The older I get the more deeply I sigh.
There’s a sigh in my soul as I struggle to accept two seemingly conflicting truths. For example, I can honestly love and respect someone yet not agree with everything they say or do. Or I can value working diligently and passionately yet also resist depending on my work to define me. Similarly, I can cherish having my children close yet launch them into independence. Sigh. A lot of life involves holding two truths in tension.
Isaiah’s prophetic message to the people of Judah challenged them to wrestle with two truths simultaneously as well.
The first truth was a word of warning: God would oppose those who turned away from Him. God’s judgment would be fierce yet fair because the nation was following their leaders’ rebellion in worshiping false gods and forging allegiances with foreign kings. Judah was collectively rejecting their one true God and King.
“Woe to those who go to great lengths to hide their plans from the LORD. They do their works in the dark, and say, ‘Who sees us? Who knows us?’”
—Isaiah 29:15
Truth number one: There would be deep hurt if they continued to rebel against God. Their disobedience was exposed, and they could not hide from the consequences.
The second truth was a word of hope. Even amidst Judah’s rebellion, God promised that He would receive them with forgiveness and love if they opened their eyes to their sin and turned back to Him. With repentance comes restoration.
Therefore the LORD is waiting to show you mercy, and is rising up to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. All who wait patiently for him are happy.
—Isaiah 30:18
Truth number two: There was deep hope in the promise that God was ready to receive and restore His wayward people.
Hurt and hope intertwined? That can be a lot to hold. But these kinds of hurts often operate like a surgeon’s scalpel—with the goal of bringing healing. This restoration and relationship with God is our necessary, deep hope. Sigh. This is profound yet painful. Not all can accept the tension.
For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “You will be delivered by returning and resting; your strength will lie in quiet confidence. But you are not willing.”
—Isaiah 30:15
Are we willing to open our eyes and admit when we seek ultimate peace, security, and well-being in anything other than God? This may be painful. Are we willing to hold the hurt of conviction and the loss of old habits, preferences, and addictions?
Oh God, You make the pathway for repentance and restoration. Help us return to You as we hold the tension of hurt and hope today. Thank you for mercifully welcoming us back again and again.
Written by Patti Sauls
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Im thinking of this passage and how God has such pateince with me, when I mess up time and time again. The radio is on and this is the lyric I heard
‘As I heard the maker say, son, your forgiven, now that’s a life worth living!’.
Thank you God, that you are in my everyday and you love me and that I can feel your love for me. Amen.
Yes! Willing!!
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Thank you God for mercifully welcoming me back again and again!❤️
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Oh, Lord, make me willing to be made willing!
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Afternoon, She’s! And Happy first day of Spring. I am getting caught up on readings. Missed you all! .. Hope and hurt intertwined.. oh how I have been there. Hope and hurt when I watched my child go through her open heart surgery.. hope and hurt in my grieving the loss of my mother.. hope and hurt for the relationships lost in my life.. but God.. HE still is working miracles, turns mourning to dancing, and He restores..
Praying for a peaceful night for you all!
The hope will one day be all truth and reality.
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I loved the devotional today! I think all of life we have to deal with tensions on our lives, death and life, hurt and joy, and sin and holiness. I pray that I can follow after the Lord with my whole heart! ❤️
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Amanda had her new chemotherapy yesterday, and they had a lot of trouble with her port. They ended up having to give it to her through an IV. Next Tuesday, she has to have a port study to see what is wrong with it and to see if they can manually adjust it while she is under twilight sleep. If not, she is going to have to have another surgery to either fix it or remove it and put in a new one. They can’t just use an IV for the rest of her chemo because she has 11 more treatments to go. Please pray for her. She said her husband was really disgusted that this is happening, but she pointed out to him that if something was going to be a problem, she’d rather it be her port than her cancer. I love her attitude ❤️
Oh….. Teresa so sorry to hear that her port wasn’t working properly. And I agree with your mama’s heart about her attitude. Praying.
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Absolutely great attitude ♥️ Praying
Praying for Amanda ❤️
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Oh, Teresa, I hate that this happened and pray an adjustment will take care of it. Please keep us posted. I love Amanda’s attitude, too, and will be praying for them. ❤
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Teresa. You have one brave daughter! I will continue to pray for her and for this ‘blip’ in the process, to be sorted and for all to go smoothly from then on..
Praying for you both.. much love, sister..❤️
Tina – thank you. I think she’s a brave woman, too.
Teresa, Praying for smoother treatment / healing for Amanda and for you and your son in law to stay strong going through all this with her.
The comments today have been so good. I feel uplifted by all of you ladies. Such great insights!
Wow. What a deep devotional that open further vast pondering and reflection. This reminds me of a talk I listened to. The Christian lady who was being interviewed, she is an actress and author, and she shared how hard her life was, going through great trials, and God came into the equation. She said this, when you received Jesus, are you ready for what you will gain? Also, are you ready and be willing for what you will lose for what you will gain? This is like the two truths our writer mentioned today. There will always be two truths. Choose you this day. There will always be two kingdoms that demand our devotion, loyalty and worship. Choose you this day. One kingdom will lead you to the King of all kings (the servant King who came in the donkey and not glamourous in appearance). And the other kingdom will set you up as a king. The Big Kingdom will work all things to dethrone you and decimate your small kingdom of self (for your good). While the little kingdom seduces you with big promises that won’t deliver. The Big Kingdom is glorious in every perspective, but it does not always look that way to you, unless you renew your mind. The tensions of the two kingdoms will always pull you apart. But choose you this day wisely. Jesus came to free us from the bondage of our own kingdom. Hurt and hope intertwined? Amen indeed. Be blessed dear sisters.
Yes, that’s good Mercy!
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Well said, Metcy! ❤
Mercy!
Choose you this day…
Good stuff, Mercy
Mercy, Amen❤️
Yes, Shes.
That’s our Isaiah!
Words of warning.
Words of hope.
Rebellion has consequences.
Restoration is ours to receive.
Why then would I want to hang out with or hold on to any or every thing other than Him & His promise?!
I shouldn’t, but I do.
I know my particular “poisons”.
I have a keen sense of my “misdirection”.
When as the devotion writer says, I seek ultimate peace, security & well-being in “stuff” other than Him.
Steer me away from my wrongs, dear Lord.
Direct me along right paths, for Your namesake, my God.
I call upon Isaiah Chapter 30, v. 20 …”Your eyes will see your Teacher, and whenever you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: ‘This is the way. Walk in it.’”
Thanks be to the Teacher.
GWINETH52, you are a wordsmith! I love this..❤️
You summed this up beautifully Gwineth!
Whew! I love when my prayers before reading this align with the reading! Thank you, Jesus! Holy Ghost, help us to know that hurt has a purpose! That purpose is returning us and restoring us to you! To the leadership at SRT: thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I needed this today! Confirmation that I am still on His path for me!
It took a lot of hurt and then I turned to God in hope. I was stubborn.
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I look back on what I’ve been through in these 63 years and don’t know how I’ve walked through it other than GOD. He gives us a hope that we could never have imagined.
Yes, I was stubborn too.
The closer we keep growing to Him the more awareness of that beautiful hope!
Hands up those who have been stubborn, I, for sure, know, I didnt get here in my own strength..
Nothing to brag about, but I’m with you Traci..
Thank you Father God ❤️
Today’s reading left me thinking of
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as a diamond covered in layers of gunk. When the layers are peeled away, that stone sparkles and reflects light.
In the Hands of our Mighty God and in His timing, our pain is polished away and HOPE shines bright!
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Here is a snippet of what I read today:
“A diamond has to go through a lot before it reaches the jeweler’s display case. It forms deep in the earth under extreme heat and pressure. It’s ejected violently upward until it arrives at or near the earth’s surface. It’s forced from its hiding place by nature or by man. Then it’s cleaved and cut and polished until its natural beauty shines through.” Geological Institute of America (GIA)
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Isaiah 30:26
The moonlight will be as bright as the sunlight, and the sunlight will be seven times brighter—like the light of seven days—on the day that the Lord bandages his people’s injuries and heals the wounds he inflicted.
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Love, hugs, and prayers, sisters! ❤
That is a great analogy! I have been uncovered little by little, and shining through him today! (heart)!
You are definitely sparkling now, sister! ❤
Amen. Diamond is a piece of charcoal that handles stress well.
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I love this Cee-Gee..
Thank you Father God, for cleaning us up, until we shine before and for you❤️
❤ Amen, sister!
Oh, Patti Sauls, that helps me so much with today’s reading. I was thinking about how hard these Isaiah readings have been. I don’t know why, but this Lenten season and Isaiah have been difficult… just difficult… harder than Lenten readings and seasons of the past. It has been hard to keep reading every day, but I do. I also noticed verse 30:18 “Therefore the LORD is waiting to show you mercy, and is rising up to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. All who wait patiently for him are happy.” Do I wait? And do I wait PATIENTLY?
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I need to remember that two truths can be held in tension. Isaiah 30:15 ends with “But you are not willing.” Ouch… Am I one that is not willing? My thoughts are all over the place this morning. I imagine the comments I will read from all of you will help immensely. Thank you, in advance, sweet sisters.
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Blessings on your day!
So true. The verse you shared- waiting to show you Mercy brought to mind the older song “Mercy” by Elevation Worship. The words are so good, that we were all separated…but for his GREAT MERCY!!
Partial Lyrics-
I’m living proof
Of what the mercy of God can do
If You knew me then
You’d believe me now
He turned my whole life upside down
He took the old and He made it new
That’s just what the mercy of God can do
Now I’m alive to tell the story
How I’ve overcome
It’s His goodness and mercy
And the power of His blood
I’m so glad that my freedom
Wasn’t based on what I’ve done
The goodness and mercy
And the power of the blood
So much power in the blood
Great devo today and comments! The tension between good and evil, life and death, joy and sorrow..lost and found!! Repentance and Restoration! Clean and unclean. It is hard to wade through…but scripture gives us just what we need to grow, and scales to come off our eyes. We can’t digest it all at once, it is a life-long journey. We can’t think we understand it all, we have to be pliable to keep seeking and craving closeness to our Savior. Every relationship needs work it is drifts away. Isaiah is not easy. I too remember just reading through it not making sense of it. This is probably the fourth time, and each time more is revealed.
We must all deal with the juxtapositions of life. The ugly and beautiful. The story Tina shared is a sad/wonderful example. My broken marriage (valley),but, that is where my relationship with the Lord truly began…from Savior to Lord of my life! God made beauty from my ashes. Watered my seeds and grew flowers in the valley!
Yesterday at jail ministry, we had a first timer. When we did the salvation call, she raised her hand and repeated the prayer. She told us she had been agnostic her whole life, until 2 weeks ago, and she got a Bible and started reading! She had tears of joy. That’s why it blessed me every week, because of course we have had many of these in my two years there, but it never will be ordinary!! God breaks through at his perfect timing, and an astray heart becomes His!! She gets released today…what if she hadn’t gotten arrested? It probably seemed awful in the moment…but now her eternal destination is changed! Hallelujah!!
Another had been sober 5 years, but with one weak choice she stopped and had 3 little drinks…and got arrested. Oh what the devil sticks in front of us in our weakness! I’m not sure if she is a believer of Jesus, more so God. but she was invited to class by one of our butterflies. The Lord works in mysterious, yet powerful, all knowing ways. We are in a lent study all focused on Jesus and the Cross!! I hope this is another beautiful testimony to come!!
Love you She’s!
Love this, Rhonda! ❤
Praying for the beautiful butterflies and their testimonies ❤️ so happy how they encourage you Rhonda through changes
Love this and you, Rhonda. Thank you for shining for Jesus in your prison ministry..
God bless you, always..❤️
I just love Isaiah 30″18-19. God is waiting, He’s just sitting there watching and waiting… to be merciful and compassionate. He isn’t hiding. He isn’t withholding. He’s just waiting for us to call out for Him. Beautiful! Gives me such hope and assurance.
Blessed Assurance!!
“Oh,What a Savior!” by Jeremy Scheffel.
Great lyrics for this lent period.
This speaks to me of God’s justice and His mercy! There will be a day of judgment but He is continually reaching out to all His hands of mercy to those who will repent.
Lord keep my heart tender to your direction and show me anything in my heart that is not pleasing to you!
Praying for all!
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The Lord is always waiting patiently to show us mercy and compassion and to show us the way. At the sound of our outcry “as soon as he hears, he will answer you.”. As we come to him our Teacher “will not hide any longer…he will lead us and guide us “this is your way, walk in it”.
That stood out to me today too! Show me the way Lord, and more importantly, help me to recognize your voice.
I am so appreciative for the devotions in this study because, I don’t know if this is happening to anyone else, but I am having a hard time with Isaiah this time around. I’ve read it before through Bible study here, but this time I am reading the words, but my mind is having to reread them many times to understand it.
Absolutely!
Yes! I have also found my CSB and NIV study
Bible notes and Moody Bible commentary helpful
Me too, Maria. I am having to dig deeper to make sure I’m understanding what I am reading, but it does make it richer!
Oh, Maria, same! Isaiah has been harder for me than ever this time around. I am so thankful for the devotional and the comments here. It has helped me so much.
I am right with you and Adrienne. I was laying in bed thinking last night how I love the book of Isaiah and I do not know why it has been a push for me this time around but it has been.
I too, sigh a lot! Glad I’m not the only one. And just like Patty mentions today, the older I get, the more I deeply sigh. There is so much truth when she mentions: “With repentance comes restoration” Reminds me of when I was in Celebrate Recovery. The first step, “admitting we were powerless over our addictions and compulsive behaviors, that our lives had become unmanageable.” Once we start admitting, repentance and restoration follow. The verse that goes with this step is Romans 7:8 “I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out” I give CR a lot of credit of where I am today. My Jesus will always be #1 and through counseling, celebrate recovery, the prayers of many, here I am. Its ALL Jesus! HE gave me the strength to make a 180 turn in the other direction to stop living way I was heading. Sigh…… God is SO good! Even when it hurt, and it was scary, and so much unknown, God is still good! Always will be!
Thank you for sharing this MARI V. And for the reminder that it’s ALL Jesus!!
Thank you my Jesus for never ceasing to pursue and support us (praise You)
Glory to God..wonderful words of wisdom and testimony friend!
What a powerful and beautiful testimony. Thank you for sharing. God be praised for His mighty work in your life❤️
Mari V – I find that I sigh a lot as well. Often, it comes from holding my breath (unintentionally) because life is so heavy. The breath that comes though… praise be to God!
Praying for continued strength for you Faith. Your sisters are holding you up in your valley..praying that patches of flowers pop up here in there for you to see and give you comfort and purpose!
Oh sweet Mia Faith. We love you!! Praying for your right now sweet lady. I’m on my 10 min break
Oh, Mia Faith, holding you and yours close in prayer. Much love to you all covered in prayers for peace and just the strength to breathe without sighing in heaviness of life, but sighing in the goodness of God..❤️
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Such a great testimony Mari. God is SO SO good..
Bless you and yours..❤️
Thank You Jesus…He is enough. ❤️
Oh ladies my heart is so sad and heavy for my sister. I don’t understand how you can watch your sister go through what I’ve been through these last two weeks, be discharged and have minimal pain a day after major surgery and not understand our miraculous God. When I brought it up, she shut it down. I know I’m not responsible, but my heart is sad and I know many here have similar loved ones. I pray with all of you for our prodigals.
Finally got up with the readings but not the comments, so I know I missing things.
SO good to see you, Danielle ❤️, and sounds like you are doing really well – praise the Lord!
Praying for your sister, that the seeds you’ve planted will grow soon
Wonderful to see you here Danielle! Praise the Lord! May the Lord’s continue to bring healing and strength and He be at work in your sisters life through the evidence and word of your story❤️
Danielle..you are here! Crazy that you had such a surgery with minimal pain!! Praise God…and just that you are sharing that with your sister…seeds are planted!! Hold fast!! Continued prayers!
Agreeing with the other shes in prayer.
Thankful your recovery is going so well.
And praying that your sister sees and knows in her heart the truth! ❤️
Danielle, I am so happy to see you here! Thanking God for your post surgery success and joining in prayer for your sister to have open eyes, ears, and heart. Prayers for a smooth and complete recovery for you, sister! Love and hugs! ❤
Praying she sees the miracle you see and has a deep relationship with our Lord and Savior
Danielle, it is so good to see you here! And with minimal pain after such a serious surgery – our God is the God of miracles! I pray He will open your sister’s eyes and heart to His love, forgiveness and goodness. He will use this situation in your own life to bring her to Him.
Wow what a speedy recovery miracle you have gone through. I’m so sorry that your sister did that. My mom is the same way and it hurts me deeply. Hugs.
Danielle B, praising God for seeing you here and for this wonderful testimony. God is so good.
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I’m sorry for your sisters reaction, but keep shining Jesus in all you do and say, remember the the old lady and the judge..we all ‘see’ and seek God differently. But when we do find Him, we seek him with ALL our heart.
Your sister will get there.. trust God .. ❤️
For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “You will be delivered by returning and resting; your strength will lie in quiet confidence. But you are not willing.”
—Isaiah 30:15
I have always had a hard time relinquishing control. And it cause caused me so much anxiety and stress. Thank you Lord for the reminder that you provide rest and refreshment.
As I write this. I’m in the throws of my menstrual cycle and struggling to manage my emotions. I gave into anger last night and I feel terrible about it. Pray for me today ladies, that I can trust God to help me rest and refresh and feel his calm and peace when my hormones are raging, crazy beasts. Thank you ladies! ❤️
Oh Sweetie…praying!
Hormones!
They are the worst!
Praying that you can overcome the mood swings sweet sister. ❤️
Oh, Meagan, what timing for that! Joining in prayer for a covering of peace and trust and the healing kind of rest and nourishment for your soul.Love you and praying about the house- for you and your husband! ❤
Prayers Meagan. We are all works in progress!
Praying dear sister❤️ it can get very difficult. May the power of God keep you at peace and in good cheer.
What I saw in Isaiah 30……
Trust Gods promises, Gods timing
Trust God hears our cries
Trust Gods promises to bless us with His guidance
Trust Gods promises, He can and will come through
Help us to walk in Your ways, trusting in Your perfect timing, confident in Your hearing, and assured of Your promise to bless. May we glorify You in all we do, knowing that our joy is found in You alone.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen.
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Amen & Amen, again!!
Amen & Amen, again!!
Amen. ❤️
Amen is this u kim?
Thank you God for the redeeming blood of Jesus Christ.
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The prayer in the devo begins “Oh God, You make the pathway for repentance and restoration.”
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Yes, He did…the pathway’s name is Jesus.
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Verses that stood out to me, Isaiah 29:13 and 30:18, songs coming to mind- Worthy of It All that CEE GEE mentioned the other day, and I Stand in Awe (I stand, I stand in awe of You, Holy God, to whom all praise is due, I stand in awe of You.)
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Great shares yesterday – so many gardeners!
CEE GEE – thank you for the redbud story, stay connected!
INDIANNA ELAINE ❤️
TERESA DONLEY ❤️
MARI V ❤️
LYNNE IN AL ❤️
GRAMSIESUE, LINDA IN NC, NANCY S ❤️
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Amen. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you Lord for the ultimate Mercy and Love. I’m not worthy so I am so grateful. In Jesus name,Amen
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Hey Shes,
I have been doing my own study for lent, but I wanted to come on here and ask for prayer for me at my workplace. There has been some opposition and I just wanna ask for extra covering, especially concerning my emotions.
The owners of the cafe I manage are Muslim. We have a great relationship, but the past week or so, I see the enemy trying to cause division bc of my faith. One example, is we were told we can’t play Christian music anymore (which, I understand…). But there is def more to the story… and ways the enemy has tried to use things to create offense. I am praying their hearts, specificially the wife, are softened to the gospel.
Thank you.
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Praying, Michelle, for willing hearts and listening ears, that the owners will see the truth of the Lord, and for guidance for you. From our reading today, Isaiah 30:18a NLT So the Lord must wait for you to come to Him so He can show you His love and compassion.
Love you ❤️
Praying
It is the time of Ramadan and so quiet possibilily their allegiance to their faith has heightened during this time. You standing for the Truth of who God is and representing Jesus in enemy territory will most certainly cause conflict. May Christ be magnified through you and the Lord move and work in ways to soften hearts in ways only He can.
that’s good Wendy. Prayers Michelle! Love that the Lord is using YOU in a way only made for YOU! He will empower you and enable you!
Exactly right!! Thank You, Holy Spirit for this same conviction in my sister WENDY B in supporting MICHELLE P.
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It seems I type much slower ♥️ LOL…God bless!!
Hi MICHELLE,
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The first thought that came to mind is, like us, Muslims are currently in the holiest period of their year — this often stirs a lot of heightened feelings and in many countries where Islam is among the predominant religions, can be a time of increased preaching of the “others”…leading to divisiveness (with sometimes dire results e.g. Egyptian churches being burnt to the ground).
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Sorry, my intention is simply to say that the messaging is often the opposite of tolerance during this period but then, by God’s grace, it dies down. I ALSO find in general, during Lent, the enemy is “prowling around” all the more, to shift our eyes from focusing on the One who conquered on the Cross and (spoiler alert) rose from dead victorious!!
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Praying for you, Sister. Praying that the impacts of all this will be reduced soon and yes, that the light of the gospel will shine / soften / convict so that things are soon even better than previously.
Amen, NADS! Good points, that are so helpful to remember. Lifting you and the owners in prayer, Michelle. ❤️
Spiritual warfare…but Jesus Christ has overcome the world.
Praying for your protection thru this as well as their hearts to be softened.
Hugs to you ❤️
Michelle, it’s so good to’see’ you! Joining with our sisters in prayer through this time! This is a great example if what Patti wrote about today! Hurt and hope in conflict/unison. Praying for peace in your heart and clarity in action/thoughts. ❤❤ Hang in there, lil’ sis; we love you!
Michelle P – wow. God has placed you where He can use you as His shining light to Muslim bosses and friends. It has to be difficult to hear you can’t play Christian music, but your understanding heart is a testimony all by itself. I’ll pray that God continues to use you to show His love, truth and light to your Muslim friends
Wow, thank you everyone for your prayers and wisdom… I did not even consider that there might be more warfare because of Ramadan. That makes sense!! I appreciate you all. Today was a “calm” day — praise God!! ❤️
Praying for you and the atmosphere at your workplace. May God shift the tension and any hidden persecution, and hearts/minds of the owners be changed.❤️
Amen
“Therefore the Lord is waiting to show you mercy,
and is rising up to show you compassion,
for the Lord is a just God.
All who wait patiently for him are happy.”
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This seems to be saying that the Lord’s mercy and compassion are not given to people who are not willing to receive it. So He waits, not because He has limited mercy and compassion, but because He is just and wise.
Amen, dearest Kelly..
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He is just and wise!
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Amen.
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‘Willing to receive it’, Amen. Praying for all to be willing.
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Tears rolled down my face recently as I watch an episode of AGT that had two mothers singing Changed for good from Wicked.
Their story,, one, whose son had died had given his organs.. the other, her baby of 16 days was given the heart.. here they were some 15 years later.. I am about to blab again..
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Hurt and hope..
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In a language I understand. A language that doesn’t mince its words.
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Hurt and hope..
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That is the pain of our hearts.. this is BIG for the human heart, OUR hearts.. we understand this pain and through the visuals of seeing these mothers, I absolutely felt a pain beyond any other of the heart..
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BUT GOD..
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In this story of the deep pain of the death of a child, there came hope in his organ donation. Another gets to have a life. Another gets to breathe. Another gets to be..
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This is OUR story, is it not?
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Hurt and hope.. ( we Hurt God. He gives us Hope, how does that work? LOVE!)
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LOVE!
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Though He is hurt and heartbroken at our unhealthy choices, disobedience, whinging and moaning, HE brings us HOPE. (HUH!)
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He STILL brought/brings us Hope in the form of His Son, Jesus… Who, by His death and resurrection, signed on the dotted line, as our guarantor of Hope, Redemption, Peace, Restoration, OPEN ARMS of Salvation and Grace..
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Hurt and Hope..
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It is well, for the LORD has promised good to me.. His Word my hope secures, He will my shield and portion be, as long as life endures..
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LORD, With all thst I am, Thank you that you love beyond the love we know here on earth, and that you allow us to come to you, dirty and as filthy as we are to receive the undeserved Grace, wrapped in the Hope of everlasting with you..
Thank you LORD GOD, Thank you..
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AMEN.
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Another sunny day! Whoop! Whoop!
Much love, as always, covered in hugs and prayers from across the pond!❤️
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But God … thank you TINA for the heart tugging remembering. Joining you in thanks to our Lord.
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This beautiful story makes me even more grateful for the gift of my new life. God looked at His perfect, healthy Son and He looked at weak and wretched me and gave consent for Jesus’ life to be given for mine. I never want to get over that gift.
Yes! Amen!
Thank you for sharing, Tina. Hurt and hope. Joy and sorrow very often do go hand in hand. Beautiful reflections.
I too, saw that AGT episode. Remarkably moving.❤️
Beautiful, Tina! ❤❤❤
Hurt and hope.
Despair and joy.
Yes. They go hand in hand.
Thanks for sharing…I was crying too.
Hugs back sweet sister ❤️
Organ donation is such a good illustration, Tina. Thank you. ❤️
Hurt and hope…
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We donated Tanner’s tissue. His organs would have been damaged from his illness. They don’t receive tissue often. Tanner would have said absolutely YES to this.
Heart!
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Hurt and hope..
In your Hurt, Tanner brings hope, Traci! This is a beautiful thing.. Tanner lives on. He brings a hope of life for another here on earth, Amazingly wonderful, I think..
BUT GOD..
I love you my friend..sending hugs..❤️
Tina – I’m struck by you saying that we hurt God, and He gives us hope. Thank you for pointing this out. I think I sometimes forget that my actions and thoughts and inactions actually bring hurt to the God of the universe. He is everything, and I am nothing. Yet I can bring Him hurt. And in return, He gives me hope. Such love. Thank You, God.
Your life stories are the definition of hurt and hope intertwined. May I add strength and resilience as well.❤️
Today it feels like the tension is very heavy and hard to hold up.
Father, you promise to renew the strength of those who wait for You. To give them wings like eagles so we can walk and not faint, we can run and not become weary. Please be the strength beneath our wings today and help us not grow weary in doing good!
Amen
Amen! ❤️
Amen
Amen ❤️
Yes, Amen!! I love those verses! And I’m sure there is a song!
Amen! ❤
Yes, the tension is heavy. The weight is overwhelming.
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I cling to his promise minutes by minute…
His promise to renew our strength.
His promise to give us wings. So we can walk and run without fainting or growing weary.
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Weary feels like my middle name right now.
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But God…
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He is here in the midst. And His promises are still true.
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I have that verse framed on my wall ❤️
ugh..(weary is your middle name right now!) This verses are perfect for you Sue!! And we are praying that it is all resolved. Still praising for Steve’s serious health issues being restored, and that his balance and all have gotten better as well?!
GramsieSue – i am praying for you and your husband every day.
Amen
Amen ❤️