Blog – Page 42 – Amy Mecham

September 3, 2016

Don't be afraid, for I am with you. Don't be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand. Isaiah 41:10 Ever work yourself into a worried frenzy? Consume your thoughts with worry and then your body simply shuts down? Worst... Read more...

Shalom

August 27, 2016

The Lord gives strength to His people; the Lord blesses His people with peace. Psalm 29:11 Completeness. Perfectly sound. Intact. God promises us His peace. His perfect peace. His shalom. When the waters begin to sway your boat, He is there to speak peace over you. In the stillness of the night, He's there to... Read more...

Layers of Trust

August 20, 2016

Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love, for in You I trust. Make me know the way I should go, for to You I lift up my soul. Psalm 143:8 Every time a new experience confirms a truth you already know, a layer of trust is laid. Layer upon layer, trust is... Read more...

Anticipation or Expectation

August 13, 2016

The hope of the righteous brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish. Proverbs 10:28 Life is full of promise. Possibilities are brimming at every turn. Are you cheerfully anticipating God to work in your life, delivering His plan for your days? Or are you planning things yourself and expecting God to work... Read more...

Part of His Plan

August 6, 2016

For I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to Him, and to keep His commands, decrees, and laws; then you will live and increase, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess. Deuteronomy 30:16 God uses us. Little old us.... Read more...

Our Focus

August 3, 2016

Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you. Proverbs 4:25 It's not about me or you. Life. Our lives are not to be lived for us. Really? Really. Jesus is our focus. Our lives should be lived for Him. To realize His purpose. To be used for His glory. Sometimes life... Read more...

Giving God Only Half

July 23, 2016

He must increase, but I must decrease. John 3:30 Ok God. You can have this area of my life and this one over here, but not that one. My family needs You, but my job is fine. I'm doing fabulous with my job - well, actually my 2 jobs, and I don't want You to... Read more...

Slow Down, Sister

June 16, 2016

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Isaiah 26:3 Have you ever asked God to spend your time? To fill it with His desires and needs for you? God has fashioned our brains brilliantly. Capable of so much. Sometimes we have many voices, one louder... Read more...

Call to prayer

June 12, 2016

Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. Jeremiah 29:12 It's time. I'm done. Not reaching out for prayer, that is. We must pray for each other. Because prayer makes all the difference in the world. So why are we NOT utilizing this gift God has... Read more...

Loving Your Enemies

May 22, 2016

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Romans 12:21 Jesus says to love your enemy. Even people you don't particularly like. Jesus says to pray for those who persecute you. People you don't get along with very well. Or who do you harm. Oh, but I'm justified in my disgust. You... Read more...

Faithful Companion

April 16, 2016

Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. John 14:27 I lifted my tear stained eyes and looked upon my sweet Lord's face. Compassion dripped from His eyes as He scooped... Read more...

Entertaining Doubt

March 17, 2016

Why do you doubt me? Why do you doubt my love? Why do you doubt my goodness? Why do you doubt my plan for you, my personal love story written just for you? Are you scared? Lonely? Trust me. Completely. Perfectly. Wholly. You must use My strength to do just that. But I'm here ready... Read more...