Showing posts with label Yahweh. Show all posts
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Monday, March 30, 2026

Direction in Dark Days

 

[Updated for clarity, 2 days after post. April 2026; corrected typos - BP]

Seek the LORD and His strength: seek His face evermore. [Ps 105:4]

Many never seek His face [presence, to know and love Him], but only seek His hand [to receive, to get a blessing].They do not look to become more intimate and form a tighter bond, but rather look to see what He can give them or bless them with. To be intimate, thankful and exalting the living God, Yahweh/Adonai.

O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon His name: make known His deeds among the people. [Ps 105:4] (respectively, in the fear of the Lord)

Why am I repeating myself? Why is Adonai repeating Himself? [about seeking Him]

The reason is the lateness of the hour (plus sometimes we can be stubborn, and need convincing). It is the seriousness of the time. It does not require a rocket scientist to understand. The world sees it because it is global. it is all around us. As we seek El Shaddai (the Lord God Almighty / Adonai), as the Holy Spirit has been urging us to, our Maker will speak to us.

Yahweh has always spoken to His people. It began in the Garden of Eden, continued on to Abraham, and continues on to today, through Jesus/Yeshua by the precious and Holy Spirit.

Jesus Christ is the Word made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth. [Jn1:14]                

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. [Heb 13:8]


In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning was God. [Jn 1:1-2]

Yes, the Lord has always spoken to His people – and yes, there are times of silence, but that is the way with us as well. Sometimes we do not care to speak. Other times, it is not wise to speak.

The opposite is true as well. There are times that if you hold your tongue, your silence appears to condone a wrong, whereas you may not be afraid to speak. [You thought you were avoiding debate or conflict.] It is wise to have a close, intimate relationship with our Sovereign God, our Creator.

He directs the steps, if we will listen and obey. He does not force people, even in those times we think He 'should' intervene. There is coming judgment, as well as a 'day of judgment'. We will all be held responsible and accountable for our words and deeds.

Jesus (Yeshua) has been urging people off and on for years to seek Him, to ‘abide’, to come closer. But these past few months, there is an urgency in His calling. I repeat, Abba will never force us to obey or to come close to Him. He wants voluntary love, the same as we do.

There are times I have been deceived in the past. It was before I was saved, but the consequences of a decision [choice] had to be. Rebellion, idolatry, emotional instability (fear, insecurity, unforgiveness, to name a few), disobedience (not reading the Bible, or obeying the Word) – there are several reasons why a person can be deceived. These are but a few. Sin is the main reason.

Deception is involved in sin, and especially if we do not want to know or hear the [uncomfortable] truth. There are seducing spirits and doctrines of devils that can deceive a person, especially those who are newly seeking Jesus, and are not grounded in the Word, or have a godly teacher who teaches the pure gospel, sound doctrine.

1Chronicles 28:9 says that the Lord searches all hearts, and understands the imaginations of the thoughts. But it goes on to say that if we seek Him, we will find Him,

The new do not know the Word of God; therefore, they have nothing to compare the counterfeit to. We are in turbulent, unpredictable times. Yet, the Word of God does mention these days. I now share the Holy Scriptures that the precious Spirit of God led me to in His Word [Bible].

March 29, 2026

I am in tears (gratitude and awe) as I write this, but this morning I opened up a little red Bible (one of two small ones bought in Georgia between 2008-2009). The red is almost all worn off; it is scruffy now. Today scriptures began with:

And when they came close to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, He sent forth two of His disciples, And said to them, Go your way into the village directly opposite (ahead of) you: and as soon as you have entered into it, you shall find a colt tied upon which no man has ridden before; untie him, and bring him.

And if any man says unto you, Why are you doing this? say that the Lord has need of him; and right away he will send him here. 

And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door outside in where the two streets meet; and they untied him. And some of them that stood there said unto them, What are you doing untying the colt? And they said to them even as Jesus had commanded: and they let them go. 

And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and He sat upon him. And many spread their garments in the way [upon the ground]: and others cut down branches off the trees, and spread them on the road.


And they that went ahead, and they that followed cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is He that comes in the name of the Lord: Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that comes in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest. [Mk 11:1-10 NLT]

I scrolled to the next page and began to where Jesus was talking:

And Jesus answering saying to them, Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be removed, and be cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he says shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he says. 

Therefore I say unto you, What things soever you desire, when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you shall have them. And when you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses [sins].  [Mk 11:22-26]

Forgive = 4Xs = restoration

 

Then, for unknown reasons except to hear from God alone, Jesus spoke to me through the Word written in the orthodox Jerusalem Bible, translated from the Hebrew language. I turned immediately to Tobit (a book not found in the KJV)

 

I did not know this following part until I decided to look up Tobit (since he is only mentioned in the Catholic and the Jerusalem Bibles (the one translated from Hebrew).

 

From my research:

Tobit was a righteous man who had gone blind after a series of hardships. He was experiencing great and deep depression (a spirit of heaviness) and pain. He even welcomed death – he felt he had no purpose and no reason to live.

Raphael, an angel, came disguised as a man named Azariah. He spoke comforting words to Tobit before he left to accompany Tobit’s son Tobias, on a journey. He left Tobit with a hopeful promise – that God was going to heal him soon.

 


Tobit had comforted his wife about their son’s journey:
May God in heaven protect you on the way and bring you back home safe and sound; may His angel accompany you for your safety. [Tobit 5;16-17]

When Tobias returned, he used a fish’s gall to cure his father’s blindness.

The angel then said to them to not fear, and to be at peace. He assured them that he was there by the will of God; therefore they should bless Adonai and sing praises to Him. Raphael then instructed them (after the healing) to again, bless Yahweh and give thanks.

He advised keeping the king’s secret, but to tell everyone everywhere what God had done, so that He would be praised and honoured.


The words that I opened to, which choked me up and rimmed my eyes with tears were:

Take comfort; the time is near for God to heal you; take courage! [Tobit 5:10/11]

 

Jews considered Passover the time of redemption [deliverance] and forgiveness. They remember their history, when the sea split and an entire nation walked from slavery [deliverance]  in Egypt [forgiveness] to freedom [redemption]. God was with them before, during and after Exodus.


Message Begins

Before it comes to pass, I tell you so that you cannot say, I knew.

Though you were stubborn and stiff-necked [Deut 10:16; Acts 7:51], I have broken you and formed you according to My will [Is 64:8], and put within you a pure (circumcised, clean) heart [Rom 2:29] and made your hands clean by and with My Spirit. [Jam 4:8]

 

Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiff-necked. [Deut 10:16]

 

But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our unrighteousness is as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You our potter; and we all are the work of Your hand. [Is 64:6;8]

 

(Note: It is understood that at one time, we are as above (stubborn, stiff-necked,  sinful, uncircumcised, impure). He has broken and formed us: He is the potter, we are the clay, and the work of His hands.

When we repent, Christ forgives, and He does a work in us by His Spirit because of our Saviour Jesus. End note – BP)

 

I Am He that guides you along the right path, and leads you in the way that you should go. Thus says the Lord, keep judgment and do justice; for My salvation is near to come and My righteousness to be revealed. [Is 56:1]

 

Great trouble is coming, the likes of which have not been seen before, as I forewarned through My prophets, and through My Son. 


[Note: The Lord is speaking of the forewarnings written in His Word End BP]


Do not join the world in fear and panic. Watch and pray. Have I not always instructed My people to do so?


Seek Me whilst I may be found; call upon Me whilst I AM near. Go forth in My name, doing My will and led by My Spirit. Stay in My written Word and in prayer (in spirit and in truth), and I shall direct you. Speak forth as I instruct.

Let them laugh, but be encouraged, they laughed at Me. On the third day, the day of resurrection, their laughter stopped. So shall the laughter stop yet again. You shall not be put to shame.


Those who wait upon Me, and trust in Me, doing My will, shall not be put to shame. The laughter is only for a season, beloved. The time has come to shut the mouths of the enemy and his cohorts.

Do not be afraid of their faces, or the words that they speak [Jer 1:8], for I alone know the thoughts and intents of the heart, and shall reward each one accordingly (in My time, and in My way).


[Think upon Gideon --BP]


(Note: The above was God’s divine command to Jeremiah [1:8], where Yahweh promises protection amidst all the negativity surrounding believers. We still go through hardships, but we must be strong in remembering He is with us. Many people want to blame God, but it all began in Eden - deception, sin, corruption, wickedness, evil, hardships - it was not how it was meant to be. 

Never underestimate the destruction that temptation and disobedience brings. On the other hand, and most importantly, never underestimate the power of our God, the power in the blood of Jesus, His resurrection, and the power and authority in the name above all names, Jesus Christ / Yeshua Mashiach


Through the Holy Spirit, we overcome fear of man (just like the apostle Peter did, and the other apostles). Fear can be paralyzing; I know, it has happened to me – and it is regretful. But if we remember God is with us, we overcome that spirit of fear with (Jesus’) power, love, and a sound mind. [2Tim 1:7]


They overcame him (Satan) by the blood of the Lamb [Jesus/Yeshua] and the word of their testimony, and they loved not their lives unto death. [Rev 12:11]


Love the Lord your God and walk in all His ways, and keep His ways and commandments, and cleave to Him. Serve Him with all your heart, all your mind, all your soul, and all your strength. [Deut 6:5; Mk 12:30]  End note-- BP)


Now, will you be strong and full of faith, although he too doubted and asked of me signs? Or will you be afraid as the 22,000 men (full of fear) that left Gideon and returned home?

Choose this day. Choose wisely.

Lay down fear and replace it with faith.  Many are on a precipice. Do not give up in this last half hour. As you honour Me and walk obediently, watch as My promises unfold before your very eyes. This is to further the kingdom; this is for the gospel of Christ; this is for the salvation of souls.


Things are moving fast. Soon things take place like a domino effect. Many have sounded warnings over the years, just as the prophets of old did.

I see the end from the beginning. I have been revealing (exposing), dividing – separating. It is the time of separating sheep from sheep (cattle from cattle) [Ezek 34:8-17].

Yes, and just as there was a separating in Gideon’s army. Indeed, it shall all be for My glory, but for the sake of My Word, for it shall not return void. It shall accomplish that which I please and prosper in the thing where I sent it. [Is 55:11]

 

I AM uniting My true people, the remnant (globally) in this time of increasing apostasy. That which was foretold long ago is now coming to pass. Continue in My Word. Continue to watch and pray.

Pray for all I am put on your heart, for I am putting different things on the hearts of My people, so that as ‘one body’ the prayers cover all, for one or two alone cannot cover all things in prayer.


Rejoice, for I am in control. Did I not often tell you that the obedience of one affects many, just as the disobedience of one can have the same affect? Rejoice! (think of it as the time that Pharaoh was about to call Joseph out of prison)

[NOTE: It was a time of great blessing, but terrible times, much trouble was fast approaching; it was almost upon the lands (globally). Famine, hardships, and great suffering where coming upon the people-- End note BP]

I am positioning My people. Things are escalating – great troubles are coming upon the world. My people have long waited and hoped. Famine and hunger are coming to places that have not seen it for decades. The dominoes are in place and ‘the push’ is coming.

Fear not! This is the hour to be humble and seek My face.

I am calling My people to repentance, to holiness (set apart), to righteousness (right standing). How often have I instructed people to return to the old paths?

 

(Note: Searching it out seems to stress abandoning modern, destructive ways for the precious principles of righteousness, obedience and truth, to keep a repentant heart (like David, instead of presumptuous and disobedient like Saul).

Instead of following after ‘man’, or seeking the popular (or even to BE popular or ‘trendy’). Instead of constantly ‘tuning in’ to one of the ‘social media platforms’ you might find yourself scrolling on, return to the quiet path of reading the Bible or watching a good, spiritual show, or listening to some of the godly teachers (the ones who stick to truth and the pure gospel...

More often than not, these godly people are not the most popular. They may be well-known, but do not get the crowds. However, I wonder, with all the corruption and evil the good Lord has revealed  (and greatly escalatingin the last several years, people have been searching out the less popular, but truthful religious leaders and slowly their followers are increasing.

The majority of folks have been astounded at the deception [despite the whistleblowers decades ago who warned even at the risk of death, and multitudes have been murdered (by suicide or accident).It is so deep-rooted, it slithers and snakes throughout all levels in the various hierarchies, including those once trusted. People are starving for truth. (Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life, and no one goes to (God) the Father except through Him. [Jn 14:6]


It is a challenge. Observe how much time you spend on social media platforms, scrolling, watching shorts, videos, until - say, until the end of the day, 6:00 PM on the 7th day of April, 2026. 

Are we even away how much time we spend socializing virtually? Does our time with the Lord pale in comparison? This message is for the messenger (me) as well. I already began this challenge and will keep you posted at the end - so, Wednesday, April 8th --- End- BP)

A drought and famine is coming upon the lands of My people, yea – it has begun (spiritually and physically). Keep strong in Me. Stay prepared in heart, mind and soul by seeking Me, and I shall direct your steps.

 

[End message]  

 


I wonder if that is why we were told to think of the time when Joseph was just about to be called by Pharaoh? 

There is more to this message, but there have been so many interruptions and hindrances that it is now 1:30 AM. I am tired and there is another full day tomorrow. 

Idolatry is something Adonai is saying that many are caught up in, whether it is a celebrity, social media, with all its influencers and participants, a ‘prophetic’ person or religious leaders (like the Moon cult).

Adonai is calling people to repent, to turn away from idols in humility and brokenness. He will forgive through Jesus – who is the ONLY way back to the Father.

However, I will publish the rest of this tomorrow, Lord willing.

 

for His glory alone

Bonita                         dovesofthevalleys4@gmail.com


Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Strong Ones

  


Strong Ones

[Update: ADDENDEM added---Jan. 31, 2026 - BP]

Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. [1Cor 16:13] ESV

To those who have been standing strong, with silent cries, wailing silently [literally], holding back all sound so no one hears but God. Silent tears flowing down your face as if a leak had sprung somewhere in that invisible connection between the heart and the eyes.

It is written that Yahweh collects our tears in a bottle. (That is how precious our tears are to Him.) Does He send forth a holy angel to collect them? Does He command another holy one to mark that precious time in a book of records, for the day comes when you will be given a crown for it? 

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You have kept count of my tossing [restlessness]and put my tears in your bottle: are they not in Your book? When I cry to You, then shall my enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me. [Ps 56:8-9]

Trials upon earth always end, even when they seem to be endless. The remnant of the Lord have groaned like Job, like Abraham, like Joseph, like Elijah, like so many of the remnant that have gone before you - groaning at what seems like a most difficult season that will never end.

Waiting and trust are two of the hardest lessons God's people must learn. Now is the time the enemy is doing all he can to make the true believers give up, to fall away. Ask Abraham. God is 'always' right on time. We are the impatient ones. Yes, waiting has always been a hard lesson. You are doing well.

Trusting anyone that we can see in a world such as this seems an impossibility, yet God is a profound teacher. He knows precisely how to teach us to trust Him, whom we cannot see. There are different levels of trust. Can you trust Yahweh that He will provide your next meal? 

Indeed, He fed the multitudes with two fish and five loaves of bread [miracle of the 5000] [Jn 6:13] with twelve baskets left over. When the godly widow of Zaraphath gathered up her mustard seed of faith, along with every ounce of trust in God she could muster, to selflessly make a little cake for Elijah the prophet, what happened?

She took the last of her oil and flour (which were to be the last meal for her son and her before they die in the famine). What was she thinking as it baked over the open fire and she glanced over at her young son? Yet, her faith and trust was rewarded. Indeed, Jehovah Jireh [the Lord will provide] came through.

He provided for the widow, making sure she had enough oil and flour to feed both her and her son for the duration of the famine. Yet, there are different levels of trust. How so? It is one thing to trust God for your next meal.

However, can you trust the same God if you have been given a diagnosis of a terminal illness? Leprosy in ancient times, and even in times not so long ago (late 1800s), was a death sentence.


Yet Jesus healed lepers. Can you trust God for healing? That is the different levels of trust. It is one thing to trust for your next meal and another to trust for something that has no cure. Whether you are healed on earth or when you meet the Lord, will you trust Him?

God will lead you. He will let you know. He speaks through His written Word (the Word is active, alive and speaks into today's situations). And even if you beg to be taken home, like Elijah, like Moses did, like many others who said, "It's enough!", you too will come through this time victoriously. 

You are already doing it; it just has not been easy, but you have not given up. You are still hoping, still trusting, still waiting. 

As everything in the world aligns for the prophetic time of the lawless one, so it is aligning for the promises many have been LONG waiting for...and never gave up, though it felt like it at times. You never let go when others did.

You hung in there with a mustard seed of faith [Mat 17:20], as small as it is, you held fast. That is why the opposition has been so strong, so chaotic, so confusing, so difficult. It is not punishment; it is a sure sign that you are about to enter into your promises.

When it was Stephen's time, or Paul's time, or Peter's time to leave this earth because of the hour of their persecution was upon them, as was their appointed time, God will give supernatural strength in that hour. They also 'knew' it was their time. They were not deceived. Fear not.

Whether you are walking into your promises or into eternity with the living God through Jesus Christ, His shalom covers - you will know. Give glory to a good and just God who watches over His own in this sinful, corrupted, defiled world.

Standing on the Word of God, speaking any one of the precious names or titles of our Creator, Yahweh, El Shaddai, running to Jesus, abiding  that is, clinging to Him like healthy grapes cling to a strong vine. You are a strong one.

The name above all names is like a strong tower, surrounding you with walls of strength and comfort – you sense the safety that lies in Him. You are a strong one for the joy of the Lord is your strength. [Neh 8:10]

                             

The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous run into it, and is safe. [Prov 18:10]

In God will I praise His Word: in the Lord will I praise His Word. In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do to me. [Ps 56:10-11]

The reality of the spiritual warfare you are involved in even stings your nose and eyes as you hold back emotional tears. You are not afraid; you are tired. You are not giving up; you need rest. You have asked Father to send forth holy angels and assign them to keep your arms lifted up in prayer much like Aaron and Hur kept up the arms of Moses. You are a strong one.

Our divine Creator will do something even more profound to remind you of His love and that no person, no demon, not even the devil himself can interfere and stop Yahweh’s love for you. The God of providence finds profound ways to assure you He is with you, such as stumbling across a random post out of billions on the internet – like this one.

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, [nothing] shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. [Rom 8:38-39]

Hold up your shield of faith, strong one; hold fast to trust.

Yea, before the day was, I AM He; and there is none that can deliver out of My hand: I will work, and who can turn it back? [Is 44:13] ESV

Hold up your shield of faith, strong one; hold fast to trust.

For God [Yahweh] speaks once, yea twice, yet man perceives it not. [Job 33:14]

Yea, before the day was I AM He; and there is none that can deliver out of My handI will workand who can turn it back? [Is 44:13]  KJV


For I AM the LORD, your Holy one, the Creator of Israel, your King. Thus says the Lord, which makes a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters; 
Who brings forth the chariot and horse, the army and warrior [power]; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinguished, they are quenched like a wick. [Is 43:15-16]

He tells us to forget the past. It can serve no purpose. Do not let it define you. Allow Abba  to mold you into a vessel unto honour through which He will be glorified. You did not allow the long wait to make you bitter. Instead you cut the bitter root to the quick with forgiving love [forgiveness].


Forgiveness is the fragrance that the rose sheds upon the heel of the one that has crushed it. [attributed most often to Mark Twain, although some challenge that as not factual.]

Remember not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall you not perceive [know] it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.  [Is 43:15-19]  KJV                 

Hope for the hopeless; courage for the discouraged; strength for the weak; truth for those once deceived.

Yeshua/Jesus is the way the truth and the life, and no one goes to the Father but through (by) Him. [Jn 14:6] NSAB


for His glory alone

Bonita                                   dovesoftehvalleys4@gmail.com


Addendum:

Many Voices

In 1997 - 1998, during a custody battle (
now called “parenting arrangement orders”), I was deeply discouraged. It was a season of learning to seek the Lord out of sheer desperation. 

Earnest prayer went up to the Lord because many different voices spoke fear.

"The courts don't like moving kids around.”

“They've already been with him for five years.”

“Times have changed. Courts want to give fathers more of a chance at custody. Children used to automatically go to the mother unless she was proven unfit.”

At the same time, I was also struggling under a serious misdiagnosis that left me heavily medicated and unwell. Even a well-meaning pastor spoke words without hope. I don’t fault him.

It likely did not help that he overheard someone say, “You ‘know’ it was a good sermon if Bonita stays awake.” It seemed that some saw me as the ‘sermon barometer’.  (Reality check: due to heavy medication)          

What mattered to me in that dark night of the soul was what Jesus had to say. It was during those years that the Holy Scriptures first came alive to me in a way they never had before.

The scriptures the Holy Spirit led me to pertained to Israel, yet the Lord used them to speak to me personally, as only He can do. This was not habitual, or some formula. 

It was a peaceful, calm assurance which I needed. Through His Word, Yahweh showed me He saw and understood my situation.

Abba was making promises through His Word: that is how He does it for all of us. The Holy spirit quickened the Word within my spirit.

His Word Speaks

Your children shall make haste; your destroyers and they that made you waste shall go forth from you. [Is 49:17]

I understood this was about Israel and her enemies, but the Lord was sending a message to me, letting me know that the adversary, who had wreaked havoc with lies, and had destroyed our marriage through alcohol, violence, and infidelity.

Then you shall say in your heart, Who has begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who has brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been?   [Is49:21]                      

Thus says the Lord GOD, Behold, I will lift up My hand to the Gentiles, and set up My standard to the people: and they shall bring your sons in their arms, and your daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders. 

And kings shall be your nursing fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers: they shall bow down to you with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of your feet; and you shall know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me. [Is 49:22, 23]

In my newness, I understood things simply. I took those words and held them close to my heart. What I understood with those scriptures was this.

The standard (His banner over) meant a covering, His protection. He would direct my steps. Kings and queens: meant those who rule over me respond in caring ways as those who ‘nurse’ do. I could not predict how.

My sons and daughters being carried by them in their arms or on their shoulders meant my children are included. And as I wait, it would not end in shame.

By the seventh year, the circumstances could not look any worse. Even my Christian lawyer had lost confidence in the outcome. Then, suddenly, everything shifted!

The Call that Brought the Paradigm Shift

the shift

I received a phone call from this same lawyer telling me to pick the children up at a police station. There the children were returned to me. I went from temporary-temporary custody, to temporary custody, to full custody within a two-and-a-half-week period.

Two months after their return, a police officer came bearing gifts for the children. We did not know any of the police before this. Nor did we have any relatives working for them. 

The two girls received Olympic pro mountain bikes, and my son got professional skateboard. A small basket of goodies was given to me. Tucked inside was a wooden magnet that read: The Lord is the strength of my life.”


Only God knows the end
from the beginning

I had never heard of the police doing such a thing before. That magnet is 27 years old now.

Only God knows the end from the beginning.

All glory, praise and honour belong to the Lord. Trust Him in what He promises. God knows that waiting upon Him, trusting, and never giving up is difficult. Yet, He also knows that if you persevere, you become one of the strong ones.

The scriptures the Lord gave me back when I was seeking Him, when everything was a frightening mess, were from the book of Isaiah. A couple of decades later, while I was living in another province, my son became a father for the first time.

My grandson is named Isaiah. That too is God! I keep the magnet on the side of my desktop tower, along with a picture of my grandson!


Behold, I have refined you, but not with silver; I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction. [Is 48:10]