Nicole Francis

  • nlfrancis
  • Homestead, Florida
  • restoration

    when I think on this verse the word restores sticks out. when we restore something we are taking that object from its old worn state a new state that makes it appear new again. there are still the scratches…

    Created 24 days ago

    Psalm 23:3 (ESV)

  • depression

    Psalm 42:5 (NLT)
    Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again— my Savior and

    Created about 1 month ago

    Labels: discouragement hope

  • worth

    Matthew 19:30 (NLT)
    But many who are the greatest now will be least important then, and those who seem least important now will be the greatest then.

    Created about 1 month ago

  • being least

    everyday i struggle with never feeling good enough, never being somebody, always being last when i'm doing right while i watch people doing wrong and getting ahead. reading this passage reminded me that…

    Created about 1 month ago

    Matthew 19:30 (NLT)

  • giving thanks always

    its so easy to get down when life gets hard, when it seems like the whole world wants to see you fail, when you question why me? These are the times that you stand up and say " lord, thank you for this…

    Created 4 months ago

    Psalm 118:1 (NLT)

  • gods enduring love

    Psalm 117:1-2 (NLT)
    Praise the LORD, all you nations. Praise him, all you people of the earth.

    Created 4 months ago

    Labels: faithful love praise strong worthy

  • answers

    i often thought that God never heard my prayers, it seemed like everything i asked for he refused to give me. It took me awhile to realize that the answrs were there, but they weren't the ones i wanted.…

    Created 4 months ago

    Psalm 116:1 (NLT), Psalm 116:2 (NLT)

  • children

    this is so true, my kids are truly a blessing. I never saw myself having kids as i was growing up, i was going to be a successful career woman, own a condo in the city and be free from the trappings of…

    Created 4 months ago

    Psalm 127:3 (NLT)

  • psalm 127

    Psalm 127:2 (NLT)
    It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night, anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest to his loved ones.

    Created 4 months ago

    Labels: anxious family stress work

  • Untitled Note

    how i need to be reminded of this! i will often work late, sacrificing time with my son because im tryig to impress my boss, or take on everything because i am super woman. often i am trying to live up…

    Created 4 months ago

    Psalm 127:2 (NLT)

  • Psalm 138:8

    Psalm 138:8 (NLT)
    The LORD will work out his plans for my life— for your faithful love, OLORD, endures forever. Don’t abandon me, for you made me.

    Created 4 months ago

    Labels: life plans

  • psalm 23

    psalm 23 reminds me that God is in charge of my life. it is He who guides me in everything i do. when i trust in Him my life is so blessed and so peaceful even though i may be walking through a dark valley.…

    Created 4 months ago

  • Untitled Note

    how t true this is. when i was younger i was jealous of people who had more than i did, always thinking of what i didn't have instead of what i did. sometimes the people we envy have problems we dont…

    Created 4 months ago

    Psalm 37:1 (NLT)

  • things to come

    God is so wonderful when we trust in him! He works in ways we will never understand and shows us his goodness and his love for us by the many blessings that he brings to our lives through the people we…

    Created 6 months ago

    Jeremiah 33:3 (NLT)

  • control

    giving up control is so hard, letting go and trusting God should be easy. reading job helps strengthen my trust in god - what he went through isn't close to what I am going through. I know that God is…

    Created 6 months ago

    Job 21:22 (NLT)

  • blaming god

    How many times to we blame God for our problems? Do we trust God only when times are good? Right now struggling to find a job, I don't blame God for my situation I blame myself, but I don't trust God…

    Created 6 months ago

    Job 1:21 (NLT), Job 1:22 (NLT)

  • is this me?

    I started to doubt God and whether he was hearing me during my cries and I did turn my back - not during the good time but during adversity. It is always easier for us believers to turn to him during…

    Created 7 months ago

    Job 1:9 (NLT), Job 1:10 (NLT)

  • Psalm 1:1

    Psalm 1:1 (NLT)
    Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers.

    Created 7 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes

    2011-11-10

  • this is how I feel

    I really am feeling that I am not important to God right now. I thought I had a job, was positive, thanked God for this great opportunity and prayed - but now i feel like he has abandoned me! Does God…

    Created 7 months ago

    Job 7:20 (NLT)

  • Earned a Badge — Completed 3 Reading Plans

    2011-11-07

  • Philippians 4:12-13

    Philippians 4:12-13 (NLT)
    I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little.

    Created 7 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights

    2011-11-07

  • stop worrying!!!!

    Philippians 4:4 (NLT)
    Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice!

    Philippians 4:6 (NLT)
    Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.

    Created 7 months ago

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:18

    1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NLT)
    Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.

    Created 7 months ago

  • lesson I need to learn

    it is easy to thank God during the good times, it is quite another to be thankful during the bad times. during this low point in my life I have thought about this a lot, and it isn't easy to be thankful…

    Created 7 months ago

    1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NLT)

  • isn't it nice....

    isn't it comforting to know that God knows our hearts? it brings me comfort when I don't know what to say to him, or what to ask for. during the darkest times in my life when I have not known what to…

    Created 7 months ago

    2 Chronicles 6:30 (NLT)

  • gods response

    how many times to we wonder if God hears our cries? how many times do we sit waiting for his response to our troubles? how often have we missed his answer because it wasn't what we were looking for? God…

    Created 7 months ago

    Psalm 86:7 (NLT)

  • Psalm 86:15

    Psalm 86:15 (NLT)
    But you, OLord, are a God of compassion and mercy, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness.

    Created 7 months ago

  • Psalm 86:7

    Psalm 86:7 (NLT)
    I will call to you whenever I’m in trouble, and you will answer me.

    Created 7 months ago

  • comfort

    how many of us feel the comfort of God in our trials? how often do we feel God has forgotten us in our time of need? psalm 23 reminds us that he hasn't. take the time to stop and look at his creation…

    Created 7 months ago

    Psalm 23:3 (NLT)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks

    2011-11-04

  • Psalm 23:1-4

    Psalm 23:1-4 (NLT)
    The LORD is my shepherd; I have all that I need.

    Created 7 months ago

  • fear

    how many times have we found ourselves losing hope and faith? how many times have we begged God to end our suffering instead of looking at what we could learn? It is easy for us to rejoice during the…

    Created 7 months ago

    Romans 5:3 (NLT)

  • Romans 5:5

    Romans 5:5 (NLT)
    And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.

    Created 7 months ago

  • 1 John 5:11-13

    1 John 5:11-13 (NLT)
    And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

    Created 7 months ago

  • Started Following Mysterious1323

    7 months

  • Jeremiah 29:11

    Jeremiah 29:11 (NLT)
    For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.

    Created 7 months ago

  • hope in loss

    it is easy for us to think God has abandoned us during our lowest points, this passage reminds me that I am not suffering alone, God is preparing me for the plan he has designed for me. God loves his…

    Created 7 months ago

    Jeremiah 29:11 (NLT)

  • honesty

    how many times have we asked God to grant our prayer and promised to do something for that request? I know I have, but how many of us have actually kept that promise? we may start out keeping it, but…

    Created 7 months ago

    1 Samuel 1:11 (NLT)

  • Psalm 50:15

    Psalm 50:15 (NLT)
    Then call on me when you are in trouble, and I will rescue you, and you will give me glory.”

    Created 7 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2011-11-01

  • subtle reminder

    reading the devotion before the passage, I was reminded that I am chasing something that can be taken away as fast as I made it, received it, or obtained it. I am not focusing on living the life God wants,…

    Created 7 months ago

    Judges 18:24 (NLT)

  • assurance

    being unemployed and feeling lost and uncertain about everything, this assured me, that while I may not know what to ask for, the holy spirit does. I have been feeling so distant from God, wondering if…

    Created 7 months ago

    Romans 8:26 (NLT)

  • Romans 8:26-28, Romans 8:31

    Romans 8:26-28 (NLT)
    And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.

    Romans 8:31 (NLT)
    What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us?

    Created 7 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — Completed First Reading Plan

    2011-10-31

  • Romans 12:21

    Romans 12:21 (NLT)
    Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good.

    Created 7 months ago

    Labels: faith in suffering

  • Job 2:10

    Job 2:10 (NLT)
    But Job replied, “You talk like a foolish woman. Should we accept only good things from the hand of God and never anything bad?” So in all this, Job said nothing wrong.

    Created 7 months ago

  • Deuteronomy 5:33

    Deuteronomy 5:33 (NLT)
    Stay on the path that the LORD your God has commanded you to follow. Then you will live long and prosperous lives in the land you are about to enter and occupy.

    Created 7 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark

    2011-10-26

  • Leviticus 25:14, Leviticus 25:23

    Leviticus 25:14 (NLT)
    “When you make an agreement with your neighbor to buy or sell property, you must not take advantage of each other.

    Leviticus 25:23 (NLT)
    “The land must never be sold on a permanent basis, for the land belongs to me. You are only foreigners and tenant farmers working for me.

    Created 7 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference

    2011-10-16

  • Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan

    2011-10-14