“As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you. Now remain in my love. If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commands and remain is his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.”
John 15:9-12
(This photo was taken this week while driving through Glacier National Park in Montana)
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these.”
Mark 12:30-31
(This photo was taken in June of 2016 on a lake in northwestern Wisconsin)
“Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block for Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.”
1 Corinthians 1:22-25
(This photo was taken in June of 2013 while traveling through northern Colorado)
Hello, I am delayed in posting today because I am in the midst of an unexpected event. The details of it are not necessary for you to know that although we encounter moments and events in our lives that we never see coming…we must stay true to our faith and trust in God. Friends whatever you are facing offer prayers or just have a one to one conversation with God…he is always waiting to hear from you…no matter what. Peace to you.
“For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: The righteous will live by faith.”
Romans 1:17
(This photo was taken in June 2016 in Minnesota)
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Joshua 1:9
(This photo was taken this past weekend near the Minnesota and South Dakota border)
The Lord said while speaking to Joshua…
“Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers to give them. Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Joshua 1:6-9
(This photo was taken in October of 2014 while driving the north shore of Maui)
“Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret – it leads only to evil.”
Psalm 37:3-8
(This photo was taken in June of 2013 at Garden of the Gods Park near Colorado Springs)
“I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.”
Psalm 27:13-14
“But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.”
Jeremiah 17:7-8
No matter where you are, what you are doing or how you are feeling right now God is with you…
The cross in the photo above shows that all areas of our life are connected to our faith even if we don’t think about them that way. Every act and interaction is on a string somewhere on the cross. The hardest part of faith sometimes is courage…courage can be rare in this world. You can come across many people and sense only fear, anger and bitterness. I am learning that courage…real courage is truly an act of faith. Believe God is on your side and no matter what you face each day trust him to hold you in the palm of his hand.
There is a song by a group called “Love & The Outcome” that is entitled He Is With Us and the message in their lyrics state this truth very well. As usual, I also have a bible verse to share regarding how God is with us…
“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Isaiah 41:10
As the song states He is with Us, Always…Always.
Peace be with you.
Take Your Faith With You 