What a joy to join Holley Gerth's Coffee for Your Heart: 2014 Encouragement Challenge!
As Holley says in her challenge, “research shows that those who focus on encouraging others are happier, healthier and live longer."
As I pondered Holley’s first prompt, “What encouraging words do you want the people you care about to hear as they begin a new year?”
I asked myself, “What encouraging words do I need to hear?”
As Holley says in her challenge, “research shows that those who focus on encouraging others are happier, healthier and live longer."
As I pondered Holley’s first prompt, “What encouraging words do you want the people you care about to hear as they begin a new year?”
I asked myself, “What encouraging words do I need to hear?”
These are the words from God’s Word that encourage me, and I pray they will be an encouragement to you, too!
You are who God says you are…
In Christ, you are...
BLESSED with every spiritual blessing,
ACCEPTED in the Beloved Son of God,
ADOPTED as a child of the King,
CHOSEN before the foundation of the world,
REDEEMED by His Blood,
BLESSED with every spiritual blessing,
ACCEPTED in the Beloved Son of God,
ADOPTED as a child of the King,
CHOSEN before the foundation of the world,
REDEEMED by His Blood,
FORGIVEN
by His Grace,
LOVED with an everlasting love
and underneath are the everlasting arms.
LOVED with an everlasting love
and underneath are the everlasting arms.
When you feel betrayed,
God says: You are BLESSED
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.” (Eph. 1:3)
When you feel ignored, God says: You are ACCEPTED
"According to the good pleasure of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved. (Eph. 1:5-6)
When you feel abandoned, God says: You are ADOPTED
“Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will. (Eph. 1:4-5)
When you feel inadequate, God says: You are CHOSEN
“Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love.” (Eph. 1:4)
When you feel rejected, God says: You are REDEEMED
“In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that He lavished on us.” (Eph. 1:7-8)
When you feel condemned, God says: You are FORGIVEN
“In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that He lavished on us.” (Eph. 1:7-8)
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.” (Eph. 1:3)
When you feel ignored, God says: You are ACCEPTED
"According to the good pleasure of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved. (Eph. 1:5-6)
When you feel abandoned, God says: You are ADOPTED
“Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will. (Eph. 1:4-5)
When you feel inadequate, God says: You are CHOSEN
“Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love.” (Eph. 1:4)
When you feel rejected, God says: You are REDEEMED
“In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that He lavished on us.” (Eph. 1:7-8)
When you feel condemned, God says: You are FORGIVEN
“In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that He lavished on us.” (Eph. 1:7-8)
When you feel forgotten, God says: You are LOVED
“Just as He chose us in
Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without
blame before Him in love.” (Eph. 1:4) “The Lord appeared to us
in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing
kindness.” (Jer. 31:3) “The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.” (Deu. 33:27)
In what ways are these words from God's Word an encouragement to you?
Thank you for these powerful words of Truth, Beth. I appreciate your encouragement, past and present. You are a gift!
ReplyDeleteKatie, thank you for your sweet words of encouragement...they bring back warm memories of our long talks and sharing in Circle of Friends and our Thursday get-togethers...praying for you and your sweet family <3
DeleteBeth- this is a 3rd confirmation of what God has asked me to be about this year- just love Him confirming over and over.
ReplyDeleteI am to continue in a ministry of encouragement- LISTENING to people and listening for what the Lord would have me say to them.
Thanks for this AWESOME POST. You are such a blessing un my life Beth- may the blssings ou so readily pour out on your readers be multiplied back to you over and over so you are always giving out of the overflow.
Love, Mary.
Mary, isn't it a wonderful blessing how the grace of God pours into us, and as you have said, from the overflow of His grace, we pour grace and forgiveness and encouragement to others, because we have been forgiven so much, so beloved by our Heavenly Father...thank you for sharing your heart with me <3
DeleteGrateful for these truths to counter-attack the lies we believe! Thank you for this
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ruth, for your comments. This truly does help me every day to re-wallpaper my mind with the Truth of God's Word...it is a blessing to me to share what God has used to encourage me with others...thank you, again, for letting me know :)
DeleteThanks so much for linking up today with Coffee for Your Heart, friend! XOXO
ReplyDeleteHolley, thank YOU for your kind and generous heart which is a daily encouragement to me and thousands of your readers! What a blessing it is for you to allow us to link up with you on Wednesdays with Coffee For The Heart! Looking forward to next Wednesday already :)
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