Words of Encouragement

I love the fall season!  It's not too cold and not too hot!   Plus its great season for pictures to be taken! Fall is a great time to go driving! Fall is also a great time to go on walks!

Don't listen to the melodies of others.  You might be asking yourself what is she talking about?! I am talking about the advice of non-believers. There are so many melodies being played throughout out lives. Sadly, many do not follow the teachings of Christ. As followers of Christ we need to continually be listening and following His song. "Jesus plays the sweet melody men's ears have ever heard..." We can only find love joy, and peace by believing in the Lord Jesus Christ and following His amazing melody. It will be hard, we will be "mocked, ridiculed, persecuted and even killed by the world."  We should be continually be asking God to pen His melody in our hearts and minds. So here's a question for thought. Whose melody are you following? Quotes by Erik Ludy in his book, "When God writes your love story."

Are you experiencing the peace of God in all circumstances?  Did you know that we can be in the midst of any stress of problem  and still abide in God's perfect peace?! It's true! One of my favorite Psalms,  Psalm 46, tells us that,    “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.  Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,  though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.” I would like to share with you the true story of a man whose earth gave way and whose family fell into the heart of the sea. In 1873, Horatio G. Spafford decided to take his family on a vacation to Europe. He thought it would help his family, who was grieving the loss of Horatio's only son who had died during a recent epidemic.   At the last minute however, Horatio could not leave because of an obligation to...