Well, today is the beginning of a brand new year. Happy New Year! :) And it's also my 165th post today. Since I couldn't think up anything particularly "inspirational" to write for the first day of 2016, I decided to share one of my hobbies here.I don't know when I started it, but over the course of a few years I began making desktop backgrounds with verses or quotes on them. I collected pictures from family photos or just public online sources and when I found a quote or I needed to be reminded of a certain truth, I turned it into a background picture. Sometimes I used quotes from friends, past influencial preachers, authors, blog posts, books, songs...from anywhere, bascially. I've collected quotes for about five years now, so there is no way I'll ever run out of them any time soon. And so I hope these posters will be an encouragement to all of you as well. Feel free to save them for personal use if you wish.
May the Lord bless you in this next year. May He comfort and encourage you and give you your heart's desires. Hold true to what you have attained and stand firm in the Lord.
More secure is no one ever,
Than the loved ones of the Savior,
Not yon star on high abiding
Nor the bird in home nest hiding.
God His own doth tend and nourish;
In His holy courts they florish.
From all evil things He spares them;
In His loving arms He bears them.
Neither life nor death shall ever
From the Lord His children sever;
Unto them His grace He showeth,
And their sorrows all He knoweth.
Little flock, to joy then yield thee!
Jacob's God will ever shield thee;
Rest secure with this Defender--
At His will all foes surrender.
Tho' He giveth or He taketh,
God His children ne'er forsaketh;
His the loving purpose solely
To preserve them pure and holy.
("More Secure Is No One Ever", Carolina V. Sandell-Berg)
Standing at the portal
Of the opening year,
Words of comfort meet us,
Hushing every fear;
Spoken thro' the silence
By our Father's voice,
Tender, strong and faithful,
Making us rejoice.
I, the Lord, am with thee,
Be thou not afraid!
I will keep and strengthen,
Be thou not dismayed!
Yea, I will uphold thee
With My own right hand;
Thou art called and chosen
In My sight to stand.
For the year before us,
O what rich supplies!
For the poor and needy
Living streams shall rise;
For the sad and sinful
Shall His grace abound;
For the faint and feeble
Perfect strength be found.
He will never fail us,
He will not forsake;
His eternal cov'nant
He will never break.
Resting on His promise,
What have we to fear?
God is all sufficient
For the coming year.
Onward, then, and fear not,
Children of the day;
For His Word shall never,
Never pass away.
("Standing at the Portal", Frances R. Havergal)
Than the loved ones of the Savior,
Not yon star on high abiding
Nor the bird in home nest hiding.
In His holy courts they florish.
From all evil things He spares them;
In His loving arms He bears them.
From the Lord His children sever;
Unto them His grace He showeth,
And their sorrows all He knoweth.
Little flock, to joy then yield thee!
Jacob's God will ever shield thee;
Rest secure with this Defender--
At His will all foes surrender.
God His children ne'er forsaketh;
His the loving purpose solely
To preserve them pure and holy.
("More Secure Is No One Ever", Carolina V. Sandell-Berg)
Of the opening year,
Words of comfort meet us,
Hushing every fear;
Spoken thro' the silence
By our Father's voice,
Tender, strong and faithful,
Making us rejoice.
Be thou not afraid!
I will keep and strengthen,
Be thou not dismayed!
Yea, I will uphold thee
With My own right hand;
Thou art called and chosen
In My sight to stand.
O what rich supplies!
For the poor and needy
Living streams shall rise;
For the sad and sinful
Shall His grace abound;
For the faint and feeble
Perfect strength be found.
He will not forsake;
His eternal cov'nant
He will never break.
Resting on His promise,
What have we to fear?
God is all sufficient
For the coming year.
Children of the day;
For His Word shall never,
Never pass away.
("Standing at the Portal", Frances R. Havergal)
I love these quotes so much, and the songs you linked to at the end. Full of reassurance, hope, and reminders that are great to start off the year with. Thanks for sharing them. <3
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Schuyler
I loved making them, and I'm glad you like them. <3
DeleteI love this post. <3 It's so beautifully put together with all the quotes and pictures. I'm glad you have that hobby. ;D
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Thank you, Precious. I'm glad for the reminders it gives me. ;) Lots of hugs back to you. <3
DeleteBeautiful post, Kaleigh. Love the posters. <3
ReplyDeleteYou had posted something about the "Standing at the Portal" hymn at New Year's last year. We sang it both last year and again last Sunday at church. :)
Lots of love,
Kyla <3
Oh my. I did? I don't remember that. I should pay more attention to what I post. :P But I'm glad you got to sing it. It's an encouraging hymn. Thanks for the sweet comment. <3
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