Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.  Proverbs 16:24 Click here to download this gorgeous Scripture printable! Click here to share this free printable on Facebook  Don’t you love to be on the receiving end of gracious words? I certainly do! Strong’s Concordance tells us the Hebrew word for gracious is no’am. It describes speech which is pleasant, agreeable, suitable or delightful. Sounds wonderful, doesn’t it? Would anyone say that the words you use fit that description? I must admit, there are times my words do not.   We also find the Hebrew word for "health or healing" listed in Strong’s. Marpe’ means "medicine or remedy," literally a cure!  Proverbs 31:26 (ESV), says, “She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.” Did you realize that wise, kind and gracious words might just be the cure for the hurting soul of someone you know? Click here to get this free lock screen from my Instagram Story or Highlight: iJoy! Our words have a lot of power! They may cut someone deeply or give healing to a heart filled with hurt.  May we each strive to walk

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer. Psalm 19:14   Click here to download this beautiful Scripture printable Click here to share this with your friends on Facebook   Do you ever consider what to say before you say it or do words just pour out of your mouth with no forethought? Do others take offense at your words, or do you sometimes feel misunderstood because of the words you use? The Psalmist, David, wanted to please the Lord with the words that came out of his mouth and the thoughts upon which he meditated in his heart. According to Strong’s Concordance, the word acceptable is the Hebrew word, ratsown, which means "to give pleasure, delight or favor." David was asking the Lord to find delight, favor, and pleasure in his thoughts and words. Have you ever thought about asking the Lord to find favor in your words and thoughts?   Proverbs 16:23 (ESV) tells us, “The heart of the wise makes his speech judicious (wise and sensible) and adds persuasiveness to his lips.” Download this free lock screen from my Instagram A

For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39 (ESV) Download this free Scripture card right here Share this image on Facebook Friend, do you feel like no one cares about you? Do you ever think you are unloved? This verse tells us there is One who loves us so very much that nothing will ever be able to separate us from His love!   In Vine’s Complete Expository Dictionary, we find that the Greek word for separate is chorizo, meaning to put asunder, to separate oneself, or depart. God will never separate Himself from us or take His love away if we are His followers. Friends or family may choose to stop loving us, but God never will! “In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent His only Son into the world so that we might live through Him" 1 John 4:9 (ESV). This is true love! God made the choice to

But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever sing for joy, and spread Your protection over them, that those who love Your name may exult in You.  Psalm 5:11 (ESV) Click here to download this gorgeous Scripture printable Click here to share this image on Facebook Click here for the free iJOY lock screen image from Instagram What causes you to rejoice, friend? Is it your children? Your work or the material things you own? The God of heaven, who loves each one of us deeply, gives us reason to be joyful! The Psalmist, David, tells us that everyone who goes to God for refuge can rejoice. May we always sing for joy because we have a great and powerful God who loves and protects us. Strong’s Concordance describes the Hebrew word exult as to rejoice exceedingly, be joyful, to jump for joy! David tells us that if we love the Father, we should be so thankful for the love God has for us that we want to jump for joy! His great love for us caused Him to send His only Son, Jesus, to take the punishment for our sin! That is certainly something worth

I appeal to you, therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.  (Romans 12:1-2, ESV)   What does God ask of a woman who calls herself a believer in Christ?   This verse is addressed to the brothers (and sisters!) who claim to know Christ and gives us clear direction. According to Vine’s Expository Dictionary of New Testament words, the Greek word for holy is hagios. It describes a person who is separated from sin and therefore, consecrated to God or sacred. God wants us to offer our bodies to Him as an act of worship! Again in Vine’s, the Greek word metamorphoo explains the concept of being transformed. It means to undergo a complete change in character and conduct and stresses the inward change made possible when we renew our mind with Scripture and the power of the Holy Spirit! Do you want to know the will of God