Precious Thoughts About You

Posted on May 3, 2021April 25, 2021 by Empowering Your HOPE

God Knows the Whole Enchilada

Week 9 (May 3 – May 9, 2021)

Precious Thoughts About You

Verses for Meditation

¹⁷How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered!
¹⁸I can’t even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand! And when I wake up,
you are still with me!

– Psalm 139:17, 18 (NLT)

This week, meditate on God’s Word: “How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered!” And drink it all in.

God is constantly thinking precious thoughts about you. Because of His deep love and care for every concern in your life, you are always on His mind. The number of treasured thoughts He thinks about you are too many to count. They cannot be numbered! They outnumber the grains of sand!

Wow! We can just imagine the creative thoughts God thinks about you:

“I (God) wonder if my child knows that he/she is My son or daughter…? I question that he/she realizes that he/she is:

Beloved of God
Heir with My Son, Jesus
Chosen by Me
Fearfully and wonderfully made
The apple of God’s eye
An overcomer
Healed by His stripes
God’s workmanship
His masterpiece
Complete in Christ

And so on and on and on and on…, so many priceless thoughts God has of you.”

You will never truly appreciate, on your own, God’s deep love and care for everything that matters to you. O young friends, although God knows the whole enchilada, you are so precious to Him in so many ways. You cannot count the exact number of ways.

Think About It

Do you really believe that God is always with you? Always?
Can you imagine some of the precious (treasured, valued, wonderful) thoughts He thinks about you?
Are these the kinds of thoughts you think about yourself?

Praying for You

(Please personalize)

Precious Lord, You think that all these young men and women are so special. You think numerous, uncountable, treasured thoughts about them: wonderful thoughts that outnumber the grains of sand on the vast beaches. And no matter where they are, You are with them. You are, indeed, with each precious child. Thank You, Lord. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Have a great week, young friend!

Blessings!

Sister Hope & Kristi

Something to Remember this year: God Knows the Whole Enchilada!

Believing God (by Beth Moore)

God is who he says he is

I am who he says i am

he can do what he says he can do

i can do all things through christ

God’s word is alive and active in me

You are God’s Masterpiece

Posted on April 19, 2021April 10, 2021 by Empowering Your HOPE

God Knows the Whole Enchilada

Week 7 (April 19 – April 25, 2021)

You are God’s Masterpiece

Verses for Meditation

¹³You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb.
¹⁴Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.

– Psalm 139:13, 14 (NLT)

These two verses really stand out by themselves in this Psalm. Let’s take a moment to drink in what they say about you.

God made every delicate internal capillary, vein, artery, muscle, fiber, bone, organ, system, etc., in your precious body. Then, He carefully put all these vessels, tissues, nerves, systems, and so on together in the warm, secure environment of your mother’s womb. He further decided to leave you in there for nine months (or close to it) for you to properly complete your intricate growth process and then…, Voila! Out pops a beautiful baby boy or girl: a wonderfully complex little person with everything set out just perfect; God’s marvelous, amazing, incredible masterpiece!

If you did not know it yet, we’re here to let you know it now: You are special! You are a one-of-a-kind treasure! You are God’s work of genius, of which He is so very proud. And because God made you, He knows the whole enchilada about you, and He thinks that you are the cream of the crop – His Masterpiece!

Think About It

How do you really see yourself?
Are you more concerned about how others see you or about how God, your Maker, sees you?
What does “fearfully and wonderfully made” mean to you?
What do you have to change in your thinking to see yourself the way God sees you?

Praying for You

(Please personalize)

O Father, You made every delicate part of our wonderful young persons’ bodies. You formed them and attached them to their respective mothers’ wombs. Thank You for making them so wonderfully complex. You have done beyond marvelous with everything about them and in them. Thank You, Lord. Thanks for perfectly forming each priceless child. Thank you that each young person is a masterpiece. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Have a great week, young friend!

Blessings!

Sister Hope & Kristi

Something to Remember this year: God Knows the Whole Enchilada!

Believing God (by Beth Moore)

God is who he says he is

I am who he says i am

he can do what he says he can do

i can do all things through christ

God’s word is alive and active in me

You are God’s Child

Posted on March 22, 2021March 13, 2021 by Empowering Your HOPE

Change the Way you Think

Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. – Romans 12:2

WEEK 4 (March 22 – March 28, 2021)

You are God’s Child

By Hope McCardy & Rashad McCardy

For His Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children.

– Romans 8:16

None of us come from perfect homes. Some households may be better than others, but all have their own peculiar quirks and their own characteristic set of dysfunctions. Hence, we all have various issues that we have to deal with, and many of us know what it is like to feel invisible and unloved. A few of us may have even been told that we were unwanted.

But God steps in….

It is so reassuring to know that, though our human parents may not have had all the answers to our many questions, God does. And He is willing to supply our every need. Plus, it doesn’t really matter how we feel. Yes, our feelings are important, but feelings can be fickle – so unpredictable at times. However, His love for us is eternal. It does not change. It is endless. We didn’t earn it, nor do we deserve it. Our heavenly Father has chosen to give His agape love to us freely.

Why? Because we are His beloved children.

My Prayer

(Pray for your husband and children as well)

Lord, thank You that I can call you Abba Father; I can look to You for my every need and desire. I love You. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Memo to Self

Remind yourself frequently that you are God’s child. Your spirit is a part of His.

Changing the Way you Think

My Old Way of Thinking: I am not enough. I am unloved.
My New Way of Thinking: I am a child of God. I was chosen by the King of kings. My Abba Father eternally loves me.

God Knows You

Posted on March 8, 2021March 8, 2021 by Empowering Your HOPE

God Knows the Whole Enchilada

Week 1 (March 8 – March 14, 2021)

God Knows You

Verses for Meditation

¹O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me.
²You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I’m far away.

– Psalm 139:1, 2 (NLT)

Who would you say knows you better than anyone else? Who knows all your deep secrets, fears, joys, concerns – especially in such a time as this when we are living with the uncertainties of COVID19? Who knows how to make you laugh, or is there when you need a listening ear? Is it your parents, special friend(s), a teacher, a sibling?

We would like you to know that even the person who you think knows you the absolute best, even this precious gem, does not know you better than God does.

God knows you much better than you know yourself. Well, yes, He would. He gets everything about you because He created you. He knows the little things regarding you, like when you are going to sit down or stand up. He knows the deep issues that concern you, like your innermost feelings and opinions even when you are very far away: when no one else knows what you are thinking.

It sounds like since it is God who has examined you and knows you inside-out, that He should be the first person you run to when you have a question or a concern. And we certainly understand that perhaps you have many fears and doubts right now.

What do you think?

Think About It

How much do you really believe that God knows you? Do you think you see yourself in the awesome way that God sees you? Why or why not?

Praying for You

(Please personalize)

Precious Father, You have examined each student’s, tender heart. You know everything about them – the whole enchilada. You know when they are seated or when they might choose to stand. You are quite aware and know every thought that they think at all times. O Lord, since You know their individual and perplex thoughts, please help each treasured child to think the thoughts You would want them to. Especially help them to realize how much you love them and care about everything that happens in their lives. Thank You, Lord, for caring. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Have a great week, young friend!

Blessings!

Sister Hope & Kristi

Something to Remember this year: God Knows the Whole Enchilada!

Believing God (by Beth Moore)

God is who he says he is

I am who he says i am

God’s word is alive and active in me

he can do what he says he can do

i can do all things through christ

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