Women's Focus Ministries: Monday Writing by Kelly Dobyns......5/8/17

Women's Focus Ministries

We are a group of Christian women (and one man) who write daily devotionals and other articles of interest to women.
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Thank you and God bless,

Corinne Mustafa.......and the Writing Staff of "WFM"

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Good morning,

Kelly Dobyns wrote t0day's writing. "Faith and Hope." She had been facing times of hopelessness which would improve and then return. She says that this happened because of her holding on to the ways of the world. She saw that as a lack of commitment to faith and hope. She began praying about it and seeking supporting scriptures which she has shared in this devotional. Kelly wrote, "The new life living in faith and hope will take me to the life I want of freedom….freedom living in the love of God. Loving myself and my life as God has intended me to do so.......I will begin a new lifestyle; a lifestyle of living continually with faith and hope. "

These are good choices. Well thought out ones that will help Kelly and anyone who adopts them to lead a more successful life.

God bless

Kelly and Corinne
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Today's Devotional

"Faith and Hope"

Through him you believe in God,

who raised him from the dead and glorified him,

and so your faith and hope are in God.

1 Peter 1:21
NIV

Yes, I believe in God, therefore, I am holding onto this scripture. My faith and hope are in God. Prior to this I had been holding on to so many ways of this world that are not the most amazing things to hold on to. I know now that holding on to these worldly possessions are causing me to be stuck where I am. I have a few days of being unstuck and then I back track again; present problem being my lack of commitment to faith and hope.

Faith in Action...

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for

and assurance about what we do not see.

Hebrews 11:1
NIV

That is the struggle that I have. It is really hard for me to feel confident in something that I can not see. It has been my pattern of learning and trusting thus far in my life to see, feel, and do a thing in order to be confident in it and do it well. So my new pattern to learn is to read and trust in my bible and what it teaches me about faith; the faith to have the hope to get me to the other side of this struggle. It is no longer acceptable to have faith for a moment, a day, or even a week….I must have it constantly and continually. When I do this the hope will come. The new life living in faith and hope will take me to the life I want of freedom….freedom living in the love of God. Loving myself and my life as God has intended me to do so.

We are foreigners and strangers in your sight,
as were all our ancestors.
Our days on earth are like a shadow,

without hope.

1 Chronicles 29:15
NIV

I will begin a new lifestyle;

a lifestyle of living continually with faith and hope.

"Faith Hope and Love"

sung by
Beckah Shae

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Here is an uplifting graphic

for you to think about.

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Prayers are lifted up daily for

you by the Devotional Writers

and the Monthly Writing Staff

of Women's Focus Ministries.

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Women's Focus Ministries