Words of Encouragement

Tina’s Devotional

Does the stresses of life have you pulling out your hair?  Do you feel that you’re at your wit’s end? 

Psalm 107:27-31, “They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit’s end.  Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.  He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven. Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

Call on the name of Jesus.  He knows just what you’re going through.  

God bless you!

Tina

Words of Encouragement

Tina’s Devotional

Are you feeling alone, hopeless and unworthy of God’s blessings?  Don’t be deceived.  You are not alone, there is hope and you are worthy of God’s blessings.

Read what Jesus said in Isaiah 41:10, “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God.  I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

Matthew 5:3-5, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.  Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.  Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.”

You don’t have to feel alone.  Jesus is always with you.  He will never leave you nor forsake you. 

God bless you!

Tina A

Words of Encouragement

10/26/2009

Are you facing an impossible situation?  Are things so bad that you just know, there’s no way out?

God specializes in the impossible.  Read what God’s word says in Jonah 1:17, “Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.”

Jonah 2:10, “And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.”

The Lord allowed Jonah to be swallowed by the whale but all it took was a word from the Lord and the fish gave him back up. Even the whale is subject to the Lord. Is your situation as extreme as Jonahs? Jesus is the answer. When you think your situation is too hard for God, just remember Jonah.

God bless you!

Tina A         

Words of Encouragement

09/30/2009

Are you wondering “why me?” 

Don’t you know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose? Romans 8:28

Be like Job and wait on the Lord. 

Isaiah 40:31, “But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Just remember, blessings are packaged with challenges.

God bless you!         

Words of Encouragement

09/13/2009

Are you feeling sad and depressed?  God knows everything that’s going on with you.  Read what his word says and be encouraged.

Psalm 34:17, “The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.”

Isaiah 40:31, “But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”

God bless you!

Tina A

Words of Encouragement

08/18/2009

Have you been trying your best to please someone but it seems that you’re constantly being treated as thought you’re just not worthy?   

Col 1:12 NKJV, “…giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.”

Phil 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

Continue to do the right thing.  Rom 8:37: “Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.” 

God bless you!

Tina A

Words of Encouragement

07/21/2009

Are you hurting because someone you love has been snatched away suddenly and you are wondering why God allowed them to be taken away?  Are you finding it impossible to forgive the person who is responsible?

Isaiah 57:1-2 NLT says, “Good people pass away; the godly often die before their time. But no one seems to care or wonder why. No one seems to understand that God is protecting them from the evil to come. For those who follow godly paths will rest in peace when they die.”

Matthew 6:14, “If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you.”

Don’t allow this unfortunate situation to cause you to stop loving God and hinder your faith.  God forgives us of our wrong.  His word calls us to forgive others, as well.

God bless you!

Tina A   

Words of Encouragement

07/04/2009

Have you gotten off track and feel there’s no way the Lord will forgive you?  God will receive you back.  Remember the story about the prodigal son?  He was once lost.  He received an inheritance from his father and wasted it all in riotous living but went back to his father and admitted his sin and his father had compassion and received him back and that is the way our heavenly father will forgive you and receive you back also.

Luke 15:21:  “And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.”

Luke 15:24, “For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.”

Luke 15:10, “Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.”

Jesus loves you and will receive you back.  Ask the Lord to forgive you and “get back on track”. Jesus loves you!

God bless you!

Tina A

Words of Encouragement

06/14/2009

Tina’s Devotional

Have you been overwhelmed with problems and feel as if you’re being picked on?  Well, you are in good company. 

Job lost everything in a single day but God restored double back to him.

Then there was Joseph whose brothers, because of jealously, sold him into slavery.  He was also thrown into prison because of Potiphar’s wife’s accusation of rape.

Genesis 37: 23-24, 26-27, “And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him; and they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it. And Judah said unto his brethren, what profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood? Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh and his brethren were content.

And let’s not forget about the woman with the issue of blood. 

Luke 8: 43-44, “And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any, came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.”

All three of these people endured a great deal but yet, they still had faith in God.  You’re not being picked on.  You are being setup for a blessing!  Praise God!

God bless you!

Tina A

Words of Encouragement

06/01/2009

Tina’s Devotional

Do life’s challenges have you wondering “where is God”?  I know that problems can overwhelm us sometime but we must keep our eyes on the prize, the prize of peace, the prize of salvation.

Psalm 34:15, “The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry”

Psalm 29:11, “The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace”

It’s coming.  Never give up!

God bless you!

Tina A