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- Praying For Our Brother
  
  Posted at 5:56 PM by Shanon Crenshaw, on May 29, 2020
  Words. That is the title of one of my favorite songs by Hawk Nelson. It can be found on their sixth studio album, “Made” and the first one to feature Jonathan “Jon” Steingard as the frontman.
  
  Jon Steingard made the news this week for more than just the amazing worship music he, and Hawk Nelson, create in their Christian band.
  
  He made a public declaration that he no longer believes in God.
  
  My heart was devastated when I heard this and I immediately began praying for him. He needs the most love, prayers, and support that we can give him.
  
  So much is being said about this right now on several news stations, but I was incredibly inspired by the words shared on Facebook by his brothers/fellow band members:
  
  “One of our best friends, one with whom we have walked, worked and lived alongside for 20+ years revealed some of his innermost feelings on his faith journey this past week. Our mission as Hawk Nelson has always been to inspire and encourage all people with the truth that God is FOR them and not against them. In that message’s most simple and purest form, that THEY matter. So now we turn that truth towards one of our own. That God is still FOR Jon & he still matters. Why? Because that truth doesn’t change just because we question it.”
  
  How we treat one another when they are at a different stage in their journey based on their life experiences is part of a bigger conversation. We are called to love one another unconditionally, as God loves us. We should also encourage and challenge one another in our Faith, seeking the truth” (newreleasetoday editorial).
  
  No judgment in those words, just pure, unconditional love and support when their (our) brother, Jon, needs it the most.
  
  More than anything, we need to be praying for him and his family. Apostle Paul, in 1 Timothy 2:1 reminds us about praying for others:
  
  “I urge, then, first of all that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people—”
  
  Please join me in praying for him, and all the other people that the Lord may be bringing to your mind to pray and intercede for. I believe it is not only a responsibility to pray for others, but it is a gift as well. The love and prayer we have and share with others can affect them for eternity!! Amen!! So, keep praying, seeking, loving, and believing because God is ALWAYS at work!!
  
  On a personal note, several songs by Hawk Nelson have truly inspired me. I mentioned Words earlier, but I also love He Still Does (Miracles). If you have not listened to it before or it has been a while check it out. Those are the words we need to inspire us right now. God is ALWAYS at work and miracles are all around us and happening all the time!!
  
  Something to keep in mind as you continue to listen to their music. The message through their lyrics and their voices is from God, make no mistake where it came from. God gives the message, man is the vessel through which it is given. Keep listening to the worship music and let God minister to you through their gift and Him.
  
  Remember….
  
  A broken heart can be restored
  
  A broken soul can be reborn
  
  And greater things are still in store
  
  For us, for us [Hawk Nelson, He Still Does (Miracles)]
  
  All the Glory to God,
  
  Shanon
  
  Works Cited:
  
  McNeese, Kevin. “I No Longer Believe In God”-A Conversation About Jon Steingard. New Release Today Website. 27 May 2020. https://www.newreleasetoday.com/article.php?article_id=2862
  
  Image of “There is Power in Prayer” by http://www.AHealthyWebsite.com 29 May 2020. Web.
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- Community of Shared Hope
  
  Posted at 8:00 AM by Shanon Crenshaw, on September 25, 2019
  This week, while I was reflecting, being still in the presence of God, and praying I was thinking a lot of Billy Graham and some of the amazing words of wisdom he had given while he was here on earth. I reacquainted myself with some of my favorites and wanted to share them with you. Lord bless!!
  
  “Christ not only died for all: he died for each.”
  
  “Take one day at a time. Today, after all, is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.”
  
  “It is the Holy Spirit’s job to convict, God’s job to judge and my job to love.”
  
  “Mountaintops are for views and inspiration, but fruit is grown in the valleys.”
  
  All the glory to God,
  
  Shanon
  
  Image of: “Be Still, my Soul” by God Tube.com. https://www.godtube.com/popular-hymns/be-still-my-soul/
  
  McDaniel, Debbie. “40 Courageous Quotes from Billy Graham.” Crosswalk.com. Web. 24 September 2019. https://www.crosswalk.com/faith/spiritual-life/inspiring-quotes/40-courageous-quotes-from-evangelist-billy-graham.html.
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- Community of Shared Hope: Childlike Faith
  
  Posted at 10:07 AM by Shanon Crenshaw, on September 18, 2019
  Childlike faith. I was reminded of it this week while I was rereading my devotional dated, August 30th.
  
  “It is like the little girl who said that when the devil came knocking with temptation, she sent Jesus to the door” (Graham, Dr. Billy).
  
  I love that!! Such simplicity and clear direction–not my worry, God’s got it–He told me so!!
  
  “I will call on the Lord who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.” 2 Samuel 22:4
  
  The quote above, about that little girl, brought so much hope to me this week. I needed this reminder, and I’m going to add something to it. Be still.
  
  It is so easy to immediately try to fix, change, or go after whatever comes up in my life without first being still, not caught up in the emotions of whatever is going on, seeking God first, and letting Him “get the door” and work on my behalf according to His will in what is occurring in my life.
  
  Jennifer Rothschild explains it this way, “So, if you’ve got a battle, then you’ve got a choice. You can either stand still and trust that God will fight for you, or you can freak out and possibly make it worse. Sometimes we just need to get out of the way and under God’s will and watch Him bring the victory. When we choose to be still, we do begin to know, I mean really know, that He is God. And, the best part of really knowing that He is God is knowing that we are not.”
  
  So the next time problems/concerns/temptations come knocking at my door, I’m going to be still, let God answer, and put my trust in Him, His will, and His timing. What about you?
  
  All the Glory to God,
  
  Shanon
  
  Image of “and Childlike Faith” by Tumblr. https://www.tumblr.com/search/and%20childlike%20faith
  
  Graham, Dr. Billy. “Unto the Hills: A Daily Devotional.” Victory in Jesus, August 30th. Word Publishing. 1996. Print. 17 September 2019.
  
  Rothschild, Jennifer. 3 Scriptures to Help You Stand Strong: The Battle is the Lord’s. 17 September 2019. Web. https://www.jenniferrothschild.com/3-scriptures-to-stand-strong/
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- Community of Shared Hope–Quotes
  
  Posted at 8:00 AM by Shanon Crenshaw, on September 11, 2019
  Mt. Rainier from my neighborhood
  
  Hello everyone!! Happy Wednesday, one of my favorite days of the week! My daughter and I get to wake up just a little bit later in the morning because it’s a late start for school and that makes the morning even better. Yay!! Did I ever mention that in the Crenshaw household, we love our sleep and are more night owls than early birds… 🙂
  
  Anyway. Today when I was preparing to write, I came across some quotes on “hope” and I could not stop reading them–and before I knew it I had spent the better part of a half-hour reading them. I guess hope is contagious after all. I wanted to share a few that I discovered with you! Enjoy!!
  
  “Hope itself is like a star–not to be seen in the sunshine of prosperity, and only to be discovered in the night of adversity.”
  
  –Charles Hadden Spurgeon
  
  “The difference between hope and despair is a different way of telling stories from the same facts.”
  
  –Alain de Botton
  
  “Hope is a renewable option. If you run out of it at the end of the day, you get to start over in the morning.”
  
  –Barbara Kingsolver
  
  “However long the night, the dawn will break.” –African Proverb
  
  “This day is too dear, with its hopes and invitations, to waste a moment on the yesterdays.”
  
  –Ralph Waldo Emerson
  
  Of those, I believe my favorite quote is the one by Charles Haddon Spurgeon. It is so true that when life is going well and on track we don’t think too much about needing hope. Throw a crisis into the mix and despair/hope are teetering together on a balance, weighing heavily on the shoulders of the one facing adversity. But, like Spurgeon says, this is when the star of hope has the brightest chance to shine!!
  
  Another favorite, sorry, had to share:
  
  And, like Alain de Botton says, the difference lies in how you are telling (or viewing) the same facts of the story: are using the lens of hope or the lens of despair? The choice, as hard as I know it can be, is ours to make.
  
  ***
  
  What about you? What is your favorite quote on hope? I’d love for you to share it with me!! God bless you!
  
  All the Glory to God,
  
  Shanon
  
  All of these quotes were from 290 hope quotes that will empower you- Wisdom quotes.
  
  http://wisdomquotes.com/hope-quotes/ Web. 10 September 2019.
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- Community of Shared Hope- School Blessings
  
  Posted at 8:00 AM by Shanon Crenshaw, on September 4, 2019
  Yesterday, September 3, was my youngest daughter’s first day of eighth grade. It included one of her least favorite things–picture taking. It all started about eighteen years ago when our oldest daughter started kindergarten. I decided to make a sign with her name, grade, and the date for her to hold onto while we took pictures together. We do this every year–all the way through senior year!! Woo-hoo! Great fun when you are six. Not so much when you are fourteen.
  
  However, she likes to make mom happy so she obliges–and pulls her best friend in to join the fun. 🙂 Yay!!
  
  I love both of these young women and I pray for all my daughters (biological/friends) daily. One of my favorite “blessings and pure joys” of my week occurred right after I dropped them off on their first day of school.
  
  They were early, so the sidewalk they were walking on was pretty empty. While I was waiting for my turn at the light, I was able to watch them walk towards the gym together, side-by-side, and hold the door open for one another, as they disappeared into the halls. I was silently praying for their friendship, school day, and the year while they walked.
  
  What a blessing. I will cherish that snapshot in time forever.
  
  Every day, after I drop my daughter off at school, I pray– for her, the students, the staff, and the entire school campus. I make it a daily habit and I believe we all should. This year, I’m going to take it a step further and say a quick prayer for every school I pass while I drive around town.
  
  Would you join me?? Our schools desperately need the Guidance, Protection, Provision, and Mercy that only our Lord Jesus can bring. Amen!! Thank you.
  
  All the Glory to God,
  
  Shanon
  
  Image of Back to School Blessing provided by Pinterest–Prayer for Anxiety https://www.pinterest.com/pin/513973376202503729/
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- Community of Shared Hope
  
  Posted at 9:00 AM by Shanon Crenshaw, on August 28, 2019
  my mom, Sue
  
  Good morning!! It’s going to be a great day! 🙂
  
  Yesterday, while my coffee was brewing, I was opening up the mail and came across a pretty big envelope from the American Lung Association. It was filled with Christmas cards, notepads, and gift tags that immediately filled my heart with hope.
  
  Hope because of Jesus, and His significance for the season, but also the hope that one day a cure will be discovered for all people afflicted with lung disease and lung cancers.
  
  You see, it wasn’t a big surprise that I received mail from the American Lung Association. I have donated several times in memory of my mom, Sue, who died way too young from lung cancer. My hope and prayer is that one day no one will struggle to breathe or hear the dreaded news that their cancer is terminal.
  
  While looking through and reading the cards, one quote and the beautiful image on it really spoke to my heart:
  
  So today, I continue to hope. Hope for a cure for these dreaded diseases, and know that I can place all my trust and hope in God:
  
  What are you hoping for today? Where is God showing you He is at work and has a plan for you? I’d love to hear from you! 🙂
  
  All the Glory to God,
  
  Shanon
  
  Images of “Hope….It is often in the darkest night…” by American Lung Association. Quote be Richard Evans.
  
  Image of “Romans 15:13 by bibleversestogo.com
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- Community of Shared Hope
  
  Posted at 3:07 PM by Shanon Crenshaw, on August 21, 2019
  HOPE. I don’t know about you, but I could use a healthy dose of it right now. Everywhere I turn the headlines and words I hear can be so discouraging.
  
  That’s why I am so thankful that not only does God hear the cries of my heart, but He has answered them in multiple ways!!
  
  First, and ultimately, through my Savior Jesus Christ. He alone is THE source of my HOPE!!
  
  Second, He answered my prayers by revealing the HOPE of Jesus through His Word, the sermons at my church recently, and through encouraging songs.
  
  Finally, Thank you God for giving me the desire deep in my heart to seek You first, and to share encouragement, hope, and love through You, and the community of people you invite around me. 🙂
  
  ***
  
  Jesus is THE ultimate source of hope! And we, as a community of believers (the church), are called to not only share the Gospel but to spread the Hope of Jesus!
  
  My church, SFC, last week began a series titled, Empowered to Hope. It is such a blessing and so timely to what my heart and soul needed at this season of my life.
  
  I am thankful that God knows what I need even before I do, and that this message was put in place by Him, and delivered through my faithful, God-fearing Pastor, just when that seed of discouragement was beginning to take root in my spirit. Not anymore, though.
  
  While listening to this teaching, I was reminded of who I want to be in Christ. An encourager. Someone that puts God first, and follows through with the will that He placed in my life and heart.
  
  Years ago, when God planted the seed of writing in my heart, He was in the process of showing me, through the Holy Spirit, that He was ALWAYS there and He was ALWAYS at work.
  
  Even through the deepest darkest pits of grief, despair, and discouragement, He was the flickering light of Hope, showing me the Way to Him. Oftentimes, it was the community of believers–the church–that spoke His Word, shared His love, and welcomed me into their arms while I cried and sought God.
  
  That is who I want to strive to be every day. An encourager of Jesus, one that shares the hope of what Jesus is doing and changing in my life– ready to share everything God places in my heart to do and be!!
  
  Our Pastor, Mr. Mike Price, shared this in his message, Empowered to Hope: Week 2:
  
  “If we are going to make a difference in the world it is going to come through hope filled people. Hope filled people change the world…we can point to what Jesus has already done in us.”
  
  That is who I want to be and I need your help. Please join me in being an encouragement to the community of people God invites us to share our lives with, to share the message of the Gospel with, and to share the Hope and Love of Jesus.
  
  So I’m dedicating every Wednesday of this blog to sharing the hope and encouragement of Jesus.
  
  How do we (I) do that?!
  
  By sharing something from your day or week that Jesus has done, that encouraged you so strongly, that you can’t help but share it!
  
  I’ll begin. Jesus used my Pastor’s message last Sunday and this song, “Hope Can Change Everything” by Bart Millard and other artists, to move my discouragement to encouragement this week!! Amen!! God is so good and faithful!!
  
  Here’s a snippet of the words:
  
  A breath can give you life
  
  A hand can turn the page
  
  A word can give you strength
  
  To face another day
  
  Hope, yeah hope
  
  Reaches in the heart of your darkest night
  
  Lifts you off the ground when you’ve lost the fight
  
  Keeps you hanging on through the disbelief
  
  Every day, every step, every dream
  
  Hope can change everything
  
  Hope can change everything
  
  Jesus–THE HOPE–that can change everything. What is He changing for you and in you?
  
  All the glory to God,
  
  Shanon
  “Hope Can Change Everything” lyrics by www.lyricsondemand.com. Web. 21 August 2019.
  
  Image of Andy Stanley quote: Jesus is the hope…” quotefancy.com. Web 20 August 2019.
  
  Image of “let-the-light-of-Christ-shine” by southernspiritonline.org.
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