Flights of Grace

“Because the Sovereign Lord helps me, I will not be disgraced. Therefore, I have set my face like a stone, determined to do his will. And I know that I will not be put to shame.” Isaiah 50:7, NLT

“And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to Me!’” Matthew 25:40, NIV

“Do not despise small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin.” Zechariah 4:10, NLT

“This job has been given to me to do. Therefore, it is a gift. Therefore, it is a privilege. Therefore, it is an offering I make to God. Therefore it is to be done gladly, it is to be done for Him. Here, not somewhere else I may learn God’s way. In this job, not some other, God looks for faithfulness.” Elizabeth Elliot

“Evil people may get a short-term gain, but to sow seeds of righteousness will bring a true and lasting reward.”

Proverbs 11:18, TPT

“Wildflowers are the stuff of my heart!” ― Lady Bird Johnson

There’s no promise You won’t keep
There’s no distance You won’t reach
There’s no season in between,
Your love is evergreen

‘Cause You don’t give and take away
And You don’t play the games we play
You’re not waiting for the spring,
Your love is evergreen
Your love is evergreen

“Evergreen” song by Amanda Cook

“Wait for and confidently expect the Lord; be strong and let your heart take courage; yes, wait for and confidently expect the Lord.” Psalm 27:14, AMP

“From of old no one has heard

or perceived by the ear,

no eye has seen a God besides you,

who acts for those who wait for him.” Isaiah 64:4, ESV

“Strength and dignity are her clothing and her position is strong and secure; And she smiles at the future [knowing that she and her family are prepared].”

Proverbs 31:25, AMP

“May the God of green hope fill you up with joy, fill you up with peace, so that your believing lives, filled with the life-giving energy of the Holy Spirit, will brim over with hope!” Romans 15:13, MSG

“Is it raining little flower? Be glad of rain. Too much sun would wither one. It will shine again. The clouds are dark, it’s true, but just behind them shines like blue. Are you weary, tender heart? Be glad of pain. In sorrow, sweetest virtues grow. As flowers in rain. God watches, and you will have sun. When clouds, their perfect work have done.” Lucy Larcom 

“Who else has held the oceans in his hand?” Isaiah 40:12a, NLT

“Even when their paths wind through the dark valley of tears, they dig deep to find a pleasant pool where others find only pain. He gives to them a brook of blessing filled from the rain of an outpouring. They grow stronger and stronger with every step forward, and the God of all gods will appear before them in Zion.” Psalm 84:6-7, TPT

“Prayer is almost like a flower that begins as a tightly closed bud but then blossoms into fullness as we pray.” Anne Graham Lotz 

“I will always show you where to go. I’ll give you full life in the emptiest of places-firm muscles, strong bones.” Isaiah 58:10, MSG 

“If you get rid of unfair practices,
    quit blaming victims,
    quit gossiping about other people’s sins,
If you are generous with the hungry
    and start giving yourselves to the down-and-out,
Your lives will begin to glow in the darkness,
    your shadowed lives will be bathed in sunlight.
I will always show you where to go.
    I’ll give you a full life in the emptiest of places—
    firm muscles, strong bones.
You’ll be like a well-watered garden,
    a gurgling spring that never runs dry.” 

Isaiah 58:9-11, MSG

“Don’t run roughshod over the concerns of your brothers and sisters. Their concerns are God’s concerns, and HE will take care of them. We’ve warned you about this before. God hasn’t invited us into a disorderly, grungy life but into something holy and beautiful—as beautiful on the inside as the outside.” 1 Thessalonians 4:6-7, MSG

“Take away overwhelming suffering from the world and you take away the overcomers of the world. Virtues are only visible against a backdrop of adversity. It’s forging through, that forges greatness in you. It’s scars that mark a soul with otherworldly strength.” Ann Voskamp

“Why would you ever complain, O Jacob, or, whine, Israel, saying, “ GOD has lost track of me. He doesn’t care what happens to me”? Don’t you know anything? Haven’t you been listening? GOD doesn’t come and go. God lasts. He’s Creator of all you can see or imagine. He doesn’t get tired out, doesn’t pause to catch his breath. And he knows everything, inside and out. He energizes those who get tired, gives fresh strength to dropouts. For even young people tire and drop out, young folk in their prime stumble and fall. But those who wait upon GOD get fresh strength. They spread their wings and soar like eagles, They run and don’t get tired, they walk and don’t lag behind.”

Isaiah 40:27-31 MSG