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
Caroline Schollaardt from Calgary, AB, Canada
“I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who summons you by name.” Isaiah 45:3 NIV
I have summer brain and can’t remember if I logged in Aug 1st so putting both of mine here 🙂 Love these two more than words can say.
Cindy , Wilton/Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK
2 Timothy 2:4 NASB
“No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as soldier.”
Jeremiah 15:16 NASB
“Your words were found and I ate them, and your words became for me a joy and the delight of my heart. For I have been called by your name.
Kelly, Kansas City MO “Seize life! Eat bread with gusto. Drink wine with a robust heart. Oh yes – God takes pleasure in your pleasure. Dress festively every morning. Don’t skimp on colors and scarves. Relish life with the spouse you love each and every day of your precarious life. Ecc. 9:7-9 MSG
Jan P., Orlando, FL
Psalm 139:16 NIV
Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one if them came to be.
Gay Beck, Plain City, OH
Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,
Ephesians 6:14 (NIV)
Galatians 6:9. (NIV) Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Lisa – Devils Lake, ND
“Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things”
1 Corinthians 13:7 ESV
Calgary, AB
for you have been m refuge,
a strong tower against the enemy.
Psalm 61:3 ESV
Heather Morgan from Waxahachie, TX
Habakkuk 2:3 NLT
This vision is for a future time. It describes the end, and it will be fulfilled. If it seems slow in coming, wait patiently, for it will surely take place. It will not be delayed.
Lynn B, Divide, CO:
Rom 8:16 ESV
The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs
Sam Caruso, Frisco Tx
“So that you may become blameless and pure Children of God,
Without fault in a crooked and depraved generation
In which you shine like the stars in the universe”
Philippians 2:15. Forgot to post last time☹️
“As you hold out the word of life-in order that I may boast
On the day of Christ that I did not run or labor for nothing.”
Philippians 2:16
Christine Jackman, Denham Springs, LA
The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever;he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.
Psalm 103: 8-10
Susan Bucher, Fort Worth, TX. “No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.” Luke 16:13. NIV
Carol Hartley Montgomery Al
I Corinthians 10:12
So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall
Lori in Kodak, TN
Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that have made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Ps 100:3 KJV
Connor from Greenwood, SC: James 3:18 (NIV) Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.
Allison in Fort Worth, TX
Your eyes saw my unformed body;
all the days ordained for me
were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
Psalm 139:16 (NIV)
Autumn, Deer Park Wa
Ephesians 4:29 NIV
Do not let any unwholesome talk come
out of your mouths, but only what is helpful
for building others up according to their needs,
that it may benefit
those who listen.
Kelei Liggett.Iowa Park. 1 Cor 2:9 NIV
No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him.
Shelley from San Angelo, TX
But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.
2 Chronicles 15:7 NIV
Psalm 119:114 (NIV)
114 You are my refuge and my shield;
I have put my hope in your word.
Susanna Ross, CA
Ezekiel 37:14New King James Version (NKJV)
I will put My Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land.
Then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken it and performed it,” says the Lord.’”
Terry in Louisa, VA
Psalm 103:15-16 AMP
As for man, his days are like grass;
Like a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
For the wind passes over it and it is no more,
And its place knows it no longer.
Avis, Ore City, Texas
“I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who summons you by name.” Isaiah 45:3 NIV
Maureen, St. Clair Shores, MI. “When they hear what you have to say, God, all earth’s kings will say “thank you.” (Psalm 138:4 The Message)
Kathy Leamington Ontario Canada
“But you, O Lord, be not far off;
O my Strength, come quickly to help me.”
Psalm 22:19
Geri, Deer Park, TX
“For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit, – Luke 6:43ESV
Janet in Wagoner, OK
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Col. 3:12 NIV
“Spouting off before listening to the facts is both shameful and foolish.” Proverbs 18:13 (NLT)
Bev Brandon, Austin Texas. “For me to live is Christ.” Phillipians 1:21 ESV
Now to Him who is able to do more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us.
Ephesians 3:20 ESV
Bless those who persecute you. Don’t curse them; pray that God will bless them. – Romans 12:14 NLT
Leslie Clay, Houston
James 1:19-20 NLT
My dear brothers and sisters,
Be quick to listen,
Slow to speak,
And slow to get angry.
Your anger can never make things right in God’s sight.
Ann, Cataula, GA
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress. He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and burst their bonds apart. Let them thank the Lord for His steadfast love, for His wondrous works to the children of man! For He shatters the doors of bronze and cuts in two the bars of iron.
Psalm 107:13 – 16
Patrice, Midland, TX
Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
Galatians 6:2 NIV
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers
Romans 8:38
And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross! Philippians 2:8 NIV
“Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.”
Psalm 105:4 NIV
“Having said that, beloved, we are fully convinced that there are more beautiful and excellent things, which flow from your salvation.” Hebrews 6:9 The Passion Translation
May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 5:23 NIV
Paula from Vancouver, Wa “And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” Colossians 3:17 ESV
Darcy Hicks, Pace, FL ~
“…the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more. ”
Psalm 103:16 (NIV)
Imelda Hunt, Toledo, Ohio
Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor
will also cry out and not be answered.
Proverbs 21:13(NIV)
Sandy – Dublin, OhioFlee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
2 Timothy 2:22 NIV
Susan from North Charleston,SC
““So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, The crawling locust, The consuming locust, And the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you.”
Joel 2:25 NKJV
Susan Knowles, Bradenton, FL
Because you are my strength,
I sing in the shadow of your wings.
Psalm 63:7
Emily Miller, Greensburg Louisiana
What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us , who can ever be against us? Romans 8:31
Deb Brown, Becker MN
For I cried out to him for help, praising him as I spoke. Ps 66:17 NLT
Jana- Garland, Texas
30)Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; 31)but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary,they will walk and not be faint.
Isaiah 40:30-31 NIV
Marcy from Vincennes, IN
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek Him. Hebrews 11:6 NIV