Susan Adair-Shankle's Blog – December 2011 Archive (12)

I WILL TRUST 



I will trust in You, O Lord 

When trials come, I'll trust Your Word. 

I will not doubt nor question You, 

Because I know Your Word is true. 

No matter how difficult things may be, 

I will press on and trust in Thee. 

I will rejoice and give You praise 

My voice to You, I will raise. 



I will trust in You, O King, 

With my whole heart, my everything. 

The …

There are many times when things can make us upset 

The stresses of life which we try so hard to forget 

Giving in to anger brings nothing but a hardened heart 

A serious condition that can tear your life & soul apart 

The Word instructs us don’t let the sun go down 

In our lives which can leave us with a depressing frown 

We are to never to give in to anger or wrath 

That only throws us off of righteousness’ path 

The Lord knows about the pain this…

•When you get to your wit's end, you'll find God lives there. 

•Opportunity may knock once, but temptation bangs on your front door forever. 

•Quit griping about your church; if it was perfect, you couldn't belong. 

•If the church wants a better pastor, it only needs to pray for the one it has. 

•Peace starts with a smile. 

•A lot of church members who are singing "Standing on the Promises" are just sitting on the premises. 

•Be ye fishers of men. You catch them…

The Lord witnesses & knows the sadness in one’s eyes 

The devil steals one’s joy; deceiving them with lies 

This includes being let down, lied to, or loss of a loved one 

Or even talked about, as though you are worthless and done 

What Satan intends for bad, the Lord turns it for good 

This is the Lord’s fact that should never be misunderstood 

You & your demised loved ones are still under one accord 

To be absent from the body is to be present with…

Today’s Truth

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given… (Isaiah 9:6, NIV). 

Friend to Friend

Once upon a time, a little girl named Mary Beth found herself caught in the pre-Christmas swirl of activity, all of which seemed to be coming to a head on Christmas Eve. Her dad was always scurrying about, loaded down with bundles and burdens. Her mom, under the pressure of…

Never think of perfection as something that is bad 

That word has been taken out of context like a fad 

Never think perfection means being afraid to fail 

It means that one is willing to learn the Lord’s tale 

Jesus knew no sin; his faith was perfect, holy & pure 

His wisdom and knowledge makes us safe & secure 

When we accepted Him as our Savior, His word took effect 

To abide by His will to become pure, wise and perfect 

Through life we learn through…

The next time you feel like GOD can't use you, just remember...



Noah was a drunk, Abraham was too old, 

Isaac was a daydreamer,Jacob was a liar,

Leah was ugly, Joseph was abused,

Moses had a stuttering problem, Gideon was afraid,

Samson had long hair and was a womanizer,

Rahab was a prostitute, Jeremiah and Timothy were too young,

David had an affair and was a murderer, Elijah was suicidal,

Isaiah preached naked, Jonah…

I ran my life in search of worldly things;

My time and will were firmly in control.

I thought I had no need for what God brings;

I gave no heed to murmurs from my soul.





"You're planning, doing all the time," it said,

"But something else is missing deep inside.

Your mind is whirling, but your heart is dead,

So turn to God and let go of your pride."





I did, and God said, "Here's My plan for you:

Give your life to Me, and just let…

When I say ..."I am a Christian,"

I'm not shouting "I am saved"

I'm whispering "I was lost!"

That is why I chose this way."



When I say..."I am a Christian,"

I don't speak of this with pride.

I am confessing that I stumble and need someone to be my guide.



When I say..."I am a Christian,"

I'm not trying to be strong.

I am professing that I'm weak and pray for strength to carry on.



When I say..."I am a Christian,"

I'm not bragging…

 We worshp just because He"s worthy, we worship the Father because of who He is. We think that worshiping is for Him and it is but it is also for us. We overcome by worship we endure through our worship. When we worship we forget about our troubles oh what a blessing it is to be at the Father's feet and worship Him what a privelage that we have to be able to adore Him. Father for I delight myself in You to worship is my reward what an awesome feeling it is to know that You are here with me I…

WHAT HAPPENS IN HEAVEN WHEN WE PRAY? ~~author unknown



I dreamt that I went to Heaven and an angel was showing me around. We walked side-by-side inside a large workroom filled with angels. My angel guide stopped in front of the first section and said, ' This is the Receiving Section. Here, all petitions to God said in prayer are received. 



I looked around in this area, and it was terribly busy with so many angels sorting out petitions written on voluminous paper sheets and…