Encouragement for the Journey 2013

Retreat with Him 
Ladies,

In our society today, stillness and silence seem very far away.  How often have you said, “If I only had a few minutes of peace and quiet?”  As believers we also get caught up with the   busyness of life.  Our days are filled with countless interruptions.   It seems like the last thing we have time for is being “still” before the Lord, our Sovereign Creator.   

Retreat with Him has prayerfully and purposely been designed for this very reason.  It will encourage and equip you with the tools you’ll need to experience a time of personal retreat with Him.  God has graciously provided the place for us this Fall at Ridgecrest Conference Center in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.  

Date: October 19-20
Location: Ridgecrest Conference Center
Cost: $90 double occupancy/$140 single occupancy.  The cost includes lodging, 2 meals, materials, and access to the facilities at Ridgecrest.
To register for this event contact: Dianne Hart ~ hartforhim@nc.rr.com
SPACE IS LIMITED

Encouragement for the Journey . . . 2013

Struggles . . .

"Why are you downcast, O my soul?  Why so disturbed within me?  Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.  My soul is downcast within me; therefore I will remember You."  Psalm 42:5-6


How often do you find yourself struggling with your life's situation?  Overwhelmed by your job, children, household responsibilities, projects due, demands placed on you or just too much on our plate.  Where/who do you turn to, how do you react?  

The answer is found in the verse above ~ "put your hope in God" . . . "remember."   Too often we simply complain or whine rather than claiming His promises that are ours in Christ Jesus.  Remember you are His treasured possession, if you have trusted in Christ as your Savior (Romans 10:9-10), and He will always lead you in the right direction for His glory. (Psalm 23:1-3)  Even when that path seems rocky at times.  Cry out to the one who is enough and BIGGER than anything you face.  In doing so, your focus is redirected and the self-centeredness, the "Me's", the "I's" disappear. 

"You hear, O LORD, the desire of the afflicted; You encourage them, and You listen to their cry."  Psalm 10:17

"May our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who loved us and by His grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word."  2 Thessalonians 2:16:17

"Everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of Scriptures we might have hope."  Romans 15:4

Encouragment for the Journey ~ 2013

"The Lord is my Shepherd  . . .

~ I praise You my Shepherd that You provide for all my needs ~ spiritual, physical, mental, emotional and financial.

~ I thank You for the times You make me lie down ~ stop ~ when I'm too busy.

~ I praise You for Your quiet, refreshing, Living Water that nourishes my soul.

~ I praise You for always guiding and leading me in Your perfect direction ~ for Your namesake and Your glory!!!

~  I praise You for the dark valleys; for it's in those valleys that I feel Your beautiful presence -- keeping -- sustaining -- protecting me.

~ I praise You for being my comforter and the One who prepares me for times of adversity when the enemy's presence presses in presses down.

~ I praise You for anointing me for service; sharing the love of my Savior -- the Giver of life - my true love -- the lifter of my head.

~ I praise You for abundantly blessing me with Your goodness, mercy and grace -- all undeserved!!!

~ I praise You for the eternal security I have in You.

                                                                 . . . I shall not want." 
                                                                                         Psalm 23