Month: January 2026

Living in Peace

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John 14:27 NIV – Peace I leave with you; my peace I give – Bible Gateway https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2014%3A27&version=NIV

In this age and society, it is very easy to fall into fear and panic. We have the precious promise from Jesus, though, that He came to bring peace (John 14:27).  In Isaiah 9:6, there is the prophetic statement that Christ would be called the Prince of Peace.

For Christ to be called the Prince of Peace, that should encourage us that one day the Lord will reign on earth as King.  Today, let us let God take first place in our lives through the Spirit. As No Fear mentions, by  Jon Reddick, He is walking through life with us.

This subject came up, this afternoon, as I visited my parents.  We were recalling the fact that the Lord has gone before us.  He understands what it is like to be human, and He has prepared a place for all of us who have called on Him to save us (Hebrews 4:15, John 14:2-3).

The key is for us to lay our pride down, the belief that we are the only ones that can solve issues. Phillipians 4:4-7 encourages us to pray about everything, in an attitude of thanksgiving, instead of worrying about everything.  Let us trust that God will fill us with peace!

Come to Jesus

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Matthew 11:28-30 NIV – “Come to me, all you who are weary – Bible Gateway https://share.google/lVW7b20ZKCgD0L3tY

Jesus was encouraging me to continually be open to approaching Him, to have a close walk with Him. That is why I wanted to share Matthew 11:28-30; to go along with this, I have included We Are Messengers’ Come What May. When noticing that we are worn out and very troubled, that is when we need to stop ourselves and accept the Spirit’s invitation to come. It is not the time to try to pull ourselves up by our own bootstraps. The key to peace, is to realize that God holds the answer to everything that is burdening us. He is walking with us along this journey of life as The Good Shepherd. We just have to surrender our will.

As The Good Shepherd, Christ is using everything in our lives to mold and teach us. Just because we run into difficulties, it doesn’t mean He has left us. Those times of trials and weariness are many times the tools that will end up pointing us back to God. I have found many times that going through valleys has actually strengthened my walk with Him. When we see the Lord pulling us through each rough spot, it should encourage us to file them in our remembrances.

I feel this is the perfect opportunity for me to refresh my mind and recall God’s goodness in 2025. He was the reason I sustained my job, the reason my husband got through 5 surgeries, the reason my sister and brother in law were able to get safely back to Washington State, the reason Dad and Mom are well, and that most recently my husband and I were blessed financially by Aunt Linda. I pray that recalling this would bring glory to God and to all of you readers.

At this time, I would love for people to be able to share how coming to Christ has freed them from unrest. It will bring encouragement to me, the readers, and to yourselves. It will nurture the spirit of gratefulness that brings joy. Try scrolling down to comment, and may Jesus bring peace as we learn to approach His throne in boldness {Hebrews 4:16}.

Fighting the Good Fight

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Galatians 6:9 NIV – Let us not become weary in doing good, – Bible Gateway https://share.google/Xc3pymYZigKeQqtWS

As Galtians 6:9 mentions, we as Christians need to remain strong in Christ, we should not lose endurance in doing what is right. The Eye of the Storm, by Ryan Stevenson, encourages us to focus on making Christ the anchor in our lives. When everything seems like it is going to be lost, God will anchor us.

Making Christ the anchor of our lives involves giving ourselves to Him as a living sacrifice (Romans 12:1).  We need to be in tune with the Spirit’s leading. The conviction the Lord has given me has been in my thought life.  My mind needs to dwell on what is holy and true (Phillipians 4:8), not on despair and gloom. 

Along the lines of commiting ourselves to God, I wanted to share Matthew 12:30-31.  These verses, which can be an anchor, encourage us to love God with all of our hearts, mind and strength.  Going hand in hand with this, our loving people as ourselves should be evident in how we live.

Finally, I wanted to bring up Galatians 5:22-23. The Fruits of the Spirit.  This week, let us seek Jesus in exhibiting them as we fight the good fight.  After all, faithfulness and self-control are mentioned as fruits.  People should be seeing our love to God by our faithfulness and self-control.  God bless everyone as they walk this road with the Spirit!

We Are a Testimony

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Romans 8:26 ESV – Likewise the Spirit helps us in our – Bible Gateway https://share.google/sEzQStGnDIg83WbGJ

This year, 2026, may we look expectantly for the Spirit to work through us. Through God’s molding, we are going to see our weak bodies and spirits being used for His Kingdom. No, we may not all see miracles taking place; but the sicknesses, testing and trials will be used to display how the Spirit carries us through (2 Cor. 4:16-18).

As Children of God, our focus should be on the eternal, not the temporary. 1 Corinthians 15:58 encourages us to remain faithful to Jesus, serving Him with all that is in us.  We are going to see what has been done in the name of the Lord blessed.  Malachai 3:6 shares that our Savior is the unchangeable God.  That would entail God’s plans in our lives being unchangeable.

In Psalm 19:8, there is the precious encouragement of abiding by the Lord’s statutes.  We will experience joy, since His ways are right. The verse goes on to state the light it will give us. It is important to lock into a relationship with the Savior!

Ephesians 2:10 mentions us being His workmanship.  God had foreknowledge of what our purpose would be.  We were chosen to serve Him in everything we do. I will leave you, those who have this relationship with Jesus, an encouragement to continue in the works of God.  Those of you who do not know the Lord, please call out to Him and thank Him that He has given grace to come to know Him.  Let us  all thank Him that we are a testimony, as Terrian sang about!