Be of Good Cheer
(John 16:33 NKJV) "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."
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Ugly-Beautiful Graces = Real Life
“Words can never adequately convey the incredible impact of our attitudes toward life. The longer I live the more convinced I become that life is 10 percent what happens to us and 90 percent how we respond to it.” ~ Chuck Swindoll Today, I was thinking about a small, but loaded two-word phrase – “REAL LIFE”. What does real life mean to me? Well, I discovered that looking each word up in the dictionary made it difficult to describe, since both had more than 15-28 different definitions.(Wow!) So, I just kind of meditated for a few minutes on the phrase and considered what real life means to me. A few words that came to mind Imperfect Transparent Difficult Harsh “A daily joy struggle . . . a battle between grudgery & gratitude.” (words from Ann Voskamp) . . .it’s not really what we make of it. . .but what we make of God (our relationship with Him) An endless cycle of mistakes and graces Living forgiven Ugly-beautiful I st...
Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh.....thank you for inviting us to share in this moment of peace.
ReplyDeletePraising Him for His victory,
resting in His peace-
Happy Sunday! :)
Thank you, Stacy! I thought it gave me a peace feeling, as well!
DeleteStunning photo!!!
ReplyDeleteI think so, too! I love the colors!
DeleteOh my... I just popped over from Deidra's and am catching my breath from that photo. Amazing.
ReplyDeleteGod is so good! I'm glad you enjoyed stopping here!
DeleteWow..I love that fact that you caught that gorgeous sky, the water AND the snow. Great photo.
ReplyDeleteI love it too! Actually, I can't take credit for taking the picture! I copied it from Tumblr. But I was amazed by it, too!
DeleteLove that photo!!
ReplyDeleteMe too! Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for stopping over here, today!
DeleteWith Jesus we are more than overcomers!
ReplyDeleteAmen!
Deleteawesome photo and wonderful scripture!
ReplyDeletehave great Sunday!
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hope to see you too!
Thanks, Vhen. I will stop out and check your blog out! Blessing to you!
DeleteStunning photo and what a great verse! Have a beautiful day in the Lord.
ReplyDeleteSame to you! Thanks for stopping in and commenting on my blog!
DeleteBeautiful!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Amanda!
Delete"...be of good cheer..." I love that.
ReplyDeleteIsn't that a great phrase? Not only are we to "have peace", but be cheerful!!! Wow!
DeleteBeautiful peaceful photo and thoughts...*be of good cheer* This photo settles me enough bring cheer.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you were able to enjoy it! God's beauty and His Word is so very encouraging
DeleteLove the colors in this photo and it makes me want to stand out there in the crisp cold air to see my breathe and thank God for that beauty.
ReplyDeleteI can imagine how peaceful that would be! How great our Creator is!
DeleteWhat a beautiful, stunning photo! And I love this portion of scripture. No matter what I am dealing with in life, Christ has overcome it! Thanks for linking up today.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Barbie! It is lovely! And so encouraging to read this verse! Thanks for coming here and commenting!
DeleteBeautiful picture!
ReplyDeleteThat photo is so stunning! Praise Him for His peace!
ReplyDeleteWOW WHAT A GORGEOUS PHOTO! :)
ReplyDeleteThat is a beautiful photo and verse!
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