Extracts of Truth & Encouragement from a Growth Journey with God
This sub-category of God’s Word contains posts relating to the meaning of something, specifically, like a word in Scripture, etc.
Posted on January 9, 2021 by Michelle Taylor Baum
Can you believe it’s been a month ago since we first broached the topic of one of Jesus’ names being A Wonder?!? If you missed that post, check out “Wonderful Counselor…OR Wonder and Counselor,” posted on December 7, 2020! It’s the foundation of the… Continue Reading ““…My Name…Is Wonderful!””
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Posted on January 4, 2021 by Michelle Taylor Baum
Happy New Year! We ended last year, celebrating the wonder of Jesus–A Wonder–as displayed in the Judges 13 story of the Old Testament. It would do us well to begin a new year–a year many look forward to as being different than the last…a… Continue Reading “Wonder–Where is the Focus of Your Offering?”
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Posted on December 12, 2020 by Michelle Taylor Baum
When you wonder about something, your mind tends to drift through various possibilities, and it is, sometimes, hard to wrap your mind around. Without the Spirit of God’s help, we can’t be sure of any of the possibilities. All we know is we crave… Continue Reading “Wonder–Too Good to Stop There”
Category: God's Word, MeaningTags: A Wonder, Adoption, Angel, Angel of the LORD, Ashtoreths, Awe, Awesome, Baal, Barren, Beautiful, Beauty, Bring Us to God, Canaanite Gods and Goddesses, Crave God, Crave Knowledge, Crave More, Creation, Creative, Creator, Deliver, Deliverance, Did Evil in the Sight of the LORD, Encourage, Excitement, Financial, Forget, Friend, Gave Them Over to the Enemy, God Answered, God has Answered, God Heard, God is Good, God is With You, God Listened, God Sees Me, God Shows Himself in a Way That was Clear to See, God Stepped In, God's Ability, God's Power, Godly Fear, Gratitude, Greatly Distressed, He Loves Me, Holy, Holy Child, Incapable of Having Children, Incapable of Producing, Jaw-Dropping, Jesus Christ, Knick of Time, Know God, Leave the One True God, Live Differently, Manoah, Mary, Moving to a New Place, Names of Jesus, Nazirite, New Testament, Old Testament, Once and for All, Place of Need, Pray for One Another, Pregnant, Present Your Bodies as a Living Sacrifice, Reflect, Rescue Us from the Enemy, Respect, Rest, Reverence, Self-Serving, Separated, Serve, Serve God, Son, Son of God, Spend Time in God's Word, Spiritual Worship, Strong, Theophanic Angel, Very Awesome, Wisdom, Wonder, Wonders, Worship, Worship other Gods, You aren't Alone
Posted on December 7, 2020 by Michelle Taylor Baum
Many times, over the last year, I have gone to God, asking for wisdom. Whether it was to surgically remove the growing tumor in my brain or not; if switching schools for our son was where the LORD was leading us; how to best… Continue Reading “Wonderful Counselor…OR Wonder and Counselor?”
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Posted on November 28, 2020 by Michelle Taylor Baum
“Truth.” “Would you trust your mom, best friend, or a stranger the most with a secret?” Truth or Dare…This game has been around for centuries, though it has been called different names. In fact, one version was played as entertainment at Christmastime. Some people… Continue Reading “Truth? Dare? The Heart Revealed”
Category: God's Word, MeaningTags: Admitting Sin, Ask for Forgiveness, Be Cautious, Be Faithful, Broken Spirit, Build Up, Close to our Hearts, Confessing Sin, Confession, Crave Knowledge, Dare, Dwelling Place, Embarrassing, Embarrassment, Encouragement, Examine the Heart, Exercise Wisdom, Faithfulness, Fellowship with God, Forgiveness, Fortify, God's Character, Guilt, Integrity, Know God, Know the Ways of God, Knowledge, Known by God, Living, Love, Love God, Make it Stronger, Pride, Quality Materials, Repentance, Secrets, Shame, Sin, Solid Walls, Speak Life, Speech, Spiritual Dwelling, Strengthen, Strong Foundation, Truth, Wisdom, Words of Life, Wreck
Posted on November 14, 2020 by Michelle Taylor Baum
Okay. So, the name of the website is a little different. I give you that, but there is a purpose, as there always is with God! When someone has a child, adopts a puppy, or really loves his/her car, he/she tends to name it.… Continue Reading “What’s the Name Mean?”
Category: God's Word, MeaningTags: Dedicated to God, Defender, Devoted to, Enemy, Give to God, Intentions, Lead Me, Living, Living Water, Name Meaning, Names, Producing Fruit, Protector, River of Life, Spirit of God, Spiritual Battle, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Healing, Spiritual Nourishment, Thoughts, Word of God