mrsblackson

Chased By My fears

I recently realized that I was running from the fear of loneliness. I have been married most of my adult life, the result of two failed marriages. My second marriage ended earlier this year when I found…

2 Timothy 1:7 (KJV)

A Dream

I am coming out of a very painful marriage, and God has me on the road to healing and wholeness. Last night I had the most vivid dream. I was in church and an elder started praying for someone else.…

Proverbs 29:18 (NLT)

Spiritual Maturity

Recently, my pastor has been preaching about spiritual maturity. Many people want to be viewed as mature in their faith and this scripture makes in plain that the road to spiritual maturity begins with…

John 14:23 (KJV)

Jesus according to Isaiah 42:1-9

vs. 1 - Jesus was God's chosen servant. He was strenghtened by God. God's soul delighted in Jesus, and His Spirit was upon Him. His purpose was to bring forth justice and right and reveal truth to the…

Isaiah 42:1 (AMP), Isaiah 42:2 (AMP), Isaiah 42:3 (AMP), Isaiah 42:4 (AMP), Isaiah 42:5 (AMP), Isaiah 42:6 (AMP), Isaiah 42:7 (AMP), Isaiah 42:8 (AMP), Isaiah 42:9 (AMP)

It's Not Fair

As a caregiver and a Christian, I find myself daily thinking "it's not fair", or "that's not fair". My husband suffered a massive stroke in the prime of his life, he was 47. He survived, Thank God, but…

Psalm 7:14 (MSG), Psalm 7:15 (MSG), Psalm 7:16 (MSG), Psalm 7:17 (MSG)

Reading Highlights Week 3

25:12 - Ishmael had 12 sons. 25:18 - Ishmael's descendants occupied the region near Egypt in the direction of Assyria, and lived close to all his brethren, but didn't get along with them. 25:20-21 - Rebekah…

Genesis 25:1 (NLT)

Reading Highlights Week 2

18:2,22 - Two angels and God appeared to Abraham 18:3 - Abraham desired to spend time in the Presence of God 18:11-13 - By the time God ensured Abraham and Sarah that they would have a baby, Sarah was…

Let's Not Judge Abram and Sarai, Let's Learn from Them

It's easy to talk about having patience when it's someone else who has to be the patient one. Abram was 75 yrs old when God promised him a "great nation". Abraham was 100 when Isaac was born. 25 years…

Genesis 12:2 (AMP), Genesis 12:3 (AMP), Genesis 12:4 (AMP), Genesis 21:5 (AMP)

Another Perspective

I have been listening to the audiobook, "The Red Tent" by Anne Diamant. I understand this is strictly a fictionalized account of the story of Dinah, but some of the scenarios presented make me wonder…

Genesis 34:3 (ASV)

Jesus According to Hebrews 1

God speaks to us through Him, the Word The world was created by Him in the beginning and will belong to Him at the end Perfectly mirrors God, and is stamped by His nature Holds everything together…

Hebrews 1:1 (MSG), Hebrews 1:2 (MSG), Hebrews 1:3 (MSG), Hebrews 1:4 (MSG)

Jesus According to Colossians 1

Is the image of God Is the firstborn over all creation All things have been created through and for Him He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together He is the head of the body, the…

Colossians 1:15 (ASV), Colossians 1:16 (ASV), Colossians 1:17 (ASV), Colossians 1:18 (ASV), Colossians 1:19 (ASV), Colossians 1:20 (ASV), Colossians 1:21 (ASV), Colossians 1:22 (ASV), Colossians 1:23 (ASV)

Jesus According to Philippians 2

Though He was God, He did not think of equality with God as something to cling to He gave up His divine privileges, and took the humble position as a slave by being born a human being. As a human, He…

Philippians 2:1 (ASV), Philippians 2:2 (ASV), Philippians 2:3 (ASV), Philippians 2:4 (ASV), Philippians 2:5 (ASV), Philippians 2:6 (ASV), Philippians 2:7 (ASV), Philippians 2:8 (ASV), Philippians 2:9 (ASV), Philippians 2:10 (ASV), Philippians 2:11 (ASV)

Consistency is Hard!

Day 9 is NOW Day 4. I read the Bible everyday, but I never read it all the way through systematically. This is something I really want to do because I know there is so much in there I never saw. Making…

Day One

Genesis 1, 2 Job 1, 2 Rachel read Introduction to Genesis and Gen 1. Melissa, Gen. 2, Dom, Intro to Job ad Job 1, Gabby Job 2. Melissa prayed for consistency in reading over the year.