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Thankful Thursday ~ Journal

Ponder the path of your feet;
then all your ways will be sure.
(Proverbs 4:26 ESV)

I have to admit, I am not good at keeping a journal. I started a new journal last week, and so far I have written in it every day. I know it seems not long, but believe me this is long for me. I usually I give up after a couple of days. Not that I don’t like to write, but I normally do not make time for it.

My friend Debbie from Heart Choices, has been keeping journals for a long time. Honestly, I wish I had been writing in journals over the past 50 years. So much has happened and it would have been great to look back. But I guess I have things written on my heart.

So I hope for my own sake, I keep up with this current journal. It really helps me to organize my scattered brain and helps me to get things accomplished. It also helps me to get rid of some thoughts that clog my brain and helps me sleep. Maybe I should keep the journal by my bed side, in case I wake up in the middle of the night with some earth-chattering ideas…

So, this week I am thankful for my journal and my friend Debbie giving me the idea to write thoughts down.

What are you thankful for this week? Please share with us by leaving a link to your Thankful Thursday post below.

Thank you for stopping by today. Remember: maybe a journal would be great to converse with God and write from your heart.

Love & peace,
Iris

Thankful Thursday Participants

1. How to be an Imitator of God
2. Jesz @ Us-Three-Girls
3. How to Connect With God… YOUR Way!
4. Walking in the Footprints of Jesus		 5. Learning To Embrace The In Between. A True Story.
6. Mia / Writing Stories
7. Mary
8. bp		 9. lorig
10. Are Christians Narrow-Minded?
11. Follow Me Bible Study {Week 1}

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Monday Morning Minute ~ Mission Impossible or Not?

Monday Morning Minute

Are you on a mission that is impossible? Sometimes when we have dreams, God-sized dreams, it seems that we can’t get it done. We are afraid of what may happen when we fail. I know I do. Over months, I have been on a mission. I have been procrastinating about an application that I have thought about 6 months. But last week, I finally went for it. I sent off my LLC application for my photography business to the Arizona Corporate Commission. Seriously, the worst that can happen is that they deny my application.

How often have I said here on my blog and to my friends that we all need to step out in faith. This time I headed my own words. And you know what? It feels great to make a big leap of faith. I just needed to get out of the way and trust that God will do the rest.

Jesus looked at them and said, “With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.”
(Mark 10:27 ESV)

Jesus was talking to His disciples about how people can get saved and be part of God’s kingdom. However, I think that God wants us to fully trust him, with the big and the small things. He knows every single detail and how everything turns out in the end. And that my friend, gives me great peace and allows me to step out in faith.

Lord of mercy and grace. Thank You for Your Word. Thank You for giving me peace to step out in faith. You know every single detail of my life and I trust that You will lead me. In the precious name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.

Life is good…with God.

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Thankful Thursday ~ Encourage

Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.
(1 Thessalonians 5:11 ESV)

Over the last couple of weeks I have shared on my blog and on FB about a book I am currently reading. It seems like the author, Holley Gerth, has been in my head. The book is very encouraging and I have been sharing about it with my friends. One of my biggest encourager of course is God and His Word.

GodSized Dream_blogI also have people in my life that have been on my photography journey for a long time. They have been encouraging me all these years, and I am finally having the courage to step out of my comfort zone. Now I am praying with great confidence (like I mean it about my business – ha); it is awesome. I know that God will guide me through the process and I can trust Him to see me through. Even when I encounter roadblocks, I will not get discouraged (not this time).

I know that many of you have been on their own journey of a God-sized dream. I have made it one of my priorities to encourage others on their journey. I know it can be a tough and scary journey, but take heart, God is your biggest encourager. If you are on a journey, please let me know so that I can pray for you.

What are you thankful for this week? Please do share with us with a link to your Thankful Thursday post below. Please note, that next week my friend Laurie at Women Taking A Stand will be hosting Thankful Thursday for the month of May.

Thank you for stopping by today. Remember: encourage each other! “But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” (Matthew 19:26 ESV)

Love & peace,
Iris

Thankful Thursday Participants

1. The Harvest is Ripe
2. Parade of Flowers
3. denise
4. 3 Reasons We Don’t Need To Worry
5. Do You Talk About Your Children The Way The World Does?
6. Why I don’t want to talk about Home Schooling any more		 7. LaughingLady
8. Sarah @ The Fontenot Four
9. 5 reasons teens drop out of church
10. Prayer: the untapped resource
11. JoanneViola
12. Deidra M		 13. Kimberly
14. The Infant, or the Kitten?
15. Raindrops & Rainbows
16. Anxiety Over the Storms of Life
17. Lisa

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