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Brag On God Friday

6/30/2011

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"You are my witnesses, declares the Lord and my servant whom I have chosen SO THAT you may know and believe me and understand that I am he..." Isaiah 43:10

That is so beautiful! We get to brag on Him and His work in our lives. The result? Knowing Him more. It reminds me of Philemon 6, "I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ."
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"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. for my yoke is easy and my burden is light."  Matthew 11:28-30

When our view of God becomes bigger and more true to the reality of who He is, we experience rest in the deepest part of who we are. Like a cool drink of sweet tea on a hot day. So putting these together, when we brag on God, it expands our view of God which  in turn gives us rest because we trust Him more.

It's easy to get overwhelmed with the impossible tasks set before us. At times I feel like I have spent all my resources and it was only a drop in a bucket. (Do you relate?)

But then I remember God called us to the impossible. It's then we get to see Him come through as He did for Jonothan and his armor-bearer, David, Moses, Paul, Joseph, Abigail...

Philips, Craig and Dean have a song called "You Are". They sing, You are unchangable, unshakable... and then the doosie....  UNSTOPABLE.  Oh, how refreshing! God is unstopable! Nothing can stop Him... nothing. When He wants to do something, He does it. Nobody or any created thing can thwart His plans.

Does this bewilder you as it does me? Why this and why that come to mind. It's humbling. I am put in my place that His ways truly are higher than mine. His plans are truly things I can't begin to imagine.

He will do as He promises in Isaiah 45:2, "I will go before you and  will level the mountains; I will break down gates of bronze and  cut through bars of iron. I will give you the treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret  places, SO THAT (there it is again) you may know that I am the Lord,  the God of Israel, who summons you by name."

45:8, 24 "let salvation  spring up, let righteousness flourish with it; I, the Lord, have created  it...They will say of me, In the Lord alone are deliverance and strength."  Yes Lord!

Find rest for your soul with me and spend some time bragging on God.
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Photo Credit Kristina

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Brag on God Friday's is a link up to  brag about God.  You can share  any post about how He came through for you when  you took a step  of faith, how  He answered a prayer, what He showed you through  His Word about  Himself, how He  gave a glimpse of Himself through His  creation, basically  anyway you have seen  Him reveal Himself.

If you  would like to use this  opportunity to brag  on God, go ahead and link up. Just  post my button (found  on the side bar on the  right or under the BOGF tab) or  link within your post so others can find us.  After you have  linked your  post, ask God to speak to you through the others  linked up and  leave them a  brief encouraging comment.
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I'm linked up with...
The Gypsy Mama, Spiritual Sundays


friday favorite things | finding joy
19 Comments
Kelly link
6/30/2011 11:52:22 am

I love "Brag on God" Fridays :) Can't wait to start reading.

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Rachel @ finding joy link
6/30/2011 11:12:19 pm

Amen!! Again, my friend, this is such and encouraging and inspiring thread.

Rachel

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Cherry link
6/30/2011 11:53:49 pm

This was beautiful, Laura. Especially liked this: "When our view of God becomes bigger and more true to the reality of who He is, we experience rest in the deepest part of who we are. Like a cool drink of sweet tea on a hot day."

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Tracey Soko link
7/1/2011 12:00:48 am

I love that God is a mountain flattener - now to just learn how to follow behind him instead of running ahead and getting stuck up mountains I was never meant to climb!

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Esther Joy link
7/1/2011 12:54:02 am

Laura,

I love the paragraph in your blog that says "When our view of God becomes bigger and more true to the reality of who He is, we experience rest in the deepest part of who we are. "

That's what I find about Him as I study His Names. They give me a better picture of who He is, and when I recognize Who He is, problems melt into trust.

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My Love From Home link
7/1/2011 03:21:16 am

I love bragging on my God! In my Brag on God Fridays, I'm blogging a series on the Proverbs 31 woman.

God Bless ladies!

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Becky link
7/1/2011 03:37:49 am

Add me to the list of those who like the quote, "When our view of God becomes bigger and more true to the reality of who He is, we experience rest in the deepest part of who we are."

I really feel that's why the Lord lead me to reading the Psalms. After reading Tozer's "Knowledge of the Holy", I wanted to know who God was more fully so that I could see how BIG he is. The more I see that, the more I am able to rest in his "bigness" because I know He will always take care of me!

Thank you so much for doing Brag on God Friday's. It's been such a ministry for me!

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Andrea link
7/1/2011 07:48:03 am

I loved this...
Thank you.
Blessings.

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Joan link
7/1/2011 08:07:23 am

Such an encouraging post! Yes, God is UNSTOPABLE!! I've had the awesome opportunity to brag on God several times over the past few days. It has been a blessing to share with my daughter and friends...and even a loan officer today, what God has done. These opportunities weren't forced or calculated. They were simply dropped in my lap! But that is the way God works, isn't it? And you are so right. When we share our faith and the blessings God has shown us, our own faith grows stronger. Thanks for the encouraging post!

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Living So Abundantly link
7/1/2011 08:11:19 am

Unstopable--powerful! The verse you put from Isaiah 45--perfect for this season of my life! Thank you, thank you!

Living So Abundantly: New meme coming this Thursday, July 7, 2011, Give Back Thursday--come join the fun!

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NCSue link
7/1/2011 12:44:39 pm

Thank you for hosting. Today's my first day finding you, and I'm sharing some photos I've taken of God's beautiful world!
I'm a new follower, and I need your help.
I have a page on my site that lists more than 300 hops, memes, and photo challenges… some for each day of the week. Yours is listed there, too! I'm trying to update the list to include a brief phrase describing each link. Can you sum yours up... hopefully in a dozen words or less? Check under the header for the link to that page.
NCSue
http://acts17verse28.blogspot.com/
ncsue0514 at msn dot com

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Judy link
7/1/2011 11:15:32 pm

Hi Laura,

This is the first time I am visiting your blog. What a blessed find. I linked up with you moments ago to brag on God. He just did something amazing for me in my life. I'm going to link up with you more often as I do with Spiritual Sundays.

Have a wonderful July 4th weekend.

Blessings,
Judy

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Miss Kathy link
7/2/2011 12:00:36 am

Hi Laura! Thanks for finding me at The Writer's Reverie! You're right - this is a good fit for me - love your blog and the name of the Lord lifted high. I will enjoy meeting others here and drinking well from the gift of God deposited in so many lovers of Christ and blogging about it! May you continue to be the blessing you are!
Joy!
Miss Kathy

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Janis@Open My Ears Lord link
7/2/2011 06:05:23 am

That verse is great. I never saw the part that said our witnessing about Him will grow our faith. How marvelous!

Blessings,
Janis

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Ginger
7/2/2011 11:43:13 am

Yes, God will do what he says. We are so blessed that our God is who he says he is.
God Bless,
Ginger

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Charlotte link
7/3/2011 05:48:28 am

Absolutely true. Nothing is impossible for our God.
Blessings,
Charlotte

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FaithBarista Bonnie link
7/3/2011 12:25:47 pm

Hi Laura! I love how you're nurturing this wonderful God-bragging community here! Lord Jesus, bless Laura and the wonderful women here loving you with words!

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laura link
7/3/2011 03:13:11 pm

I am so encouraged by all your sweet words. Thank you guys so much!

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kristina link
7/3/2011 11:11:38 pm

What a fun idea...a linky party to brag on God...love it! I really enjoyed reading this post...right now I'm trying to focus more on who God is and big He is...I can't fully grasp His awe-ness...but I'm working on allowing my self to accept His love for me...it's truly breathtaking :) Thanks for stopping by my blog & using my pic...made me smile today :)

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