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[megandee]

Again more awsome Christian counseling encouragement. Praise God. He gets sweeter and sweeter as the days go by. O what a love between my Lord and I. Words from a hym, as a lot of you are familiar with.
I thought it was neat, that day 9 pointed out number 40. In my first entry in the blog journal, I wrote that I felt forty was going to be full of blessings and prosperity for the Lord. I knew about some of the Bible events that had forty in then, but not all of them. I just think it's cool, that all.
I am continuing to grow and be encouraged daily in the Lord. God is really blessing us one day at a time. Last night we worked on our bills and check book and got all caught up. Today, I start the new job, so that will help us stay caught up, and be able to make a budget.
I am growing in a lot of areas. A lot to do with my thought patterns. Also, Let go and Let God and Forgive and Forget. God is Good! All the Time!
Of course filling my mind with the scripture is a huge help. I also came across a saying this last week by: Joni Eareckson Tada: "Faith isn't the ability to believe long and far into the misty future. It's simply taking God at His word and taking the next step." That has really helped me grow in Faith. Instead of trying to figure out how we will get through life and it's challenges, I am focusing on having faith in God by reading His word, applying it to my life and believing it. Trusting that God has a plan, and will reveal it to me one day at a time. This quote by Joni helped to remember what faith really is, and put my faith in God and God alone. Thank you Jesus. Amen

[mlg]

Megandee, what a joy to see how God is working in your life, Financially and Spiritually. He is good all the time sis. Can't wait to hear about the new job, and may it be a blessing to you. Keep doing the steps, cuz He looks good on you, the closer you become to HIM.

love ya

[lizzie]

megandee sis

I like that quote about faith very pretty. I know it can be so hard to trust when we cannot see a way out ourselves, but I think God has a pretty good track record He is faithful and when Im having trouble trusting, I think back to those times when He has provided a way for me. Thank You Lord.

I find the number 40 quite exciting too I been reading up a lil bit about the significance of numbers in the Bible. Here is what i found bout the number 40


The flood rains lasted 40 days and 40 nights
Gen 7:12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

Moses was in the Egypt 40 years and on the mountain 40 days.
Exo 24:18 And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.

Israel wandered in the wilderness 40 years.
Exo 16:35 And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.

The spies were in Canaan for 40 days.
Num 13:25 And they returned from searching of the land after forty days.

David, and Solomon each reigned as king for 40 years.
1 Kings 2:11 And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years

1 Kings 11:42 And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.

Elijah fasted 40 days.
1 Ki 19:8 And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.

40 days was given to Nineveh.
Jonah 3:4 And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.

Jesus fasted 40 days
Mat 4:1-2 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungered.

Jesus was with His disciples for 40 days after His resurrection
Acts 1:3 After his suffering, he showed himself to these men and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.


Keep up the good work for Him megan sis
Cheering u on