Sharon Sharing God: SATURDAY STROLL

Saturday, November 12, 2011

SATURDAY STROLL - NEW FEATURE!

Welcome to "SATURDAY STROLL!"

In these posts I will be *interacting* with Scripture – making it a conversational walk of faith.

Sometimes we'll be talking with Jesus, sometimes God will be talking to us.

There might even be *guest appearances* by some of our beloved characters from the Bible!

So put on your walking shoes – you know we can all use the exercise!

Praise the Lord!
Oh Lord, how grateful I am for YOU!

I will thank the LORD with all my heart as I meet with His godly people.
Lord, what joy I find in spending time with my friends. Thank you for the blessing of their presence in my life.

How amazing are the deeds of the LORD!
All who delight in Him should ponder them.
I do ponder them, Lord. They make me wonder, and I am overcome with awe.

Everything He does reveals His glory and majesty.
I just looked at the full moon tonight, Lord. Your creation is beautiful.

His righteousness never fails.
How often I fail You, Lord. I'm sorry. And yet, Your righteousness never fails to cover me with white, shining robes.

He causes us to remember His wonderful works.
Thank you for the Holy Spirit, the Reminder, who brings You to my mind all the time.

How gracious and merciful is our LORD!
Yes, LORD, your grace and mercy are far more than I deserve.

All He does is just and good, and all His commandments are trustworthy.
They are forever true…
Lord, in a chaotic and unstable world, it brings me great peace to trust in, and rely on Your trustworthiness. You are my Rock, the steady and unchanging One.

He has paid a full ransom for His people.
He has guaranteed His covenant with them forever.
Lord, what a contract! Paid in full with the blood of the Lamb, stamped with the seal of the Holy Spirit – we are purchased and sealed forever!

What a holy, awe-inspiring name He has!
I AM – how that name thrills me!

Fear of the LORD is the foundation of true wisdom.
Lord, show me Your ways. Give me Your thoughts
and Your
desires
.
Teach me how to trust in You, and not lean on my own understanding.

All who obey His commandments will grow in wisdom.
Oh yes, Lord – don't let me just hear Your Word. Give me the strength and the will to obey You.

Praise Him forever!
Yes, Lord, I will indeed!

(Selections from Psalms 111, NLT)

(SIDENOTE: "QUAINT WORDS" will still appear on the first and last Saturday of the month)

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10 comments:

DebbieNovember 12, 2011 at 4:11 AM
Well, look at you strolling out of the quaint box. I like it!

I also like the fact that this post inspires me to go verse by verse, or precept by precept (copying off Kay Arthur's paper) with the verses I'm working on for this week's lesson.
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SandyNovember 12, 2011 at 5:04 AM
I like this because it's just how I like to pray and praise Him. Quoting His word back to Him in conversation is life-giving!
Have a great weekend, Sharon!
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Saleslady371November 12, 2011 at 5:09 AM
His deeds are amazing. I like strolling with you on Saturday!
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bettyNovember 12, 2011 at 5:51 AM
I like your new feature, Sharon! Strolling like this is such a good thing! I always like when you do this; it really helps with prayer to focus on God's word like this and interact with it!

Raining here today! Whatever you do, enjoy the day!

betty
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http://bitsandpieces-sonja.blogspot.com/November 12, 2011 at 1:22 PM
Sharon:
Thank you for your presence in my life! It was immediate because of our Westmont Warrior bond, but the heart bond is deeper still and I just love you my friend!

xo
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AnonymousNovember 12, 2011 at 1:34 PM
Love my Sharon Sharing God - this is a glimpse into my own prayer closet . . . as my husband says - "Reading the red and praying the power" - praying the power of HIs Word in personal, intimate ways. Blessings, my friend, for sharing this new feature. You minister joy!

Joy!
Kathy
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PeggyNovember 12, 2011 at 4:44 PM
A long anticipated STROLL with Sharon and God!
but since it's Sat. pm, I'm off to one church service that starts in 15 min., but you know I'll be back... just to stroll this sat. with you. It's been a busy day or else, I'm just very tired!

See ya' soon... looks like one I will enjoy with PRAISE! Hallelujah! (could not escape the RED letters on my way down to comment)...spent too much time at the other one) Love, Peggy
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Chatty CroneNovember 12, 2011 at 5:23 PM
I like your new feature too - I like the idea of strolling and having a conversation with God. sandie
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PeggyNovember 12, 2011 at 8:45 PM
Blessings Sharon, It's getting late for a Saturday Stroll perhaps I should do this on Sunday... a Sunday stroll with God and Sharon... (I actually came to delete my other comment now and it doesn't have a trash can to throw it away since I wasn't signed in...)!grrrrrrrr...(but this one did and I did not like my typos)sorry

I love it when you (we) walk through God's Word line by line, or step by step to correlate with walking/strolling. I have always like when you take a portion of scripture and relate it to us or back to God! I am PRAISING the LORD with YOU:
(so it goes like this in response to Psalm 111)

Praise the Lord! Praise YOU, LORD!
"Oh Lord, how grateful I am for YOU!
Lord, what joy I find in spending time with my friends. Thank you for the blessing of their presence in my life. I do ponder them (Your deeds), Lord. They make me wonder, and I am overcome with awe.I just looked at the full moon tonight, Lord. Your creation is beautiful.
How often I fail You, Lord. I'm sorry. And yet, Your righteousness never fails to cover me with white, shining robes.
Thank You for the Holy Spirit, the Reminder, who brings You to my mind all the time.
Yes, LORD, Your grace and mercy are far more than I deserve.
Lord, in a chaotic and unstable world, it brings me great peace to trust in, and rely on Your trustworthiness. You are my Rock, the steady and unchanging One.
Lord, what a contract! Paid in full with the blood of the Lamb, stamped with the seal of the Holy Spirit – we are purchased and sealed forever!
'I AM' – how that name thrills me!
Lord, show me Your ways. Give me Your thoughts and Your desires.Teach me how to trust in You, and not lean on my own understanding.
Oh yes, Lord – don't let me just hear Your Word. Give me the strength and the will to obey You.
Yes, Lord, I will indeed!"(your words to Psalm 111)...
Praise You Lord, forever and ever!

Thanks for the evening prayer and remembering how good HE IS and all His deeds as we stroll and gaze upon the beautiful parts left in creation, the skies, the stars, the moon and YOU! You are a wonderful part and I'm so thankful for the part you have in my heart and life!!! See ya' for SONday I hope! No strolling just soaking... I think I need a tub...(=0)

Love and prayers,
Peggy
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KerrieNovember 18, 2011 at 8:47 AM
Dear Sharon,

I was having so many problems with my blogspot, so I had to start again and transfer my blogs over. I hope you will stop by and follow me again. I am sorry for being such a pain. I am blessed by your friendship!

May the love of God always shine in your life, as you become a light for others. Have a pleasant day. God bless.

With love and care from Kerrie. xOx
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MY WORD FOR 2016

GRATEFUL

Grateful: feeling or showing thanks to someone for some helpful act; appreciative of benefits received; warmly or deeply thankful; indebted; beholden.

Word origin: 1550's, "pleasing to the mind," also "full of gratitude," from obsolete adj. grate "agreeable, thankful," from Latin gratus "pleasing" – derived from the same word origin as the word "grace."

The trick to changing your behavior is to become more thankful.

The practice of gratitude involves a focus on the present moment, on appreciating your life as it is today and what has made it so.

Let us begin an eternal quest to express in new and creative ways our thanks to God.

So I'm breathing in Your grace,

And I'm breathing out Your praise.

Let our prayers be the overflow of a grateful heart to God.

Three steps in prayer:

PRAISE – praise, reverence, worship, adoration, and awe for who God is and what He does

ASK – honest, earnest, and intense requests

THANK YOU – always end with thanksgiving for everything

Pulpit commentary:

In everything give thanks.

In every circumstance – in joy and in sorrow; for everything – for prosperity and for adversity; in every place – in the house of God and on the bed of sickness.

Christians should not only be engaged in constant prayer, but in constant thanksgiving.

For this – this thankful spirit – is the will of God, His desire.

God by the gift of his Son has laid us under the obligation of perpetual thanksgiving. Our whole lives ought to be one continued thank-offering for all the blessings of redemption.

Gill's Exposition:

Thanks are to be given to him for all things…

For all temporal good things;

for our beings, the preservation of them;

for food and raiment, and all the mercies of life;

for the means of grace, the word and ordinances, and the ministers of the Gospel;

for spiritual blessings, for electing, redeeming, regenerating, adopting, pardoning, justifying, and persevering grace:

for a meetness for heaven, a right unto it, and a good hope of it;

and especially for Jesus Christ, for such a…Saviour, and advocate with the Father, as he is; and for life, peace, joy, comfort, righteousness, and salvation in him.

Thanks should be given to God in every circumstance of life; in adversity, as Job did; when not in so comfortable and agreeable a frame of soul as to be wished for…even under the temptations of Satan…since the grace of God is sufficient to bear up under them, and deliver out of them.

[Give thanks] in afflictions of every kind, since they are all for good – temporal, or spiritual, or eternal.

WHAT IS LOVE?

Love is when you are missing some of your teeth but you're not afraid to smile because you know your friends will still love you even though some of you is missing.

By Emma K. - Age 6

"Out of the mouth of babes..."

A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.

Anonymous

When you are uncertain, it helps to have someone remind you what is true – someone who knows you well, who sees you, and keeps track of you – not just your body but your soul.

Emily Freeman

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Saturday, November 12, 2011

SATURDAY STROLL - NEW FEATURE!

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