Monthly Archives | December 2016

LOOK UP

Posted on December 26, 2016 | By

LOOK UP

During the holidays, or on other special occasions, some of you will become depressed, sad, or just feel “blah.” God knows all about your individual situation. He is waiting for you to look up to Him. He wants to pour his love, strength, faith, joy, and peace into your life – to make you feel whole again. God wants you to have an intimate relationship with Him, which will make your problems secondary to the plans he has for your life. Sometimes we can get so accustom to looking down, that we stop looking up. Start by looking up to the sky. God’s sky is so beautiful with all of the detailed art work. You too, are His detailed art work. In the sky is a message of hope for you. Look up! Look up! God keeps His promises. God loves you.

Psalm121:1-8                                                                                                I lift my eyes to the mountains- where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip- he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord watch over you – the Lord is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will keep you from all harm- he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.

Virginia White-Jones

HEALED AS YOU GO

Posted on December 22, 2016 | By

HEALED AS YOU GO

God is a healer. He uses various people, times, and methods to heal us. He can heal instantly or heal us slowly. As the creator of all things he knows every detail of our bodies. He knows exactly the kind of healing that we need- physical healing, spiritual healing, and mental healing.
Pain often causes us to scream out for an immediate healing because the pain seems too heavy to bear. These are times that God wants us to lean totally on Him; as His presence is always with us. Thank God for His presence in our lives even when we are in pain or at our lowest point due to illness.
While it is difficult, we must have faith. Faith in God gives us hope for each day. It enables us to keep going on with our daily lives though we may not feel like it. When we are sick we have a choice – to close ourselves away from the world, or continue to do as much as we can, go as much as we can, knowing that God’s strength will sustain us. Even in our hospital beds, we can give our roommate or visitors a testimony about the goodness of the Lord. Faith in our creator allows us to live our lives to the fullest even when we are ill. I love the story of the ten lepers. God healed the ten lepers “as they went.” He wants to heal you too. Let Him heal you as you go. Thank God for His goodness and mercy, that follows us all the days of our lives. Be blessed and healed as you go about working in God’s Kingdom, bringing heaven to earth. God loves you!

Luke 17:11-17
Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us.” when he saw them, he said, “Go show yourselves to the priest.” And as they went, they were cleansed.

Virginia White-Jones