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gh jesus you already see me as perfect yet day by day you are molding me to be holy like you 7 you are the light of blessing making your face shine upon me with grace mercy and compassion lovingly exercising your power for my benefit 8 you provide the light of the knowledge of the glory of god i find it when i seek your son jesus his earthly life gives me a glimpse of your glory in human form a form i can more easily understand 9 and now you have made me a child of the light called to reflect your glory to others shining brighter i pray as the years pass till the full light of day inside heaven s gates 10 i praise you oh god that your light shattered the darkness of evil that first easter morning and for all time i praise you for the privilege of living in that light now and into eternity psalm 76 4 ezekiel 1 28 james 1 17 psalm 89 15 34 8 9 psalm 27 1 23 4 john 8 12 14 27 psalm 16 11 hebrews 13 5 psalm 43 3 119 105 proverbs 6 23 ecclesiastes 2 13 isaiah 5 20 romans 13 12 numbers 6 24 26 2 corinthians 4 6 philippians 2 15 16 ephesians 5 13 2 corinthians 3 18 proverbs 4 18 revised and reblogged from june 2 2016 image credits http www canva com http www publicdomainpictures net http www canva com http www dailyverses net http www canva com http www pxhere com take note a new resource for you do sign up below for the monthly newsletter that includes a collection of quotes and scriptures focused on hope to encourage you and to share with others scroll to the end of the newsletter to access this resource join my mailchimp audience submitting form by clicking submit you agree to share your email address with mailchimp and me to receive the newsletter use the unsubscribe link in those emails to opt out at any time processing success you re on the list whoops there was an error and we couldn t process your subscription please reload the page and try again posted in bible study blessings encouragement god s goodness god s provision meditation praise renewing the mind uncategorized worship tagged 1 john 1 5 god is light proverbs 4 18 psalm 119 105 psalm 27 1 26 comments keeping a prayer box june 4 2026 by nancy ruegg blogger friend linda stoll concluded a recent post with the following prayer holy spirit please do what you do best comfort refresh convict prompt guide protect calm and strengthen delight us with an abundance of your refreshing presence linda stoll https lindastoll substack com p come hungry porch 221 those verbs could provide helpful prayer starter s i thought and told linda in the comments i d be copying those verbs on a 3 x 5 to add the list to my prayer box she responded i love that you have a prayer box please write a post on this someday ok nancy well linda and all my other friends who visit here today is the day some of you will remember previous references to this practice https www nancyaruegg com 2024 10 7 a quiet time notebook below you ll find the rationale behind keeping such a box and suggestions for preparing one why a prayer box some people keep a prayer list i transitioned to a box of 3 x 5s more than twenty five years ago the reasons include more room to write as needs change or progressive answers unfold for example an undiagnosed illness might be followed by eventual determination of the problem then improvement and finally healing it s encouraging to see god at work through the process as well as in the final outcome cards can easily be organized for example if the child of parents i already pray for suddenly needs prayer himself i can slip a new card for him behind the parents card and pray for the family together viewing one card at a time improves my focus staring at a long list can be overwhelming prayer cards contribute freshness to prayer time as i rotate through the cards concentrating attention on just ten to twelve per day how to start a prayer box find a box to accommodate the cards you choose to use you may wish to use decorated cards for added beauty to your prayer experience many options are available online you can use the box as is cover the lid in wrapping paper or decorate another way make it a pleasure to pull off the shelf for each card you ll want to include the name of the person s or ministry at the top with the date you re starting to pray for them names concealed to protect privacy if there s a specific need write a short summary statement include the date if it s different than the one recorded at the top of the card we can also pray for the health of their spirit their strength of faith a life of integrity daily awareness of god s love in palpable ways rest in his shalom and a wide ripple effect from their life let s not forget linda s helpful verbs either when possible include a scripture that relates to the request the best praying man is the man who is most believingly familiar with the promises of god after all prayer is nothing but taking god s promises to him and saying to him do as you have said charles spurgeon from the secret of power in prayer record evidence of progress praise god for his involvement include request cards for yourself especially those concerns that impact your relationship with god and with others you may wish to intersperse cards of inspiration as well record the answers as they come enjoy the delight of citing evidence of god s attentiveness creative solutions miracle working power and more of course sometimes the answer isn t what i asked for but i record those too knowing that everything god does somehow serves divine purpose when god says yes he increases our joy when god says wait he increases our patience and when god says no he increases our trust in his higher ways isaiah 55 8 9 keep the cards of answered prayers in a separate place as proof of god s involvement boost your confidence in god and the power of prayer as the stack grows isaiah 25 1 and remember a praying saint performs far more havoc among the unseen forces of darkness than we have the slightest notion of oswald chambers biblical psychology 1912 perhaps a faithfully used prayer box will help create more havoc image credits nancy ruegg www commons wikimedia org 2 nancy ruegg 8 take note a new resource for you do sign up below for the monthly newsletter that includes a collection of quotes and scriptures focused on hope to encourage you and to share with others scroll to the end of the newsletter to access this resource join my mailchimp audience submitting form by clicking submit you agree to share your email address with mailchimp and me to receive the newsletter use the unsubscribe link in those emails to opt out at any time processing success you re on the list whoops there was an error and we couldn t process your subscription please reload the page and try again posted in encouragement faith god s goodness prayer uncategorized tagged answers to prayer faith isaiah 25 1 isaiah 55 8 9 power of prayer prayer prayer cards 43 comments choosing to remember may 28 2026 by nancy ruegg mom dad and great granddaughter about 2011 as he got older my dad would occasionally quip my memory is so good i can remember things that didn t even happen actually dad remembered accurately many past events numerous jokes a plethora of interesting trivia and an impressive amount of bible knowledge well into old age some years ago i happened to recall a fun song from my childhood but a few lines of lyrics had escaped my memory dad was in his upper eighties by this time but i asked anyway do you happen to remember the lyrics to cheer up cheer up he remembered them perfectly and we enjoyed reminiscing about the scottish pastor who d taught us to sing the chorus with a scottish accent delightful memories are one of the joys of getting older in fact but god designed our memory capacity for more than just enjoyment he had in mind important purpose as we use this ability to foster our relationship with him for example remembering god s interventions contributes to our hope looking back over our lives we all can remember how god has brought us through challenging times miraculously supplied urgent needs and guided us in difficult decisions as a result we can affirm if he took care of those situations then he can certainly take care of this situation now and we find hope beginning to bloom remembering god s mighty deeds bolsters our faith like the psalmist asaph wrote i will ponder all your works and meditate on your mighty deeds your way o god is holy what god is great like our god psalm 77 12 13 remembering is a form of worship and as we rehearse with him the miracles we ve witnessed and experienced our fears subside doubts shrink strength increases and our confidence in god expands remembering god s faithfulness fosters gratitude and peace brain research has confirmed that engaging in gratitude rewires neural pathways combating anxiety that means with every remembrance of god s faithfulness we re taking advantage of the ability he s given us to calm our stress and hard wire pathways to peace remembering the past encourages personal and spiritual growth we find wisdom for the present from the lessons learned in the past one lesson i ve learned along the way was actually proclaimed eons ago by a greek playwright aeschylus happiness is a choice i can choose negativity and spiral downward into discouragement or i can look for the blessings in my life and give my heart a good dose of cheer proverbs 17 22 i d rather do the latter remembering the past contributes to obedience as we consider how god has provided throughout our lives we re more able to obey the instructions as we praise god for what he s accomplished in the past we ll sidestep complaining about a difficulty in the present as we remember the joy of liberal generosity acts 20 35 we ll avoid tight fisted possessiveness and as we strengthen our faith by remembering god s amazing deeds we fight against spiritual complacency with the psalmist we can affirm we have no need for wishful thinking remembering things that didn t even happen pondering all the wonders god has performed for us will keep us happily occupied into eternity https cfc sebts edu faith and culture why remembering matters and how it shapes our lives and our brains image credits nancy ruegg http www easy peasy ai http www canva com http www heartlight org nancy ruegg http www dailyverses net http www canva com do sign up below for the monthly newsletter that includes a thank you gift thirty ways to stretch and enhance our gratitude to god scroll to the end of the newsletter to access this resource join my mailchimp audience submitting form by clicking submit you agree to share your email address with mailchimp and me to receive the newsletter use the unsubscribe link in those emails to opt out at any time processing success you re on the list whoops there was an error and we couldn t process your subscription please reload the page and try again posted in appreciation bible study blessings encouragement faith god s faithfulness god s goodness hope meditation obedience peace praise renewing the mind thanksgiving uncategorized tagged faith hope isaiah 26 3 memories memories and relationship with god psalm 111 2 3 psalm 77 12 13 using memories to good purpose 46 comments there s pride and then there s pride may 21 2026 by nancy ruegg gus gave the toy chest one last buffing to make the wood glow then stepped back to survey his work yes this would serve his pastor s family well for years to come he d put all his expertise as a cabinetmaker into creating the handsome yet sturdy toy chest but when gus and his wife delivered the gift to rev peterson they received apologies and regret oh gus this is absolutely beautiful their pastor cried you must have spent hours laboring over it and i thank you with all my heart but this is so embarrassing i never intended for you to invest so much time when i asked you to throw together a box for the accumulating toys you ve given us a piece of furniture how can we thank you enough for such a gift you have to understand responded gus s wife she lovingly reached out to touch her husband s arm gus is a cabinetmaker he could never as you say throw a box together his pride would not permit it his pride would not permit it some might read that statement and wonder should gus be prideful of his work doesn t pride go before destruction and precede disgrace proverbs 16 18 11 2 a quick check in a thesaurus helps settle the question first pride can mean arrogance self importance and self glorification which the bible does warn against but pride can also take the form of pleasure joy and satisfaction that s the kind of pride gus experienced creating the best toy chest his skills could produce resulting in a satisfying sense of achievement is this type of pride mentioned in the bible yes remember when god surveyed his creation what did he think about his work did he say well i guess that will do no god saw all that he had made and it was very good genesis 1 31 emphasis added he acknowledged the worth of his work and took pride delight and satisfaction in what he d accomplished god also inspired king solomon to write and what did god say about jesus after his baptism this is my son with him i am well pleased matthew 3 17 that sounds similar to what parents say as their children demonstrate honorable character or achieve success in an endeavor only instead of saying we are well pleased with you mom and dad declare we re so proud of you different words same meaning in fact the apostle paul expressed such satisfaction in the church at corinth writing i take great pride in you 2 corinthians 7 4 of course even a healthy satisfaction in character growth spiritual maturity or other achievement can slide into arrogance and self glorification if we re not careful so what might help us maintain wholesome pride and avoid the harmful variety here are a few suggestions acknowledge the work of god in our lives everything does come from him james 1 17 be satisfied our audience of one sees our efforts avoid seeking accolades from others matthew 6 1 be wary also of self deprecation we are god s workmanship ephesians 4 10 we ve been amazingly and miraculously made psalm 139 18 take delight in that learn humility resist arrogant thoughts philippians 2 3 4 turn to god frequently praying for his empowerment to do what s right even when no one sees isaiah 40 29 31 understand that prideful self glorification results in turning away from god psalm 10 4 most of us have never heard of gus the builder of that exceptional toy chest but it s probable you know of his pastor eugene h peterson author of many books and the message a modern paraphrase of the bible peterson shared about gus in his book run with the horses the story embellished a bit in this post he included the observation that toy box has been in our family for over fifty years now and rebukes me whenever i am tempted to do hasty or shoddy work of any kind 183 gus taught his young pastor to take pride in his work and peters...
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