The ocean speaks to me about God … the bigness of God and the littleness of me.
This could be a frightening thought were it not for the fact of God’s amazing, unconditional love for me. I picture myself in those beautiful ocean waves of God’s love, enveloping me and overcoming all the “stuff” I face.
… As far back as I can remember, I have always loved God. I can’t remember when I had the very first loving thoughts and feelings toward God. But He has always been most important to me. …
My granddaughter Claire asked me one day,
“Babci, Who told you about God?”
My immediate reply,
“My mommy told me about God.” And she had because God was her life.
Read MoreSharing this once more before Valentine’s Day turns into Lent.
… As far back as I can remember, I have always loved God. I can’t remember when I had the very first loving thoughts and feelings toward God. But He has always been most important to me. …
My granddaughter Claire asked me one day,
“Babci, Who told you about God?”
My immediate reply,
“My mommy told me about God.” And she had because God was her life.
Read MoreHave you had a rough day? week? month? year? Do you feel abandoned? alone? Reflect on the loving, indwelling Christ and the fullness of His love for you. Slow down and hear HIM in your soul:
I love you, even if no one else does!
Because of Christ and our faith in him, we can now come boldly and confidently into God’s presence.... When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth.I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit.Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should,...
...how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is.
May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.
Ephesians 3:12-18 NLT
This song and video left me in tears...Oh, the Love! Lest we forget!
Incomparable kindness to less than the least To the broken, the battered, and weak To all who are hungry there comes a call To be filled with the fullness of God It's beyond all you can see Farther than you'd believe It's a mystery My prayer for you is that you would know
CHORUS: How wide, and how long, and how high, how deep is the love How deep is the love of Christ
The width of two arms outstretched on a tree The length of the road to Calvary The height of the crown on a cruel cross The depth of the pain is the cost All for you, all for me All for love did He bleed All to set us free My prayer for you is that you would know
Songwriters: KING, WESLEY IVAN / CARD, MICHAEL J. / SMITH, MICHAEL W. Publisher: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Janet Renner Loyd has been a disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ most of her life. Her formal education includes a degree in education from the University of Arizona and also a degree in Bible & Theology from Moody Bible Institute. For more than thirty years, she has been involved in teaching and leading women’s Bible studies, retreats, and meetings…most notably Precept upon Precept and various studies that she has personally developed. Professionally, Jan recently retired from teaching language and writing to GED and adult ESOL students.
About her life, Jan says, “The most important thing about me is my relationship with my Father God through my Lord Jesus Christ. I am forever grateful to Him for His love, mercy, and grace to me and my family and friends...and the world.”
Jan has been happily married to John Loyd for more than forty years. They have two adult, married children and five lively young grandsons.
