Skip to main content

Whatsoever Things



"Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things." 
    -Philippians 4:8

 Dear Friends,

It was about 2:30 in the morning and I couldn't get back to sleep.  My thoughts started to race over all of the "things" going on in my life.  Worry was like a thought bubble you see in cartoons.  "This is going on that's going on, let me see what should I worry about." Thank God for the Holy Spirit reminding me in a whisper: "Whatsoever."  The power of the Holy spirit is phenomenal.  In an instant worry was replaced with whatsoever.

 Whatsoever things are true

  • God loves me.  God is in control. God does not change.
Whatsoever things are honest
  • God is not a man that He should lie
  • From everlasting to everlasting He is God
Whatsoever things are just
  • For God so loved the world that He gave His Only Begotten Son
  • Jesus paid the price for my salvation
Whatsoever things are pure
  • The Word of God is pure. Rest in God's Word
Whatsoever things are lovely
  •  God has made everything beautiful in it's time
  • Thank you Lord for all you have done and continue to do in my life
Whatsoever things are of good report
  • Weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning
  • God is Able
  • God is Faithful
The whatsoever things add strength.  The whatsoever things encourage our hope.  The whatsoever things build our faith.  The whatsoever things ignite our joy.

Think on the whatsoever things.

God bless!
in Christ,
Sis. Stephanie

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Journey Here

  Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. - Psalms 23:4 The journey here...that is really something to think about.  Where we are in life as compared to where we had hoped to be.  Paths chosen while other were forgotten or neglected.  Decisions.  Times of indecisiveness. There were times we crawled. Too weary to walk.  We ran. We were too impatient to wait.   The journey.  Here.  That is really something to think about. For me the most difficult and sometimes debilitating aspect of the journey, has been walking through the valley of the shadow of death.  Tempted to fear due to memories of time I could have spent, conversations I should have had, hugs I wish I had given.  This type of fearful fretting is not of God.  I have learned; I am learning that if I truly believe, He is with me.  If I surely stand on His promi...
Post a Comment
Read more

If We Live

  For  that  ye ought to say, If the Lord  will ,  we  shall live, and  do   this ,  or   that .                                                   - James 4:15 If I live to see tomorrow... I remember hearing adults say this when I was a child.  Tomorrow seemed to be some miraculous day.  Big things were going to happen.  Something special was in store.  I began to think and say aloud: I can't wait until tomorrow. I did not realize that the biggest factor in "tomorrow" was if the Lord willed us to live to see it.  Everything, each and every day rested in the will of God.  So, what about today? How about some reframing.  "The Lord has blessed me with today. He allowed me this day."  How about doing something in the now. Procrastination is a thief.  It is a threat to hope....
Post a Comment
Read more

I Remember

"When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.  Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings I will rejoice." - Psalms 63:6-7 Dear Friends, "My sister and me used to have bunk beds.  This reminds of me of that. Do you remember Stephanie? It's like we are having a pajama party." I remember. I sat with my sister in her Hospice room and I remembered.  Bunk beds that we sometimes had stacked and at other times they were laid side by side, like twin beds.  I remember that we are not in our room of long ago. Unless the Lord says otherwise when this "party" is over my sister will be with the Lord and I will return to my earthly home.  I remember. God was a Mighty Fortress during those days.  In a place where people go to comfortably die, the Lord was teaching a lesson on how to live.  Praise and worship was the norm.  My sister the angelic soprano sang.  Family came in the room and for...
Post a Comment
Read more