Proverbs 31 Devotions

Proverbs 31: Encouragement for Today

Wednesday, April 09, 2008

A GREAT DEVOTION

I USUALLY READ MY MORNING DEVOTION FROM THE PROVERBS 31 MINISTRY WEBSITE. IT IS A GREAT WEBSITE FOR ANY OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT. WELL THIS MORNING'S DEVOTION WAS REALLY GOOD. IT WAS ON THE VERSE PSALM 84:6. "WHEN THEY WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY OF WEEPING, IT WILL BECOME A PLACE OF REFRESHING SPRINGS, WHERE POOLS OF BLESSING COLLECT AFTER THE RAINS!" (NLT)AND THEY HAD THIS AWESOME QUOTE.."LIFE ISN'T ABOUT WAITING FOR THE STORM TO PASS. IT'S ABOUT LEARNING TO DANCE IN THE RAIN." THEY WENT ON TO EXPLAIN THAT "OUT OF OUR VALLEY OF WEEPING WILL COME POOLS OF BLESSINGS" AND WE CAN EITHER CHOOSE TO TRUST GOD DURING THE "RAINS" OR WE CAN BURY OURSELVES IN SELF-PITY.

I KNOW THAT IN MY LIFE I HAVE HAD MANY "VALLEYS OF WEEPING" AND AS I LOOK BACK AND REFLECT ON THEM-GOD TRULY DID BRING "POOLS OF BLESSINGS" OUT OF THEM!!!! AND I LOVE HOW HIS WORD SAYS "POOLS" OF BLESSINGS....NOT JUST TRICKLES!!

SO TODAY I JUST WANTED TO ENCOURAGE YOU THAT IF YOU ARE GOING THROUGH A VALLEY OF WEEPING RIGHT NOW, TRUST GOD AND TRY TO "DANCE WITH GOD IN THE RAIN" AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE POOLS OF BLESSINGS TO FOLLOW!

2 comments:

TRUNNELL NEWS said...

I miss you.....

Stout Family said...

amen sister! I get those same devotionals everyday and they are always a HUGE encouragement to me! Thanks for the reminder! :)