BLESSED!

Numbers 6:24 (KJV)

The Lord bless thee, and keep thee:

Proverbs 10:22 (NKJV)

The blessing of the Lord makes one rich, And He adds no sorrow with it.

Deuteronomy 28:8 (NKJV)

The Lord will command the blessing on you in your storehouses and in all to which you set your hand, and He will bless you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

Psalm 128:1 (NKJV)

Blessed is every one who fears the Lord,

Jeremiah 17:7 (NKJV)

Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, And whose hope is the Lord.

Ephesians 1:3 (NKJV)

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,

Luke 1:45 (NKJV)

Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of those things which were told her from the Lord.

Psalm 33:12 (NKJV)

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, The people He has chosen as His own inheritance.

Psalm 29:11 (NKJV)

The Lord will give strength to His people; The Lord will bless His people with peace.

WE ARE BLESSED!  

WAITING?

Have you ever waited so long for something you get frustrated and want to give up.  What about worked on a project..... supposte to have help, and you seemed to be the only one doing  "your part" You think you're doing the right thing, but eventually start feeling a bit unsure because you don't see the results you were hoping for.  

Sounds familiar to me!

In the Bible, Noah followed God's directions for building the ark. He gathered the animals as God had told him, and boarded up the arc. Then he waited 40 days and nights for the rain to stop. The Israelites followed God through the Red Sea. Then they all waited 40 years in the desert before they saw the Promised Land. 
Do you think that being patient was easy for them? 

EASY? 
I don't think I really ever have known the meaning to that word.  We often want to overcome challenges and problems as quickly as possible, or to take the easy way.  Am I right?   L

Psalm 33:20  Our soul has waited on Jehova; He is our help and our shield. This is the scripture Noah and the Israelites must have used during their waiting period.  

I know in my life there have been many times and things that still are present now, when I have been waiting for things to change, circumstances to get better, a promises from God to come to pass.   Is it easy....NO. 
Do I always have patience and a good attitude toward the situation, NO!  

But waiting for a breakthrough or  a change in your situation is easier when we put our hope in the one and only UNCHANGING thing in this universe ......God.   Knowing that in HIS time He will bring good things — such as the Rainbow and the Promised Land, just as He did for Noah & the Israelites.    

God works "all things together for good for those who love the Lord" (Romans 8:28)

We can strengthen our hope in God, and learn how to wait on Him, as we pray and read His Word.

I know for me, I have to have the unfailing love and positive reinforcement poured into my heart before I do anything else in my day....ok I get coffee first, but then STRAIGHT  to my Bible.  :)  

I know I can't do my days with out it.  I have tried and I fail miserably.  This world is full of so much negative and junk that pulls us down that to have the time in His word Before all else, changes the course of things.  I encourage you today dear friend to be in His Word daily. 

 Everyday, Everyday, Everyday!  

This is where we find hope, this is where we see love and truth laid out before us.  We will not find it anywhere else.  All else will fail us because we live in a natural world where we are all flawed and things fall apart.
 HIS perfect love never fails us.  (1Corinthians 13

                                                         Keep your chin up.

Go to the source from which ALL love and promises flow.  

Start speaking My HOPE is in the Lord! 

"The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,

“Therefore I hope in Him!”  (Lamentations 3:24)

You will see your change, I promise.  It may not be in your circumstances or situation immediately, but in your heart you will sense a change.  A newness of hope that can only come from reading the word, and spending time with your Heavenly Father. 

  Start today!