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







Friday, April 27, 2012

4.21.12

Judges 7:9-11 That night the Lord said, "Get up! Go down into the Midianite camp, for I have given you victory over them! But if you are afraid to attack, go down to the camp with your servant Purah. Listen to what the Midinaites are saying, and you will be greatly encouraged. Then you will be eager to attack."

My Thoughts
If Gideon was discouraged he was to listen, LISTEN!! Then he would be encouraged... and look it was his very own enemy that encouraged him!!  I wonder how often when we are discouraged that we don't stop and listen..that we get too busy talking about how we can't. We get busy discouraging ourselves with our words. God used Gideon's enemy to encourage him!! But Gideon had to be quiet and listen!! 

We need to use the words "I can't" as a reminder to shut up and listen to God ... and see what God says about the situation.  Two things could happen... He could tell us we can and just how to do it... or He could tell us we shouldn't...and shouldn't is a much different feeling that can't is!!  God is our encourager!!! God builds us up!!  We can't hear Him doing that if we are busy talking instead of listening.

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