Promote Women Within

Psalm 91 AMPC  1  He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall remain stable  and  fixed under the shadow of the Almighty [Whose power no foe can withstand]. 2  I will say of the Lord, He is my Refuge and my Fortress, my God; on Him I lean  and  rely,  and  in Him I [confidently] trust! 3  For [then] He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. 4  [Then] He will cover you with His pinions, and under His wings shall you trust  and  find refuge; His truth  and  His faithfulness are a shield and a buckler. 5  You shall not be afraid of the terror of the night, nor of the arrow (the evil plots and slanders of the wicked) that flies by day, 6  Nor of the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor of the destruction  and  sudden death that surprise  and  lay waste at noonday. 7  A thousand may fall at your side, and ten ...

Little children know how to “Love” sincerely and in truth!  My Great-Niece and Nephew. She had just finished a Gymnastic Tournament and her little brother could not contain himself. He beat us to her to give her the biggest hug! A Kodak moment for sure! We misuse the word “Love” as a figure of speech to express how much we like a thing. We say things like, “Oh, I love that shirt”,  or  “I love your house!   The definition of love in the  Hebrew language is “Ahava", which means - “to give” ( free.messianicbible.com ).  We are raised in this world to take. As I write this, I do chuckle a little, because I have heard this more than I want to hear people say, "I'm going to get mine"; in which, I'm not for sure what "mine" is, but it could be a number of things. You very seldom hear, "Oh this coat is on sale, I don't need it, but someone in our family or neighborhood will need this size eventually." Or These chickens are on sale,...

I know as a teacher, I have told my students that when they are talking and I'm talking, someone isn't listening. Listening is necessary in a classroom to gain understanding of the lesson and learn the lesson in general. But what about life lessons. I know for a fact that there are many people, young and old, who speak more than they listen - mainly because they do not want to hear what the other person is saying. Or, it could be they feel wise in their own deceit. Being wise in someone's own wisdom is called a fool in scripture! Why? Because our wisdom comes from God and God only! A fool    is defined as: “a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person.” (Dictionary.com).  To reject wise counsel and continue in their own wisdom and judgment, that leads to ridicule and conflict, is another definition of a “fool”! Proverbs 12:15 AMPC 15  The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who listens to counsel is wise. When anyone rejects the W...

Now is not the time to wonder where God is. He is with you everyday, and Always. Everyday you drive to work, God has already gone before you to clear the path from harm. Every day you are endowed with food, God provided that, through a job, a car to drive to the store to purchase it, and work for those who stock the stores, farmers who raise cattle, pigs, vegetables, chickens, and so forth that sell to the stores to provide our needs - Daily! Thank you Father!  Our needs are met everyday, but we have become oblivious to Who God is and how Wonderful He is, for protection, provision, and deliverance. While many of us sit at home in a panic state, pick up your Bible and reconnect with the Father who is able to sustain you in all of the turmoil and fear going on! You will NEVER be in lack or want to those who believe. He fed Elijah in a cave via a raven and he drank water from a brook.  I Kings 17:3-6 AMPC  3  Go from here and turn east and hide yourself ...

God put on my heart to start blogging in 2013 and title my blog, “Promote Women Within.” ( gdlynsmith.blogspot.com ) At the time I had no clue how to blog  or  what to blog about. As many of you see I have two blog sites. One titled, “Menu for Success” ( gdlynsmith3.blogspot.com ) and the other already previously mentioned. Today as I was asking God what shall I write about, He said, “Life”. It is time to write about what your title means, “Promote Women Within”.  My daughter pregnant with her 1st child in 2009 & nephew Mothers give life. We nurture the child, feed, the child, and love the child in a way no other person can and will. It is in our best interest to give that child a good life and foundation to live a life of success and happiness! I would like to believe that ALL Mothers have that aspiration for their child; but as we know, not all Mothers live that life - because the thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy. (John 10:10). I John 5:16-20 ...

Psalm 33 1  Rejoice in the Lord, O you [uncompromisingly] righteous [you upright in right standing with God]; for praise is becoming  and  appropriate for those who are upright [in heart]. 2  Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre; sing praises to Him with the harp of ten strings. 3  Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully [on the strings] with a loud  and  joyful sound. 4  For the word of the Lord is right; and all His work is done in faithfulness. 5  He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the loving-kindness of the Lord. 6  By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, and all their host by the breath of His mouth. 7  He gathers the waters of the sea as in a bottle; He puts the deeps in storage places. 8  Let all the earth fear the Lord [revere and worship Him]; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him. 9  For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fas...

Glass is a fragile substance that needs to be handled with care. Just one hit to its surface will cause a crack or break; sometimes, depending on how hard the impact is to the glass, it will shatter into many tiny pieces that can shoot out fast and hard - harming things and people in its path.  The clean up, if not careful, can deeply cut the person or persons so as the saying goes, “Proceed with caution”! My sister's passenger window was shattered There are so many of us who are shattered (Broken in Spirit) and do not realize it by words, physical abuse, sexual abuse, drugs, sickness, and debt - just to name a few that can shatter us into pieces. Yet we continue in that state of mind and residue not being cognitive of anything we do, say or become.  Think about shattered glass. The best thing to do is carefully clean it up and discard it in a safe place. It is usually put in a brown paper bag that is doubled up to secure the pieces for trash pick up.  ...

Matthew 24:36-44 NKJV No One Knows the Day or Hour 36  “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.  37  But as the days of Noah  were,  so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.  38  For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark,  39  and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.  40  Then two  men  will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.  41  Two  women will be  grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.  42  Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming.  43  But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into....

You Are Now On Active Duty! Be active in serving!   We serve others as a Christian because it is our way of serving God.   Galatians 4:9-10 AMPC 9  And when they knew (perceived, recognized, understood, and acknowledged) the grace (God’s unmerited favor and spiritual blessing) that had been bestowed upon me, James and Cephas (Peter) and John, who were reputed to be pillars of the Jerusalem church, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, with the understanding that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised (Jews). 10  They only [made one stipulation], that we were to remember the poor, which very thing I was also eager to do. Our serving does not go unnoticed, nor is it in vain! Serving is our way to show who God is and how much He loves those who are overlooked by society through us Christians, and when we do, the Angels in Heaven rejoice! Matthew 25:34-40 NKJV 34  Then the King will say to those on His right h...