Thursday, March 7, 2019

Whisper the Promise...

The cancer journey is hard.  Sometimes too hard.  We falter under the weight.  We lose sight of Hope.  We doubt God's goodness...

When mind and body are pushed past what can be endured, the Promise-Giver whispers Hold on to Me...


The Promises of God are rich and true and written especially for you, and for me.  When we struggle?  Take a verse and make it our own.  Read the Scripture, then Whisper the Promise... Let His word speak Hope to our heavy hearts... Here are some of our favorites:


When you go through deep waters, I will be with you.   Isaiah 43:2
The Promise:  When I go through deep waters, God, you will be with me.

For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."  Jeremiah 29:11
The Promise:  I know God has a plan for me... a plan to prosper and not to harm me, a plan to give me hope and a future.

Be strong and courageous.  Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."  Deuteronomy 31:6
The Promise:  I will not be afraid nor terrified because you Lord God go with me and will never leave me nor forsake me.

So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.  I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.  Isaiah 41:10
The Promise: I will not fear for God is with me.  He will strengthen and help me, He will uphold me with His righteous right hand.

Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.  My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge.  Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.  Psalm 62:6-8
The Promise: I will not be shaken, for God is my rock and my salvation.  God is my fortress.  I will trust in him at all times, I will pour out my heart to him, for God is my refuge.

The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.  Exodus 14:14
The Promise:  The Lord will fight for me, I need only to be still.

Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.  Psalm 55:22
The Promise:  I will cast my cares on the Lord and he will sustain me; He will never let me be shaken.

Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.  Then you will call, and the Lord will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.  Isaiah 58:8-9
The Promise:  When I call the Lord will answer, when I cry for help, he will say: Here am I.

On the day I called, you answered me; my strength of soul you increased.  Psalm 138:3
The Promise:  When I called, you answered me, you strengthened my soul.

Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits - who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion.  Psalm 103:2-4
The Promise:  I will praise the Lord and will never forget all his benefits - He forgives all my sin and heals all my diseases, He redeems my life from the pit and crowns me with love and compassion.

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  Matthew 11:28-29
The Promise:  I will come to God when I am weary and heavy laden and He will give my rest.

Our soul waits for the LORD; he is our help and our shield.  For our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name.  Let your steadfast love, O LORD, be upon us, even as we hope in you.  Psalm 33:20-22
The Promise:  My soul waits for the Lord, he is my help and my shield.  My heart is glad in him, because I trust in his holy name.  Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon me, even as I hope in you.

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.  Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.  Psalm 46:1-3
The Promise:  God, you are my refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.  Therefore I will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.

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For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.  Romans 15:4

His Word is Powerful, His Promises altogether Trustworthy.


Graced to Hope anew this day,
Always,
             Jane



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