I thank You All Day/Everyday for Your BENEFITS!!!

"Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with BENEFITS, even the God of our salvation. Selah."
‭(‭Psalms‬ ‭68:19‬ ‭KJV‬‬)


"Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his BENEFITS:(Psalms‬ ‭103:1-2‬ ‭KJV‬‬)

I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner

HURT.......

Ask yourself these questions;

Did my "feelings" get hurt or have "I" been hurt?
Has our "relationship" been violated?

There is a BIG DIFFERENCE between getting your "feelings" hurt and having your "relationship" with someone violated!!! A heartfelt "I'm sorry" will fix our feelings most of the time, if we are mature enough to process the difference between daily feelings and the depth of long term relationship. If a long term relationship gets violated, trust breaks down and that type of hurt is something far deeper than just "feelings"!!!
Just by definition, the word "violation" is going to be much deeper within our inner man that just '"feelings"!! It is a must to categorize our relationships and our hurts!! Do we know one another because we work together, go to church together or are we bound by vows of marriage or family?
Our relationships with others whether they be a spouse, parent, sibling, children, coworker, church or recreation are like assets, either solid or liquid. A liquid changes depending on the container but a solid holds its shape!! What is the context of the relationship? Is the relationship seasonal or life time? Did you get your feelings hurt or have YOU been hurt deeply? Please consider these thoughts before making permeant decisions concerning relationships. JESUS IS MY HEALER!!!!!

"but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken."
Proverbs‬ ‭15:13‬b KJV‬‬

"....but a broken spirit drieth the bones."
Proverbs‬ ‭17:22‬b KJV‬‬

".....but a wounded spirit who can bear?"
Proverbs‬ ‭18:14‬b KJV‬‬

I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner

"Show someone some love today!"

"My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in DEED and in truth."‭‭(1 John‬ ‭3:18‬ ‭KJV‬‬)

Let people see and feel your love today!!

"Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins."
‭‭(Proverbs‬ ‭10:12‬ ‭KJV‬‬)

I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner

God Is Able!!!

Whatever you are facing today, please know that your VICTORY is in the STRENGTH OF GOD!!!

"I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is NOT to the swift, NOR the battle to the strong, NEITHER yet bread to the wise, NOR yet riches to men of understanding, NOR yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all."
‭‭(Ecclesiastes‬ ‭9:11‬ ‭KJV‬‬)

I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner

God doesn't have bad days!!!

Aren't you glad God doesn't have bad days? Even when we are not so strong in our faith, He doesn't change!!!

"For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed." (Malachi 3:6)

Our daily faith status update may have an extreme impact on our day, but has no impact on the nature and intent of our God. I'm very happy to know that even when I can't seem to get it together, He's got it together for me. I'm at peace knowing that God has my name tattooed in the palm of His hand.

"Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands;" (Isaiah 49:16)

He holds me in His hand, safe from the enemy!!!

"And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand." (John 10:28).

No matter what happens on this planet, in this life, I cannot perish because my God has got me in His hands, holding me safely.

"A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee." (Psalm 91:7).

Nothing can separate me from the Love of my Heavenly Father. Thank You, God!!

"If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself."(2 Timothy 2:13)

I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner

When I feel the cold of winter.....





When I feel the cold of winter 
In this cloak of sadness, I need You 
Oh the evil things that shake me
All the words that break me I need You 

Over the mountains, over the sea 
Here You come running, my Lover to me

Do not hide me from Your presence 
Pull me from these shadows, I need You 
Beauty wrap Your arms around me 
Sing Your song of courage, I need You

Over the mountains, over the sea 
Here You come running, my Lover to me
Oh, through the valleys, through the dark of night
Here You come running, to hold me till it's light

I'll come running, I'll come running, I'll come running back to You 

(Song of Solomon/Jesus Culture/Martin Smith/New York Live)

I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner




Is your life a wreck?

Draw a line in the sand which will be a boundary, by default, it will create a perimeter around your life and once again, by default, it will create a structure, then you will have what is called context in your world!!! Your marriage has a different context than your job!! These disciplines define what you do at home, work, school, church or you will just do random all day creating confusion and unnecessary stress in your life. You must have structure or your children would have no idea which school bus to get on after school, worse yet, what house is their home? Is your life a wreck, if so, I advise you to read the Book of Proverbs until the merry-go-round stops, then get off and go home where it's safe!! If you have stress at home, work, church and school, you must stop the madness or the madness will stop you from enjoying your world!!!

"The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe."‭‭(Proverbs‬ ‭18:10‬ ‭KJV‬‬))
RUN INTO THE STRONG TOWER AND DO IT NOW!!!!

I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner