WHAT TO EXPECT ON THE THISTLEBEND BLOOM BLOG
Bloom! is a personal look into a few women’s lives as they participate in Thistlebend studies and follow the Lord as He tills their hearts. May you be encouraged as you experience the tilling, the Lord is doing in your own heart!
God at the Center
His Kingdom. Not mine. I had a rude awakening last week as God gently reminded me of this reality. I woke up feeling anxious with a “to-do” list for the day that seemed completely impossible. I went through my prayer time and definitely felt some of the heaviness lift as I offered praise and thanksgiving […]
Lean on the Lord
by Susan Sampson Give us this day our daily bread. I am so thankful to the Lord for the word “lean.” Laurie shared in a lecture that our overarching theme is placing our trust, faith, and focus on God. She explained that trust means “to lean on.” Can you hear the song, “Lean on Me”? […]
Prayer and Bikes
by Angie Thomas The Lord brought this verse to mind this evening as I began to write the weekly email and it was exactly the encouragement my heart needed: “And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ” (Phil. 1:4). Isn’t that […]
Learning to Pray
by Susan Sampson Prone to wander, Lord I feel it! Prone to leave the God I love! Come, Lord Jesus, fountain of every blessing, and tune my heart to sing your grace. I am a debtor to your grace. I was dead in my trespasses and sins in which I once walked, following the course of […]
Growing in Prayer
by Susan Sampson My husband and I dated long distance before we were married. I lived in Houston and he lived here. That was before cell phones and texting. I was thinking about how long we used to talk on the phone together. It was hours, many times til the wee hours of the night. […]
The Fight in the Quiet of the Morning
by Angie Thomas I was deeply moved as we prayed together on our knees the other week. It was so powerful to hear all the prayers of praise and thanksgiving as we poured out our hearts to Him. I believe it was a taste and a glimpse of what it will be like when we […]
God’s Love…or Lists?
by Susan Sampson Jesus, I want to love you. But I can’t. Only you can enable me. “Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever […]
The Deadly Foe of Worry
by Angie Thomas Worry. It is a subtle, insidious sin. It is like a black ninja that stalks us wherever we go. For most of us, it is like a bad habit that we know we should kick, but feel powerless to overcome. We can acknowledge that it wreaks havoc in our lives, causing stress and anxiety, and is […]
Sing to the Lord a New Song
by Susan Sampson Sing to the Lord a new song. I always want to encourage you all. That is my heart’s desire. This semester has I think been harder than any before in trying to write the weekly email for me. To be honest I struggle to sit myself down at the computer, not knowing […]