Blessings Abundant

I do a daily devotional journal called The Daily Light Journal. The Daily Light was first published by Samuel Bagster in 1794, then in 2004 Anne Graham Lotz put the Scripture in the NKJV, and added a journaling area. I LOVE IT! I've filled 2 and am close to filling the third. One particular entry was a lot of fun and although it was assigned for August 6, it is very appropriate for America's Thanksgiving holiday.

So, meditate upon some of the awesome Scriptures from this devotional piece, then maybe you can follow through with the "assignment"... once a teacher, always a teacher - can't get away from homework. :)

O Lord our God, all this abundance... is from Your hand, and is all Your own" 1 Chronicles 29:16


Of Him and through Him and to Him are all tings, to whom be glory forever. Amen. Romans 11:36

The living God ... gives us richly all things to enjoy. 1 Timothy 6:17

My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19

Take a look before we start our assignment at that last verse I listed. "Riches" - we often think of riches monetarily, but God, I feel, has a far different view of riches. PRICELESS riches are more along His line of thinking, I believe. A Godly heritage, health, peace, joy... Priceless riches from HIS hand.

Now, for the fun assignment. Make an alphabetical list - A through Z - of God's blessings in your life. It might seem a difficult task at first, but once you get started - WOW! Look what God has done!

Here's mine:

A - Alesia; she signs my paycheck!!! :)
B - my Brother and his precious family
C - Corbin - "I don't care if your eighty, you'll always be my baby..." :)
D - Dustin - my snuggle bug / Daddy
E - Eternal life!
F - Friends, family, faith
G - GRACE
H - home, heritage, homeschooling friends, health
I - my wonderful mother- and father-In-law
J - Jesus!!
K - Ability to Kneel before my King
L - Love has surrounded me all the days of my life - what a blessed Life!
M - Mark / Momma / Mindi - my angel
N - Nail-scarred hands
O - God is Omnipotent, Omnipresent, Omniscient!!
P - Power of Prayer
Q - Quickening of the Spirit
R - Rhonda - my "sister"
S - Shane - our firstborn son, our "little" drummer boy
T - Tracy - my AWESOME manager!
U - Undying, Undeserved love
V - VICTORY!
W - the Word - the LIVING Word!
X - XL clothes... *deep sigh*
Y - His YOKE is easy.
Z - ZERO bills due right now! HALLELUJAH!!!


"Thank You, Lord, for saving me,
for giving me the hope of eternity,
Thank You, Lord, for Calvary
and sending Jesus Christ for me.
For it's by the blood of the Lamb
that He doesn't see me as I am.
And it's by the cross of Calvary
that He sees me holy..." (by jan,2001)

Okay, your turn!

Mentor Across the Miles for Teenage Girls!!

I just finished reading My Life, Unscripted by Tricia Goyer. If you have teenage girls or know teenage girls, I HIGHLY recommend this book!! What an awesome gift! What an awesome investment for parents, youth leaders, anyone willing to take the time to teach our precious teen girls appropriate direction... To follow is my "official" review:

Tricia, I'm sure, wouldn't want the credit for the Inspiration brought forth in this amazing book for teenage girls, but her obedience in having shared her story will bless, strengthen, and encourage anyone who completes this study. God has given her the courage to boldly share her 'unscripted' life to mentor, teach, and provide godly alternatives to hopefully thwart others from the same mistakes she made, while sharing the joy of making right choices!

Tricia addresses topics in a unique way, and, if you're not careful, you'll learn a bit about scriptwriting. :' She also includes 'scripts' from teenage girls across the USA. Topics covered are peer pressure, fear, those hard-to-love folks, sex, abortion ... She doesn't back down, and that's what our youth need today - examples of Strong Christians grounded in the WORD willing to take the stand for Christ, sharing His neverfailing love for us - no matter what!!

Thank you for your obedience and your boldness, Tricia!!! I pray lives are changed and that final script in the book becomes a reality a thousand times over!!

Where to find the book: www.amazon.com / www.barnesandnoble.com / www.christianbook.com

Very reasonably priced, and priceless in instruction!