Welcome to the God's Promises Faith Blog Hop. If you arrived here from (createoften.blogspot.com) you are in the right place! Every month a group of brave women get together to showcase the Glory of God. This month we want to showcase His faithfulness during trying times, so kick back, relax and let the Lord touch your heart with His Truth!
Did you know that there are 1260 promises in the Bible? I did not count them myself, but am blown away by the fact that each and every promise the Lord gives, He is faithful to fulfill. It is pretty easy to believe this when times are easy and abundance surrounds our lives, but is that the same when trouble hits?
The Bible says that our hearts are deceitful above all things and then it adds WHO CAN TRUST IT? Have you ever considered that maybe the reason why we don't trust God is because we spend more time looking at how big the waves in our lives have become and forget that God created the entire UNIVERSE with just His breath... Think about it, the Lord spoke the ENTIRE World into existence... the only thing created that was made with His hands was man and woman. That is why He says that if He provides for the birds and the plants, how much more to His children? You are precious to the Lord and He will not fail you, even when it feels He might.
In this hop you will read the stories of women like you that have faced trouble and probably even lacked the faith to believe in the miracle the Lord performed at the very end! Our prayer is that you would open your heart to the Truth found in these promises and that you would even share with us what God has done in your life. Your victory may become our hope... :)
During the hop you will find many chances to win prizes! All you have to do to be considered for one of those prizes is leave a comment and become a follower of the blogs you will hop through. For the Grand Prizes , make sure to leave a comment, become a follower, and "LIKE" Paper Tree House on Facebook. This will allow you to find out about future hops we will be having.
Here are the brave women that dared to share their stories:
Paper Tree House - http://mypapertreehouse.blogspot.com/
Nana - www.youniquereflections.blogspot.com
Tammy - http://www.fromme2upapercrafting.blogspot.com/
Jennifer E. - www.createoften.blogspot.com
Candy - sweetstamper.com
Amanda - http://asjmade.blogspot.com/
Wendy - http://wendyscrappings.blogspot.com/
Nicole - http://scrapmethis.blogspot.com
Jessie - www.scrapbookingmiami.blogspot.com
Diane - http://dianemarra.typepad.com/
Vicki - http://mawmawsthoughts.blogspot.com/
Lynne Kirsch --- http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/
Carolyn Phillips - http://messmuddleandfun.blogspot.com/
ScrappyZeni Pradel --- www.scrappyzeni.blogspot.com
Grand Prizes:
Stamping Things: The Topper Ink Pad Holder (http://www.stampinthings.com/stamp-pad-holder.html)
Paper Tree House Studio: Exclusive PDF file tutorial for Mini-Book Taught at CHA.
K Andrew Stamps: Stamp Set
Tombow: Grand Adhesive Set
God's Fulfilled Promise in my life:
God has fulfilled so many promises in my life, but the one I will share today is this:
I was involved in a near-fatal auto accident in 1993. I was not expected to live. Once I pulled through (my husband and many other faithful friends quite literally prayed me through emergency surgery), I began the long road to more surgery, recovery and mobility. Beginning in a wheel chair and progressing to a walker, the road was long, arduous, and painful. I did two years of hydrotherapy, and finished with a walking cane and many, many subsequent stints back in Physical Therapy. But my husband (Pastor of Tower City Church) had received this promise from God when I was in hospital:
When you walk, your stride will not be hampered. Even if you run, you will not stumble.
(Pro 4:12 GW)
We both clung to that scripture, standing in faith on God's promise and believing God's Word when circumstances (and my body) screamed at us otherwise. 7 years ago, I put down the cane at God's prompting. Previously, I had tried to put down the cane in my own strength--I really, really did not want to use that thing. But I would always end up back at the physical therapy center and back at the doctor's office with more pain medications being prescribed, and the cane back in its place by my side. But at God's prompting (I remember it well as it was Christmas morning!), I put it down and have not had to pick it up since. In addition, I am medication free! God has done a great work of healing in my body!
There are still times that my body goes a bit wonky, and fear wants to grip me. But I keep standing on the promise that God gave us, praying and trusting in Him to carry me all the way through this amazing journey. I would never have chosen the physical difficulties I have walked through, but God takes those painful places and brings about good in us, through us, and for us. I have had (and continue to!) so many opportunities to share God's grace with people walking through physical challenges, to encourage their faith with my story, to pray for them, and even to cry with them. His ways are higher than our ways, and oh-so-much better. What God has done for me, He can do for you! May your faith be encouraged this day to trust God as never before.
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Thanks for hopping through this faith blog hop and for getting this far down in the post! I don't normally write such long posts! Know that we are praying for you and really hope your eyes are opened to the Truth about the Lord's Faithfulness and are strengthened by the many testimonies! :) Now hop on over to: Amanda - http://asjmade.blogspot.com
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