Thursday, August 16, 2007

Thankful Thursday

Psalm 39:7 "But now, Lord, what do I look for? My hope is in you."

Psalm 62:5 "Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him."

Hebrews 10:23 "Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful."

I am so thankful for God's Word.

I am so thankful that it is the living, breathing voice of God!

I am so thankful it is where we can find real hope. When circumstances of this world are less than sure, His Word provides the peace that passeth all understanding and offers hope and promise!

I am so thankful for these verses today. I have taken my eyes off the events of the week and placing them on His sure foundation. It is all I know to do:

Psalm 119:116 "Sustain me according to your promise, and I will live; do not let my hopes be dashed."

Psalm 147:11 "the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love."

Psalm 119:114 "You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word."

Isaiah 40:31 "but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."

Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

Romans 4:18 "Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, "So shall your offspring be."

Romans 5:5 "And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us."

Romans 12:12 "Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer."

Romans 15:13 "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."

I am so thankful that He turns our sorrow into joy!

"Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me; O LORD, be my help."
You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, that my heart may sing to you and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever." Psalm 30: 10-12

11 comments:

Dawn said...

This is definitely for both of us! And for Kristen! Thank you so much.

C. H. Green said...

thank you for giving me some things to think about other than dwelling on the problems. We will make it with God's help....love you.

Anonymous said...

Where would we be without His hope for our future? Praying that your hope would remain...
Thank you for sharing those wonderful verses about hope.

Aunt Angie said...

I love those verses!!!
Especially Jeremiah 29:11!
Thanks for sharing all of that! What glorious hope we have indeed!!
Be blessed :)

Lori said...

Oh I love the verses, esp Psm 119 really spoke to me today.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Sharon Lynne said...

Thank you for Isaiah 40:31. God will renew our strength.

I just read your posts on collateral damage. It's so true about feeling alienated from other families.

Nadine said...

What wonderful verses of encouragement. Thank you for reminding me.

Mary said...

Amen! The Word of God is life to us! Thanks for sharing these awesome verses! Blessings on your weekend.

Profbaugh said...

And I'm truly thankful fro your post. What great scriputre to be reminded of. Thanks for blessing me.

~Cheryl

Walls Down Church Kids said...

I just had a chance to look through your posts--so much love is expressed in such difficult circumstances. I'm glad I connected to your blog...and thanks for this post--keep the hope and faith...

eph2810 said...

Hm, this is just like the Lord...I have been thinking about hope over the last several days...now I am stopping here and you have all the 'hope passages' I was looking for...

You know, having His word close to us and in our hearts is the best thing we can have :)

Thank you so much for sharing your grateful heart with us this past week.

Be blessed today and always.