Rainbows for Rainy Days: 40 Devotional Readings that Reveal God's Promises by Catherine Campbell



Rainbows for Rainy Days:
 40 Devotional Readings that Reveal God's Promises
by Catherine Campbell

How did I get this book: 
A complimentary review copy was provided to me by Kregel Publications, a division of Kregel, Inc. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255.

Review: 
Rainbows for Rainy Days: 40 Devotional Readings that Reveal God's Promises by Catherine Campbell is absolutely incredible in every possible way and nothing short of an amazing 5-star book. 

As humans, when we go through enough dreary rainy days in a row, sometimes we can build a wall around ourselves with bricks; our motivation can be to protect ourselves inside, other 
times to keep others out. 

As you read each one of these delightful God-inspired devotionals with an encouraging scripture, picture, and message, etc., another brick is removed from your wall, allowing God's light love to flow in to where you are, allowing healing to occur and hope to grow.

Once the reader completes this remarkable book, the reader finds that the wall that once caged them in, has become a pathway allowing them to move forward toward others in love and out of the hopeless place where the pain occurred.

I recommend Rainbows for Rainy Days: 40 Devotional Readings that Reveal God's Promises by Catherine Campbell as I believe that it will renew your strength, lead you to a place of endurance, increase your faith, and ultimately produce hope.

About the Book (from Kregel):
Catherine Campbell's experience as a nurse and as the mother of two girls who both inherited a rare genetic condition that required constant care until their deaths at ages 10 and 13 has given her a unique insight into suffering. As an inspirational speaker, she frequently encounters people with tragic stories. And yet she believes that God is Lord and that in both good times and bad, He is always good.

Isaiah 40:31 says, that "those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles." 

Campbell comments: How often have you wakened in the morning knowing that the problem, or the pain, or the unpaid bill has not disappeared? We worry and fret ourselves into exhaustion. Yet God has promised us endurance.

The great eagle cannot reach the heights merely by its own strength. As it spreads its impressive wings the bird allows the wind to carry it to places no other bird can go. This kind of flying appears effortless because the eagle trusts in a power bigger than itself . . . the wind!
In this unique devotional, Catherine examines different aspects of God's love for those times when life gets hard. Perfect for anyone needing encouragement in difficult times, Rainbows for Rainy Days gently shows readers how to turn pain over to Him.

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When I Need Victory Over My Enemy (Proverbs 10:25) [Prayers for Emotional Wholeness]

When I Need Victory Over My Enemy


Lord, help me to stand firm on the everlasting foundation that I have in You. No matter what whirlwind of attack the enemy sends out against me, I pray it will pass, and I will have victory over him. What might wash other people away who don't know You will not shake me. That's because You have put me on a solid foundation in the center of Your will, far from enemy control.  Thank You that no matter what happens, my foundation is in You and it will last forever. After all that happens to me or around me, I will be left standing.

Proverbs 10:25
"When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more,
but the [uncompromisingly] righteous have an everlasting foundation."

The Value of Wisdom (Proverbs 4:8) [Love Out Loud]

The Value of Wisdom

Proverbs 4:8
"Prize Wisdom highly and exalt her, and she will exalt and promote you;
 she will bring you to honor when you embrace her."


Wisdom is one of the keys to promotion and increase in any area of life. 

Many people may forfeit occupational promotions due to not acting wisely on their jobs. Brainpower alone is not enough; wisdom is also important. It is possible to encounter bright people with very good minds, who have very good minds, but do not use wisdom at work. Whether being unkind to co-workers, returning late from breaks or lunches, etc., even though they may have the skills, they will forfeit a promotion by not demonstrating wisdom in other ways. On the other hand, a wise person can expect to advance or obtain a promotion wherever they go, because wisdom is what promotes and exalts us.

When God gives us resources, (our time, talents, gifts, influence, authority,  finances, possessions), we need to be wise stewards of those things, using them with both discernment as well as understanding.

One way to love yourself is to learn to exercise wisdom in every area of your life. This will give you confidence in the decisions you make, and will also cause others to look favorably upon you, being inclined to bless you when they have the opportunity to do so.


Love Yourself Today:
Are you behaving wisely at work and using the wisdom God has given you?

Evicting Bitterness, Allowing Love to Move In


Many obstacles or trials that we face in this world are only tests to bring out of us, through our reaction, what is actually deep within our own hearts. The significance lies not within the trial or its outcome, but how we choose to react to, and handle, whatever it is that we must face. 

Have you learned to endure pain and unjust suffering patiently in a way that brings the Lord glory? Do you trust Him because of His goodness, and have you allowed God to become your vindicator? Have you arrived at the place in your life where bitterness is evicted from your heart, so that love has the room to move in? Have you become a person who can forgive while someone else is still currently offending you? 

When we choose to forgive, we waive our right to get even and to collect from others what we think we deserve as our compensation for their actions. We drop it, let it go, and leave it up to God to make things right. From experience, I can assure you that when we do this, He does a much better job of making things right than we ever could have done ourselves, and it is more than worth what you believe it might cost you at the time.

In addition, in letting the person who hurt you, the right to get even, and the bitterness go; choosing instead to grasp hold of forgiveness and love, you will find that you yourself are the captive who has finally been set free.