Sane, Simple, Sacred: Stocking the Pantry of Our Hearts

Stocking the Pantry of Our Hearts

The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them. Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. Psalm 34:7-8.

This is our "memory verse" for adult Sunday School this week! It is the third verse (or set of verses) that we are memorizing. " Promises for Hard Times" is the theme. We're stocking the pantry of our hearts for future times of need.

10 comments:

Simply ShelleyAugust 8, 2010 at 8:21 AM
Thank you ...memorizing God's word is a wonderful thing....have a very blessed Lord's day.
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SandyAugust 8, 2010 at 8:23 AM
Oh, that's so good, Rebecca."Promises
for Hard Times." These are hard times
and as the day grows closer, according
to His word, they will get harder before
we can look up and see our redemption
drawing nigh. But the Lord Jesus is all
we need!
Blessings to you,
Sandy
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Heather's Blog-o-ramaAugust 8, 2010 at 11:00 AM
HI Rebecca...
That's such a good/much needed verse. I wrote it down...and when I find the right photo..I'll add this Scripture verse to it :) :)

Love the photo of that pantry too. Is that your pantry or the pantry at your church? I love how it's organized!!!!
Have a great Sunday. Love and hugs from Oregon, Heather :)
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AndreaAugust 8, 2010 at 11:55 AM
AMEN...Great post!!

Update on Amden on arise 2 write.

Blessings, andrea
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RebeccaAugust 8, 2010 at 12:33 PM
Heather....I WISH this was my pantry. I googled "pantry" and this was the one that I decided on. I should have been more careful to track it down and give credit where due.
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DianaAugust 8, 2010 at 2:52 PM
I have such a difficult time memorizing anything! It takes me forever. I sure did enjoy that verse, I have read it. Beautiful! Love Di ♥
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RebeccaAugust 8, 2010 at 4:44 PM
Diana, I've surprised myself! I'm glad I made myself do it. So far, I've kept up. This is PROBABLY good for me -- both the ACT of memorizing AND the content :)
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DeeAugust 8, 2010 at 7:08 PM
Sunday blessing's Rebecca, You are so clever at thinking up and sharing posts. Like Diana, I have a terrible time with memorizing verse's or anything else.
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elaine @ peace for the journeyAugust 9, 2010 at 10:54 PM
One of the few, yet thriving ministries of our new church is a small, food pantry. It serves the community and blessed the members' hearts to be able to bring in a few items each month and place them on the altar at the front of the church. Your picture made me think of this... perhaps, I can get more involved once the kids get off to school this week.

peace~elaine
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Janettessage.blogspot.comAugust 12, 2010 at 7:04 PM
Awesome...I am gleaning from your study...thanks for sharing!!!
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"We simplify, not just to be less busy, even though we may be right to pursue that. Rather, we simplify to remove distractions from our pursuit of Christ. We prune activities from our lives, not only to get organized, but also that our devotion to Christ and service for His kingdom will be more fruitful. We simplify, not merely to save time, but to eliminate hindrances to the time we devote to knowing Christ. All the reasons we simplify should eventually lead us to Jesus Christ!" (Donald S. Whitney)

Dedicated to my sister-in-law, Beth--a TRUE home manager....

"I work for a King. He has put me in charge of his home. When He comes to see how I have managed His possessions and His children, I do not want to be found wanting. I want to do my best. Everything I have is on loan from Him. I have room and board and a job to do, but it is all for Him. Therefore I want to dress my best and do my best in all my work. I also want to be creative, for this is a sincere attempt to glorify Him and His beautiful creation. How I manage my home is a form of worship to Him." --Lydia Sherman

"A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry,
and see a fine picture every day of his life,
in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul."

~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Contentment makes poor men rich.

-Benjamin Franklin

"What I am gradually discovering is that in the writing I come in touch with the Spirit of God." ~ Nouwen

~~"Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting."~~Edmund Burke

C.S. Lewis: "To trust Him means, of course, trying to do all that He says. There would be no sense in trusting a person if you wouldn't take his advice. Thus if you have really handed yourself over to Him, it must follow that you are trying to obey Him."

"To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart; to study hard; to think quietly, act frankly, talk gently, await occasions, hurry never; in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common--this is my symphony." William Henry Channing

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The Apostle Paul: "But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 3:13-14)

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FIVE CERTAINTIES
WITH WHICH TO
START YOUR DAY

God holds you. Each day he carries us in his arms. Psalm 68:19 NLT
God sustains you. THE LORD is my Shepherd [to feed, guide, and shield me], I shall not lack. Psalm 23:1 AMP
God covers you. He will cover you with His pinions, and under His wings shall you trust. Psalm 91:4 AMP
God pours His love upon you. Through each day the Lord pours his unfailing love upon me. Psalm 42:8 NLT
God will not fail you. The unfailing love of the Lord never ends! Lamentations 3:22 NLT

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Stocking the Pantry of Our Hearts

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