Share something lovely about God.

[turtledove]

His dwelling place is lovely:

like in Psalm 84:1-5
1 How lovely is your dwelling place,
O LORD Almighty!

2 My soul yearns, even faints,
for the courts of the LORD;
my heart and my flesh cry out
for the living God.
3 Even the sparrow has found a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may have her young—
a place near your altar,
O LORD Almighty, my King and my God.
4 Blessed are those who dwell in your house;
they are ever praising you.
Selah
5 Blessed are those whose strength is in you,
who have set their hearts on pilgrimage. (NIV)


***What else do you see as uplifting, comforting, and lovely about God?

[Lefty]

"Footprints in the Sand" used to seem like a trite greeting card sentiment to me. I'm a guy and those things give me the cooties, but I see now how real that thought is; At times when it seemed like the Lord had given up on me, and I saw only my footprints, I can now look back and see he was really carrying me, and they were in fact his. Note to self; "I will never leave you or forsake you." he said.

[ConqueredbyLove]

He is just sooo sweet! His sweetness is sooo very precious to me....

My eartly dad was harsh to me. But God is the opposite...Oh, how I love His sweetness....

I need a heart smiley....

[The Mighty Sword]

In Gods Loveliness, he gave us all a talent(gift) to play and instument, sing, both, whatever it may be, they are all so Lovely, a choir, a symphony, a flower, sweet rain, the color of our eyes, and the list goes on and on and on. Thank you Father.

[Metalwolf]

He is faithful to us, even when we are not faithful to Him. :D

[Moxie]

He is faithful to us, even when we are not faithful to Him. :D

It's His faithfulness, kindness and goodness that gives the peace that goes beyond all understanding.

[ConqueredbyLove]

His gentleness. He is such a gentle God! He is all-powerful, created the Heavens and earth and yet...He is gentle to His own :hug: :hug: :hug:

[livingwaters]

I, as much as I have thought about God and what I think about HIM and HIS whole trinity, can never come up with "the" appropriate word for HIM...so, I guess the lovely thing I would say about HIM is "EVERY THING IS LOVELY ABOUT HIM!!"

I DO love HIM so!:hug::hug::hug:

[Ayala]

His love is perfect and unyielding. He's the only being in existence that could forgive and love me through all the wrongs I've committed against Him. How He could love someone like me, I can't fathom. His is a love to live and die for.

[jayne]

I know everyone knows this one, but it's so wonderful to me.

Lamentations 3:22-25

"It's because of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed. His compassions never fail. They are new every morning. Great is Your faithfulness."

If needs be, we can start over with God every morning. Yesterday doesn't matter anymore because it's gone and never to return.

Tomorrow doesn't matter because it's immaterial - it doesn't exist.

[Moxie]

Jayne, your verse reminded me of one of my favorites.

Zephaniah 3:17 The LORD your God is with you, He is mighty to save.
He will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with his love, He will rejoice over you with singing."

Imagine......He sings over us........how wonderful is that!!

[Ayala]

Imagine the power of that voice.

[Debra R]

How lovely the Lord is......

Psalm 103:8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious,
Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness.

9 He will not always strive with us,
Nor will He keep His anger forever.

10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins,
Nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear Him.

12 As far as the east is from the west,
So far has He removed our transgressions from us.

13 Just as a father has compassion on his children,
So the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.

[ConqueredbyLove]

Nothing can ever, ever separate us from His love :hug: :hug: :hug:

~ For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord ~

Romans 8: 38-39

[turtledove]

Thanks to all of you for sharing..I have been off line for a couple of days. What a blessing to come back and find these awesome replies!

"Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
his love endures forever..." (Psalm 118:1) :pp

[ConqueredbyLove]

Do you all know that the Lord has a special book being recorded for people that participate in threads like these? :hug: :kiss: :hug:

~ Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name. And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels ~
Malachi 3: 16-17

Well, we love to share anyway but what a special treasure to know He is having it all written down :pp :pp :pp

[Debra R]

Do you all know that the Lord has a special book being recorded for people that participate in threads like these? :hug: :kiss: :hug:

~ Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name. And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels ~
Malachi 3: 16-17

Well, we love to share anyway but what a special treasure to know He is having it all written down :pp :pp :pp


I had forgotten about that! Thank you for reminding us! That is awesome!
Our God is so good, so awesome, so great, I just love Him! I am so glad He loves us! :pp:pp:pp

[Debra R]

I love this Psalm also.......


Psalm 63

1 O God, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly;
My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You,
In a dry and weary land where there is no water.

2 Thus I have seen You in the sanctuary,
To see Your power and Your glory.

3 Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,
My lips will praise You.

4 So I will bless You as long as I live;
I will lift up my hands in Your name.

5 My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness,
And my mouth offers praises with joyful lips.

6 When I remember You on my bed,
I meditate on You in the night watches,

7 For You have been my help,
And in the shadow of Your wings I sing for joy.

8 My soul clings to You;
Your right hand upholds me.


You are lovely, our Lord God. :)

[Welder4Christ]

His faithfulness, and the fact that even when He punishes us, it is a sign of His faithfulness.

He is a faithful God; therefore, we never have to fear Him when we come before Him to ask forgiveness, whereas with people, we never know how they are going to react.

[ConqueredbyLove]

It is lovely that...

In him we live, and move, and have our being
Acts 17: 28


:hug: :hug: :hug:

[moonglow]

He is with me when I am alone...or alone in a crowd (which happens alot) and its wonderfully comforting! He gives me images of not walking alone...but walking with Him surrounded by angels...:hug: That makes me laugh and smile and not feel so small in this big world. :pp

[Nick J]

Psalm 91

1 Those who live in the shelter of the Most High
will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
2 This I declare about the Lord:
He alone is my refuge, my place of safety;
he is my God, and I trust him.
3 For he will rescue you from every trap
and protect you from deadly disease.
4 He will cover you with his feathers.
He will shelter you with his wings.
His faithful promises are your armor and protection.
5 Do not be afraid of the terrors of the night,
nor the arrow that flies in the day.
6 Do not dread the disease that stalks in darkness,
nor the disaster that strikes at midday.
7 Though a thousand fall at your side,
though ten thousand are dying around you,
these evils will not touch you.
8 Just open your eyes,
and see how the wicked are punished.

I especially love verse 4. Its comforting to know that all we have to do is trust Him and he's going to take care of us.

[The Mighty Sword]

Share something lovely about God.

His unconditional Love.

[ConqueredbyLove]

He is my Wonderful, Wonderful Counselor!!! He knows exactly what I need to bring healing to my wounded soul....

He is leading me, guiding me, ever so patiently and....healing me :hug: :kiss: :hug:

Oh for a thousand tongues to sing, my great Redeemer's praise!

[Mandi]

I love His freely forgiving heart. Even while He was in so much pain being killed, He was saying, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do."

[miepie]

When I was in a threatening situation, He led me out of it and led me to my wonderful husband Charles........ when I am in deep pains and we pray to Him, He either gives me His Peace and courage and strength to bear it, or He takes it completely or partly away...... He never leaves me without answer....... Sometimes when He gives me courage to go through it, I can almost feel Him lifting me up from my pillow to put my body into His Arms...... that's one of the most intense feelings I ever had........

Love you all,
Mieke :kiss:

[turtledove]

My God is the God of surprises who never fails to amaze me..:pp

[Debra R]

My God is the God of surprises who never fails to amaze me..:pp

Amen! I love His surprises!

He truly is a loving God. It took me a long time to see that because I believed the devil's lies.

Our God is so loving, all we have to do is look to the cross to see it.

To think He loves us so much, He desires to spend eternity with us!

How awesome is that? :pp And lovely!

[jayne]

God is holy, sovereign, and He is in control. He is right AND righteous all of the time.

I am soooooo glad that I am not in charge of things!

[ConqueredbyLove]

I LOVE HIS GRACE The Apostle John describes Him as full of grace :hug: :hug: :hug:

Now that is such, such good news to me and so lovely! In a world where so much depresses and oppresses, Jesus lifts me up and pours HIs grace all over and in me!

And for the reader that might not know what grace really means,it means:

G5485
χάρις
charis
khar'-ece
From G5463; graciousness (as gratifying), of manner or act (abstract or concrete; literal, figurative or spiritual; especially the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life; including gratitude): - acceptable, benefit, favour, gift, grace (-ious), joy liberality, pleasure, thank (-s, -worthy).

From Strong's Hebrew and Greek Dictionary....

03G4Y3i-RZg

[Moxie]

That's a wonderful song. Thank you for sharing. It took me a long time for my heart to understand His grace.

[turtledove]

God, the Holy Spirit, is our comforter who comforts those who mourn... as Jesus said:

"Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted." (Matt: 5:4, RSV)

[jayne]

He is so great that His greatness can't be measured in our minds - it's unsearchable. Psalm 145:1-3

This supports and defends the belief that He is Sovereign and has everything under control.

[Sea Pony]

Oh! I've got one (I think this fits here)

Jeremiah 29:11 says, "For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you, not to harm you, plans to give you hop and a future."

My wife's cousin sent this to me a few weeks ago and I have read it and thought of it often ever since.

It is just the sort of encouragement I need in my job search

[turtledove]

Oh! I've got one (I think this fits here)

Jeremiah 29:11 says, "For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you, not to harm you, plans to give you hop and a future."

My wife's cousin sent this to me a few weeks ago and I have read it and thought of it often ever since.

It is just the sort of encouragement I need in my job search

Hey Sea Pony..that one fits perfectly. God does have plans for us to give us hope..:amen: :pp

[quasar]

He made this beautiful earth we live on. He made my husband. And my cats, cats are such complex little creatures so willing to show love no matter what. I love God.

[peacewithin]

No matter how bad things seem, I know that God is always there for me to turn to.

[tayariswife]

His forgiveness. I am always so had on myself, so judgemental of myself. God forgives me beyond any way in which I can even forgive myself.

Also, I know it has been said but God's faithfulness and all encompassing love for me is awesome. He sticks with me no matter what I do. He never gives up on me!

[mongoose303]

something lovely about God.

Even after I had strayed from Him for so many wasted years, the Lord gave His love back to me again. I love Him more now than i ever did before and He has filled me with such great joy. I cant even begin to put it all into words how I feel about my Savior , Jesus Christ . Jesus is our everlasting love , prince of peace, our crown of rejoicing, our hope in this life, rock of our salvation, King of kings and Lord of lords!:pp

Thank you Jesus.

God bless.:hug:

[GreekAsianPanda]

His unconditional love. No matter what I do, he still loves me. :hug:

[turtledove]

I appreciate God's Word..to me that is lovely beyond words..but this scripture says what I feel in my heart and know to be true:

"Thy word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." Psalm 119:105.

[tayariswife]

I appreciate God's Word..to me that is lovely beyond words..but this scripture says what I feel in my heart and know to be true:

"Thy word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." Psalm 119:105.

this is oh so true!!

[turtledove]

Jesus loves children.

Awesome! :blushhap:


Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." (Matthew 19:14 NIV)

[MercyChild]

Oh! I've got one (I think this fits here)

Jeremiah 29:11 says, "For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you, not to harm you, plans to give you hop and a future."

My wife's cousin sent this to me a few weeks ago and I have read it and thought of it often ever since.

It is just the sort of encouragement I need in my job search

:)Ditto!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pat256]

Col 1:13-14

He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,
In whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.

[kurlytop]

He's just soooooooo neat!!

[lovex]

I loveeeeeeee Himmmmmm

[Moxie]

I love the Psalms.......every psalm speaks of the Lord's character. I like turning the psalm into a prayer for myself. Psalm 25:4-6 tells us:

Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in your all day long Remember, O Lord, your great mercy and love for they are from of old.

He is so faithful...He wants us to learn from Him, He wants us to surrender so we can be guided by Him--He wants to spend time with us. He is our Father.

[Vhayes]

I grew up very, very poor. My mother re-made hand me downs from my cousins for years and I can still remember going into a store to buy my first ever, off the rack dress. I was about 12 if I remember correctly.

Needless to say, food was whatever was cheap and available. No one in my family cared to cook, we ate what was prepared and it was prepared as simply as possible.

When I married my husband, he was in the Air Force. We moved a thousand miles away from anything that was familiar. I'm a reader - but we didn't have lots of money to spare. Before I found the local library, I thought I would lose my mind (don't go there) until one day I said, God, please, I need to read SOMETHING!!! And you know what? He had me open my brand new, wedding present cook-book. And it had all sorts of information on foods and what to serve with whatever else for contrast and compliment. I was fascinated. I started paying attention to what I cooked and how I cooked it. When I found the library, I checked out books on nutrition and discovered the building blocks that are found in foods - what foods do what things in our bodies. It became a hobby with me, one I still enjoy. I love to cook and I love knowing that WHAT I cook keeps my family healthy. Our bodies are amazing in their design and function.

As a whole, we are an incredibly healthy family. I think the Lord "deprived" me of reading material for a time so I would be forced to learn about healthy eating. He gave me very, very short term "suffering" for a very long term blessing.

[turtledove]

He gave me very, very short term "suffering" for a very long term blessing.


Yes, our loving God does do that. And sometimes it is hard to see the plan until after it has unfolded.

God bless you for sharing this blessing.

This scripture always blesses me:



1 Thessalonians 4:11 TNIV (http://www.biblica.com/bible/verse/?q=1 Thessalonians 4:11&tniv=yes) • "...and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you, "

because:


Four six years we lived out in the country before moving to town. Finding good fellowship and a place to worship wasn't easy and often we drove miles to attend services. As we began this change and adventure from city life to a fairly remote area..I pondered the above scripture. Meanwhile it sure felt like I was being deprived (like you were about those books to read) My fellowship and ministry had been face to face and in larger group settings for years. I had taught bible studies to women, been a teacher and even a counselor..as well as worked in church Christian education administration on a church staff. This was a change for me..

What happened to me during the next six years was not what I expected. I envisioned starting a group or finding a good bible study..(we drove 90 miles RT weekly to attend one the first year there as well as 90 miles RT to church each week for worship services. But..virtually this was a quiet life. I did work with my hands doing crafts, trying out new recipes, (love to cook) making things, and tending a small garden.

But I was just beginning to use the Internet more and more usually just for communication with friends and relatives..until I gradually got involved on a Christian forum and then eventually this one. And I did much one to one ministry and counseling via email as well. Gradually my ministry became more and more on line and reached to people in faraway places. In time I did moderating on a forum.

The point was..God put me through the loss of one thing to give me another..and it turned out to be worth the loss to receive the new.

Now I am back in the city and back in church ministry both on a prayer team and as a women's bible study leader. I still spend some time on this forum as well as keeping in touch with many on line..but not like I once did when I was living out in the country.

I never guessed at first that 'working with my hands' would mean that I would be typing posts on line or communicating via email..but it was a 'quiet life' and it was a blessing for about eight years counting the last two spent here in town.

God is so good to give us what we need, use us as He will wherever we are, prepare us for things yet unexpected, and help us learn His ways through His Word so to grow close to Him..in quietness sometimes and using our hands. :)

He equips us for His purposes..and that is a big blessing!

[MatthewMLJ]

When I open my heart, and then my mind, God has so many great things to say and do, there for me to see and hear. His loveliness spreads out like a rich, green field, with fresh air and beauty every step of the way, with a soft breeze rustling through the trees. I pray I can help my family and friends walk with me. I pray that we can all see the beautiful way God has set for us.

[turtledove]

"They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over." (Luke 9:17)

The Lord fed a multitude with only a small basket of food..yet they were all fed and twelve basketfuls were left. Truly a miracle.

God can bring an increase from even the smallest things. And so it is with the little things we do in His Name..which often have an effect way beyond what they seemed at first. Blessed be the Lord! :)

[afterimage]

That the Lord is someone who looks at me with love, despite my sinfulness. :)

[Slug1]

God loves me so much that when I need to be dropped on my head, the Lord even warns me before pulling my feet out from under me and hesitates just long enough for me to get the point before He lets go....

CLUNK!

He even helps me back up and kicks me in the butt in the direction I'm to go :pp

Only a loving Father in Heaven will take the time to do this for me!

[PrayerInMemphis]

He clings to us, even when we don't cling to Him!

[Dani122304]

His extraordinary mercy for sure....He has given it to me so many times that I cannot even comprehend why he hasnt just given me the consequence and saved the mercy for someone who hasnt messed up as much as me...but He protects me and shows me every day that He loves me...thank you Jesus :) <3

[turtledove]

Old saying is: "God's delays are not His denials." We learn so much as we wait upon Him. His timing is perfect and He just doesn't get in a big hurry; because He always sees beyond what we see and the hearts of others while we look at the faces. :amen:

But these things I plan won't happen right away. Slowly, steadily, surely, the time approaches when the vision will be fulfilled. If it seems slow, do not despair, for these things will surely come to pass. Just be patient! They will not be overdue a single day!" Habukkuk 2:3 (TLB)

[PrayerInMemphis]

We are not to lean on our own understanding...what a relief that is, given how limited our understanding is!

[peacewithin]

Sometimes my heart is so full of praise and worship for Him that all I can do is raise my hands to him and just thank Him for all that he blesses me with.

[Major]

He loves me no matter what. His majesty is never ending. He has prepared a place for me. He saved my soul. What more is there.

[turtledove]

so patient and never in a hurry. I appreciate that so much because anyone in relationship with me needs to be patient even as I also learn patience. :)

[Welder4Christ]

Even when I'm alone, I am not lonely....and even if I feel lonely, I am not alone.

This is probably going to sound really corny, but I changed some of the lyrics to this Whitney Houston song, and sometimes I sing it to Him:

You build me up
You gove me love
more love than I've ever seen
You're all I got
You're all I got in this world
but You're everything I need

I don't know...that probably sounds really lame

[GodisMighty]

Gods great!!!!!!