Candy Edwards

"I'm not interested in whether you've stood with the great; I'm interested in whether you've sat with the broken." ~Sue Fitzmaurice

Identity amnesia: Christians become ineffective and unfruitful when they forget who they are and what they've been given in Christ (2 Peter 1:8-9).

Focusing on criticism and comparison makes our fears grow stronger. But when we concentrate on what is beautiful and worthy of praise, we build our faith. Feed your faith, not your fears.

We could all use a little good news and kindness. Love this: northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/news/loca…

Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit. – Psalm 51:12

It’s okay to tell God you don’t like any of the pain you’re enduring right now. But don’t let the pain cause you to pull away from Him or from others.

The tweaking of us by God in the quiet is the saving of us in public. Oh Lord, help me have a heart tender to Your correction & instruction.

I think so often about people who, trapped in various kinds of defeat like I was, feel too ashamed to go to church and, if that’s you, I want to say to you this morning, that’s why we have a savior. Jesus came to this world—God made flesh—and gave his sinless life on a cross, was laid in the tomb and raised from the dead for people like you and me. You don’t have to clean yourself up for Jesus. He is clean enough for us both. You are welcome in his arms and you are most certainly welcome in a church with the rest of us sinners saved by nothing but grace. Do not be deceived by how we may seem. We were just as desperate. Find a place and go!

He is Risen! He is Risen indeed! On this Easter Sunday, we celebrate the empty tomb and the living hope we have in Jesus Christ. From Shorter Football & the Morrison family “Living hope through the resurrection…” 1 Peter 1:3

So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit. – John 19:30 ☩ #creedsconfessions ☩

Today is the day we celebrate life change! Today we celebrate that our Savior defeated death, hell, and the grave. "For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." - Romans 10:13

@CoachWarnerMN Congratulations! #ACC

@BethMooreLPM I’ve never been “a “journaler”, and still may not, but two books felt very overwhelming 🤣 for a trial. So you have bank page and one of those pages per day, OR you use the interaction section for that day’s convo?

@MrsJRandy2 No no. That blank page goes to the printer and made into a spiral notebook of 365 pages. I’m so glad you asked me to clarify!

I’m so sorry I do these long things. Not sorry enough to stop apparently but I do feel a little dumb when I do it because I know y’all are rolling your eyes. Lol. Now, listen. I by no means have this spiritual thing down. I’m on my faith journey like everyone else. But I want so much for people to know and truly enjoy the Lord. He’s the joy of my life and I simply do not know where I’d be without him. I love to hear from others concerning practices that enrich their walk with God. Thought I’d offer something I’ve done for many years in case it kindles an idea for a person looking for an approach. I write a letter to the Lord in a fresh journal on the first day of January, recounting the previous year and recording my hopes for the coming year. (1st pic, for an example, from the first day of 2025.) Then on the last day of that year, I read it again and thumb through that year’s journal and marvel at all Jesus has walked my family through. All the answered prayer. Also all that was answered dramatically differently than I asked. I record births, deaths. Illnesses, recoveries. Celebratory news. Sorrowful news. Big world or national events and day to day stuff like asking God to help a grandkid with Algebra. LIFE. I offer this in case you’re searching for something different this year. My initial letter to the Lord is in long hand but I shorthand the daily entries. I’ve included the page (2nd pic) I arranged after trying this and that. It works best for me but it’s truly a matter of personal taste. The “interaction” section simply means I’m reading my Bible entry for that day and responding to the Lord concerning it. God talks through Scripture. I talk back. No verbiage to describe how valuable it is to me to look back at years of journals. This I can tell you based on the authority of the Scriptures and the lifelong experiences of a wobbly walking 68 year old woman who can’t remember the first time she heard the name “Jesus,” if you will come to the Lord earnestly with even the smallest flicker of faith and a fraction of a heart to walk with him, God will take it, grow it and be so faithful to you. Journal in bits and pieces, keeping record of your journey with him starting tomorrow and get to next December 31st, thumb back through it and behold his goodness and faithfulness, and, yes, his inscrutable ways. I hope this helps somebody!

“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.” Psalm 34:18 ESV bible.com/bible/59/psa.3…

Ugh! #aintnobodygottimeforthis

A prayer

Never forget that deception and great evil can easily lie below the surface of high position, great theological knowledge, stunning verbal skills, and excellent performance.

Just because it doesn’t happen the way we hoped or prayed doesn’t mean God isn’t providing for us and protecting us. His love is always at play.

@crochet_mom314 Only 4 for me …

I recognize two people in this whole picture. 😬

There are only 2 Undefeated College Football Teams remaining in Georgia RT if your team is still undefeated