“The Lord is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and rich in love.”
Psalm 145:8 NIV
“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever.”
Psalm 136:1 NIV
(This photo was taken at a lake place in central Minnesota)
Encourage
Choose Joy
10 “If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. 11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.”
John 15:10-11 NIV
Father God, thank You for our constant access to Your presence. Because You are near, we can experience joy in all things. Help us remember our joy is not based on our circumstances. Too often, instead of trusting You, we let our problems direct our behaviors. Fill us with Your Holy Spirit, so that we can strive to live with undefeatable Joy. In Jesus name, Amen.
“Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
Nehemiah 8:10 NIV
(This photo was taken near Lake Dillon in Colorado)
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Encouragement From God’s Word
16 Rejoice always, 17 pray continually, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.“
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV
Father God, I know You have a plan for my life, and that You want to bless me. Help me remember to lean into that promise. It is hard to see past my present struggles. Thank You for your faithfulness and for loving me even when I have doubts and fear. Fill me with encouragement from Your Word, let it seep in to my heart and mind and give me hope and peace. In Jesus name, Amen.
“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”
2 Corinthians 4:16-18 NIV
(This photo was taken while traveling in southern New Mexico)
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Encourage One Another
“Let love and faithfulness never leave you;
bind them around your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 Then you will win favor and a good name
in the sight of God and man.”
Proverbs 3:3-4 NIV
Receive encouragement from the Holy Spirit and be renewed by spending time with God and reading God’s Word. God’s love is for all of us and we are created to love God and to love others.
Let His love flow through you and be encouraging for others with your words and your actions. Encourage one another.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.”[a]
Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV
(This photo was taken in September of 2022 in Bighorn National Forest in Wyoming)
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The Word Of God
“Your word is a lamp for my feet,
a light on my path.”
Psalm 119:105 NIV
“You are my refuge and my shield;
I have put my hope in your word.”
Psalm 119:114 NIV
“For,
“All people are like grass,
and all their glory is like the flowers of the field;
the grass withers and the flowers fall,
25 but the word of the Lord endures forever.”[a]
And this is the word that was preached to you.”
1 Peter 1:24-25 NIV
(This photo was taken in August of 2016 in Glacier National Park in Montana)
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His Love Endures Forever
“The Lord is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and rich in love.”
Psalm 145:8 NIV
Trouble will come…we will experience suffering and loss in this world…yet we do not need to have fear and we do not need to be afraid. We are loved by God with a love that is greater than anything we face. Pursue a personal relationship with Jesus Christ our Savior and our Lord, meet with Him every day…He sacrificed everything to save you because He loves you and His love will endure forever. Amen.
“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever.”
Psalm 136:1 NIV
(This photo was taken in May of 2014 at a lake place in central Minnesota)
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To Make Him Known
“Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Matthew 28:16-20 NIV
“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. 3 And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. 4 Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. 5 Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. 6 Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.”
Colossians 4:2-6 NIV
(This photo was taken in August of 2016 at Sapphire Point near Dillon, Colorado)
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Encourage One Another
“Let love and faithfulness never leave you;
bind them around your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 Then you will win favor and a good name
in the sight of God and man.”
Proverbs 3:3-4 NIV
Receive encouragement from the Holy Spirit and be renewed by spending time with God and reading God’s Word. God’s love is for all of us and we are created to love God and to love others. Let His love flow through you and be encouraging for others with your words and your actions. Encourage one another.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.”[a]
Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV
(This photo was taken in September of 2022 in Bighorn National Forest in Wyoming)
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Encourage One Another
“Let love and faithfulness never leave you;
bind them around your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 Then you will win favor and a good name
in the sight of God and man.”
Proverbs 3:3-4 NIV
Receive encouragement from the Holy Spirit and be renewed by spending time with God and reading God’s Word. God’s love is for all of us and we are created to love God and to love others. Let His love flow through you and be encouraging for others with your words and your actions. Encourage one another.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.”[a]
Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV
(This photo was taken in September of 2022 in Bighorn National Forest in Wyoming)
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Encouragement From God’s Word
“For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. 10 He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him. 11 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.
Final Instructions
12 Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you. 13 Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with each other. 14 And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone. 15 Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else.
16 Rejoice always, 17 pray continually, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.“
1 Thessalonians 5:9-18
“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
(This photo was taken in March of 2018 while traveling in southern New Mexico)
Take Your Faith With You 