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God’s Love

Yesterday I shared about what love is NOT. All of that pain led me to Him – the Healer, the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Jesus. He is faithful, and true. He is what love looks like. I poured out my pain as I cried at his feet. It was not wasted. It mattered. It was costly. He took my head in His hands, and looked in my eyes. For the first time, I felt loved.

“If your heart is broken, you’ll find God right there;
if you’re kicked in the gut, he’ll help you catch your breath.” (Psalm 34:18 MSG)

GOD’S LOVE

V1
God’s love is faithful,
He’s forever true
He loves me with mercy and grace to be new.
His love has no ending,
His covenant stands.
A promise between us,
and I’m in His hands.

CHORUS
God’s love bears all things,
believes all things,
hopes all things,
endures all things,
God’s love never fails for me.
God’s love never fails for me.

V2
How great is the love Father lavishes on me,
now I am called a child of God.
No eye has seen, no ear has heard,
no mind has conceived what God has for me!

REPEAT CHORUS

BRIDGE

My God is love,
I now live in God,
and he lives in me

REPEAT CHORUS

GOD’S PROMISE TO YOU:

“And because you [really] are [His] sons, God has sent the [Holy] Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, Abba (Father)! Father!” (Galatians 4:6)

“But God shows and clearly proves His [own] love for us by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One) died for us.” (Romans 5:8)

MY PRAYER FOR YOU:

Dear Lord,

Thank you for your love today. You are faithful and true. You loved us even in our darkest days. You are close to the broken-hearted, and will bind up all our wounds. We are putting our trust in You, in Jesus’ Name.

God’s Grace Flows in Your Weaknesses

by dianarasmussen

God’s grace flows where there is a minus in your life. When you admit you are not perfect, His grace will flow. Grace upon grace, blessing upon blessing. Pray for the sick even when you are sick. Then you will receive your healing. God restored Job when he prayed for his friends. GOD’S PROMISE TO … Read more

Restored

by dianarasmussen

(This post may trigger old feelings, stop and be safe if you need to) I woke up yesterday and God gave me the verse, “I will restore the years that the locusts have eaten.” That’s a lot of years. There were times when I thought I would never be well. Times when I had given … Read more

This World Is Not My Home

by dianarasmussen

DAILY PROMPT: In a new post specifically created for this challenge, share a picture that evokes HOME for you. THIS WORLD IS NOT MY HOME Home is Heaven… “But there’s far more to life for us. We’re citizens of high heaven! We’re waiting the arrival of the Savior, the Master, Jesus Christ, who will transform … Read more

When I’m Weary

by dianarasmussen

When I’m Weary When I’m weary, heavy laden, I come to You, You give me rest. When the storms are raging, And waves of despair abound, You bring me peace in the storm. I rest my head on Your shoulder, Look into Your eyes of love, Troubles melt and hope’s renewed, Suddenly, everything will … Read more

When I’m Weary

by dianarasmussen

40 Things That Prove God Cares About Girls

by dianarasmussen

Just for fun! Happy Saturday 🙂 I sent this to me teenage daughter this week, after she was having a bad day…she loved it! blessings, Diana

TOO BUSY?

by dianarasmussen

TOO BUSY?

I first saw this video about 5 years ago. There are many versions on the web, but all the same message…

It is rather “haunting” – but true…

GOD’S PROMISE:

“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy-laden and overburdened, and I will cause you to rest. [I will ease and relieve and refresh your souls.]

Take My yoke upon you and learn of Me, for I am gentle (meek) and humble (lowly) in heart, and you will find rest (relief and ease and refreshment and recreation and blessed quiet) for your souls. ” (Matthew 11:28-29 AMP)

A Psalm of David; when he was in the Wilderness of Judah.

^“O God, You are my God, earnestly will I seek You; my inner self thirsts for You, my flesh longs and is faint for You, in a dry and weary land where no water is.So I have looked upon You in the sanctuary to see Your power and Your glory.Because Your loving-kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise You.”(Psalm 61:1-3)

“Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, does not faint or grow weary; there is no searching of His understanding.

He gives power to the faint and weary, and to him who has no might He increases strength [causing it to multiply and making it to abound].

Even youths shall faint and be weary, and [selected] young men shall feebly stumble and fall exhausted;

But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and mount up [close to God] as eagles [mount up to the sun]; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint or become tired. (Isaiah 40:28-31)

MY PRAYER FOR YOU:

Dear Lord,

We confess, we have put other things above spending time with You. We confess, we have built idols of knowledge for our own pleasure. Forgive us Lord, and purify us from all unrighteousness. We know You are for us, and You are the source of all good things – even wisdom and knowledge. We turn back to You today, in Jesus’ name.

Life is War

by dianarasmussen

“Until you know life is war,

you cannot know what to pray for”

John Piper

“Be prepared. You’re up against far more than you can handle on your own. Take all the help you can get, every weapon God has issued, so that when it’s all over but the shouting you’ll still be on your feet. Truth, righteousness, peace, faith, and salvation are more than words. Learn how to apply them. You’ll need them throughout your life. God’s Word is an indispensable weapon. In the same way, prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare. Pray hard and long. Pray for your brothers and sisters. Keep your eyes open. Keep each other’s spirits up so that no one falls behind or drops out.”(Ephesians 6:13 MSG)

HELPFUL PRAYER POINTS

Prayer of Blessing – dianarasmussen.com

Morning Prayers – dianarasmussen.com

The Power of a Friends Prayer – dianarasmussen.com

Words of Woe

by dianarasmussen

(May trigger- be safe) WORDS OF WOE By Diana Rasmussen (from a long ago, faraway place) Your love fills me up,Lord; Your light it shines through, This tomb of darkness – but oh, what is true? For in the fires of hell Lord, Alone I won’t go; Please just protect me – From his words … Read more

Embracing Our Brokenness

by dianarasmussen

This world is broken, it is not what it was supposed to be. People are broken, they sometimes choose to do evil. Innocent people get hurt. And I am broken. There are pieces of me all over the place some days. Like shattered glass, all over the floor. “How did this happen?”, I ask … Read more

Love

by dianarasmussen

Weekly Photo Challenge: LOVE

My mom, me, and my kiddos…Thank you Jesus!

Love is one of those things you receive, and then pour out, from generation to generation…

(and God can make up for any jerks on the way)

Your Love lasts longer than your life

What you have poured into me

I have poured into them…

You have planted a seed of love in my life and it blossomed and grew.

What your breathed into me I’ve breathed into them

Genesis 17:7

And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you throughout their generations for an everlasting, solemn pledge, to be a God to you and to your posterity after you.

Psalm 100:5
For the Lord is good; His mercy and loving-kindness are everlasting, His faithfulness and truth endure to all generations.

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