Note: Due to shoulder surgery, I was unable to post the August-October 2011 issues. A left knee replacement is scheduled for December 28th, so this issue is for November & December 2011. I appreciate your patience and prayers.

Constance, publishing editor

 

November/December 2011

        Put on your comfy slippers, brew a cup of your favorite beverage, add a couple of cookies (all calories removed, of course) and sit a spell. It is our heart's desire that 4Him2U will feed and water your soul as you walk daily with the Lord.

      Hilo! I am Constance, usually called Connie, the publishing editor and one of the writers for 4Him2U. I'd like to take a break, get a Chai Tea Latte and visit awhile. Okay?

      Some of my favorite verses comes from 1 Corinthians 2:6-7, 9-11 & 16, which reads:

Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to pass away. But, as it is written*", "What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him"-- these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. For who knows a person's thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except [through] the Spirit of God.

"For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?" But we have the mind of Christ.

      God wants us to know Him! It is incredible; and beyond my comprehension that He, who spoke the world into being, wants me- but a speck in time and place- to know and understand Him... to be part of His plan for the world, and "...to grasp how wide, how long, how high and how deep is His love for us."

      I believe God wants me to share some of His truths with you. 4Him2U was birthed for that reason alone. It is meant to touch hearts. It is meant for learning, comforting and encouraging.

       I wanted to write when I learned to read. However, that door did not open for me until I was 60 years old. Yet now I know He was preparing me for this throughout my life; through my experiences, through the people who crossed my path, from my education both formal and informal, and ways I am not aware of. I realize also that I had to wait until cyberspace communication was possible. (God knew we'd get around to it.) Instead of writing for a few, I can now write for many, around the world.

      Because you are reading this, you have opened the door for me to sit a spell and chat with you. I am blessed because you allowed my writers and me to enter your home. I pray that we can learn from one another and that we will open ourselves to the guidance and nurturing of the Holy Spirit. We have to seek His Spirit for we are leaky vessels who need constant refilling.

      Each of our pages contain special gifts of encouragement and are dedicated to you!  

      You're on the Homemade page now- a place where I can talk with you and also give you a list of the current issue's articles, teachings, stories and poems. The other pages are:

 

                         Specialties- a spot to highlight a writer, event or special knowledge

                         Silver Boxes- our gift to you through our writing

                         Quiet Spaces- devotions and poems are here

                         Quill & Ink- learning Biblical Hebrew and Greek one word at a time

                         Verse-by-Verse- a study of Scripture for a deeper understanding

                         Yada'- relays the current events in Israel, from Israel

                         Mail Box- notes from you- those are your gifts to us

                         About us- getting to know the writers

                         E-Book page- free for subscribers (3 now available to request)

                         Submissions- for writers, submission guidelines

 

      I thank you for our time together. Connie 

                                                                                             

 

                                                                                                                 

 

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any nuggets of wisdom or words of encouragement.

See what your Prayers can do:

The January 2012 issue will be totally dedicated to A Mission Trip to Northern India & Nepal and will include photos and interviews with the team, who reached out even though both countries opposed to the gospel. Two other mission trips will be highlighted in coming months- Mexico (wheelchair team) & China.

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This ezine is written by those who have been called by God "to write so that the people can read it and be encouraged." (Habakkuk 2:2 & Acts 15:31)

 

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