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A blessing ahead for you

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Hello friends!

I hope your new year has started off well! I do hope you are all healthy, happy, and blessed! This is the 1st week of the new year of 2023.

Many of us may have gone through some trials and tests of faith. But I tell you, after all is done and the smoke is cleared, we still have our beloved FATHER GOD and HIS SON JESUS!

We have the HOLY Ghost, too. The HOLY Trinity. We are never ever alone! We are always feeling the goodness of GOD’S love.

I have, along with my husband, have gone through some situations that only our beloved FATHER GOD could have intervened and corrected by HIS MIGHTY HAND!

All we had to do was to stay focused on HIM and wait. Things that no human could do to help or with what seemed like what our beloved FATHER GOD had sent a person to help through GOD. The timing was perfect and how it was done!

The fact that we were able to travel again after the covid restrictions were done. That was a blessing! Us getting sick or anything even close to it. Was another blessing! Having a good time seeing family after 3 years was another of the many blessings from GOD⁰!

But then there are things that had happened that had to get fixed in the house. The water and pipes. Geepers, it was something. Our pipes froze so bad we had no water. Had to get water to use for cooking, drinking , cleaning, and bathing. You don’t realize how much you use and need until you don’t have it.

I give GOD glory and honor for all of the wonderful blessings to help us.

Along with other things that seemed to need our attention at the same time, we got physically tired. A nap time was needed. So we tended to our needs too.

I recall as hearing my elders say when you go through stress, the devil is trying to distract you from a blessing from GOD!

I find this to be true. How many times when something would happen that was stressful, a blessing would come in and save the day!

Bible Verses About Blessings

Philippians 4:19 – But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

James 1:17 – Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Luke 6:38 – Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

Isaiah 41:10 – Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Numbers 6:24-26 – The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:   

3 John 1:2 – Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

2 Corinthians 9:8 – And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

Proverbs 16:7 – When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Deuteronomy 28:1-68 – And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:   

John 1:16 – And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.

Matthew 6:30-33 – Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?   

Philippians 2:13 – For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

Friends, if you are going through situations right now that are testing your faith, remember a blessing is coming.

Don’t be distracted by any confusion around you. It is not from GOD. The devil knows if he can distract you from receiving the blessings he did what he wanted to happen.

So stay in prayer. Please do read the scripture I have put into this blog. We all need to be encouraged about this so we can accept all the blessings our beloved GOD has for us!

Please do pass this forward so that others will receive the blessings our beloved GOD and JESUS has for us. Please click the like button below.

Thank you,

Peace and blessings!

James 1:12, trials and tribulations

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Hello everyone, thank you all for stopping by to read GOD’s words and my blog! For the word of GOD is very encouraging and loving for us all.

Many times we as Christians will go through tribulations that are coming from those unsaved people who have an evil heart. Suffering from what they do for as long as they think they can get away with what they do. Some may stop after a time, and some will take that evil with them to the grave.

The evil one has them and their souls. And wants all of GOD’s children to fall from grace as he has done before the creation of mankind. So we need to always pray and ask our GOD for strength to make it through theses tests of faith.

The devil is persistent, and because we mankind are in GOD’s image, for the devil tempted Adam and Eve in the garden of eden.

Revelation 12:7 – 12:9

7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,

8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.

9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

We go through these tests of faith and pull through them so we can be stronger, give GOD praise for saving us and pulling us through. This encourages others and they will see our faith and seek after our GOD.

Many times our GOD has done things for me and all of my loved ones. I will tell of the time when there was an icy road we had to cross to get home. Our GOD spared both my husbands life and mine on that cold night a few months ago. Praise GOD now and for all of eternity long!!!!

See our car could have been totaled, we could have been in the hospital or have died. But he spared us from getting hurt in that ditch, and we did not have to pay a large bill for the car to be fixed or ge a new one. A simple tyrid and a new tire was all we needed. Praise and glory be to GOD ALMIGHTY now and for all of eternity long! 🙂

Bible Verses About Trials And Tribulations

1 Peter 5:10 – But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle [you].

James 1:12 – Blessed [is] the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

Romans 12:12 – Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

1 Corinthians 10:13 – There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God [is] faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear [it].

John 16:33 – These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Exodus 14:14 – The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

James 1:2-8 – My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;   

Philippians 4:6-7 – Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.   

Proverbs 3:5-6 – Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.   

Romans 5:3 – And not only [so], but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

Psalms 23:4 – Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou [art] with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Romans 8:18 – For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time [are] not worthy [to be compared] with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

Hebrews 10:35 – Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.

James 1:2 – My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;

1 Peter 4:12 – Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:

Philippians 4:13 – I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Romans 8:28 – And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose.

Psalms 34:17-18 – [The righteous] cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.   

Matthew 19:26 – But Jesus beheld [them], and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

2 Corinthians 12:9 – And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Just remember those people who do not know the word, do not know the power of our all might GOD will do the work of evil. They assume true Christians are weak and confused…people they can do things to and no one will care.

Ha! But GOD does. Just know when this test is done, and you come out of it clean and unharmed who did this for you. GOD and HIS son JESUS.

Keep your faith and be ready for your crown.

Have a blessed Sunday, stay in prayer at all times….avoid negative people who will try to distract you from keeping your eyes on the LORD. Feel free to pass this blog forward to those who will need to be encouraged as well too! 🙂

Peace!!!