“The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.”- Psalm 34:18
Tag Archives: relationships
Friends
‘Two are better than one;…. For if they fall, the one will lift the other up.”
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Love Is…
“Love is patient, Love is kind…
Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude.
It does not demand its own way.
It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged.
It does not rejoice about injustice
But rejoices whenever the truth wins out.
Love never gives up, Never loses faith,
Is always hopeful, and endures
Through every circumstance…”
“Love never fails”
I Corinthians 13: 4-7
For the Broken Heart
“He heals the broken in heart and binds up their wounds…
Great is our Lord, and of great power;
His understanding is infinite.”
Psalm 147: 3,5
First Love
“Happy Valentine’s Day! Here’s one of my favorite posts from the past! “
I met the man who was to become my husband when I was nineteen years old. At first no one took me seriously, because I had never been serious about anyone before. My closest friends teased me and joked that this new relationship would probably only last for about two weeks and then it would be over, because that’s how it had been for me up until then…
But this time was different.
My friends soon became aware of the difference in me, as I lit up whenever I talked about him, and talked about him constantly. I began spending less and less time with them, and wanted to spend more and more time with him. When we left campus,for our hometowns in different cities during holiday breaks , I would miss him terribly and couldn’t wait to be with him again. While at home on break, I would curl up in bed with my mom each night and, like two girls at a slumber party, I’d tell her all about him, talking non-stop, all night long.
In Revelation 2:4-5, Jesus says to the church at Ephesus,
“... You have left your first love…repent and do the first works…”
I think about the first works or actions of a person experiencing a first love, and I ask myself, “Am I still doing the first works?” Do I still light up whenever I talk about my Savior? Do I still speak of Him constantly? Am I spending more time with Him than I do with less important activities? If I haven’t read my bible in a while, do I miss it? Could I stay up all night, talking and sharing about His love and His faithfulness?
Asking these questions stirs my heart, renews enthusiasm, and awakens a fresh start.
“May the Lord reignite the spark that fueled our first works, and may we continue to rekindle our first love for Him,Who first loved us.”
Amen. ♥
Break Every Chain
“What’s holding you back? What’s keeping you down?”
“… This kind goes not out but by prayer and fasting.”
Matthew 17:21
Two Cozy
“A friend loves at all times…”
Proverbs 17:17
Always and Forever
“…The LORD is good and His love endures forever…”
Psalm 100:5
I’m Sorry!
“Confess your faults one to another,and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”
James 5:16
Squeaky Clean
“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.”
Psalm 51:10
Peaceful Heart
Shout for Joy!
“He will once again fill your mouth with laughter
and your lips with shouts of joy!”