tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23833666297654533812024-03-05T20:20:54.897-05:00Women of the Battlefield Ministrieson a mission to ENCOURAGE, ENLIGHTEN, and EMPOWER women according to the Word of God,
"...so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us." [2 Cor. 1:4]Teri L Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09774634930306416270noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383366629765453381.post-7408743256592144682011-06-10T16:50:00.000-04:002016-01-05T13:24:54.158-05:00What Does Your Walk Say About You?
What does your walk say about you? Does it say that you’re on your way to greatness? Does it say that you’re swift and you avoid danger? Does it say that you have no destination, and you’re just along for the ride?
Make your walk SPEAK!
People should be able to look at your walk of life and know EXACTLY whose you are and where you’re going. (Romans 12:2 And do not be conformed to this Teri L Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09774634930306416270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383366629765453381.post-82979550955784737652011-05-14T19:18:00.000-04:002017-04-02T09:04:14.252-04:00The Legacy of a Mother
I remember your genuine faith, for you share the faith that first filled your grandmother Lois and your mother, Eunice. And I know that same faith continues strong in you.
~ 2 Timothy 1:5
Legacy (according to a dictionary definition) is a gift or something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past.
What kind of legacy are we leaving to our Teri L Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09774634930306416270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383366629765453381.post-11849903260535643272011-05-08T10:38:00.006-04:002011-05-09T09:55:44.962-04:00Reflection on Mother's Day
"Train a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not turn from it." [Proverbs 22:6]
In honor of Mother's Day, I wanted to give all of the mothers out there something to reflect on. As a mother, I understand how challenging the task of motherhood can be. No matter how difficult things get, we must always remember to seek God in prayer for our children, as God is a God of Sheree C. Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02252103596651672663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383366629765453381.post-18564089416043268702011-05-05T12:38:00.000-04:002011-05-05T12:38:41.923-04:00They Are Not Your TRUE EnemiesFor our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
~Ephesians 6:12 NIV
This is not a wrestling match against a human opponent. We are wrestling with rulers, authorities, the powers who govern this world of darkness, and spiritual forces thatTeri L Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09774634930306416270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383366629765453381.post-23535669020666382482011-05-02T21:01:00.004-04:002011-05-03T09:28:40.982-04:00Want Abundance, Plenty, Peace, & Joy? Wait No More...The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
~John 10:10
So what are YOU waiting on?
If Jesus came to give us the gift of abundant life, then what are you still waiting on?
According to the Merriam-Webster's dictionary, the word "abundant" is marked by great plenty and ample supply. So then, Christ came to this earth Teri L Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09774634930306416270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383366629765453381.post-48241952892801735072011-05-01T11:35:00.001-04:002011-05-01T11:35:43.860-04:00Soak Up the Son...It's On You!I lift up my eyes to the hills--where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. ~Psalm 121:1
...but our eyes are upon you. ~2 Chronicles 20:12
Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? ~Isaiah 40:26
If God's prescription for us is to, "Always be joyful and never stop praying. Whatever happens, keep Teri L Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09774634930306416270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383366629765453381.post-39717834759455194972011-04-28T12:17:00.001-04:002011-04-28T12:18:11.625-04:00NOTHING Can Block God's Word and Promises!So they went and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone and setting the guard.
They rolled a huge stone in front of the tomb where they had buried Jesus. Then officials sealed the tomb, and placed guards there, preventing anyone from stealing Jesus' body. [Matthew 27:66]
What could separate us from the resurrecting power of God? NOTHING!
Before Jesus was ever arrested at Gethsemane Teri L Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09774634930306416270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383366629765453381.post-53212135679369626722011-04-25T09:39:00.001-04:002011-04-25T10:15:58.606-04:00The King Mentality
..."Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen...
[Matthew 28:5, 6]
King is defined by Wikipedia as : the male ruler of an independent state, esp. one who inherits the position by right of birth.
Royalty is defined by Wikipedia as: people of royal blood or status.
In light of Easter weekend, and Resurrection Day, I would Sheree C. Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02252103596651672663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383366629765453381.post-5298263613648940782011-04-23T21:33:00.000-04:002011-04-23T21:33:21.679-04:00Singing in the Darkness...Everything on earth will worship you; they will sing your praises, shouting your name in glorious songs. ~ Psalm 66:4
All creation is eagerly waiting for God to reveal who his children are. ~Romans 8:10
...Weeping may last for the night, But a shout of joy comes in the morning. ~ Psalm 30:5
For whatever unsubstantiated reason, over the past 4-5 days I have been suffering from a Teri L Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09774634930306416270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383366629765453381.post-47148632222765112152011-04-22T08:00:00.000-04:002011-04-22T08:00:55.878-04:00This is the Day that the Lord Has Made & His Grace is Sufficient!This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. ~Psalm 118:24
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
~2 Corinthians 12: 9
O, God, give me grace for this day,Not for a lifetime, nor for next week, nor Teri L Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09774634930306416270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383366629765453381.post-24438674062156870292011-04-21T12:53:00.108-04:002011-04-21T18:35:58.950-04:00But...Joy Comes in th Morning!Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning.
[Psalm 30:5]
How many nights have you cried so much about a heavy burden, a "wide-open" infected soul wound, the stressors of your day, the monstrous challenges of your tomorrow...feeling as though you have come to the end of your rope, enough has been more than enough, and you can NO LONGER bare tomorrow... Your eyes areTeri L Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09774634930306416270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383366629765453381.post-65609320958515380452011-04-18T08:26:00.000-04:002011-04-18T08:26:01.114-04:00The "Unlikely" Weapons of Battle"We use God's mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, that have divine power to demolish strongholds" [2 Corinthians: 10:4]
On a daily basis, each one of us will have the opportunity to face conflict in some shape or form. Whether it is a situational conflict, a conflict with a family member, close friend, or co-worker, or even a random person we encounter while we are "out and Teri L Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09774634930306416270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383366629765453381.post-80240849835650654702011-04-17T10:17:00.000-04:002011-04-17T10:17:35.094-04:00Push & Pray...
...but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press towards the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Jesus Christ. ~Philippians 3:13-14
She's earnestly prayed for the opportunity to be a mother. She's longed to pour her love (the love provided by her Heavenly Father) into another being, one part of her Teri L Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09774634930306416270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383366629765453381.post-32835649129041206152011-04-16T12:21:00.000-04:002011-04-16T12:21:37.261-04:00Faith and Reason-Which Should Prevail?
Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. [Hebrews 11:1]
Reason is defined by Wikipidia as: to think, understand and form judgement by a process of logic.
One of the most challenging things to do in our Christian walk is to have faith in our situations that God has everything under control. Anyone who is a logical thinker knows that having faith is theSheree C. Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02252103596651672663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383366629765453381.post-18440728849971656802011-04-15T11:34:00.002-04:002011-04-15T11:34:56.225-04:00He is Doing a New Thing!Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
~Isaiah 43:19
Important Notice: Readers, I would like to send out my apologies for WoBM not having an inspirational post for you for the past few days. Making a long story short, God has finally called me out of my "Ur" and is Teri L Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09774634930306416270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383366629765453381.post-30774627896608346422011-04-12T09:18:00.000-04:002011-04-12T09:18:36.861-04:00He's Never Too Late..."...It is for God's glory so that God's Son may be glorified through it."
(John 11: 4)
Lazarus, the brother of Mary and Martha, was a good friend of Jesus and His disciples. And in sharing such a friendship, I am sure that you and I would expect that when Jesus and the disciples get word from Lazarus's sisters of his deathly sickness, that the ONE who heals, his dear friend, Teri L Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09774634930306416270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383366629765453381.post-42013153840862546102011-04-11T08:29:00.000-04:002011-04-11T08:29:46.922-04:00Praising HimToday's blog is a devotional on praise that I am sharing from Girlfriends in God (via www.biblegateway.com). I enjoyed reading it and believed that it would be a blessing to our readers as well. To subscribe to these daily devotionals, please go to the Bible Gateway site and sign-up using your email address. Please be blessed by it!
April 11, 2011When You Praise HimMary Teri L Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09774634930306416270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383366629765453381.post-10718290124752020192011-04-10T08:12:00.000-04:002011-04-10T08:12:27.875-04:00Who's Your Daddy?"But you, o Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness."
[Psalm 86:15]
Those of us who were blessed enough to have our earthly fathers in our lives know that when we are young we think the world of our daddies. If I look at things in the eyes of my 9 year old daughter, her dad can fix anything, can cook anything, can help everybody, can Sheree C. Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02252103596651672663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383366629765453381.post-80908778598384985112011-04-09T08:23:00.002-04:002011-04-09T08:28:35.277-04:00Surrendering EVERYTHING!"...but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness." [Romans 6:13]
Surrender: “to yield to the power, control, or possession of another upon compulsion or demand; to give up completely or agree to forgo especially in favor of another; to give (oneself) over to something (as an Teri L Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09774634930306416270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383366629765453381.post-59864365318878074442011-04-07T08:11:00.001-04:002011-04-07T08:11:28.517-04:00Praise Leads the Way!Early in the morning they left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the LORD your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful.” After consulting the people, Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the LORD and to praise him for the splendor of his holiness as Teri L Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09774634930306416270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383366629765453381.post-21118819063640978102011-04-06T08:36:00.000-04:002011-04-06T08:36:15.035-04:00...Just the Way You Made Me!I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made...~Psalm 139:14
About a year and a half ago, I found the need to use scriptures from the Bible to write a special prayer for my daughter who was struggling with her self-esteem. A great deal of her esteem issues were related to her negative feelings about her body size and shape. She was spending many of her days in a depressed state, and Teri L Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09774634930306416270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383366629765453381.post-12673414013993931632011-04-05T08:04:00.001-04:002011-04-05T08:28:48.671-04:00Your Crisis Can Give Birth to Your Opportunity
And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. [Romans 8:28]
Crisis...A time of intense difficulty, trouble, or a danger...
a dramatic emotional or circumstantial upheaval in a person's life...
An emotionally stressful event or traumatic Teri L Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09774634930306416270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383366629765453381.post-63482885244533117752011-04-04T05:00:00.000-04:002011-04-04T05:00:03.172-04:00A Message of Love: Forgiveness"He that finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord." [Proverbs 18:22]
After 13 years of marriage, (or in any long-term relationship) I've faced many ups and downs as many of you have. We have to learn the power of forgiveness and institute it daily in order to avoid carrying around hurt which leads to anger, bitterness and rage. We must remember that God is Love, and in Sheree C. Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02252103596651672663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383366629765453381.post-52197713290947039112011-04-03T09:26:00.000-04:002011-04-03T09:26:47.139-04:00Feed Them! Show Them! Actions Speak Louder!During those days another large crowd gathered. Since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. If I send them home hungry, they will collapse on the way, because some of them have come a long distance.”
...When he had taken the seven loaves Teri L Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09774634930306416270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383366629765453381.post-62374062595396963782011-04-02T19:55:00.001-04:002011-04-02T20:11:38.862-04:00In God We Trust: He's Able!Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the LORD will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
[Exodus 14:13-14]
Thank God for a leader like Moses. He saw the same impending crisis the people did and faced it with confidence in God's salvationTeri L Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09774634930306416270noreply@blogger.com0