Category: A Door of Hope

Hope in Agreement

by ObtainingMercy, posted in A Door of Hope

 

"We ought to have enough power with God to worry the world when we don't agree with them."

~Dr. Mickey Carter

"The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.
"Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.
"The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him."  ~Nahum 1:5-7

"Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." ~Galatians 6:7

Will you be counted among those who agree with God,

    or will you suffer the fate of those who do not?

 

 

Hope When I Remember

by ObtainingMercy, posted in A Door of Hope

 

Do not criticize the intensity of my Christianity…

    I am just remembering.

 

If you only knew
All that I've been through
Then you would understand
Why I love Him so.
If you could only see
Just where He found me,
If you'd been there when He lifted me
Then you would know.
~Crabb family


Psalm 34:1, 6 – "I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth…This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles."

 

 

Bloggy Business

by ObtainingMercy, posted in A Door of Hope, Bloggy Business

 

Just a little informal note to let you know that I have merged my devotional blog – A Door of Hope – with my personal blog here.

So if you were subscribed via email, or Yahoo, or Google Reader, etc., you will not be receiving any more posts from that blog.  You can delete it, if you so desire.

I began, last month, to use the category of "A Door of Hope" here on any posts that were devotional in nature.  So, if you want to read only devotional posts, you can use the tab above, or you can click on "A Door of Hope" in the categories to the right.

This is just a small attempt to simplify my virtual life. :)  I find I have too many accounts, too many blogs, too many places to check in.  So, a streamlining is in order, and this was a beginning of that for me.

Thanks…now back to your regularly scheduled programming.

😉

Alesha

by ObtainingMercy, posted in A Door of Hope

A Thought for Today: "I can still believe that a day comes for all of us, however far off it may be, when we shall understand; when these tragedies that now blacken and darken the very air of heaven for us, will sink into their places in a scheme so august, so magnificent, so joyful, that we shall laugh for wonder and delight."~Arthur Christopher Bacon

Foto Friday – Macro Vision

by ObtainingMercy, posted in A Door of Hope, Florida Weather, Foto Friday, How Great is Our God, Just My Thoughts, Obtaining Mercy Croft

 

I'm trying to learn how to use the "macro" setting on my camera.


Focus

 

Hmmm…seems like my focus is a bit skewed,

Sorta like my internal focus sometimes…

Only seeing clearly the dried, dying, ugly parts of my life…

Somehow overlooking the new, vibrant bits of color that are popping up all over.


flowers

I need to appreciate the new growth, the new beauty…

Inspite of the barren background.


Pinkflowers


What are you focused on today?

Blessings to you,

Alesha

by ObtainingMercy, posted in A Door of Hope

Some days it is hard to let go – the negative thoughts, the guilt, the anger, the tiredness, the silliness – so that we can embrace what the Lord has for us that day.

This quote helped me: "Wait before God until you feel saturated with His presence; then go forth to your next duty with the conscious freshness and vigor of Christ." ~Dr. Pardington