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Bless the LORDPsalm 103
A psalm of David. 1) Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name. 2) Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me. 3) He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases. 4) He redeems me from death and crowns me with love and tender mercies. 5) He fills my life with good things. My youth is renewed like the eagle’s!
6) The Lord gives righteousness and justice to all who are treated unfairly.
7) He revealed his character to Moses and his deeds to the people of Israel. 8) The Lord is compassionate and merciful, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. 9) He will not constantly accuse us, nor remain angry forever. 10) He does not punish us for all our sins; he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve. 11) For his unfailing love toward those who fear him is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth. 12) He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west. 13) The Lord is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him. 14) For he knows how weak we are; he remembers we are only dust. 15) Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die. 16) The wind blows, and we are gone—as though we had never been here. 17) But the love of the Lord remains forever with those who fear him. His salvation extends to the children’s children 18) of those who are faithful to his covenant, of those who obey his commandments!
19) The Lord has made the heavens his throne; from there he rules over everything.
20) Praise the Lord, you angels, you mighty ones who carry out his plans, listening for each of his commands. 21) Yes, praise the Lord, you armies of angels who serve him and do his will! 22) Praise the Lord, everything he has created, everything in all his kingdom.
Let all that I am praise the Lord. Psalm 103:1-22, NLT The word “bless” is a transliteration of the Hebrew word “barak” which means to kneel. Psalm 103:1 could be read this way, “Kneel to Yahweh, O my soul”. Worshipping the LORD involves the bowing down of our hearts, minds, and bodies in reverence to Him. Praise the LORD, Beloved, because He Is.   Word Filled Wednesday- Sure Footing
He is my Confidence.
He is my Sure Footing.
He is my Rock and He is my Strength.
He, the Lord God Almighty, who will keep me safe from the enemy who desires to destroy my life. He is. Join us there for more inspiration through the Word. 
 At the Well... The All-Sufficient One"Our society as a whole is always in pursuit of more. More stuff. More money. More clothing. More food. More, more, more. When is enough enough? When will we be satisfied with what we have been given? We are going to spend today looking at how God, because He is El Shaddai, the All-Sufficient One, is all we will ever need..."
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Drum roll please.................. the winner of the "Free Indeed" earrings is............................... Lauren from Living By Faith. Congrats girl!!!!!!!! Lauren, contact me here within the next 48 hours giving me your address and I will get your earrings on their way to you. Well, my friends... it's been real and it's been fun. In fact, it's been REAL FUN, but the time has come when I must sign off for the weekend. May each of you have a blessed Lord's day tomorrow worshipping with your church family.
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Congrats Victoria!!! Contact me within the next 48 hours here with your address and I will get your signed copy of Lord, I Need Grace to Make it Today on its way to you!!! May you come to see His grace in a whole new light and may that freedom energize you to do the work God has called you to do!!!
Are you ready for today's Happy Fall Y'all Giveaway treasure? I am BEYOND excited about this giveaway. When Susan from Susan Designs sent me the picture of this treasure, that she handmade especially for one you gals by the way, I was floored on SO many levels by the beauty of it AND the message behind it. As I sat and stared at the picture of her creation tears streamed down my cheeks because in her creation, I think, she has captured so many of our stories- having once been slaves to sin but now living in the freedom Christ hung on that cross to freely give to us. This is a treasure inside a treasure and you are going to LOVE it!!! Today I will be giving to one of you….well….um….well…. I’m not gonna tell you or show you just quite yet. *Smile* First, I want you to read some of Susan’s story. Susan and I went to high school together. I think it's fair to say that neither of us were living our lives for the Lord back then. But, praise the Him... much water has passed underneath our bridges and God has chosen to bless both our lives more than we deserved. I have been so excited to talk with Susan and hear how the Lord has blessed her and her husband Chris. It has been a true joy to see her excitement for our Savior and her willingness to serve Him with all her heart. Several months back I asked Susan to share her story with my readers- today, I’m only going to share with you a few snippets from it, but you are more than welcome to read her story in its entirety here. Susan says,… “I grew up going to church every Sunday. When I was about 7 or 8 years old, I accepted Christ and was baptized. I’m not sure I really understood what was happening, but I did know that Jesus had died for the bad things I had done and would do. As I grew older, church became somewhere I went because that’s what I was supposed to do. I still believed in God and what Jesus had done for me, but I thought I could live how I wanted, and then come back to Jesus in my own time. While I was in college, I never went regularly to church except for when I came home on the weekends. After college, I moved to the Outer Banks, and married my husband, Chris. We never attended a church regularly there either. I was good at talking about it though! It’s not that I didn’t believe in God anymore—it’s just that, that’s all I did! I believed there was a God. He made us, He loves us. For a while, I thought that was good enough. But something inside me was just not right. I felt guilty. This lingering guilt would not go away. I’d go out with my friends, have fun, feel guilty, and then go out and do the same thing the next weekend. God was working on me. He was weighing on my heart, convicting me of my sins. I just kept pushing Him further and further away. My pride and independence was more important to me than God. I had drifted away from God, and I was now feeling the effects. God never left me, but I left Him- halfway promising to come back after I’d done what I wanted to do. All the while, I knew the consequences of choosing my own will. I was being selfish, choosing the world over Him. It was easier for me and more fun. On May 27, 2007 we were both baptized, Chris for the first time, me for the second. This time I understood, we both understood. It was an awesome feeling. My heart was running over. I made the commitment, and this time I wasn’t afraid. I was excited! I finally knew what it meant to be FREE. It’s not always easy. In fact, Jesus promised a life lived for Him would be difficult, but the rewards are immeasurable! My life is not always a fairy tale, but I take great comfort in knowing how my story will end.”
Oh precious ones, in Christ is FREEDOM. Freedom from the bondage of sin; freedom from those past mistakes that weigh us down. In Christ there is freedom to be and do ALL that God has called us to. FREEDOM. FREEDOM.
In Christ, we are FREE INDEED!!!!! Today, I am offering you these- a pair of handmade earrings from Susan Designs that say, “FREE INDEED”. May you wear them with great pride, knowing that in Him, YOU ARE FREE INDEED!!!!  You can enter to win today's treasure by...
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