Hi there! I recently married the man of my dreams, so future posts will now be on my new blog theshierlings.blogspot.com. As David and I begin our life of ministry together, we hope you'll visit our blog and be blessed by what God lays on our hearts to share.
Thank you!
Rhonda Sanders Shierling
Great Is His Faithfulness
Lamentations 3:22-23 (NIV)
Because of the Lord’s great love
we are NOT consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
for his compassions never fail.
They are NEW every morning;
Great is your faithfulness.
New Living Translation (NLT)
Great is your faithfulness.
New Living Translation (NLT)
The faithful love of the Lord never ends!
His mercies never cease.
Great is his faithfulness;
His mercies never cease.
Great is his faithfulness;
his mercies begin afresh each morning.
Wait, Hope, Expect!
In my personal Bible study when a verse really speaks to me, I like to read it in many translations to deepen my understanding and my grasp on the message. Today, I want to share with you many translations of a verse I love so much - Psalm 27:14. The translations are all similar, but I want you to take note of the different word choices in each one.
PSALM 27:14
Wait for the Lord.
Be strong and take heart
and wait for the Lord.
NIV
Wait on the Lord;
Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart;
Wait, I say, on the Lord!
NKJV
Wait patiently for the Lord.
Be brave and courageous.
Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.
NLT
Wait on the Lord:
be of good courage,
and he shall strengthen thine heart:
wait, I say, on the Lord.
KJV
Wait for the Lord;
be strong, and let your heart take courage;
wait for the Lord!
ESV
Don’t be impatient.
Wait for the Lord, and he will come and save you!
Be brave, stouthearted, and courageous.
Yes, wait and he will help you.
TLB
Wait and hope for and expect the Lord;
be brave and of good courage
and let your heart be stout and enduring.
Yes, wait for and hope for and expect the Lord.
AMP
My life is in a stage of waiting, and I'm often reminded of the song "While I'm Waiting" from the movie Fireproof: http://youtu.be/i6X71sXagUY. Like the song says, I'm not going to let life pass me by while I wait for the next phase. I will BOLDLY and CONFIDENTLY take every step in obedience and faith, serving and worshiping with peace that His plan for my future is far greater than anything I can imagine on my own. Waiting is not easy, but the rewards are great.
Confidence in Christ
I've recently joined with friends to start an online Bible study and accountability group, and I am very excited about the journey we are about to take! The topic of our study is "Confidence in Christ" where we learn to trust God and boldly live in His promises by examining issues that hinder our confidence, such as self-doubt, fear of failure, and worry.
The intention of this study is to help each other develop effective Bible study habits and grow more confident in our walk with Christ. Each week, we will examine a specific issue that stands in the way of our confidence and discuss ways to overcome this in our everyday lives.
The intention of this study is to help each other develop effective Bible study habits and grow more confident in our walk with Christ. Each week, we will examine a specific issue that stands in the way of our confidence and discuss ways to overcome this in our everyday lives.
I will be blogging as we go, so stay tuned and grow with us! If you are interested in joining our Facebook discussion group, please email me waitingforpeace@outlook.com. As we begin our study, I'd like you to follow the link below and take some time to look at the list of verses presented there about the confidence we find in Christ.
Our group will be discussing many of these verses over the next several weeks, and I will be sharing our discussion topics as we go along. Hope you check back and learn with us!
You ask me how I know He's real...
Some people claim to know God is real by the BIG things,
the in-your-face miracles that have no other explanation,
but I'm the opposite.
I see God's handiwork in the tiniest parts of this world,
and I see no other explanation for them other than
an almighty Hand carefully crafting every detail.
The grains of sand.
The many seashells of all shapes and sizes.
The tiniest little crab I've ever seen!!
I don't need a BIG BANG to prove my God is real.
I see it every day, in the little moments of undeniable truth.
He is everywhere if we simply take time to look.
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