RE: ~ The Journey ~

Do you not know? Have you not heard?
The Everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth
Does not become weary or tired
His understanding is inscrutable.

Yet those who wait for the LORD
Will gain new strength;
They will mount up with wings like eagles,
They will run and not get tired,
They will walk and not become weary.

13The LORD looks from heaven;
He sees all the sons of men;
14From His dwelling place He looks out
On all the inhabitants of the earth,
15He who fashions the hearts of them all,
He who understands all their works.

16 The king is not saved by a mighty army;
A warrior is not delivered by great strength.
17A horse is a false hope for victory;
Nor does it deliver anyone by its great strength.

18Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him,
On those who hope for His lovingkindness,

19To deliver their soul from death
And to keep them alive in famine.

20Our soul waits for the LORD;
He is our help and our shield.

21For our heart rejoices in Him,
Because we trust in His holy name.

22Let Your lovingkindness, O LORD, be upon us,
According as we have hoped in You.

But now, thus says the LORD, your Creator, O Jacob,
And He who formed you, O Israel,
"Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name; you are Mine!

"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they will not overflow you
When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched,
Nor will the flame burn you.
Isaiah 43: 1-2 (NASB)

Do not call to mind the former things,
Or ponder things of the past.

"Behold, I will do something new,
Now it will spring forth;
Will you not be aware of it?
I will even make a roadway in the wilderness,
Rivers in the desert.
Isaiah 43: 18-19 (NASB)

You were taught, with regard to your former way of life,
to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
to be made new in the attitude of your minds;
and to put on the new self,
created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Ephesians 4:22-24(NIV)

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation;
the old has gone, the new has come!
All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ
and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:
2 Corinthians 5: 17-18 (NIV)

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble,
whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely,
whatever is admirable—
if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—
think about such things.

Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me,
or seen in me—put it into practice.
And the God of peace will be with you.
Philippians 4: 8-9

.... but most importantly~

Indeed, the LORD will comfort Zion;
He will comfort all her waste places
And her wilderness He will make like Eden,
And her desert like the garden of the LORD;
Joy and gladness will be found in her,
Thanksgiving and sound of a melody.
Isaiah 51:3 (NASB)

Heb 13:4 “Marriage is to be held in honor among all…”

Announcing the engagement of...
James & Rachel

Your Friends Always,

Doer & AlwaysR8chel

Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you;
He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.
(Psa 55:22 NASB)

Honor all people, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the king.
(1 Peter 2:17 NASB)

The LORD will accomplish what concerns me;
Your lovingkindness, O LORD, is everlasting;
Do not forsake the works of Your hands.
(Psalms 138:8 NASB)

Let me hear Your lovingkindness in the morning;
For I trust in You;
Teach me the way in which I should walk;
For to You I lift up my soul.
(Psalms 143:8 NASB)

Now in a large house there are not only gold and silver vessels,
but also vessels of wood and of earthenware,
and some to honor and some to dishonor.

Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from these things,
he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, useful to the Master,
prepared for every good work.
(2 Timothy 2:20-21 NASB)

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Trust in the LORD with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding.

In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.

Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

It will be healing to your body And refreshment to your bones.

Honor the LORD from your wealth And from the first of all your produce;

So your barns will be filled with plenty And your vats will overflow with new wine.

My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD Or loathe His reproof,

For whom the LORD loves He reproves, Even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights.

How blessed is the man who finds wisdom And the man who gains understanding.

For her profit is better than the profit of silver And her gain better than fine gold.

She is more precious than jewels; And nothing you desire compares with her.

Long life is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and honor.

Her ways are pleasant ways And all her paths are peace.

She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, And happy are all who hold her fast.
Proverbs 3:5-18 NASB
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Let us not lose heart in doing good,
for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.
So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people,
and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.
(Galatians 6:9-10 NASB)

Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial;
for once he has been approved,
he will receive the crown of life
which the Lord has promised
to those who love Him.
(James 1:12 NASB)

But each one is tempted when
he is carried away and enticed by his own lust.

Then when lust has conceived,
it gives birth to sin;
and when sin is accomplished,
it brings forth death.

Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren.
(James 1:14-16 NASB)

Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above,
coming down from the Father of lights,
with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.
(James 1:17 NASB)

Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable,
whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely,
whatever is of good repute,
if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise,
dwell on these things.

The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me,
practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
(Philippians 4:8-9 NASB)

The LORD'S lovingkindnesses indeed never cease,
For His compassions never fail.

They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness.
(Lamentations 3:22-23 NASB)

But prove yourselves doers of the word,
and not merely hearers who delude themselves.

For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer,
he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror;
for once he has looked at himself and gone away,
he has immediately forgotten what kind of person he was.

But one who looks intently at the perfect law,
the law of liberty, and abides by it,
not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer,
this man will be blessed in what he does.
(James 1:22-25 NASB)

~ * ~

For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities,
nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth,
nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God,
which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
(Romans 8:38-39 NASB)

Dr. Dan B. Allendar
The Wounded Heart
page 226

"All his transgressions which he has committed will not be remembered against him;
because of his righteousness which he has practiced, he will live.”
Ezekiel 18:22

“… he will live.”

“Then I will make up to you for the years that the swarming locust has eaten…”
Joel 2:25a