Hi Siestas!
I’m Diane.
I’ve enjoyed working here for many years in the area of Resources and Customer Care. (We have the BEST customers ever). I’ll soon be retiring but may I never retire from God’s Word! His Word always ministers life to me.
I chose to share two verses with you that I’ve been camping on during a season of personal loss. My sister, Cindy, passed away suddenly July 1st.
“Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in Heaven, not built by human hands.”
2 Corinthians 5:1 (ESV)
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”
2 Corinthians 1:3,4 (ESV)
That second one is a real mouthful but oh, so rich! It’s a fact that we will all face times of loss and will miss our loved ones. Tents do wear out. They weren’t meant to last. This earth is not our true home. But praise be to God who assures those who trust in Him that He will personally provide a forever home when we leave this planet. And for those still here, He promises comfort and true peace. I can testify, it’s real!
Then, there’s more…
Jesus uses us to comfort others from His supply, not our own. He’s so efficient and so faithful!
My prayer is that He will show Himself in all of your seasons too.
His and Yours,
Di
Zephaniah 3:17 (NLT)
17 For the Lord your God is living among you.
He is a mighty savior.
He will take delight in you with gladness.
With his love, he will calm all your fears.[a]
He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.”
Lacy, Eugene, OR
“Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in Heaven, not built by human hands.”
2 Corinthians 5:1 (ESV)
“Satisfy us in the morning with Your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.” Psalm 90:14 (ESV)
Pat
Crawfordsville, IN
Amanda B. Valdosta, GA
For He will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.
-Psalm 91:11
Romans 8:28 (NIV)
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
psalms 145:2 NIV
Everyday I will praise you and extol your name forever and ever.
Kim, Richmond, Tx, “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast.” Eph 2:8,9 (NIV)
Gail-Tyler, TX
Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us,
But to Your name give glory,
Because of Your mercy,
Because of Your truth.
Psalm 115:1 NKJV
Stacy, Greenfield, IN
Psalm 8:1
O LORD, our LORD, how majestic is your name in all the earth. Who have displayed your splendor above the heavens!
Phyllis
Gilmer, Tx
NIV 1 John 4:9 This is how Gd showed his love among us. He sent his one and only son into the world that we might live though him.
Lynn Greene, Shelby, NC Mark 13:37 NIV
“What I say to you, I say to everyone:’Watch!”
Victoria, Salt Lake City, UT, Colossians 4:2-6 ESV
“Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which is how I ought to speak. Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.”
Rhonda, Houston TX
Look on my affliction and my distress and take away all my sins. Psalm 25:18 NIV
Dear Diane, You have been so helpful to me all these years that I have been ordering things related to my Bible Studies. Your kindness and efficiency have been noted in my mind.
I lost a sister when we were in our twenties. I just had my 64th bday and I still miss her. She was a woman who loved God so much. That is our comfort.
May our gracious Lord continue to bless your life and lead you in every way. He is our refuge and strength forever and until we see our sisters again.
God Bless You my Sister in Christ,
Denise
Dian from Cocoa Beach,
And now you Gentiles have also heard the truth, the good news that God saved you
Ephesians1:13a
Becky, Roswell, GA
Becky, Roswell, GA
“Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight.”
Romans 12:16, ESV
Chante Clarkson, Columbia, SC
Be still before Him. “The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” — Exodus 14:14
Norma, Holly, NO
Proverbs 31:25
She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she smiles without fear of the future
Jami Johnson. Tomball, TX. Age 32
– Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me , when as yet there was none of them hem. Psalm 139:16 ESV
Amanda, Sherman, TX
Psalm 25:14 KJV
“The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.”
and fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived there. He turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs;
Psalm 107:34-35 NIV
Hebrews 12:16 (NIV)
16 See that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his inheritance rights as the oldest son.
Rachel, Vancouver, WA.
“We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.” Hebrews 2:1
Judy, Tyler, Texas. ” Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart. ” Psalm 51:6 ESV
Michelle, Queen City, TX
My Soul clings to You, Your right hand holds me up. Psalm 63.8 NLT
Stacey, Tomball Eph 2:3
Like the rest we were by nature objects of wrath.
Tanya, from Lorton, VA,
Ephesians 6:12 (NIV)
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Michelle, Waterloo, ON, Canada
My eyes are ever on the Lord, for only he will release my feet from the snare. Psalm 25:15 NIV
Stacie M. Gerathy from Livonia, MI
Philmon 1:16 no longer as a bondservant[c] but more than a bondservant, as a beloved brother—especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
Christina from Winter Haven, FL
Psalms 62:9 ESV
“Those of low estate are but a breath; those of high estate are a delusion; in the balances they go up; they are together lighter than a breath.”