We Take Heart & Keep Faith, by Karen Rowe

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Dear Readers,

I hope this is a blessing to you.  In this world we have trials & sorrows of various kinds, but Jesus says, to take heart!  Our human nature wants to expel “why(s)?” & “I wish …” & In times of trials; and especially through sorrows, that we wish things could be different and easier.  Our human nature wants to expel, “I don’t understand … & again, with ‘why(s) & ‘I wish'”; sometimes, even with doubts and quilt.  But, Jesus has called us to a higher plain and said to take heart, because Jesus has overcome the world.  I have much on my mind to share, but this is all I am able to share at this time.  I hope this is a blessing to you too.

 

Hope in Today Ministries, Inc., Daily Devotion to God’s Word

Jesus has overcome the world! Yet, how do we take heart? How do we keep our faith?

Can I share something with you? This morning I had 3 hard things running thru my mind. I WANTED to expell the confusion on my husband so that he could fix my thoughts, But Instead, I considered something new.

I am of a royal family! We belong in God’s family thru our faith in Christ! Now we are to form our thoughts to speak a certain way that reflects our heart in King Jesus!

Last night God shut me up with a loud crack of thunder! To stop sputter words of doubt w/ confusion. We must allow the Holy Spirit of God help us lift those thoughts up to Praise to God instead!

Why? Because this is how to we have Peace & find joy in Christ thru PRAISE! In every miracle, there is a positive & a negative ~Like a current works thru the wiring in a light switch TO turn the light on & light up a dark room

Jesus told us we would have many trials & sorrows. Praise is the positive to lift us up out of the sorrows.

Jesus is training us to retrain the way we speak TO our troubles. Take heart, because Jesus has overcome the world.

Jesus is the Way, the Truth & the Life!

“I have told you these things so that you won’t abandon your faith. “There is so much more I want to tell you, but you can’t bear it now. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future. All that belongs to the Father is mine; this is why I said, ‘The Spirit will tell you whatever he receives from me.’ You haven’t done this before. Ask, using my name, and you will receive, and you will have abundant joy. for the Father himself loves you dearly because you love me and believe that I came from God. But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when you will be scattered, each one going his own way, leaving me alone. Yet I am not alone because the Father is with me.
John 16:1‭, ‬12‭-‬13‭, ‬15‭, ‬24‭-‬24‭, ‬27‭, ‬32 NLT

I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”

John 16:33 NLT

TILL NEXT TIME!

Till next time!  “Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.”

The address in the Bible is found in 2 Corinthians 1:2, and this is the NIV today.

 

LOVE IN CHRIST,

KAREN ROWE

Hope in Today Ministries

The Train Whistle, Sounding the call of God’s Love, by Karen Rowe [2012 Published for you]

Instagram4629  “Writing the Story of my life with every choice Jesus helps me to make and learning how to be blessed and live life large, happy and free.  I care.”

Personal Motto:  “I don’t have it all figured out, BUT GOD DOES … Follow JESUS!”

Thank you Jesus!  Personal Revelation Life Verse:  1 John 4:16 

16 And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.  

This version Today is (HCSB)

 

Holy Spirit you are welcome here!

Blessings, Karen

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Karen Rowe
Meet Karen: Hi, I am blessed, by God's good grace and because I know Jesus, I am blessed. I choose to be blessed, because I have a choice set before me and I refuse to look down. I trust God and I know and believe in the love God has for us. I have overcome difficulties; and I am blessed by the grace of God alone. If I have written about it, then I have felt the pain of it in some way, and to some degree. Did you know that Jesus has felt your pain? This is why I write. By God's grace I can identify; and tell you honestly, yes there is hope in anything and everything that you are facing today! Jesus is our Hope! He is the Truth, the Way and the Life. I am married a wonderful man, Robert Rowe; I love my husband and he loves me; and we have been married for 28 years. Together, we have been blessed with a wonderful daughter, named Amanda who is college now; and a wonderful son, named Daniel who is growing up well and soon to graduate elementary school. We work together and by God's grace we run our own business called PSI. We have a pastor over our ministry and over our business and also we depend on him for advise in our family. We have 2 dogs, 4 horses, 2 cats and love to spend time outdoors by the water and by campfires ... that is it seems when we can find time away from life's busy schedule. I love to write because it helps me learn more about God. And, I am driven by a passion from a love that God has put in my heart to share from my experiences and struggles, as I gain understanding in God’s Word to know how effective and powerful God is over our every situation! I share with you so you can know that you are not alone in your struggles. The same God who helps me and my family, is your help and shield as well! Life is not always easy, but it is possible –I like to share the difference that following Jesus makes in my life. And, I love to share God's patience and mercy and love that is with me! I am not perfect, but am experiencing God sanctify me through and through with every mistake I make; and yes, overcome in Christ! Life is not just about the successes; life on this earth is also about the troubles we overcome to discover what God has hidden in our faith to find! Troubles are more a challenge to grow in our faith ... It is not easy, but in the end the grace of God we discover is worth experiencing God in the midst. By Grace, I have discovered Jesus is Peace and He is my Joy and Wisdom from Heaven. God is our Provider and Healer and Creator, who is our help and shield over all things. By grace, I have experienced a nearness to God through my faith in His Son! We are well forgiven by God; and well blessed when we know and believe the love that God has for us. To say, "all is well with my soul" is a powerful knowledge to understand and experience. I sense God's desire for you to know His love for you and how deep His love for you is that He has SO loved you; God gave you His Son. God loves you right now just as you are! There is so much to learn! I believe that as we learn from God, we are God’s gift to each other. It is all God’s story –and for His glory; and God has SO loved us. I love to paint the vision that God has given me about a Father’s love –that God wants you to dream again and visualize His love for you! In God’s eyes, there’s more to life than we see; and in a world that sometimes misrepresents and misunderstands God and love; God wants you to have the courage to dream His dream and see His vision of a Father’s love for you! Many years ago, I prayed to God, “How can I tell a million people what I know about Your Son?” God showed me I had a gift of a ministry about God's Love; and He called it Hope in Today! I write to please God and I write to encourage you; and I write to spend quiet time with God. All because of this love that God has first shown me! I need Jesus –and my life is about my relationship with God. And, every blessing begins with Him! Love in Christ, Karen Rowe, Director Hope in Today Ministries, Inc. The Train Whistle, Sounding the Call of God’s Love, by Karen Rowe For more information: Contact me by email: karen@hopeintoday.com or karen@thetrainwhistle.com to request your gift today. www.hopeintoday.com www.thetrainwhistle.com

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