Big Sky Buckeye

A writer's journey continues

One on One

Posted on March 29, 2020 by bigskybuckeye

From American theologian, Fulton J. Sheen: “God does not love us because we are valuable. We are valuable because God loves us.”

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God’s eternal love seeks

Intimate relationships

No longer standing back

Feeling love as He speaks

Our Lord loves each of us

Stepping forward with faith

Accepting His sincere truth

Our God, never to mistrust

When darker times arrive

Opening hearts to our Lord

Never to feel forsaken

Trusting, abiding, alive

Our Father always cares

Hearing faithful prayers

Watching trusting steps

Feeling moments of despair

Flowing from Heaven above

To a stable’s manger

Witnessing from a cruel Cross

God’s Grace delivers His love

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From John 15:8-9: “My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become My disciples. As the Father has loved Me, so I have loved you; abide in My love.

Oswald Chambers Quote

Posted on March 26, 2020 by bigskybuckeye

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Am I as spontaneously kind to God as I used to be, or am I only expecting God to be kind to me? Am I full of the little things that cheer His heart over me, or am I whimpering because things are going hardly with me? There is no joy in the soul that has forgotten what God prizes.

If, as I recall what God remembers about me, I find He is not what He used to be to me, let it produce shame and humiliation, because that shame will bring the godly sorrow that works repentance.

Taken from the text found in Oswald Chambers’ MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: “Recall What God Remembers.”

From Jeremiah 2:1-2: “The Word of the Lord came to me, saying: ‘Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem, Thus says the Lord: I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride, how you followed me in the wilderness, in a land now sown.

Rick Warren Quote

Posted on March 20, 2020 by bigskybuckeye

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When God is at the center of your life, you worship, when He’s not, you worry.

From Psalm 62:8: “Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us.”

Oswald Chambers Quote

Posted on March 19, 2020 by bigskybuckeye

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Keep your life so constant in its contact with God that His surprising power may break out on the right hand and on the left. Always be in a state of expectancy, and see that you leave room for God to come in as He likes.

From Galatians 1:15-16: “But when God, who had set me apart before I was born and called me through His grace, was pleased to reveal His Son to me, so that I might proclaim Him among the Gentiles.”

Charles Swindoll Quote

Posted on March 15, 2020 by bigskybuckeye

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God is our refuge, and what comfort that brings. When you read the next headline, and it tells of some event that you and I would call tragic, He is a very present help.

From Psalm 46:1: “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”

God’s Promises

Posted on March 11, 2020 by bigskybuckeye

From Matthew 7:13-14: “Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it. For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few who find it.”

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Life tempting us with enticing shortcuts

Most of these never seem to bring success

Gods speaks honestly, always asking us

Did we burrow deeper, rather than guess?

Clever world flooding us with remedies

Formulas for a more successful life

Simple, surefire, easy to use, guaranteed

God’s formula, always true without strife

Never shy from following the Father

He doesn’t promise a road without bumps

God offers promises with blessed love

His way leading us forward, our hearts jump

Requiring patience, life’s a marathon

God remains our Rock, faithful and steadfast

His blessings fill our lives in countless ways

Our ship sails, with eternal hope amassed

Losing hope at times, seeking a quick fix

Encouragement and trust arrives from God

Offering us Grace, filled with peace and joy

Grateful, He accepts us, totally flawed

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From the words of Saint Teresa of Avila, “We ought to make some progress, however little, every day, and show some increase of fervor. We ought to act as if we were at war–as, indeed, we are–and never relax until we have won the victory.”

Warren Wiersbe Quote

Posted on March 9, 2020 by bigskybuckeye

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I suggest you discipline yourself to spend time daily in a systematic reading of God’s Word. Make this “quiet time” a priority that nobody can change.

From Exodus 20:1-3: “Then God spoke all these words: ‘I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have no other gods before me.'”

Leaving Room

Posted on March 8, 2020 by bigskybuckeye

From Galatians 1:15-16: “But when God, who has set me apart before I was born and called me through His grace, was pleased to reveal His Son to me, so that I might proclaim Him among the Gentiles.”