limit of his power, and how easily he can be overcome if we resist him and face him. Through Divine str...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Unpardonable Sin

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Unpardonable Sin: No one need to look upon the unpardonable sin against the Holy Spirit as mysterious. The unpardonable sin is the persistent refusal to rep...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Its Been a Rough 3 Weeks

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Its Been a Rough 3 Weeks: I’ve been going thru a rough 3 weeks. Unfortunately, I was going by feeling and not by faith. Satan was getting a strong hold on my emotio...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Satan's Lies Debunked

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Satan's Lies Debunked: If we believe Satan’s lies, we will begin to doubt God, forget that God loves us, and focus on our hopelessness. Jesus stood up against S...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: The Christian Life

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: The Christian Life: While the Christian's life will be characterized by humility, it should not be marked with sadness and self-depreciation. ...It is no...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: God Rescues Every Time

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: God Rescues Every Time: God hears His people when they call to Him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted, He ...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: What To Do Right Now

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: What To Do Right Now: God loves you so much. He gave His life to save you from eternal death. He longs for you to be happy now and in your eternal Home in Heav...

What are Your Plans

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Your Plans: Lay all your plans before God, to be carried out or given up, as His providence shall indicate. Accept God's plans instead of your ow...

Recipe for HEALTH

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: HEALTH: Dear friend, I pray above all else that you may prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers. The Lord says, "My child, listen...

Self-Respect

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Self-worth, Self-Respect: Many struggle with feelings of self-worth and value. The Lord has given each one of us a sense of self respect, and this must not be oppo...

Conscious Dignity

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Conscious Dignity: It is the privilege of everyone to so live that God will approve and bless (her). ….It is not the will of your heavenly Father that you sh...

What God Doesn't Do

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: What God Doesn't Do: In my life experience, I have found that God doesn't do certain things. For instance: God doesn't stroke our egos; nor does He g...

!: Fashion

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Fashion: If any thing is keeping you from God, then get rid of that thing. I recently rid myself of all my beauty, fashion and makeover books, etc...

What does God Hate?

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: What does God Hate?: Just finished reading "Gods Lamb, our High Priest" by Loren Seibold in Signs of the Times November 2015 magazine. A caption on pag...

God's Free Love

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: God's Free Love: God's love cannot be bought - He gives it freely.

Thanksgiving Remembered

In the late 1950s and early 1960s thanksgiving time meant lots and lots of heavy wet snow. The drifts, along our driveway - from shoveling snow, were 8 to 10 feet high! Yes! I have photos!

School was closed for a week. On Thanksgiving Day the family left early, bundled in blankets, and traveled 2 to 2.5 hours to Grandma's 1880s house. The speed limit was about 45 mph, but if the roads were bad the trip laster longer. There were no heated seats, no hi-tech car heater; just an on/off switch for heat and a fan. I suppose the heat came off the car engine, and no seat belts!

We had dinner with Dad's big family, and grandma's 2 boarders, on Thanksgiving Day. The usual fare was turkey, duck, and ham. Served with gravy from all 3 meats. Also homemade rolls, homemade whipped potatoes (made with real butter, whole milk and a little cream), homemade cranberry sauce with pieces or orange rind and fruit, and homemade variety of pie, cake and also salads. After lunch (or dinner, as Grandma called the noon meal), the adults would sip Grandpas homemade grape wine, and the kids would play.

At 6 pm (after sandwiches, cake and pie) our immediate family loaded back into the car and we drove 2.5 hours to the other grandparents 1910 brick house. Grandma W would serve us an evening snack and then bed us down for the night.
On Friday we would have another thanksgiving feast with mom's sister and brother and their families, and of course, grandma and grandpa W.

Happy Thanksgiving

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Happy Thanksgiving: Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! God"s Blessings to all, whether friend or foe. God loves each of us.  Let us love Him in return f...

: MORNEAU - Prayer

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: MORNEAU - Prayer: Have been reading superior books on intercessory prayer by Roger Morneau (1925-1998). Roger was once a spiritist, he communicated with evi...

We are Never Abandoned

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: We are Never Abandoned: Christ will never abandon those for whom He has died. We may leave Him and be overwhelmed with temptation, but Christ can never turn from ...

In Answer to the Prayer of Faith

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: In Answer to the Prayer of Faith: It is a part of God’s plan to grant us, in answer to the prayer of faith, that which He would not bestow did we not thus ask. The Great C...

Why Worship God?

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Why Worship God?: Why worship God when the ungodly are rich and happy?   "Such words are spoken against Me!” says God.   But you reply, "What...

Your Past Experience

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Your Past Experience: Whatever may have been your past experience, however discouraging your present circumstances, if you will come to Jesus just as you are: we...

God Believes in You!

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: God Believes in You!: God is so powerful that He could force us to love Him, but God doesn’t use force, because He loves us and wants us to love Him back . ...

Our Prayers Cannot Die Away

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Our Prayers Cannot Die Away: Amid the anthems of the celestial choir, God hears the cries of the weakest human being.   ...They may be inaudible to any human ear, bu...

Answered Prayer

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Answered Prayer: The prayers you offer in loneliness, in weariness, in trial, God answers - not always according to your expectations, but always for your g...

I thank God for you

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: I thank God for you: I have not stopped thanking God for you (the reader), I pray for you daily. Ephesians 1:16 Even before God created the world, He loved u...

Don't Be Anxious

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Don't Be Anxious: Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanks to God!, present your requests to God. And ...

: Cesspool

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Cesspool: After Ezra L Longway fell into a cesspool covered with floating grass, he said: "Oftentimes the devil's "cesspools" are...

Curses into Blessings

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Curses to Blessings: The Lord will turn a curse into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loves you! The Lord is silently planning for thee in love, fo...

Wealth & Finances

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Finances: "There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing; and one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches." Proverbs 13:7 &qu...

However Feeble

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: However Feeble: Never a prayer is offered, however faltering; never a tear is shed, however secret;  never a sincere desire after God is cherished, howev...

: God's Promise of Protection

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: God's Promise of Protection: Those who live in the secret place of God will live under the shadow of the Almighty. ...You will not be afraid of the terror of night; no...

An Animal's Love

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: An Animal's Love: "The intelligence displayed by many [mute] animals approaches so closely to human intelligence that it is a mystery. The animals see...

Eye has not seen

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Eye has not seen: Eyes have not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the mind of mankind, the things that God has prepared for those who love Him. ...

O Those Tomatoes and What a Night!

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Tomatoes and What a Night!: At our new home I decided to grow tomatoes.   Being a city-girl I decided one tomato plant produced only two tomatoes a year so planted t...

Veterans Day

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Veterans Day: Thinking of my male relatives this Veterans Day. My army commando-dad who was on the USS Missouri and witnessed the Japanese surrender. Uncle Harley Bossman who came across Dad in the Solomon Islands. My ...

: Complaints? Pray!

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Complaints? Pray!: Stop stomping around complaining about stuff; get on your knees and Pray!

Standards

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Standards: It is a law both of the intellectual and the spiritual nature that by seeing we become changed.  The mind gradually adapts itself to the su...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: If You Only Knew

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: If You Only Knew: If you only knew how much the Father and the Son and Holy Spirit love you; you would live for, and love God. Read the Gospel of Luke to le...

Solving the Problem

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Solve the Problem: There are not many, even among educators and statesmen, who comprehend the causes that underlie the present state of society.  Those who ho...

No Class is Excluded

Christ's love is for everyone, no class is excluded. Jesus Christ identifies Himself with every child of humanity.
Based on Desire of Ages, p 638, Ellen G White, Pacific Press Publishing Association

3 Wonders

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: 3 Wonders: John Newton, who came out of the depths of sin to become a noble preacher, said that there were 3 wonders he would see in the light of his e...

Problems of Marriage

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Problems of Marriage: Satan hates marriage - this is no surprise. He is behind all marriage problems! Satan causes strife, arguments, anger, adultery, jealous...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Lord's Prayer, Modernized

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Lord's Prayer, Modernized: Our Father in Heaven, holy is Your name. Your kingdom come, May Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven Please give us today our sp...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: UFO's

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: UFO's: On May 7, 2013 there was an article regarding an increase of widespread, worldwide UFO sightings in the months of March and April 2013. Wi...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Respect Your Wife

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Respect Your Wife: This is the second thing you do, says God. You cry and weep, covering the Lords altar with tears. Saying "why doesn't God accept...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Hawaii / California Vacation Part 1

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Hawaii / California Vacation Part 1: Once we took a wonderful vacation to Hawaii & California. On Waikiki we rode war canoes and experienced the thrill of the ocean waves, ...

Hawaii / California Vacation Part 2

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Hawaii / California Vacation Part 2: Later our seventeen-minute flight to Honolulu where we caught a Boeing to San Francisco. Most people leave the islands around midnight so t...

Thanksgiving Recipe - Colorful Corn Salad

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Colorful Corn Salad: INGREDIENTS 2 – 11 oz cans of canned sweet corn niblets 2 c diced green pepper 2 c diced red pepper 2 c diced celery 1 c chopped green ...

Thanksgiving Food - Zucchini Boats

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Zucchini Boats - Entree: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Zucchini Boats - Entree : Debra’s Zucchini Boats From the kitchen of: Debra M INGREDIENTS Two large zucchini 1 pk...

A Real Battle

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: A Real Battle: Whenever there is a witness for God, Satan will seek to negate the witness and bring discouragement. ...I can testify that Satan is not a m...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Bible Study Website

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Bible Study Website: Please check Into:  www.biblestudies.com It is really worth your time, and will answer many questions from Holy Scripture. Jesus says,...

True Rest - Justification

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Find True Rest - Justification: This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe…. All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, an...

Angel Encounter! - True Story

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Angel Encounter!: In 2012 I was walking downtown to my job. A disturbed man came at me walking like a gorilla. I tried to ignore him, but he shoved me. The n...

: Even if....

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Even if....: Even if we are in a bad situation at work, at home, in anything...God is still  with us. All we need to do is pray and God is right there ...

: BFF - Best Friend Forever

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: BFF - Best Friend Forever: Jesus is eager to be your BFF. He has not changed with the years. His love is as strong, His understanding as perfect, His sympathy as dee...

Silently Planning

God is silently planning for you in love, because it matters to Him about you.

: A Mother's Best Friend

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: A Mother's Best Friend: Your compassionate Redeemer is watching you with love and sympathy, ready to hear your prayers and to render you the assistance which you n...

Mothers

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Mothers: How often will [the mother/also wives] feel her burden's weight heavier than she can bear; and then how precious the privilege of taki...

: VBS - Vacation Bible School

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: VBS - Vacation Bible School: In the 1960's - during two weeks in June - from nine a.m. until noon - mornings were spent at Missouri Synod Lutheran Vacation Bible Sc...