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When You Don’t Feel Loved Lean On This

January 22, 2019 by Kristi 8 Comments

Lean on this when you don't feel loved

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Have you ever experienced a time in your life when you didn’t feel loved? I have. My guess is most of us can raise our hand to that question.

How do you handle those situations?

 

(Don’t miss our newest memory verse below!)

 

My love language (from the Five Love Languages) hovers somewhere between acts of service (Whoops! I almost called that “works.”) and words of affirmation. Whenever harsh words from others slice at my heart, I crumple a bit–okay, ALOT– and love flies right out the window.

I feel unloved.

Honestly, it takes me a bit to rebound.

But Jesus remains patient as I learn that my feelings don’t affect God’s truth. Ever.

Neither do yours.

How about that?!

We serve a God of love and truth, a Father who desires to see us rebound with His strength.

 

When the world stands against us…God loves.

When we land with a crushed heart after our spouse’s affair hijacks our marriage…God’s loves.

When our kids walk away from faith and us…His love remains.

When words land heavy…His love steadies us.

When our dream of marriage never materializes, true love does.

Whatever our “when”, God loves.

 

John 3:16

Once a week, Mrs. Kempher floated into the public elementary school for religious ed. I always looked forward to time with the twinkling blue-eyed woman. Her smile advertised sweetness, her quiet voice too. That petite, beautiful woman taught me my first Bible memory verse.

In an upstairs classroom, she fed John 3:16 to us students like baby food to an infant. I can still recite John 3:16 from memory. Thank you, Mrs. Kempher. I hope you can hear from heaven.

Even more so, thank you, God for your Word and love.

 

Thank You, God – A Prayer

Thank you, Father, for propping us up with your Word–even when we don’t feel loved. Thank you for giving us truth that trumps feelings, for being a Rock on which we stand solidly. Thank you for loving us, SO loving us, even though we don’t deserve it. You are a good, good God, and we love you.
In Jesus’ name, amen.

 

Who Am I? 2019 Memory Verse Program

The words of John 3:16 on a white background

Now for this week’s memory verse: John 3:16. Pin it, print it, share this post with someone who might not feel loved right now. Whatever you do, grab this verse and run with it.

Verse number 2 of 22 sits full of promise–love.

You are loved.

The previous memory verse, John 1:12 reminded us, if we believe in Jesus, that we are children of God.

I am a child of God.

Look for following memory verses arriving in your inbox every 1st and 3rd Tuesday–if you’re a subscriber. (Not one yet? Don’t miss out. This year’s program centers on our powerful God-given identity–something temptation and darkness attempt to skew. Sign up here.)

Want to print these graphics? Go ahead! (Personal or church-related use only, please.) Simply right mouse click over the graphic. Viola!

I Am Enough Free Download
And don’t forget to download your copy of I AM Enough: Truth and Declarations to Squelch the Voice of “Not Enough” in the subscriber’s library. This free printable goes beautifully with this year’s memory verses.

 

Lastly

If scaling a mountain in high heels appears easier than memorizing scripture (hand raised), then check out these 3 ideas or this post from our friend, Betsy at Faith Spilling Over.

Have a beautiful day.

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We’re Almost Done! Grab Your Next-to-the-last Verse Here

November 6, 2018 by Kristi 4 Comments

PS 34:21 written in black with a white background and light greenish blue line at the bottom with KristiWoods.net, a light greenish blue scroll above the Psalm.

 

Don’t you love how each verse of Psalm 34 speaks words of deep, like fingers pointing toward sound and solid direction or love-filled warnings tacked straight to the heart?

We’re memorizing Psalm 34 this year on KristiWoods.net. This is our next to the last verse! (Wow! Right?!) If you haven’t joined us, it’s not too late. Really. There’s no time like “now” to dig into God’s Word.

Find more about our memory program and past verses at this blog link or here on Pinterest.

 

How to Memorize a Bible Verse

Not sure how to memorize Bible verses? Many of us don’t. No need to feel shy about it. Here’s a link to a few suggestions on KristiWoods.net. Also, my friend Betsy at Faith Spilling Over has a few solid ideas here as well.

How do you best memorize scripture? Let us know in the comments below. Who knows? Your jotted thoughts might be the key to help others grab hold of God’s Word.

Hello biblical literacy.

 

Coming Soon…a Bible Study!

Stay tuned for FaithFull, a 2019, 1st quarter Bible study here on KristiWoods.net centered on the faith that fills us up.

 

2019 Memory Verses

Will you be joining us in 2019 to help stamp out biblical illiteracy?

As Christians, we need the Bible. Its verses illuminate a dark path, shedding light for each step we take. How else do we know to make work, parenting, marriage, and every day decisions?

What verses would you like to memorize in 2019 to help better familiarize folks with God’s Word? I’d love to hear. Maybe there’s a theme or specific scriptures? Post your thoughts in the comments below or feel free to email me at Kristi@KristiWoods.net.

Also, make certain to subscribe to KristiWoods.net–if you haven’t already. Be in the know, not missing the information or verses because life grows hectic 😉

 

Your Input?

Is discouragement your main battle, jealousy, or even offense?

Do you hope to see more posts centered on word studies, devotions, scripture memorization, or…???

This is a call for your input and preferences on or before Friday, Nov. 9.

Would you please offer 5 minutes to answer 5 questions? Your responses to this survey help me create faith-bolstering content for you, other readers, and myself as we walk deeper with God in 2019.

Several of you clicked the survey link listed in Friday’s newsletter. (Subscribe to KristiWoods.net and receive your monthly newsletter and free access to downloads in our subscriber-only library each month.) Your responses are helping already! Thank you.

May KristiWoods.net be a place for us, deepening faith, and our generous God.

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