Shanelle Ann

Becoming Successful [04-19]

Quote (April 19, 2020): "The road to success is always under construction." (Lily Tomlin)"...Be filled with the spirit. Always speaking to yourselves in psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always..." (Eph. 5:15-20)

Season of Waiting for Opportunity [04-18]

Quote (April 18, 2020): "If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door." (Mitton Berle)"Cause me to hear thy loving-kindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee." (Psa. 143:8)

Life is Tough [04-17]

Quote (April 17, 2020): "Life is Tough, but so are You""...we constantly pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness and your every deed prompted by faith." (2 Thess. 1:11)

Putting Trust in His UnFailing Love [04-16]

Quote (April 16, 2020): "As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live." (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)"Those who know your name TRUST IN YOU, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you." (Psa. 9:10)"But I TRUST in your UnFailing Love; my heart rejoices in your salvation." (Psa. 13:5)

A Prayer to deliver the Stumble before the Fall [04-15]

Quote (April 15, 2020): "A stumble may prevent a Fall." (Thomas Fuller)"For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt thou not deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?" (Psa. 56:13)"Though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand." (Psa. 37:24)"For you, Lord, have delivered me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling," (Psa. 116:8)"Your words have supported those who stumbled; you have strengthened faltering knees." (Job 4:4)

A Prayer to Chase the Sunset and Embrace our Trials [04-13/14]

Quote (April 13/14, 2020): "Chase the Sunset""Consider it pure joy whenever you face trials of many kinds... the testing of your faith produces perseverance." (James 1:2)"Blessed is the one who God corrects, so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty" (Job 5:17)

Why We Should Be Grateful for our ”Wrinkles” in Life [04-12]

Quote (April 12, 2020): "Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been." (Mark Twain)"Blessed (Happy) are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding, for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold." (Prov. 3:13-14)

A Prayer for Wisdom and Lack of Doubt [04-11]

Quote (April 11, 2020): "Doubt whom you will but never yourself." (Christian Nestell Bovee)"If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt......because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do." (James 1:5-8)

A Prayer to Keep Enthusiasm: Finding Satisfaction in the Christian Life [04-10]

Quote (April 10, 2020): "Courage is going from failure to failure without losing Enthusiasm." (Winston Churchill)"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand" (Isa. 21:10).

A Prayer to Follow After God’s Great and Difficult Plan for Us [04-09]

Quote (April 9, 2020): "There are no shortcuts to any place worth going." (Beverly Sills)"Show me the right path, O LORD; point out the road for me to follow. Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you." (Psa. 25:4-5)