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Thankful Thursday ~ Grace

“But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” ~ 2 Corinthians 12:9 (ESV)

Wow, here we are in the month of September. It has been two months from my last post. Not sure what happened? My summer has been really busy at work…and it is still hot here in the Valley of the Sun.

The word ‘grace’ has been a huge part of my summer. I have messed up in couple of areas of my life; but I have been extended grace by many people, and specially by God. I have again turned the wrong way (running in front of God instead of waiting on Him).

Once I have realized how much grace I have had received, it made me think about the times I did not extend grace to others. So this summer I have been intentional extending grace to others. It makes life much calmer or even smoother.

I am very thankful for God hand’s in my life; especially for His amazing grace.

How about you? What are you thankful for this week? Please do share with us by leaving your Thankful Thursday link below.

Thank you for stopping by today. Remember: He extended grace, do likewise; it makes life this side of heaven much nicer.

Thankful Thursday Participants

1. Laurie @ Women Taking a Stand
2. Grace
3. Amazing Grace
4. Bogie
5. Rocks @ Made to Worship
6. Eileen @ Edwards Granddaughter
7. Tami @ The Next Step
8. Lessons From Ruth
9. Melanie @ M&M		 10. Thankful Thursday
11. LaughingLady
12. bp
13. Lynn (spirituallyunequalmarriage.com)
14. annies home
15. Shanda @ A Pause on the Path
16. Debra Brand
17. Jessica @ By Grace Alone
18. Thankful for Mom		 19. Noreen @Life Blessings
20. Inspirations from Phather Phil – Thankful Thursday: Our Most Precious Blessing
21. becky aka theRAV
22. Faith Rising
23. Misty
24. Ron’s Road 2 Recovery
25. That’s Life..
26. Carol @ Aliisa’s Letter
27. Gen

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Thankful Thursday ~ God’s Ways

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.”
~ Isaiah 55:8-9 (ESV)

I am thankful for the passage from Isaiah. Isaiah is proclaiming God’s grace and mercy to the ones who repent and turn from their ways; these particular verses give me great comfort.

I have tried so many times to do things my way, just to fall flat on my back. As I had mentioned last week, I have given it all over to the Lord. And no, I am not taking it back either. Many of you know that I love photography; I want to truly make a living off of it. But it is hard to find clients when you work full-time.

Over the last 5 months I had at least one client; which is really good for me. I am excited to have another booking this up-coming Saturday – Yahoo. Thank You Lord for Your provision in that field. Who knows where the next session leads 😛 – God is Good – All the time.

What are you thankful for this week? Please share in the comment section or by leaving your link to your Thankful Thursday post below; I will make sure to stop by 🙂 .

Thank you again for stopping in; remember: God’s ways are much higher than ours, trust Him with your thoughts and dreams.

Thankful Thursday Participants

1. LaughingLady
2. Denise
3. It Feels Like Chaos
4. Laurie @ Women Taking a Stand
5. Pia
6. jhunnelle
7. GRACE
8. GRACE- Kids turf
9. Kids turf
10. Amazing grace		 11. GRACE
12. Joan @ Reflections
13. Trish @ In So Many Words
14. Pastoral Letters part three
15. Stacy J.
16. UpLIFTing Words
17. Krista @ From The Pages of Love
18. bp
19. Penni
20. Bridget 		21. Faith Hope Cherrytea
22. Jenny Anne@Royal Little Lambs
23. Jessica @ By Grace Alone
24. becky aka theRAV
25. Inspirations from Phather Phil
26. “Dane-Doo”
27. Susan @ one day at a time
28. GinaLaughed
29. God’s Perfect Promises
30. God was there..

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Trust Issues

Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths.”
~ Proverbs 3:5-6 (ESV)

The other night I watched my all-time favorite, German TV show called Tatort (loosely translated “crime-scene”). The detective in this particular episode investigated a homicide that kept leading her back to her boyfriend she deeply loved…

Join me today over at Laced with Grace to read the rest of my short devotion.

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Yet there is Hope

Cross

“Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” She said to him, “Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.””~ John 11:25-27 (ESV)

There are days when your heart is heavy; you don’t seem to find a grateful heart or thought. Your husband is less then nice to you; your child(ren) live their lives as they please; your friend’s job is eliminated; your friends abandon you; you have to spend money that you had set aside for a specific purpose…Plainly said: your are exhausted from life’s blows.

Over the last several weeks I have found myself crying more often then in previous years. I had feelings of anger and hurt; I don’t understand the whys. Is there really a purpose in all of this? Does God hear my prayers and pleas? I have to trust God that there is a purpose.

Tomorrow we celebrate Jesus’ resurrection; my favorite holiday. Why? No matter what life throws at me, no matter how hard the evil one tries to discourage me, I have hope. A hope of a brighter tomorrow; a hope that God will answer my prayers in His time; a hope for life everlasting in the presence of God. God is faithful to see us through until the end.

“Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.” ~ Hebrews 10:19-23 (ESV – emphasis mine)

My prayer is that tomorrow we will celebrate His resurrection with a renewed hope.

Have a blessed Easter Sunday,

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