Oh, LORD, You're Beautiful!!

Hello all! 

I hope that you are having blessed and beautiful day in the LORD! Hurricane Nicole has come and is now hopefully on her way out. Yet, even through the wind and the rains, there is truly none other like Him!

Today is a great time to pause and to pray. It's good to just press into His presence. Let His mercy, grace, and love permeate your hectic and weary soul and saturate your spirit with His peace. 

Oh Lord, You're Beautiful- Keith Green

It's good to be busy, lest we be idle and unproductive. Yet, when we stop and assess what our hands and minds have been busy doing, are we being truly fruitful or have we just gone in endless circles?  Have we sown seed or gone through motions of it only?

Take some time to just seek the Lord in the garden of your heart. Take some time to just praise Him and give Him thanks for all that He has done, is doing, and will yet do. He is our strong tower. Soak in His presence and surrender all your cares to Him. He will restore your strength, your peace, and your hope. He will give you direction and set you on a straight path. Nobody cares for you more now or ever than the God who created you. Your Heavenly Father knows what you need. Among all of the things that can encompass, the first and biggest is always Him.  💗

🌹God bless you, go with you, and give you peace. 💖

~Scriptures to bless you~ 

(translation version in parentheses)

Psalm 55:22

Turn your burdens over to the LORD, and he will take care of you. He will never let the righteous person stumble. (God's Word (GWT))

Leave your troubles with the LORD, and he will defend you; he never lets honest people be defeated. (Good News Translation (GNT))

1 Peter 5:6-7

6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God [set aside self-righteous pride], so that He may exalt you [to a place of honor in His service] at the appropriate time,

7 casting all your cares [all your anxieties, all your worries, and all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares about you [with deepest affection, and watches over you very carefully]. (Amplified)

Isaiah 41:10

Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand. (NLT)

‘Do not fear [anything], for I am with you; Do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, be assured I will help you; I will certainly take hold of you with My righteous right hand [a hand of justice, of power, of victory, of salvation].’ (AMP)

Do not be afraid--I am with you! I am your God--let nothing terrify you! I will make you strong and help you; I will protect you and save you. (GNT)

Matthew 11:28

“Come to Me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." (NASB)

Philippians 4:6-7

 6Never worry about anything. But in every situation let God know what you need in prayers and requests while giving thanks. 7Then God's peace, which goes beyond anything we can imagine, will guard your thoughts and emotions through Christ Jesus. (GWT)

6Do not be anxious or worried about anything, but in everything [every circumstance and situation] by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, continue to make your [specific] requests known to God. 7And the peace of God [that peace which reassures the heart, that peace] which transcends all understanding, [that peace which] stands guard over your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus [is yours]. (AMP)

John 16:33

"These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” (NKJV)

"I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace. In the world you have tribulation and distress and suffering, but be courageous [be confident, be undaunted, be filled with joy]; I have overcome the world.” [My conquest is accomplished, My victory abiding.] (AMP)

Psalm 62:8

"Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah"

(BSB) 

Romans 8:28

"And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose." (NKJV)

John 14:27

"Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid." (BSB)

James 1:12

"Blessed [happy, spiritually prosperous, favored by God] is the man who is steadfast under trial and perseveres when tempted; for when he has passed the test and been approved, he will receive the [victor’s] crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him." (AMP)

"Blessed is the one who endures trials, because when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him." (CSB)