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Sharing words to ponder for young & old with joy!
Like anything in life, once you've established a habit or discipline of something, that habit, whether it be good or bad, is not easily broken. By human nature, most of us don't like the terms "exercise" or "discipline" but none of us can deny that without these healthy habits being lived out in our... Continue Reading →
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Love never gives up. Love cares more for others than for self. Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have. Love doesn’t strut, doesn't have a swelled head, doesn't force itself on others, isn't always “me first,” doesn't fly off the handle, doesn't keep score of the sins of others, doesn't revel when... Continue Reading →
When we aren't thankful in one area, it usually rolls over into other areas of our lives too. Often, those who are not thankful for the people in their lives, or the gifts given them, are not likely to be thankful to God either. How to cultivate thankfulness beyond the Thanksgiving season... Recently, I've observed that... Continue Reading →
Those who will not praise God when things are going well are certainly not likely to praise God when things are not going well. However, this is exactly what is needed most when we pass through the "Valley of Baca" as referenced in Psalm 84. The Valley of Baca or "Valley of Weeping," refers to the various difficulties that... Continue Reading →
You can't be a warrior without war, and you can't be a princess unless you are the daughter of royalty. Listen to Me, O royal daughter; take to heart what I say... (Psalm 45:10) The princess who belongs to King Jesus has another mandate that is more in line with His majesty than her own.... Continue Reading →
God has given us His best. The question is: have we given Him our best? Giving God our best does not mean that God is calling any of us to work ourselves to a burned out and frazzled state in the name of loving and serving God. Giving our "best" first begins with surrendering... Continue Reading →
God specializes in granting the heart's desires of those whose hearts have fully surrendered to His heart's desires. When the Lord becomes the One whom we desire above all else, what He desires for us will be our heart's desire. Not my will be done, but Your will be done in my life, Lord. His... Continue Reading →
When we apply the surgical knife of the word of God to our hearts, it exposes our innermost thoughts, desires, and hidden motives. What's in my heart Lord that You desire to remove? Are there any arteries clogged with unforgiveness, jealousy, discontent, selfish ambition, greed, lust, etc.? Prepare my heart through Your Holy Spirit to... Continue Reading →
As we continually lay our passions and the desires of our heart on the altar, we can be assured that God is desiring to use them for His purpose and glory, when He keeps igniting them again and again!
Joyful Jenny Books / Ponder It Blog 