LONGINGS ARE HEARD BY GOD
Saturday, February 17, 2024
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Poetry: Enjoy Sweet Release
May sunshine brighten your day,
And all fears faith allay.
May you walk in joy and peace,
And enjoy God's sweet release.
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©Sandra Johnson/Draw Nigh To Hope
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Poetry: Flyaway Fear
FLYAWAY FEAR
I went to talk to the Lord today
And all was quiet,
Except for the birds
That sounded gay.
I thought of what I wanted to say
But thoughts did hide.
They did not quiet
My anxious way.
All was quiet as I sat alone.
No words they came
But faith rose up,
And fear was gone.
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©Sandra Johnson/Draw Nigh To Hope
Monday, February 12, 2024
Poetry: The Paths That You Give Me
So everlasting and true.
You fill me with soaring thankfulness
For all that you for me do.
No matter how hard the way.
Your loving arms do surround me.
I seek you every day.
The paths of others do stray
Away from your loving kindness,
As they would seek their way.
Consider that you don’t care.
I’ll hold to the paths that you give me.
Your love will keep me there.
Monday, October 23, 2023
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God, I'm Tired Of Praying: What To Think About How You Feel
You are tired of praying and do not find joy in it like you used to. You have been faithful and diligent but your fondest desires have not been fulfilled. You are grateful to your Father In Heaven, but even some needs, as you see them, have not been fulfilled.
Things have happened that you asked God to prevent. Things have not happened that you asked him to bring about. You have had tragedy or devastation in your life and prayers are not helping. They have not helped for a long time. You are sad and feel hopeless about your prayer life. You are afraid that you may never be able to pray in faith again.
Chapters in this book, such as Tired Of Believing In Prayer And Feeling Guilty and No Hope Of Ever Feeling It Again, confirm that you are tired of praying. The chapters I Can’t Pray Another Day and I Just Can’t Make The Effort Anymore, and other chapters, verify that you can't do it anymore.
Your real, deep feelings are supported by chapters like, If God Was Going To Give Me That Blessing He Would Have Done It By Now and Why Should I Pray When I Can't Stop What's Going To Happen?
Without judgement, I address the real feelings of Christians who are bone-weary from praying and believing in prayer. Within these chapters you will find validation for how you are feeling and comfort in learning that there is nothing wrong with you or your faith. As you read and I talk directly to you, you will also find inspiration and hope.
God, I'm Tired Of Praying: What To Think About How You Feel is a compilation of my You Are Here: Tired Of Praying & Weary posts from my blog, Draw Nigh To Hope. It also includes new content not shared at the blog.
This is a good book for you and others that you know to have handy in the valleys as you grow in your prayer walk.
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Monday, October 16, 2023
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Proverbs 22:29 states:
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Sunday, October 8, 2023
Christian Products: Don't Give Up I'm Praying For You
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Fill your life with reminders of Christian living.
Spend your money on merchandise that glorifies God Our Father and Jesus Christ Our Lord and Savior.
Surround yourself with products that invite in The Holy Spirit, Our Comforter and Guide everyday.
Proverbs 22:29 states:
Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings;
Sunday, September 24, 2023
Succeeding Despite Ridicule: A Testimony Of Faith And Persistence
When my first writing (which was a poem) was selected for publication decades ago, a close and much older family member retorted, "Don't think you're better than others!"
That hurt and affected me negatively for years but I kept on writing and studying about writing and publishing. That and other slights and rejections starting in early childhood crushed my spirit in many ways.
Though that mean comment often replayed in my mind, it eventually faded into the distance. Though it had done damage, one day I found myself to be successful, in satisfaction and fulfillment, in pursuing my writing goals.
Monday, August 21, 2023
Christian Products: I'm Believing With You For Your Healing
Matthew 18:19 says, Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven.
Let us join together in believing for your healing. God's divine healing hand reaches out to you now. Have faith. Believe. Trust. Receive healing now. In Jesus' name!
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Fill your life with reminders of Christian living.
Spend your money on merchandise that glorifies God Our Father and Jesus Christ Our Lord and Savior.
Surround yourself with products that invite in The Holy Spirit, Our Comforter and Guide everyday.
Proverbs 22:29 states:
Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings;
Monday, July 17, 2023
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Monday, May 29, 2023
I Am Prospering Everyday: Scripture Declarations & Prayer Prompts Journal
You want reading the scriptures to make a difference in your life and you read the Bible everyday in order to be transformed. You are always seeking ways to understand what the ancient scriptures mean to you today and how you can allow them to change and renew you.God's Holy Spirit is always helping you to discern and rightly divide the scriptures so that they make sense to you. This is how paraphrasing can help. We do it everyday when we read scriptures, ponder their meaning and ask God to open our understanding and give us revelation knowledge on the messages.The 32 scripture declarations in this journal are taken from the King James Version of The Holy Bible. I have then included paraphrases of each one. This means that my understanding of each scripture, through my Bible studies and the guidance of the Holy Spirit, has been written in simple, modern-day, American language. It is the way that we read and understand the scriptures in order to apply them to our lives in a practical way.As you read the scriptures and their paraphrases, you will find space after them to write your own understanding and prayers. With the prayer prompts that I've included, you can expand your prayers to Our Heavenly Father through writing out your thoughts.Also included are blank, lined pages at the end of the book, under the title My Power Scriptures. The word My means you. This is where you can make a log of 20 of your favorite, most life-changing scriptures. One two-page chapter is set aside for each scripture.
I believe that God The Father, God The Son and God The Holy Spirit are one and separate in the help that they give to us. They never contradict each other and they each can be relied upon for specific things. The love of The Father caused him to choose to restore us to himself. Through the Son, he provided for that to be done through Christ's pure sacrifice. Through his Spirit he helps us to become more like him.You will find me referring to each member of The Godhead in different places throughout this book but if it was not for the love of The Father, we would never be saved. It is he who provided for our eternal salvation. My prayer is that this scripture declaration and prayer prompt journal will aid you as you grow in the Lord. May Our Father bless you richly in every way, through his precious son, Jesus of Nazareth, The Christ, the only Savior of mankind.
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Wednesday, May 24, 2023
For Of Him Through Him To Him Are All Things
For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things,
to whom be glory forever!
Romans 11:36
Jesus Christ of Nazareth is worthy of our acknowledgement everyday of the sacrifice that he gave. He was obedient to the request of Our Father, to his own hurt. He gave his pure blood and his unblemished body for us. Because of his sacrifice, we can
- live whole lives here in this earth,
- have a personal relationship with Our Father and talk to him directly,
- walk through the Straight Gate and live in the Resurrection of Life.
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Thursday, February 9, 2023
Christian Creativity: Cross Thank You Tags
Cute Christian thank you tags that I made as an incentive gift when I was selling physical handmades online. I die-cut circles, distressed the edges with a purple ink pad and stamped them in green.; with a thank you stamp.
I think I ordered the crosses from a paper crafting seller, because I can't recall that I have a cross punch. The unique thing that I did was pop up the crosses with dimensional tabs similar to Pop Dots. Then I punched holes in the top with my nifty rectangle hole punch. I added magenta-colored ties made with embroidery floss.Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Scripture Book In The Works
I'm working on a fav scriptures book to publish at Amazon KDP. The title is I Am Prospering In Every Way: Scripture Declarations & Prayer Prompts. It's a book encouraging Christian growth and living by faith. I'm sharing the scriptures that I have memorized and quote every morning.
Sunday, April 10, 2022
Giving Thanks Always Art Printable
There is always something to be thankful for. If nothing comes readily to mind, we can remember something that has blessed us. That is why I designed this Giving Thanks printable artwork. I am so grateful for all that God has done for me and the many ways he has delivered me from evil when I was not aware.
This Ephesians 5:20 print is a reminder to always spend time thanking God. He is worthy no matter what our situation or circumstance is or whether we are feeling high or low. Give thanks always!
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Sunday, April 3, 2022
Knowledge Equals Healing Quotes
That's why we read and study the Bible faithfully. That's why we ask God. That's why we pray for insight. That's why we make time each day to sit quietly with God. We do these things because the more knowledge that we receive the more healing that will manifest in our bodies and our entire lives. This artwork is a reminder that we have to seek to exhibit.
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