There's just something so special about going to your computer-mailbox to find that you've got mail ... not a bill, not a piece of advertisement ... but a real letter written just to you from someone who cares about you.
This blog and its author desires to bless you with just that. Filled with thoughts and letters from someone like yourself about the very best friend of all -- your Heavenly Father. It is my hope and prayer that a community of women will be born as we identify with the prayers, needs, emotions, feelings, and struggles that life presents to us on a regular basis. Let this little blog bring you closer to the heavenlies and to the living loving breathing word of God that will guide us today, tomorrow, and into our eternal destination.
GRACE 4 TODAY:
Words of encouragement from God (excerpt from Heavenly Mail by Philis Boultinghouse):
A LETTER TO HEAVEN:
Dear Father,
I come to you needing your calming peace. Lately, my heart has been all tied up in knots, and my head has been full of worry. I don't know how long its been since I've felt truly at peace. It's as if there's a huge boulder in my life, and it's my job to carry it. I've got it up on my shoulders, but I'm crushed by its weight and I'm going nowhere. The peace I once knew has totally left me, and it's been replaced by nagging worries and self-doubt. I've thought and thought about what I can do to fix this mess, but it seems to be out of my control. It's too big for me. I've prayed about it -- oh, how I've prayed! But that big boulder is still up there. This burden is with me in everything I do. I carry it with me everywhere I go. I can't get free of it. I long for your peace. I ache for your comfort. Hold me in your arms. Take this burden from me.
Your Fretful Child
A LETTER FROM HEAVEN:
Dear Fretful Child,
The burden you are trying to carry is not yours --- it belongs to me. Have I not told you to cast all your anxieties on Me? If you will throw your cares on Me, I will sustain you. I never let My righteous ones fall. If you will but let Me, I will remove the burden from your shoulders and set your hands free. Though you have prayed about your worries, you have not left them at My feet. Everytime you leave My throne-room, you pick them back up and take them with you. Instead of trying to figure all this out on your own, you must trust Me with all your heart. If you will acknowledge Me and My power, I will make your paths straight. Whenever you find yourself beginning to worry, re-direct your worries into fervent prayer. Pour out your heart to Me, for I am your God of refuge. Bring everything to me -- all your requests and petitions, and bring some thanks too. If you will learn to substitute prayer for anxiety, you will find that My peace will begin to fill your heart and your mind. Whatever troubles you, you can look to Me and know that I will rescue you. I have never forsaken those who seek me.
Your God of Rescue
From 1 Peter 5:6-7; Psalms 55:22; 81:6-7; Proverbs 3:5-6; Psalm 62:8; Philippians 4:6-7; Psalm 9:10
This blog and its author desires to bless you with just that. Filled with thoughts and letters from someone like yourself about the very best friend of all -- your Heavenly Father. It is my hope and prayer that a community of women will be born as we identify with the prayers, needs, emotions, feelings, and struggles that life presents to us on a regular basis. Let this little blog bring you closer to the heavenlies and to the living loving breathing word of God that will guide us today, tomorrow, and into our eternal destination.
GRACE 4 TODAY:
Words of encouragement from God (excerpt from Heavenly Mail by Philis Boultinghouse):
A LETTER TO HEAVEN:
Dear Father,
I come to you needing your calming peace. Lately, my heart has been all tied up in knots, and my head has been full of worry. I don't know how long its been since I've felt truly at peace. It's as if there's a huge boulder in my life, and it's my job to carry it. I've got it up on my shoulders, but I'm crushed by its weight and I'm going nowhere. The peace I once knew has totally left me, and it's been replaced by nagging worries and self-doubt. I've thought and thought about what I can do to fix this mess, but it seems to be out of my control. It's too big for me. I've prayed about it -- oh, how I've prayed! But that big boulder is still up there. This burden is with me in everything I do. I carry it with me everywhere I go. I can't get free of it. I long for your peace. I ache for your comfort. Hold me in your arms. Take this burden from me.
Your Fretful Child
A LETTER FROM HEAVEN:
Dear Fretful Child,
The burden you are trying to carry is not yours --- it belongs to me. Have I not told you to cast all your anxieties on Me? If you will throw your cares on Me, I will sustain you. I never let My righteous ones fall. If you will but let Me, I will remove the burden from your shoulders and set your hands free. Though you have prayed about your worries, you have not left them at My feet. Everytime you leave My throne-room, you pick them back up and take them with you. Instead of trying to figure all this out on your own, you must trust Me with all your heart. If you will acknowledge Me and My power, I will make your paths straight. Whenever you find yourself beginning to worry, re-direct your worries into fervent prayer. Pour out your heart to Me, for I am your God of refuge. Bring everything to me -- all your requests and petitions, and bring some thanks too. If you will learn to substitute prayer for anxiety, you will find that My peace will begin to fill your heart and your mind. Whatever troubles you, you can look to Me and know that I will rescue you. I have never forsaken those who seek me.
Your God of Rescue
From 1 Peter 5:6-7; Psalms 55:22; 81:6-7; Proverbs 3:5-6; Psalm 62:8; Philippians 4:6-7; Psalm 9:10
2 comments:
God has truly given you a talent you share His love with others. My heart is so sad for the loss of your mom, I know how much you are missing her. hugs
In theory I' d like to write like this too - taking time and real effort to make a good article... but what can I say... I procrastinate alot and never seem to get something done.
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