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!
Fearless Women of God
By Dottie Ryan See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god beside me; I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand. (Deuteronomy 32:39) We know from last week that Jesus sent out his disciples – He made them go […]
Standing in Awe
Quiet eMoment by Laurie Aker Focus Scripture: Luke 1:57-66 ESV 57 Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. 58 And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her. 59 And on the eighth day they came […]
Take Time for Jesus
eMoment by Laurie Aker Focus Scripture: Luke 1:1-4 ESV 1 In as much as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, 2 just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us, 3 it seemed good to me […]
Living a Life of Love for Others
eMoment by Laurie Aker Focus Scripture: Psalm 119:9-16 ESV 9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word. 10 With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments! 11 I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not […]
Send Me, Lord!
eMoment by Laurie Aker Focus Scripture: Psalm 19 ESV 1 The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. 2 Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. 3 There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard. 4 Their voice goes […]
Continue Going to the Source of Life
by Susan Sampson Falling in love again with our Lord and our husbands. It is a process isn’t it?:) The process of sanctification will continue until we go home to be with our Lord. For now, the fruit of the Spirit is love. And praise be to God, fruit grows. As the Falling in Love […]
Thank You for the Wringer, Lord
by Susan Sampson Lord, where do I begin? Thank you for loving me perfectly, knowing completely the state of my heart. Thank you, Jesus, for clothing me with your garments of salvation and covering me with your robe of righteousness (Is. 61). Thank you, Father, for declaring me righteous and holy because of the shed […]
The Devastation of Worry
by Angie Thomas Worry. It is one of the most insidious sins. It seems natural, mature. Children don’t usually worry much, but we blame it on their naivety and innocence. We think, “When they grow up and understand life, they will have much to worry about.” Really, we are the ones that are naive. Mariam-Webster […]
In Theory or in Truth?
eMoment by Laurie Aker Focus Scripture: Luke 11:33-36 33 No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light. 34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full […]