Ash Wednesday ~ Mark Me A Sinner!

God’s Faithfulness ~ Our Everlasting Hope!

LORD, You are my God; I will exalt You and praise Your name, for in perfect faithfulness

You have done wonderful things, things planned long ago. Isaiah 25:1 NIV

During this season of reflection and renewal, join me in exploring God’s Faithfulness. Do you find strength for every circumstance in God’s Faithfulness? God IS Faithful!  God’s Faithfulness is our everlasting Hope! ~ Donna Oswalt

Throughout Scripture, God reveals His faithfulness. At times we see Him as the One generously promising Salvation to a people walking in darkness. On other occasions, the attributes of God distinguish His faithfulness in contrast with humanity’s faithlessness. Omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient describe a perfect, unchanging, and infinite God, while our identity rests more in sinful, shifting shadows. God IS faithful.

This chapter in Isaiah tells God’s plan of Eternal Hope, the Everlasting Hope of living in His Presence for all of eternity. The prophet Isaiah praises God for His enduring power, God faithful and sure. These words sing with thanksgiving. God’s faithfulness gives testimony of His love and mercy, provision and refuge. This faithful Redeemer still offers salvation today – to you and to me. 

Faithful Father, mark me a sinner, one in need of grace. Let the ashes remind me of extravagant grace. Great is Your faithfulness even when my faith is small. My hope rests in You! –dho

Focus Point: Omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient describe a perfect, unchanging, and infinite God, while our identity rests more in sinful, shifting shadows. 

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COMING SOON! ~ Daily Devotions for the EASTER Season!

Preparing for Easter...

Beginning Ash Wednesday, February 18, 2015 - You can read all new DAILY devotions for 2015 on Snyder Memorial Baptist Church’s Facebook and Mangrove Ministries' Facebook, on Twitter @soulchat and onmy blog, Breathing Room For My Soul. 

Join me as we reflect and renew our personal relationship with Jesus. Share these devotions with your friends. Not on social media ~ no problem! Read them right here on my blog: BreathingRoomForMySoul.com and sign up there to get emails with every post. 

LORD, You are my God; I will exalt You and praise Your name, for in perfect faithfulness

You have done wonderful things, things planned long ago. Isaiah 25:1 NIV

During this season of reflection and renewal, join me in exploring God’s Faithfulness! Do you find strength for every circumstance in God’s Faithfulness? God's Faithfulness is our everlasting Hope! 

Thank you for the opportunity to share the Perfect Faithfulness of God with you during this Easter Season. ~ Donna Oswalt

What Do You Believe?

"We Believe" by the Newsboys (click link)  

Thursday February 12, 2015 ~ Newsboys Concert 

Cumberland County Crown Coliseum ~ Fayetteville, NC

also in concert ... Audio Adrenaline and Finding Favour

COMING SOON! ~ Daily Devotions for the EASTER Season!

Preparing for Easter...

Beginning Ash Wednesday, February 18, 2015 - You can read all new DAILY devotions for 2015 on Snyder Memorial Baptist Church’s Facebook and Mangrove Ministries' Facebook, on Twitter @soulchat and on my blog, Breathing Room For My Soul. 

Join me as we reflect and renew our personal relationship with Jesus. Share these devotions with your friends. Not on social media ~ no problem! Read them right here on my blog: BreathingRoomForMySoul.com and sign up there to get emails with every post. 

LORD, You are my God; I will exalt You and praise Your name, for in perfect faithfulness

You have done wonderful things, things planned long ago. Isaiah 25:1 NIV

During this season of reflection and renewal, join me in exploring God’s Faithfulness! Do you find strength for every circumstance in God’s Faithfulness? God's Faithfulness is our everlastingl Hope! 

Thank you for the opportunity to share the Perfect Faithfulness of God with you during this Easter Season. ~ Donna Oswalt

Also, you can purchase my devotional book on Amazon.com; click on link:

http://www.amazon.com/Kindled-Soul-Holy-Fire-Meditations/dp/1577364198/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1423678917&sr=8-1&keywords=Kindled+Soul+Holy+Fire

A Prayer for Times of Trouble

Faithful Father ~

In times like these, there seems to be no silence, just confusion - too many thoughts combined with too many possibilities frantically dancing with too many emotions. In times like these, the heart aches but can find no voice, the heart cries but can find no release. In times like these, there are no easy answers, no quick solutions, no simple explanations. Jehovah, remind us of Your faithfulness.

Petitions to You are endless, with asking and telling, questioning and knowing, seeking and listening. The soul finds hope beside doubt, truth beside lies, joy beside sorrow, love beside betrayal. The wounds are so deep and so wide that they cannot be measured. Consequences are unfair, circumstances are cruel, and the burdens are too heavy. Adonai, remind us of Your unfailing love.

When darkness falls as the day ends and stillness calls, it is Your voice that whispers to the weary Come to Me . . . and I will give you rest. . .for I am gentle and humble in heart and you will find rest for your souls. Hold the tears and the truth that disappoints; hear the cries and the heart that breaks.  Jesus, Lover of my soul, remind us that You are the Yoke, the One who shares all burdens. 

In times like these, there is peace in Your presence.  In times like these, there is hope in Your love.  In times like these, there is comfort in Your loving arms.  In times like these, there is joy in Your holiness and grace.  El Shaddai, remind us that You are God All Sufficient.  Amen.  ~dho

[I] have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. And [I] pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, joyfully giving thanks to the Father. Colossians 1: 9-12 (NIV)

Things of God ~ Contemplation and Conversation

“Wise men and women are always learning, always listening for fresh insights.” 

Proverbs 18:15 The Message

[God speaks to us through the people who speak to us about the things of God.]

~ Henri Nouwen

“Good words satisfy like a fine meal; yes, good conversations are sure to satisfy.” 

Proverbs 18:20 The Voice

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