Take this day to catch up on your reading, pray, and rest in the presence of the Lord.
Trust in the LORD with all your heart,
and do not rely on your own understanding.
—Proverbs 3:5
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Needed this. Reminder to trust Him and give it all to Him.
Amen ❤️
One of my favorite verses. This has been a huge reminder for me as I deal with postpartum OCD. Letting God handle every thought and leaning on the Bible rather than google for things that cross my mind. All my knowledge is from God and nothing else matters.
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Victoria E
If I am correct you are located in Thousand Oaks CA ( I grew up there )
Contact CLC = California Lutheran College (if it still exists – I have not lived there since the early 1980’s) and see if there are students who are available for childcare, I now live in VA and Liberty University students make incredible baby/child sitters who are grounded in God and and raise children well which makes me think that a Christ centered college would have young female students who are available to look after your child and in accordance to Gods guidance.
Or perhaps the church you attend could have young women who could provide child care for you
Hello dear she’s- I have a prayer request for wisdom and provision for safe childcare for our son Elijah who is eight months. He has been at home with his dad until now but his dad needs to start school/work/ have a break from being a SAHD in January. Our original plan was for daycare but I’m afraid because of all the viruses around right now. We are considering an au pair of a full time nanny, which I’m not sure we can afford but are out of options right now. Please pray that God would provide the right option for us!
Hello dear shed’s/
Wonderful news GramsieSue! Praise God
Praying for Grammie Sue and Steve and congratulations on the birth of your beautiful grandbaby! I tested positive for covid this afternoon and I think it’s a mild case but please pray for me and that my daughter doesn’t get it. Hope you feel better soon too Taylor and Michelle Pattire!
This scripture is soooo true and right. We cannot rely on our own understanding of what the world says. God, Christ and the Holy Spirit are who we need to trust. There are times when I go to multiple translations/versions of what the Bible is trying to say just to understand it — many of the visions and Paul’s writings — I believe God would rather us do something like that or help each other like we do here than to misunderstand what He is trying to tell us.
Be blessed and seek out God’s wisdom sisters.
A Prayer of St. Basil the Great ((Praying over you my sisters))
O Christ God, Who art worshipped and glorified at every place and time; Who art long-suffering, most merciful and compassionate; Who lovest the righteous and art merciful to sinners; Who callest all to salvation with the promise of good things to come: receive, Lord, the prayers we now offer, and direct our lives in the way of Thy commandments. Sanctify our souls, cleanse our bodies, correct our thoughts, purify our minds and deliver us from all affliction, evil and illness. Surround us with Thy holy angels, that guarded and instructed by their forces, we may reach unity of faith and the understanding of Thine unapproachable glory: for blessed art Thou unto ages of ages. Amen.
Thank you for your insights and prayers sister friends! I will be going to Colorado to be with my adult children and grandchildren for Thanksgiving. This will be our 2nd Thanksgiving after my husband’s passing away suddenly last year at 71. I’m grateful for your continued prayers and pray for you all during this holiday season as well. ❤️
@ Mari- Glad God provided some help with your car bill! Will pray for continued favor so you can bless your girls.
@ GrammieSue- Grands are such a blessing, especially during trying times. They cause us to give thanks! Prayers for your hubby’s health and your well being.
I read, while doing our study yesterday using the Enduring Word app, a quote that said, “A good man is never less alone, than when he is alone”. How beautiful is that!?? Many times while I am alone with God is when I feel closest to Him. Just the comfort to know He is here with me. Always. Prayer of any kind, is so beautiful and our personal way into the arms of Jesus.
As I read all the comments I have started to write down requests to help me focus and remember, since there are so many women on this
site.
@ Sharon Jersey Girl- I will lift up Nicholas and Jonathan and I feel your pain longing to have them love Jesus again. Please pray for my five adults children as well, who are so deceived by this culture and far from the God they loved as children. But I have full trust that God hears our prayers and will work on our children’s hearts and minds.
@ Heidi- prayers for peace and trust and God’s provision as you wait. ❤️
@Susan- Wonderful news of your dil’s health report!
@ all sister- lifting your requests.
Good Morning sweet SRT sisters and Happy Saturday☀️. It’s starting to feel like fall is moving into winter. 36° this morning, BUT The Sun is UP. Thank you for praying for something so small as my right toes and foot. I am much better. Still hurts a little bit, but not like it did last week. With compression socks, here I go, attempting an 8 mile walk. My running partner, and I decided that we would walk instead of run walk.
I am so thankful for this morning Grace Day verse. It seems like lately that’s what I’ve been trying to do is, TRUST. Forgive me if I’m repeating myself, I’m not sure or remember if I shared here recently but I had two major car maintenance repairs I had to put on the credit card. Nothing was wrong with my car. They were just upkeep repairs that sprung up on me. God provided! Because of that one college course that I’m taking, I somehow qualified for some kind of fund and I can use it wherever I need it to. I was able to pay the car repair debt. God is so good! He is Jehovah Jireh, my provider. I will keep trusting even when it’s hard. With that said, I am asking for prayer as I still have some debt that I really want to pay off and even though my kids are grown, (young adult, and a high schooler) I still want to have some sort of Christmas gift for them.
Sisters, I thank you for your prayers.
I wanted to share that we received the blessing of a new granddaughter this week. She was almost 10 pounds! Just precious and her 2.5 year old big sister loves “baby sister”. Grands are such a blessing and I love each one of them. We have 8 now and another due in December.
So even in this valley, there are blessings.
God is so good.
Hugs to all ❤️
KELLY (NEO)- thank you. I can’t tell you what seeing my name being remembered did for me today. Literally have had a friend praying because my heart has felt so unseen and “left behind” by God (and I KNOW that’s not true, but… feelings…) School is a challenge for sure but compounded by work has made it even more so and closed my practice, I saw my patients for the last time this past week and now I’m in a holding pattern to see if/how God comes through financially for us. If He doesn’t? We don’t meet bills at this point.
It’s hard. We are stepping out in obedience and faith He will carry us but at the moment we don’t see it coming through. So I’m unbelievably grateful for the kindness of your prayers. Thank you so so much, sister I’ve yet to meet! :) :) ❤️
I have a praise for answered prayers. My daughter in laws biopsy report said three were negative and one for pre cancer cells, which are treatable. Thank you for praying!
Sharon Jones, I love how you put that: “Prayer is so intimate.” Of course, I agree, but it’s something about how you said it there, including the tears you try to avoid when praying. I get that way more and more, and I, too, try to avoid it – mostly cause I don’t want to make someone else feel awkward. But the truth is, the more I learn and lean into prayer as it is meant to be, as it is, I can’t help but cry at the power, the connection, the joining God in his work in that moment! Powerfully intimate! Reminds me of how marriage is supposed to be, and can be in moments. I love that Christ is our bridegroom and we are His bride.
This scripture takes me back to the prayers of Hannah that we looked at last week. When I read that story, the first few verses felt like the beginning of a movie where the picture zooms in on one particular person/family. It’s as if the Father is showing His eye on us and how He sees us even in the midst of this big world – we are not lost to His loving attention. Then how He chooses Hannah and Elkanah for His glory. The sons of the priest were corrupt and God would not have His sheep led astray. He would raise up a priest for Himself in Samuel. Could it be that Hannah was barren, not randomly or for punishment, but for the right time for Samuel to be born? Could it be that He allowed her to be harassed by the other wife so that Hannah would run to and yield to God, both herself and her child? Could it be that He worked in Elkanah’s heart a strong love for Hannah to provide comfort in the storm but also so that he would yield to whatever Hannah heard from the Lord? So many things we don’t see or understand. How can we do anything else but throw aside our understanding and trust Him.
This verse has a close place in my heart. Trust in the Lord. Do not rely on yourself. Simple yet hard, but not impossible with God’s help.
@Kelly Neo – I haven’t gotten any updates in a long time on Christy Siau, but I’m sure any prayers would be appreciated as the long process of recovery happens and as the family goes through the first Thanksgiving & Christmas without her husband and baby girl.
@searching – thank you!
Have a blessed weekend!
I was out with a friend yesterday and she was sharing about her daughter’s problems with her husband who has left. It was clear that he had been raised in a very dysfunctional home. I said it sounded like his whole family needs Jesus. I felt that nudge – to pray for him. I didn’t want to listen but I asked we should pray for him. She said it was hard to pray for him. I asked if I could pray for him. She said I could. The spirit of the Lord was there and I prayed and grieved for his soul. It was both sad and exciting to feel that connection and of course the tears came. I think I sometimes avoid the prayers because it does make me cry. To feel how God feels about something. But to connect over prayer is also rewarding. Prayer is so intimate.
Thankful. Even when things don’t make sense, I can trust…He has never let me down.
Love the reminder not to “rely on your own understanding.” God tells us to ask for wisdom, His wisdom, to navigate through this wacky world.
GRAMSIESUE – praying for you and Steve as you press into the LORD for comfort and wisdom.
THEBESTISYETTOCOME – praying for your foster children and you as you are wait on the Lord
CHARITY SCOTT – praying that your little ones are healing up and can come home from the hospital soon!
MOLLY R – praying your children are on the upswing to restored health
SUSAN – praying your DIL’s test results come back negative
HEIDI – praying that school is going well for you and your daughter. Praying the Lord will meet your needs and give you wisdom to balance life’s demands
SHARON’ JERSEY GIRL – any updates on Christy Siau and family?
Oh Holy Spirit prompt me to trust! Amen
can anything be more important than trusting in the Lord? Looking at how many times I thought I had things all figured out . . . NOT. Lord, I pray that you would strengthen my faith and my trust, and to remember that in the big picture, I am basically clueless other than knowing that serving You is right.
STACEY PITMAN – brilliant idea on write/copy/paste for comments re: app.
RACHEL S – praying for your daughter’s ex bf, and your family members, aunt, cousin, nephews that are so, so lost
SHARON JERSEY GIRL – praying for Nicholas and Jonathan
Amen