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Thoughts from an old lady

December 5,2025


“Promise #339:


I am your God and you are the sheep of My pasture.





Psalm 100:3 (WEB)


Know that Yahweh, he is God. It is he who has made us, and we are his.


We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.





Today's promise reminds us that we are God's people, the sheep of His pasture. The Bible makes many references to us being sheep. Jesus said in John 10:27 that His sheep hear His voice and will not follow a stranger. In Psalm 23, we read one of the most celebrated passages that tells us that the Lord is our shepherd.





I am not an expert on sheep, but from what I know about these animals, they depend on their shepherd to lead and protect them. All they have to do is listen for his voice and follow wherever he goes. They are not required to make decisions for themselves or manage their lives. They live under the watchful care of a shepherd who they know would lay down his life for them if it came to that.





In a world system that celebrates independence and self-sufficiency at every turn, this might offend us. We don't want to be led—we want to lead! Yet in Romans 8:14, we read that those who the Spirit of God leads are the very children of God.





We were never created to carry the world's weight on our shoulders. We have a Great Shepherd, Lord, and Savior who has already done that for us. All we have to do is listen for His voice and follow Him wherever He goes.





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Responsive Prayer:





Father, I thank You that You never required me to live a life separate from You. All You have asked of me is to simply follow the leading of Your Holy Spirit as I listen for the voice of my Great Shepherd, Jesus, as He leads and guides me beside still waters. I pray that I would find rest for my soul as I simply yield to Your gentle leading in the decisions that need to be made today.





In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.”





We can easily get distracted by the evil in the world and our personal problems that we forget that God loves us. He is our Shepherd and He wants to help us, but we often do not go to Him with our needs.





Sometimes pride or fear makes us neglect reaching out to God when we are in distress. We do seek Him when we need him. Let us lay aside our pride and fears and call out to God in the beginning instead of waiting until we reach the end of rope.





Matthew 11:28


Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.





Maranatha,


Betty
 
December 10, 2025


Happy Wednesday,





Blessed By God





As most of you know this last year and a half has had so many new changes in my life. Losing my husband and my dementia is getting worse are just a few of the many changes. Today started with alot of confusion for me. Yet I feel at peace. I realized how blessed I am that God has filled me with Peace in the midst of the storms of my life.





God is so wonderful to meet us where we are. To provide our needs and to encourage us. We must not take for granted God’s love for us. If we look around we can find blessings in all of our lives.


Maranatha,


Betty


 
December 12,2025


Happy Friday,





Christmas Season








I love Christmas. I love the decorations, the carols, and the food. Everything is not joyous this time of year. We are more aware of those who will be missing from Christmas Dinner. It is painful missing loved ones who have passed away.





One thing we can do to help ourselves is to remember the many memories we have with our loved ones. Think of the times we laughed together and enjoyed fun things together. Also we can pray for God to comfort and encourage us.





We as Christians can remind ourselves that our Christian loved ones are with the One we are celebrating. One day, we will be with them at a marvelous reunion in Heaven where we will worship our Savior and King face to face.
Maranatha,


Betty
 
Daily Prayer for January 16
CHRISTOPH FRIEDRICH BLUMHARDT
“I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever. Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever. Psalm 145:1-2, NIV
Dear Father in heaven, we come before you and thank you with all our hearts. You know all that we are thankful for. Continue to sustain us, we pray, and give us strength for the paths on which you lead us. Even when we must suffer and fight long, hard battles, we know that everything has its right purpose and will still lead us to your goal. For all this we praise and thank you. Protect us in mind, heart, and spirit. Keep us courageous, and lift us above all discouragement through your Spirit, who will renew our lives forevermore. Amen”
After a victory, do not be surprised when you are attacked by the devil. The devil loves to knock us down right after a victory. Yet, if we praise God and lean on Him, He will see us through the battle without discouragement. Praise God in the midst of your battle. Worship Him I'm the middle of your struggle.
Maranatha,
Betty
 
Daily Prayer for January 23
CHRISTOPH FRIEDRICH BLUMHARDT
“The Lord has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all...Praise the Lord, all his works everywhere in his dominion. Praise the Lord, my soul. Psalm 103:19, 22, NIV
Dear Father in heaven,we thank you for giving our hearts hope for your kingdom, the kingdom of God. We thank you that again and again we may draw strength from this hope, find new youthfulness and courage, and discover how powerfully, though hidden, your kingdom is already approaching. Protect this vision and help us when we fail. All will come right. Whatever happens, we are in your hands, and no one shall snatch this joy from our hearts. Amen”

We all can see that the world is becoming more evil and that we are getting closer to the rapture and the tribulation. Knowing the world will suffer through 7 years of the wrath of God being poured out on the world is sad. Yet, if we have surrendered ourselves to God, we have seven years of bliss living in Heaven to look forward to.

This should encourage us to live closer to God and surrender all to God. We need to share God’s love with others and live in righteousness and truth. We pray for the soon return of Jesus and for lost souls.
Maranatha,
Betty
 
Daily Prayer for February 6
CHRISTOPH FRIEDRICH BLUMHARDT
“I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul. Psalm 31:7, NIV
Dear Father in heaven, we come before your presence with thanksgiving and rejoice that you are with us on earth. Even though we have many struggles and temptations and even though problems crowd in upon us, we know that we are in your hands and that everything must go according to your will. Hold us securely in your hand. Help us to bear all that we find hard, for we know you are in control and you lead everything to a good end. The darker and more difficult it may seem, the more clearly your hand will reveal the victory in those whose lives are founded in eternity, whose lives cannot end in sorrow but will end in your glory. Amen”
When we are in the midst of struggles, grieving, or trials, it is hard sometimes to trust that God is with us. Yet, God assures us that he is with us. He will never abandon us.

There are times that we cannot feel His presence, but when we begin to praise and worship God, we begin to feel His presences. My sleep pattern is corrupted by the dementia, so I am often awake till 5 a.m. I have found watching faith based videos on YTube encouraging. We can encourage ourselves in the Lord.

We can also encourage ourselves by praying for others. As we pray for others we lift ourselves up at the same time.

Maranatha,
Betty
 
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