Lee Greenwood “I believe that America needs faith. Our immigrants who came here from England and the rest of the world didn’t come here to escape religion. They came here to escape persecution. You just need to believe in something that is bigger than you, and for me it’s Jesus Christ and God”.
“God Bless the USA” featuring Greenwood, Home Free and The Singing Sergeants.
“Oh, how kind our Lord was, for he showed me how to trust him and become full of the love of Christ Jesus.”
~~~1 Timothy 1:14 (TLB)~~~
“You can pass through his open gates with the password of praise. Come right into his presence with thanksgiving. Come bring your thank offering to him and affectionately bless his beautiful name!”
“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength.”
~~~Isaiah 26:3-4 (KJV)~~~
“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal.”
~~~Isaiah 26:3-4 (NIV)~~~
“You will guard him and keep him in perfect and constant peace whose mind [both its inclination and its character] is stayed on You, because he commits himself to You, leans on You, and hopes confidently in You. So trust in the Lord (commit yourself to Him, lean on Him, hope confidently in Him) forever; for the Lord God is an everlasting Rock [the Rock of Ages].”
“And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.”
“Every word of God is tried and purified; He is a shield to those who trust and take refuge in Him. Add not to His words, lest He reprove you, and you be found a liar.”
~~~Proverbs 30:5-6 (AMPC)~~~
“Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Do not add to his words, lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar.”
~~~Proverbs 30:5-6 (ESV)~~~
“The believer replied, “Every promise of God proves true; he protects everyone who runs to him for help. So don’t second-guess him; he might take you to task and show up your lies.”
~~~Proverbs 30:5-6 (MSG)~~~
“Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.”
I honestly feel each and every single one of us has at some point during the course of our life found ourselves in need of someone to talk to, someone who will listen and be a sounding board, and can be trusted to keep our conversations in confidence. This is what my personally coined term Confidential Encourager represents.
Sure we all have family, friends, coworkers, and even pastors and teachers who we could ask for guidance as we navigate through life, especially during those so obvious to others difficult times. But what about the not so obvious to everyone else times when the turmoil deep within our hearts is beyond our ability to clearly and concisely explain? And as Christians we also know we can and should talk to God about our concerns. But sometimes those closest to us are actually a little bit too close to us, thus are unable to be unbiased while also keeping our secrets in confidence. And, sometimes our thoughts are such a jumbled mess, we can’t seem to hear from God.
We could go to a shrink, you know, a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist, but don’t really want to, can’t afford to, don’t want or need to be put on medication and weekly couch time for possibly years to come. We could sign up for an expensive preset and step-by-step course to turn our lives around, but aren’t looking for a cookie-cutter, often overpriced coaching program.
Sometimes we simply need someone we can confide in, can trust, can afford, can count on to listen and interpret precisely what it is we are trying to understand about ourselves and how to deal with it all, someone who can see deep within our soul and offer encouragement without being judgmental and opinionated. Call it counseling, call it coaching,…call it two people talking, you sharing while I listen, you opening up while I interpret what your heart is really trying to understand, call it mentoring if need be. Call it a conversation held in confidence because you sometimes just need someone to talk to, call it a Confidential Encourager.
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Letting Jesus take upon Himself our yoke is not about the yoke of an egg, but is about the yoke placed upon horses or oxen as they pull the massive weight of the load behind them or pull the plow as it digs furrows through the soil. It is also like the yoke of an airplane, as in the controls in the cockpit. Either example is about control, taking over and making our lives so much easier, it is about trusting Jesus as we turn our lives over to Him.
“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.”
Sadly the topic of respect for ourselves and others has become so selfishly twisted and far removed from what God intended, and especially that of respecting women. Singer, entertainer, and more importantly husband and father, Donny Osmond, (now entering forty-three years of marriage with his lovely wife, Debbie, has earned the right to not only speak out but be listened to as he purposely challenges the panel and audience of “Loose Women”, the British daytime talk show, to introspectively re-evaluate their value as women. Real change begins with our thoughts being gently and lovingly challenged with the truth. Real change begins in the heart.
“Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her” Ephesians 5:25 (ESV).
“An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life” Proverbs 31:10-12 (ESV).
“Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: “’Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all.’” Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the gates” Proverbs 31:25-31 (ESV).
