Dear God, thank you for walking with me through all of my valleys and dark hills, thank you for surrounding me like a shield, thank you for courage that I will fear not, and thank you, that you comfort me when I am feeling lost and alone. Thank you Lord, for your goodness and your mercy which endures forever. Amen!

If you have  been weighted down by guilt and self-condemnation, this your day to rise up with healing in your wings, to stand firm with confidence in our God who said, though your sins be like scarlet, I will wash them whiter than snow, and though they be red like crimson, they shall be like wool. Challenge those who are quick to judge you to cast the first stone, remind them that your God is a God of second chances, a God who said, “Neither do I condemn you, go and sin no more.” What an awesome God we serve. Give him the glory, give him all the praise this morning, for the great things he has done and continue to do for us. Praise the Lord!

“I have no help but you oh Lord, only your arm to lean upon, but it is enough, my Lord, enough indeed, for my strength is in thy might thy might alone.”

I have run the race and I am still running, but I will finish this race joyfully with God’s help so that I could enter the kingdom of heaven. If you are at the starting line this morning I want to encourage you to not get weary or discouraged as you will be tempted to along the way, but keep pressing on toward the goal – heaven.

Many of us pray to God for good things to happen in our lives, and we wait expecting them to happen, but as we wait for our prayers to be answered, our situations get worse instead of better, sometimes it becomes so hard that we are tempted to give up; but what we failed to do as we petitioned God, was to ask him to block the messengers of Satan sent to buffet us, lest we receive our blessings. Whatever you ask of God, believe, and never doubt, and you shall have it.

Lord, as we travel along this pilgrim journey, be our guide, our strength, and our shield, and lead us all the journey through, for without you leading and guiding us, or efforts would be fruitless.

More and more people find it hard to carve out time to read, and I understand how important time is and if we don’t use it wisely we lose it. Therefore, we have to be selective about what we read asking ourselves this question: Is this adding value to my day or night? I can assure you that reading my books will add value to your day. My books are spiritually uplifting and encouraging, and we all need a little uplifting and encouraging throughout each day. Please enjoy my literature.

May your day be filled with strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow, because you faithfully trust in the Lord your God. Whatever your need or concern this morning, God is faithful, God is able, God is available to you, seek him while he may yet be found.

Let us use the gifts, talents and resources given to us by God to win souls for Christ. Seriously consider how you will use your time, talent and treasures to bring honor and glory to God’s name today.

I am reading your book that my friend gave me last June and I am so cherishing it and your beautiful words…I pray to have a faith like yours!

Barbara, our faith is built on our trials and our pains, it is strengthened through reading and meditating on God’s word, it is bolstered by our total dependency on God, it is encouraged by the testimonies we share, and it is rewarded by God, the Rewarder of the Faithful. Praise the Lord! Keep the faith and I will keep you in my prayers.  Jewel.