Promises

I have decided that blogging sharpens my mind and soul, much like exercise benefits my body. So if I want to get the most benefit out of it, I need to do it at least 5 to 6 times a week. We will help each other be accountable. Me to you through my blogs and you to me through your comments. I had no idea how many of you are reading my blog and enjoying it. That alone is enough to inspire to keep blogging!

I have made a commitment to read and study the Word (Bible) more each day. So I would like to share a verse--sometimes it might apply to what I'm writing about, and sometimes it might simply be my accountability promise to you.

I don't want to take my promises lightly. I challenge you not to either. We learn to trust others by their ability to follow through. We label people as "dependable" if they deliver and "unreliable" if they do not. God's children should reflect their Heavenly Father. God keeps His promises. God is trustworthy and reliable. There will be times in this new year when we will really need to know that. Circumstances ("storms" of life) will come our way that will cause us to doubt Him and question His trustworthiness. That is why the Word (Bible) is so important. It tells us what is true. It tells us what God is like and how we can know Him. The Bible tells us of how we can be assured of our relationship with Him. It tells us what we need to know and hear when those storms come.

So here is the verse of the day, from Jeremiah 29:11-13, "For I know the plans that I have for you," declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart."