"All Used Up" by ValiantVal

PROVERBS 24:1-18 Wisdom’s Warning TPT Versions The Passion Translation  1Don’t envy the wealth of the wicked or crave their company. 2For they’re obsessed with causing trouble and their conversations are corrupt. 3Wise people are builders they build families, businesses, communities. And through intelligence and insight their enterprises are established and endure. 4Because of their skilled leader...

F.E.A.R. Not Family God is on Our Side! F.E.A.R. "Finding Encouragement And Renewal."  We can overcome fear by seeking encouragement and renewal in God's word and presence. The Bible encourages us to turn to God in times of fear and uncertainty, as it says in Psalm 56:3-4, "When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise—in God I trust and am not afraid.&quo...

“Invest in Our Planet”  - This Years Theme  Earth Day started in 1970 and was founded by Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin April 22 was selected as a date that falls during Spring Break for most students. More than a Billion people celebrate Earth Day by cleaning up litter, planting trees, bringing your own bags to the store, conserving energy at home and following the 3 R’s Reduce, Reuse and Re...

The Goodness of God  The Term “Gospel” means “Good News”  Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him! - Psalm 34:8  I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! - Psalm 27:13  Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! - Psalm 107:1  Every good and perfect gift is from above, c...

We are calling this one…  The Zoomies  He Is Up To Something!  Zoomies - or Frenetic Random Activity Periods (FRAP’s) refer to those unmistakable explosions of energy that dogs have on occasion. Zoomies often feature frantic, repetitive behavior such as running in circles or spinning around.  Dr. Zac a veterinarian says its “A dog’s way of explaining they’re excited and happy, enough to want to sh...

A Sealed Contract - Not A DocuSign  “Chronicles with ValiantVal” (You might want to grab your ChickPeas for this one) - I have a little story to tell “Wanna hear it here it Go”… Boaz Marries Ruth 5 Then Boaz said, “On the day you buy the land from Naomi, you also acquire Ruth the Moabite, the dead man’s widow, in order to maintain the name of the dead with his property.” 6 At this, the guardian-re...

Psalm 56  Prayer for Relief from Tormentors For the director of music. To the tune of “A Dove on Distant Oaks.” Of David. A miktam. When the Philistines had seized him in Gath. 1Be merciful to me, my God, for my enemies are in hot pursuit; all day long they press their attack. 2My adversaries pursue me all day long; in their pride many are attacking me. 3When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. 4I...

Always Keep Praying  The Parable of the Persistent Widow 1 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. 2 He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought. 3 And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary.’ 4 “For some time he refu...

* Mountain not Moments reading from Luke 3:4-6 (Correction) He is The Way Maker  Yesterday Family we Learned the difference between “Know and No” please take a listen if you have not as of yet.  4 As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him. 5 Every valley shall be filled in,...

“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” - Psalm 46:10 (NIV) Know - verb - be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information have developed a relationship with (someone) through meeting and spending time with them; be familiar or friendly with to be aware of the truth or factuality of: be convinced or certain of to have a pract...

1A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a mocker does not respond to rebukes. 2From the fruit of their lips people enjoy good things, but the unfaithful have an appetite for violence. 3Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin. 4A sluggard’s appetite is never filled, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied. 5The righteous hate...

The Promise  There are over 7,000 Promises from God to Humankind in the Bible we will take a look at a few of them today.  “Fear not!” is the most repeated command in the Bible. In fact, it's been said that there are 365 “Fear Nots” in the Bible — One for each day Saints and A Promise we can Stand On so Fear Not!  The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you n...

Grandmother Valerie Sunrise December 5, 1920 - Sunset April 19, 1996  Family some of you may have heard of my “Praying Grandmother Valerie McGee” she is I am certain part of why “I am A Kept Woman” the name of my Auto-Biography coming soon.  I remember I would come home from school head to the kitchen to grab a snack and she would be… “My Praying Grandmother” at the kitchen table with 5 versions o...

His Alive His Alive  Jesus spent 40 days on earth after His resurrection and what we can learn from it today.  Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” - John 20:29 Breakfast anyone… Once again we see Jesus help the Disciples with a Fishing trip  5 He called out to them, “Friends, haven’t you any fish?” “No,” the...

He Has Risen - Happy Easter  PSALMS 145 A psalm of praise. Of David. 1I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever. 2Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever. 3Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom. 4One generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts. 5They speak of the gloriou...

Speak Well of Your Enemies As we prepare for Christ Resurrection Jesus provided another Beautiful lesson on the Cross “Speak Well of Your Enemies”  Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” - Luke 23:34 Jesus said to him, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.” - Luke 23:43 (Another example of Forgiveness to those that...

Good Friday At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” Which means “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?” - Mark 15:33-34 Jesus had a moment when life was so painful that He asked if He had been forsaken, have you ever been there?  As the Son of God, Jesus knew that His...

Family we Welcome Greece to the All Used Up Family whoever you are and however you found us Praise God and Thank You Holy Spirit! “Maundy” comes from the Latin word that means “Covenant”  Five Things that happened on Maundy/Holy Thursday according to the Bible… 1. The Last Supper - (Matthew 26:17; Mark 14:12 Luke 22:7 and 1 Corinthians 11:23-25) A Final Meal with a New Covenant Jesus looks Forward...

Silence really is Golden  The Holy Week aka The Passion Week  Saints it occurs to me that you may have never heard of “Silent Wednesday” as we don’t talk about it a lot most of us know of "Good Friday" however, before there was “Good Friday” there was “Silent Wednesday” some believe it might have been when Judas betrayed Jesus some believe that He may have rested on this day knowing what...

* Real Lifing it clearly meant April not August for the month we are rolling in! Pray without Ceasing  We have this posted on the ValiantVal Pinterest page Family not a ValiantVal original however, I thought that it was on Point as to how we should PRAY!  P - Praise  R - Repent  A - Ask  Y - Yield  Family a couple of Pod Keeping notes yesterday made 70 straight days of  Podcasting for the Lord and...

*No Do Overs: I forgot to say "It's ValiantVal here in Vegas" Hey Family and I meant Matthew 16 not Chapter 17 love you All. Time to Get Loose in the Lord  loose - adjective  detached or able to be detached; set free or released from; free from anything that binds or restrains; unfettered  Family there are many instances of the word Loose in the Bible here is an example when Jesus cr...

Teach Us How To Shut the Door Lord  Sometimes Family we are called to Shut the Door clearly God has something he wants to say as my Producer aka the Holy Spirit continues down the pathway of Shut the Door, Closed Doors and All things that we need Him to take away from us.  Family it’s Palm Sunday I sure hope you understand that this is a Holy week and that God is moving in mighty ways for us All t...

Some Exits are a Blessing  Welcome to April 2023 Family Q2 is here We Ready We Ready!  Family anything Healthy has to have things come in and things go OUT we are going to talk about the latter today! Why it’s Healthy to have Closed Doors Those that entered, male and female of all flesh, entered as God had commanded him; and the Lord closed it behind him. - Genesis 7:16  Closed Doors can help Grow...

Relationship vs. Religion  It’s the Last day of the First Quarter Family I sure hope she is good to you and take time today to Discover the Joy in the simple things in Life.  re·la·tion·ship - noun  The way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected, or the state of being connected.  The state of being connected by blood  The way in which two or more people or groups regard an...

Good News Family we are really moving the needle for the Lords Agenda and His Kingdom we have added Spain to our Foreign Countries that are listening to All Used Up!  We also have merchandising Praise God coming soon in the form of T-Shirts, I find wearing some kind of scripture based clothing opens the door to witnessing and fellowshipping with other Believers. Stay Tuned!  God will Shut our Mout...