I decided to start this blog (2010) because my son, John-Robert gave me a One Year Bible for Christmas, the New Living Translation... reading it has changed my life... I post a daily Bible verse on my Facebook page every day and it has been well received... I thought that this would be a wonderful way to share part of what I read each day!... I hope that you enjoy it.



This Year 2012 I am going to do things a little different... not much...just a little. I am again reading through my One Year Bible (for the 3rd time). But I am also using "The Secret Power of Speaking God's Word" by Joyce Meyer. This book is divided by putting scriptures under different categories so they can be used to speak over our life situations. Each day I will read a category of scripture and pick a scripture in that category to write about.



Hugs

Jeannie







Sunday, February 28, 2010

2.28.10

Proverbs 10:19 Too much talk leads to sin.  Be sensible and keep your mouth shut.

My Thoughts Wow... powerful!!!.... so so simple... but hard to follow isn't it?!... We have all done this, seen it, especially at work where there are lots of people... idle gossip which seems innocent at the time but always ends up hurtful in someway... when your feelings are hurt at someone and you find someone to talk about it and between the two of you - you work yourselves into a good mad..... to the point where you forgot your feelings were just a little hurt... and you forgot that you knew that person didn't mean to hurt your feelings... there is not a person I know that doesn't need to work on this... and believe you me...I am talking to me!!... Proverbs 10 is full of things that will help you live your life better if you just listen!!... its so important that the person who laid out my One Year Bible put these verses in my daily reading just one or two at a time... so you can really ponder on their importance.... and this one was my only Proverbs reading for the day!!... I am going to challenge you to try this one for a whole week!!... and see if you don't feel better about yourself and others ... when you need to tell somebody at work that your feelings are hurt tell God... ask him to help you forgive..and to heal your hurt...then talk about that pretty blouse you want, or how nice the day is...or how sweet somebody has been to you...then go back to work...always stop talking when you find yourselves talking about people... because then you have talked too much....as Thumpers mother said "When you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all."
Hugs,
Jeannie

* I am now 1/6 of the way throught my Bible!!

Saturday, February 27, 2010

2.27.10

Mark 9:23-24 What do you mean, "If I can?" Jesus asked.  "Anything is possible if a person believes." The father instantly cried out, "I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!"

My Thoughts

Even the disciples, who walked with Jesus everyday, witnessed Jesus' miracles each day had trouble believing... I believe this father was effected by their disbelief... the father had just asked the disciples to heal their daughter...they couldn't  because of their moment of disbelief...then then when the father asked Jesus the father had a moment of disbelief...the father had believed, he brought his child to be healed... but when Jesus told him, "Anything is possible if a person believes." that father felt that belief coming back...it was just a little bit of belief.... tiny... but enough that his child was healed!!!...when our belief falters we show faith by asking for belief, God helps us with anything... asking for belief shows you have a tad bit of belief in your heart!!!... showing your belief helps others have it!.. when you need to ask God for something and  you feel yourself thinking "God can't do that for me" or "God won't do this for me", ask God to help you overcome your unbelief...and great thing will happen!.. in Luke 17:6 it says The Lord answered, "if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, now that is tiny.... if you have that much faith...all you have to start out with is "help me overcome my unbelief!" then ask God for what you need, ask him for the things you want and see what happens.

Friday, February 26, 2010

2.26.10

Psalms 42:5 Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad?  I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again -- my Savior and My God!

My Thoughts

The psalmist here is so sad and discouraged with his life that he has forgotten to remember that God will help him with his discouragement... with his sadness.... from the explanation points you can see that when he gets himself together enough to remember that God will help him he gets so excited, so excited that he remembers that God isn't just Lord over him...but also his Savior...that God will save him from his sadness...God will help encourage him.... we can all be so sad, so discouraged that its hard to remember what day it is, the name of someone we are talking to, how to make coffee when we make it every day... we all get so overwhelmed with life, with grief that we even have to sometimes remember to breath... God understands that, and he waits patiently on us... he sits and watches us...wanting to catch us and hold us...its like when we want to catch a baby that is learning to walk and we know its going to stumble... we are there with our hands held out waiting for that baby to need us... God is waiting for us to know we need him... waiting to save us.. he knows we are about to fall, to forget, he knows when we are overwhelmed with sadness or discouragement... he is waiting there to  help us.... all we have to do is reach out... like babies reach out to their mom's and dad's when they are learning to walk... God waits for us... just reach out.

Thursday, February 25, 2010

2.15.10

Psalms 41:1-13 Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor, The Lord rescues them when they are in trouble.

My Thoughts

Here in Psalms it tell us that we will be rescued in times of trouble if we are kind to the poor... and in Proverbs 10:16 it tells us...the poverty of the poor is their destruction.  So often when we are deciding who to give to...who to help... we often decide that someone isn't living "good" so we choose not to give to that person... but poverty often destroys a persons life to the point that they in desperation make bad choices... so should we really choose not to give to someone because of their actions if they need us... isn't hope the biggest part of what we are giving when we help the poor.. what if God decided our sins made us  too unworthy for him to give his Son for us... God gave the biggest gift he could give us because of our sins... when we are deciding to give to others... maybe just maybe we should decided not based on our judgment of them...but based solely on need.... God gave his Son based solely on need... God gave us hope... hope for a life with Him in heaven forever... should we not choose to give hope ... of just a better tomorrow...isn't it our responsibility to be a witness to those who need God... to give them hope.... maybe when we choose to give we should choose those who need hope the most...not the person who we think is most deserving because of their actions... God gave us hope inspite of our actions.
Hugs
Jeannie

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

2.24.10

Mark 7:15 "It's not what goes into your body that defiles you; you are defiled by what comes from your heart."

My Thoughts

Boy was this verse an eye opener!!...Jesus go on to explain this to his disciples in verse 20-23 And then he added, "it is what come from inside that defiles you. For from within, our of a person's heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness. All these vile things come from within; they are what defile you. So often I see someone...we see someone who just keeps doing wrong...and we dismiss it by saying but they have a good heart... sometimes we do wrong....and think but our heart was in the right place... apparently not... I will go forward from this day... hoping always to remember not to dismiss what I do wrong with the statement "my heart was in the right place"... sin actually comes from our heart... I guess I always like to think the good things came from my heart... the bad thing came from some where else.... this makes it much easier to try to make the right choices... I want my heart to be good... for people to see my heart as good... and before I start each day I will pray that God takes away the evil that hides inside my heart...just as David did in Psalms.
Hugs, Jeannie

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

2.23.10

Psalm 40:3 He has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of praise to our God.  Many will see what he has done and be amazed.  They will put their trust in the Lord.

My Thoughts

We can be a witness simply by living our lives with God's song in our hearts... God can fill us with joy and when we are filled with joy it shows in our step, and in our smile...it show in the kind words we speak to others...it shows in the way we do our jobs.... in all of our actions... when people see that joy in our hearts that God gives us .... they will want to be filled with that joy too.... they will ask what makes us so happy and we can say Jesus... this to me is a much more effective way to be a witness.... to live our lives in such a way that people can witness what God can do by watching us.... be a witness of God's wonderful love today with Joy, and with Kindness!
Hugs
Jeannie

Sunday, February 21, 2010

2.21.10

Proverbs 10:8 The wise are glad to be instructed, but babbling fools fall flat on their faces. 

My Thoughts
Wise is defined as: marked by deep understanding, keen discernment, and a capacity for sound judgment.  .. When we get a new gadget, a new toy... and we read the instructions we know how to work that gadget or toy... when we read the handbook.. the book of instructions we know what to do  when we do something wrong with that gadget... and if someone give us advice on that gadget, if we have read the instructions...we can discern if that persons advice is useful... but we have to read the instructions to know this...and if we read the instructions we are really smart about our new gadget!... The Bible is God's handbook, God's instructions for our life... and if we read our handbook... our instructions... we can make wise choices!!!... And if we read the instructions for our  lives when people give us advice we can discern if that advice is good advice... but if we don't choose to be wise...to read our instruction book... if we walk around thinking we always know it all...we often fall flat on our faces... we ofter overlook good advice from people that have insight that we don't  yet have... God so wants us to seek wisdom ... he wants us to be smart and knowledgeable... God asked Solomon what he wanted... Solomon could have anything he desired...and Solomon asked God for wisdom....God was so pleased with Solomon for seeking wisdom that God gave him everything his heart could desire... God loves us just as much as he loved Solomom.

Saturday, February 20, 2010

2.10.10

Psalms 37:35-36 I have seen wicked and ruthless people flourishing like a tree in its native soil. But when I looked again , they were gone! Though I searched for them, I could not find them.

My Thoughts

We have all see these kinds of people...people who always seem to be getting wonderful things in spite of their not so wonderful actions..... and we see them often in those moments when they seem on top...and actually ask ourselves why shouldn't we just do what we want to do... so-in-so is always getting this or that?!... when we have those thoughts about someone we know they often get things through dishonest actions... if you stop to notice they are always loosing the things they have gotten .... it's like life on a roller coaster.... constantly stressful....always up and down and although it seems exciting something about it just isn't right!!... we need be godly because it goes on to say in Psalm 37:39-40 The Lord rescues the godly; he is their fortress in times of trouble. The Lord helps them rescuing them from the wicked. He saves them and they find shelter in him. When we do good, when we seek to be like God... we always, always have what we need...and we so often get things we want... we may not own the big shinny stuff.... but we never go hungry, we are never cold, we never ever feel unloved... its like riding the Carousel... we have cover from the rain, and our ups and downs are so smooth we almost don't notice them... but we enjoy every second!
Hugs
Jeannie

Friday, February 19, 2010

2.19.10

Mark 4:24-25 The Jesus added, "Pay close attention to what you hear. The closer you listen the more understanding you will be given--and you will receive even more.  To those who listen to my  teaching, more understanding will be given.  But for those who are not listening, even what little understanding they have will be taken away from them."

My Thoughts

God so wants us to know him that he filled a whole book with instructions to know him better... he so wants us to have a good life that that book is filled with ways to make our life better each and every day!!... but the world crowds out what we learn...if we don't continue to learn.... how blessed our lives will be if we listen to God each and every day by reading his word.... and listening to him when he speaks to our hearts... and the more we know about God the easier it is to understand...and listen to him.... to live like he wants us to live...we as parents want our children to have wonderful, happy, stress free, productive lives filled with love... that is what God wants for us... and he wants even more.... all we have to do is take some time each day to understand what he was for us... and we will understand more and more and more the more we burn his teachings into our heart and our memory... and our lives will be better and better and better... lets not let the world choke out God....lets let God surround us with love and choke out the evil of the world.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

2.18.10

Psalm 37:1-4 Don't worry about the wicked or envy those who do wrong.  For like grass, they soon fade away.  Like spring flowers, they soon wither.  Trust in the Lord and do good.  Then you will live safely in the land and prosper.  Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desire.

My Thoughts

God is all the time sending us messages about not worrying... about totally trusting that He will take care of us if we just trust in Him.... he told us this in the Old Testament and in the New Testament.... right here in Psalms it says not to worry about the wicked... wicked is defined as morally very bad... the wicked are those who go around trying to cause trouble... trying to make  you look bad so they will look good.... we have all worked with those kind of people... well God tells us to do good... do what we are supposed to do...to take Delight in the Lord... so when those people who try to trip you up in your day by acting morally very bad.... don't worry about them...go about doing what you are supposed to do....and delight in the Lord as you do good...as you do right... talk to God... tell Him you love him... praise Him... sing songs to Him... do this as you go about your day.... if you are taking time to delight in the Lord...it is impossible to worry about people being wicked.  Try it...I know it's not easy!!...a good way to do this is to thank God for 100 good things in your life... when you are spending time thinking about 100 good things in your life and thanking God for them...you don't have time to worry about the wicked.....try it and see if you have a much better day!  Hugs, Jeannie

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

2.17.10

Mark 2:16&17 But when the teachers of religious law who were Pharisees saw him eating with the tax collector and other sinners they asked his disciples, "why does he eat with such scum?"  When Jesus heard this he told them, "Healthy people don't need a doctor - sick people do.  I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners."

My Thoughts

Jesus didn't put values on sin...sin was sin was sin... so often people put values on sin... they forget that judging people is a sin... that gossip is a sin... that treating people unkind in anyway is a sin... when they see someone they know has committed a "huge" sin walk into the doors of the church they aren't welcoming, they arn't kind, they whisper and gossip... they act like they want their church to be Holy... we all need to remember that church is a hospital for sinners... all sinners... not a haven for saints... Jesus would be so sad to see us mistreat people that have walked though the doors of the church, to do better to be forgiven of their sin, in such a way they never come back... we need to treat everyone with kindness...and love... or we will never win them to God.
Hugs
Jeannie

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

2.16.10

Mark 1:45 But the man went and spread the word, proclaiming to everyone what had happened (Jesus heal him in verse 1:41).  As a result, large crowds soon surrounded Jesus, and he couldn't publicly enter a town anywhere.  He has to stay out in the secluded places, but people from everywhere kept coming to him.

My Thoughts

Jesus was a star!!... everybody wanted to see Jesus... He had died for our sins, risen and was healing people...touching them and healing them...and people came from everywhere... today we stand in line for concerts, for comics, to see movie stars, to shake hands with the President.... just think what wonderful things would happen to our country if we started standing in line to hear about Jesus!!

Monday, February 15, 2010

2.15.10

Exodus 35:30-31 Then Moses told the people of Israel, "the Lord has specifically chosen Bezalel son of Uri, Grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.  The Lord has filled Bezalel with the spirit of God, giving him great wisdom, ability, and expertise in all kinds of crafts."

My Thoughts

God has great plans for the Tabernacle that He had the Children of Israel to build... he had a plan and knew what he wanted... and God gave Bezalel the wisdom, ability, and expertise to craft wonderful things for the Tabernacle... and to teach others to help him.  So if God ask you to do something... He will give you the ability to do it... Bazalel even made gold thread by hammering out think sheets of gold and cutting it into fine threads. (Exodus 39:2)... God wanted garments embroiled with gold thread and even gave Bezalel the ability to make it with his hands...imagine that!!!... amazing!!!... So when God speaks to you to do something.... listen... and have faith that he will give you the ability to do his work.

Sunday, February 14, 2010

2.14.10

Fear (n.)Dread or alarm in facing danger, profound reverence and awe.
Psalm 34:11-14
Come my childern and listen to me and I will teach you to fear the Lord. Does anyone want to live a life that is long and prosperous?  Then keep your tougue from speeking evil and your lips from telling lies!  Turn away from evil and do good, search for peace, and work to maintan it.

My Thoughts

Oh we all want to live a long and prosperous life... to see our childern and grandchildern grow and become the people they are going to be... hopefully even our great grandchildern... and the Bible tell us just how to do that!... Keep our tongues from speeking evil..don't tell lies... do good... search for peace.... Jesus tells us to "love  our neighbors (everyone) as we would love ourselves."  this alone would help us not speek evil, tell lies, help us to do good!!... because we want people to say good things about us, not lie about us.. do good things for us... when we live like God wants us to we have peace in our everyday life... peace in our daily life is freedom from worry...the Bible tells us right here in Pslams that we have to work at peace... it takes time, thought and effort to do these things... but imagine the peace we have in our days if we don't have to worry about what we have said, when we don't have to worry that we will get caught in a lie, when we don't have to worry if we have done a bad thing because we have spent our time doing good things for others...doing these things would eliminate so much of the stress in our lives...and on top of that we get to live longer!!...What blessings God promises us!!... we just have to take time to learn how God wants us to live our lives, we have to seek wisdom.

Saturday, February 13, 2010

2.13.10

Psalm 34:9 & 10 Fear the Lord, you his godly people, for those who fear him will have all they need.  Even the strong, young lions sometimes go hungry, but those who trust in the Lord will lack no good thing.

My Thoughts

Fear (n.) dread or alarm in facing danger; profound reverence and awe. I was compelled to look fear up to better understand this passage...  King David is telling us if we have profound reverence and awe of God we will have all we need.... need not want... and if we trust in the Lord we will lack no good thing.... that is things we want... so we have to have trust in God to have the things we want.... and we have to trust that when he doesn't give us the things that we want that God may be choosing not to give us something because it is not a "good thing" for us to have ... maybe its the timing  in our life that makes our want  not a "good thing"... but we must always remember that God know what we need ...and God knows what things are good for us... so lets have profound reverence and awe of God... so we will be full, and warm, and have clothing, and a job...all the things we need.... then lets take a faith to another level and have trust in God... and he will give us the "good things" we want... how exciting is that!!!

Friday, February 12, 2010

2.12.10

Psalm 33:13-15 The Lord looks down from heaven and sees the whole human race. From his throne he observes all who live on earth. He made their hearts, so he understands everything they do.


My Thoughts

I always knew God made me... but I have never thought of him making my heart... I have never though of God holding my heart in his hands and making it...of constructing my soul... wow .... have you ever made something with your hands... taken love care and time to make something... and you just cherish it you want everyone to see it....you want it to work right... God wants our hearts to work right...to be right ... like you would oil and fuel a motor... God wants us to feed our hearts with his word... with prayer...so it will work the way he intended.... he wants to be proud of us.... and when we feel like nobody, nobody understands us...it says right here in Psalm 33:15 God understands everything we do...just like the person that built a motor understands how the energy runs through it...when the motor isn't working right that person know how to fix it... when our hearts aren't working right God knows how to fix our hearts. Take comfort that God knows how your heart works... and that he can fix it!!

Hugs
Jeannie