Jenny`s Journey

Am I thinking before I speak? I was looking through some old devotionals that I had from when I taught the girls junior high devotions class. Thought i would share with you. I hope it is an encouragement to you.  What is your speech like? How do you talk to others? Are you building up people? Does your speech tear people down? Do the things you say bring glory to the Lord? Proverbs 31:26 " She  openeth  her mouth with  wisdom : and in her  tongue  is the law of  kindness ."  The Proverbs 31 woman thinks before she speaks. She doesn't just blurt out the first thing that comes to her mind. Even when people are unkind to us, we need to be kind to them. Are you being kind with the things you say? Ephesians 4:32 " And be ye  kind  one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you ." Are you being kind one to another? Are you treated them as Christ would? Are we quick to forgive tho

Trusting the Lord during trials Why do we have trials? God uses trials in our life for a number of things. God brings trials into our life to conform us to image of His Son. That means that we need to be like Him. In order for Him to do that, God has to chip away all of that stuff that does not look like Him. It is not always easy and sometimes it hurts. But is is good for me. It says in: Romans 8:28-29 "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them that are the called according to his purpose. For whom he didforknow he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn amoung many brethren." How many things work out for good? ALL things work out for good. Even trials and situations that are not pleasant to me. During a trial I am however, required to be joyful. James 1:2 "My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations:" This is a command for me to be jo