Storms of life – Paula Kay Spear

This is from my Facebook Live on May 11, 2020.

Hey friends! Thanks for joining me today. I hope you all had a great weekend! I was blessed to spend some time with my momma and sister on Saturday and then to skype with our kids yesterday. I’m so thankful for technology! Friends, I’m reminded of those of you who lost their sweet mommas this past year, I am so sorry. I know it was a rough day. Please know I have been praying for you.

Today, I will be sharing from Isaiah 40:28-31.

“Have you never heard?
    Have you never understood?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
    the Creator of all the earth.
He never grows weak or weary.
    No one can measure the depths of his understanding.
He gives power to the weak
    and strength to the powerless.
Even youths will become weak and tired,
    and young men will fall in exhaustion.
But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength.
    They will soar high on wings like eagles.
They will run and not grow weary.
    They will walk and not faint.”
Isaiah 40:28-31 NLT

Today, I want to focus on verse 31. “But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.”

I just discovered something about Eagles… Did you know that other birds try to flee from the storm and hide from it’s fierceness, but eagles fly into it and will use the wind of the storm to rise higher in a matter of seconds? They use the pressure of the storm to glide higher without having to use their own energy.

What an amazing image of strength. I think God gives us this image in Isaiah to remind us that when we are facing the storms of life, if we stay connected to him, he will carry us and renew our strength. He will see us through the storm. He doesn’t want us to expend our energy in weathering the storm alone. He doesn’t want us to become weak and weary. He will give us strength and power to go THROUGH the storm. God will see to it that we fly on the wings like eagles if we trust him!

Friends, God is our creator. He is the everlasting God and HE NEVER grows weak. I hope you find rest in that today.

Thanks so much for listening! Let’s go to God in prayer…

Heavenly Father, Thank you for being with us this day. Thank you for giving strength and power to us as we face our storms.

Today, I pray you will be with everyone who is listening to the sound of my voice. I pray you will wrap your arms around them. I pray you will hold them close and allow them to feel your presence. I pray for the requests that are on our hearts:

for those who are sick
for those who are still without work
for those who are continuing to serve on the front line.

Lord, Give strength to the weary.

Lord, Thank you for hearing our prayers.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Thanks for joining me today!

You are loved!

This is from my Facebook Live on April 24

Hi Friends! I am SO thankful for a beautiful spring day here in the midwest!

As I was praying and thinking about what to share today. The Lord directed me to end this week with Psalm 100 – the Psalm of Thanksgiving. If you have your Bibles, read along with me. I’m reading from the New Living Translation.

Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth!
Worship the Lord with gladness.
    Come before him, singing with joy.
Acknowledge that the Lord is God!
    He made us, and we are his.
    We are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving;
    go into his courts with praise.
    Give thanks to him and praise his name.
For the Lord is good.
    His unfailing love continues forever,
    and his faithfulness continues to each generation.
Psalm 100 NLT

Friends, We live in a world right now with so much uncertainity. Many of you are living in the middle of a storm. This may be the first time you have had to face pain or hardship. I know that the enemy wants to keep you stuck and feeling down and I know the last thing on your mind may be to praise God in the middle of your storm.

However, I believe thankfulness keeps us connected to God in the middle of our circumstances. When we praise God in the middle of our storm, it shows God that you believe he will see you through it!

No matter what you are experiencing today, God is with you. Remember, the Lord is good. His unfailing love and his faithfulness contiues to each generation!

Will you pray with me?

Heavenly Father, Thank you for being with us this day. Thank you for the reminder to worship you with gladness and to come before you thanksgiving and praise!

Oh Lord, I pray for those listening to this message, I pray they will experience your peace today. I pray they will focus on giving thanks and praising you while they are in the middle of their storms.

God you are so faithful! Thank you for loving us. I pray for everyone who is fighting the Coronavirus right now. God bring healing to their bodies. Lord, bless the healthcare workers who are continuing to be on the front lines fighting this pandemic. Lord, I lift up all the unspoken requests we have on our hearts rightnow…

Thank you for the privilege to come to you in prayer. We ask these things in Jesus name, Amen.

Thanks for joining me today!

Now.. Go get your praise and worship on!

Have a blessed day!

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Isaiah 40:28-31 | Weariness

Psalm 100