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!
What Would It Look Like to Feast on Jesus?
by Angie Thomas As Laurie was having us consider our favorite meal the other night I started considering, “What would it look like to feast on Jesus?” The thing I thought was so interesting as a few people shared about the people and circumstances surrounding their favorite meal is that every person’s “favorite” was so […]
Grasp His Love
by Angie Thomas I am wondering if you struggle like me to believe and grasp God’s love? It often seems intangible and surreal. Does the God of the universe really love us that tenderly, passionately, and personally? God is relentless in His pursuit of His children. When I reflect back on God’s amazing love for […]
Desiring More of Him
by Susan Sampson I hated vegetables growing up. Don’t most kids? But now I actually like them and even crave some of them. I wouldn’t be caught dead eating green peppers as a kid, but now I love green peppers and onions on my pizza! So what changed? My pediatrician tells me to keep offering […]
Do We Know How Poor We Are?
Thistlebend Quiet eMoment by Laurie Aker Focus Scripture: Luke 6:20-26 ESV 20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said: “Blessed are you who are poor now, for yours is the kingdom of God. 21 Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you […]
Make Every Effort
Thistlebend Quiet eMoment by Laurie Aker Focus Scripture: Luke 6:17-19 ESV 17 And he came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, 18 who came to hear him […]
Nothing Matters More
by Susan Sampson “Jesus loves me this I know, for the Bible tells me so.” I sing it, but do I believe it? Laurie said in a recent Falling in Love Again with Your Lord lecture: “Our understanding of God’s love for us and our ability to receive that love according to His Word is […]
The Battlefield
by Angie Thomas May we say no to our flesh and walk forward in obedience. I know this can be so difficult! I loved this quote from A.W. Tozer that I heard at church this morning, “The world is not a playground but a battlefield. We are not here to frolic but to fight.” There […]
This Side of Eternity
by Dottie Ryan Life is difficult this side of eternity. And sometimes just trying to hold on to enough faith to believe that He really does have you – that He really is sovereign in your life – that He really is weaving it all together for your good – that He’s not forgotten you […]
Behold
by Susan Sampson Behold, believe, bow, and boldly go forth as a vessel of His glory!1 I looked up the definition of “behold.” It is a verb and it means “regard or look at.” Then I looked up the synonyms. Here are just some: Contemplate Discern Eyeball Feast one’s eyes Lay eyes on Observe Perceive […]