Deeply Rooted In Him

Walking With God, Spreading the Good News, and Deepening our roots in His word together.


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God Has Got This

This is Gratefully Restored’s first vlog about Restoration in Christ Jesus.

 

Here are the references she mentioned in the video.

📖 Bible Verses: (NIV)

✞James 4:2 “You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God.”

✞James 5:13-16  “Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms.  Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.  And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.”

✞John 16:23 “And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you.”

✞Hosea 4:6a “My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.” 

✞Isaiah 40:30-31 “Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”

✞1 Peter 5:10 “And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.”

📖More verses on Restoration: https://www.biblestudytools.com/topical-verses/bible-verses-about-restoration/

📖More Verses on asking God for help: https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Asking-For-Help?fbclid=IwAR3XFlkJdfrpKIeejDxgGVD7SXy2VZ9nJcDmby73AQ3ayD7ES-tU44nD1cw

This was a joint effort between her and I. Please pray we stay on Gods wisdom and only preach / Share what He wishes of us!

♥Gratefully Restored

♥#DEEPLYROOTEDINHIM


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Howdy.

Hello,

 

I am sorry I have been so quiet lately.  Life keeps us busy and we get sidetracked. I will be working on keeping a better schedule with updates and posts. I often forget about the blog because of our Facebook page. I plan to work harder to not let that happen. A year 2018 ago this month we decided to do some Vlogs. Well, I  Amy, did. I made a  Youtube channel and a twitch account. I uploaded two videos to start with. Then we had a family emergency and things were put off till Christmas 2018 when someone else “Gratefully Restored”  decided she wanted to join in on the vlogs.  We got a camera and a program and did a few test runs. I am extremely excited to say the first vlog this year will be posted later today on our Youtube Channel.  You can find all our links below.  I hope you will be blessed by our hard work and love for you all.

You can find our links off this blog here :

https://deeplyrootedinhim.wordpress.com/our-links/

♥#AmyJaneSandberg 

♥#DEEPLYROOTEDINHIM


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Pray for our Leaders

✏ I care about what’s going on in the world and I  love my country. I respect the president because the Bibles says to respect your leadership and pray for the leaders. Hate gets you nowhere…No one is perfect… We all have faults. That’s why we pray for our leaders. They have guidance and wisdom to make good choices. It is as simple as that.

 ▶️1 Peter 2:7 <NLT> “Respect everyone, and love the family of believers. Fear God, and respect the king.” (Meaning respect the leaders/government.)

▶️1 Timothy 1: 2:1-2 <NIV> “I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession, and thanksgiving be made for all people— for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. “

God Knows what is going on and nothing happens without him. 

▶️Daniel 2:20-23 <ESV>

“Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, to whom belong wisdom and might. He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding; he reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him. To you, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, for you have given me wisdom and might, and have now made known to me what we asked of you, for you have made known to us the king’s matter.”

📍Submission to Governing Authorities

▶️ Titus 3:1-2 <NIV>

“Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good,  to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and always to be gentle toward everyone.”

▶️Romans 13:1-7 <NIV>

“Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.  Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.  For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and you will be commended.  For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer.  Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also as a matter of conscience. This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing.  Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.”

We need to stand together and pray. Not just for our government, but also each other!

▶️Matthew 12:25 <NLT> Jesus knew their thoughts and replied, “Any kingdom divided by civil war is doomed. A town or family splintered by feuding will fall apart.

🔎Look up these verses on your own in your bible or on www.biblegateway.com.

I meant to write this last year. I am sorry it took me so long. God bless you and your love ones, today and always!

♥#AmyJaneSandberg 

♥#DEEPLYROOTEDINHIM


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We are on Twitch.

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Hello,

Guess what? I have spent the past week leaning Twitch. Yep….  Have you heard of it? It is like youtube but more for live streams. So we can do broadcasts in the future.  Here is our page check it out. Right now I am hosting a Christian radio site when we aren’t live.

https://www.twitch.tv/deeplyrootedinhim

Feel free to give me tips and help… I still don’t know how to make the chat or find the chat on the website. I only see it on the app. We will still do facebook live eventually.

♥#AmyJaneSandberg 

♥#DEEPLYROOTEDINHIM


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We are on Youtube

Howdy!

So I was toying with the idea of creating a  Youtube Channel for some Vlogs or audio recordings for a while now. I  love to write but sometimes it is nice to watch or listen too, right? You don’t want to always read? I felt it was something that should have happened a while ago but I let time and fear put me off till now.  God’s timing is perfect, right?  I faced my fear and I made the channel which I linked below.

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Our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8ayvhYTNT8nz07ab9ytILg

Plus I added some videos I made with the limited resources I had… I used a  voice recording program on my phone and windows media maker. I was really nervous and excited. I pray that theses vlogs and future ones will bless you as well as our future blog posts!

 

God bless you today and  Always!!!!

♥#AmyJaneSandberg 

♥#DEEPLYROOTEDINHIM


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4am Thoughts – Let Go and Trust God

The message is also on rumble and below.

hi 4 in the morning and I had a really bad dream do you ever sleep ends just wake up with bad dream I don’t personally like to talk about bad dreams because I don’t really come from the Lord I feel like becomes oh well you know so when I have a bad dream I start praying I’m listening to Christian music until I fall asleep again because we all need our sleep if we can get it I know so many of us are struggling with the day to day life and I really find the song Just breathe by Jonny Diaz really really helpful it tells you how easy it is to just let go and let God right it should be that easy but it’s not there’s like so many different teachings and sermons about letting go and letting God but there’s always something that comes up that we struggle with to let go I know I for sure have a couple thing I

think I think you know what I am saying. yawn excuse me. so one Bible verse I lean on the most is John 10:10 the devil comes to steal kill and destroy but I come to bring life and to bring it abundantly I live by that verse gives me strength it gives me the courage and it gives me hope. that when things are going bad God’s got my back but another verse that I’ve been relying on some I could remember esspessily since I was like age 12. That is 2 Timothy 1:7 I do not have a spirit of fear but of love power and it sound mind. that is the verse I quote every time I’d really start to lose it. I mean when I get scared like, really scared or I know that I have thoughts those are not the words that I know are not of the Lord that I don’t want to take captive and I’m really curious what verses you guys lean on if you have a specific one that you go to feel free to leave it in the comments below. Jeremiah 31 is a really good book and chapter. Psalms 91, Psalms 23, Psalms 104, and Psalms 103 or some also go to you especially Psalms 91 anyone we pray that over our house I’ve heard that over my house my sisters prays that over their houses and so forth together we believe strongly in claiming Bible verses over our life because that’s what God gave us the Bible for it’s for us to get to know him (God) better at the same time to give us tools to defeat the devil. I mean he went, Jesus went to the desert and he faced numerous trials just for us just so that we could have these tools. I’m going to have to look at that verse later and add it and into the comment because I know where it is but it’s slipping my mind because it was 4:00 in the morning

I just want to encourage everyone out there right you’re not the only one going through stuff that you’re not alone if you are physically but it’s okay to ask for help that’s okay to communicate with people about what’s going on and if you don’t have anyone in your life that you can do that that with God is always there he will never leave you nor forsake you he has you back and he loves you so much. he really does He is God, the God of love. he’s the Alpha and the Omega the beginning on the end John chapter 1 verse 1 the word yawn oh gosh, maybe I should stop now? John chapter 1 verse 1, in the beginning, was the word and the word was with God and the Word was God. I don’t think you could say it any more directly than that so when you are facing a problem remember who your God is remember that He is the Alpha and Omega that he was the beginning and the end that he is the Word of God that He is God. I mean he is a big big big size and our problem is very very small so I mean in reality it probably is compared to hundreds of thousands of other people’s problems that they’re dealing with at least that’s what I tell myself so it doesn’t look as big as it feels. So you can do that too. you can sit there and try to shrink your problems. though it is heavy so it doesn’t weigh s just as a heavy burden I mean sometimes it feels like it’s a big heavy backpack on your back or you know this big heavy elephant sitting on your chest. stress can physically hurt sometimes. they say a lot of diseases come from stress and they can’t figure it out so they know stress is the main cause so the only answer to that is to stop stressing rely on God but again easier said than done so I want to encourage you to find some verses with through your Bible and find some verses that help you the way that my verses help me. And you know feel free to take my verses John 10:10 and 2 Timothy 1:7 of Joshua 1:9 is really good too. for I command Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”

so you can and you will figure it out talk to God. That’s the best thing to do develop a relationship with God and lean on him be like a child. take your faith and just relax like he’s your daddy in here hes your comfort you can see, pretend, imagine he’s your father picking you up and putting you on his lap I know maybe some of you might not know what that is like imagine your mother or a loved one wrapping their arms around you and hugging you tight. God’s love is ten times more than that so take your problems give it to him and let him do the work and trust that he is working on he knows what you’re going through and he is going to be there for you. I’m going to say good night now, sleep good or have a good day wherever time where you are. God bless you


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A mater of the heart♥

Let me start off with a story. When I was somewhere between the ages of seven – nine, I created a card for God. It was a simple card I made out of construction paper.  I went as far as t glue a heart cut out inside. I then left the card on the table for God. On the inside don’t know if it was for Valentines day or just because. I told God that I  loved him very much, and I was giving him my heart. When I woke up the next day the card was still there and I was sad, until I saw the heart was missing. Which made me overjoyed. (I was skeptical so I looked all over and I couldn’t find it.)  Thus, I decided that God took it.

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Now shift to the present, as very few of you know and most of you don’t. I have been dealing with a lot of tests of my faith over what feels like the past Seven years. I am guessing. I am not sure exactly when it started. I have always been proud of my self for being a strong woman. One who endures challenges and laughs in the face of danger. Yet, since my brother Shane, passed away, then my aunt Christine, and almost my dad… Along with breaking my foot and it taking almost a year to heal, battling constant colds, and sinus infections, dealing with friends moving away or growing distant. Having my laptop break down over and over again. Despite the fact that Things were finally falling into place really happening for me. I fell into a very deep dark depression last summer. Its crazy right? I have been though so much. Besides the loss of  family members, the little tings shouldn’t have broke me. However, I was broke. My faith, my hope, my joy shattered…

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I was mad at God. Not to the extreme that I was when I was a teen, but I was constantly angry. I didn’t like feeling like that so I pulled away from my friends. I didn’t want them to see me like that. At first it was just a light depression. Before long, I was falling down the depression hole. I kept hoping someone would pull me out. I don’t think anyone could have tho. It was self inflicted hate. I hated myself. I counted my self as a failure. I beat myself up. I yelled at myself. I yelled at God for letting me get my hopes up just to dash them. It was bad. I honestly didn’t know I was in depression, until I was talking to a friend about a book I am working on. When he suggested the word despair for hopelessness.  The reality that I was depressed, hit me like a ton of brisks. I was indeed hopeless. It got so bad that for about five minuets one night.  That I thought about ending it all. It didn’t matter what I was thinking . In-fat the whole point was. I wasn’t thinking. That image of ending it all was when I finally snapped out of it. I realized that I needed help. I needed to tell someone how I was feeling and stop holding it in. None of those dark thoughts were mine. That is not how I think, that is not who I am. Yet, for a time it was clouding my judgement. ♥ 2 Corinthians 11:3 “But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds will be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ.” ♥Genesis 3:1 “Now the serpent was more subtitle than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?” The dark thoughts were blocking me from God.

When I finally realized it, I cried for what felt like a week. Through everything I have experienced in the past-  I was always been able to see the silver lining. That was until the depression hit last summer. I was blinded by fear. ♥John 10:10 “The devil comes only to Steal, Kill, and Destroy; but I come to bring Life and to bring it Abundantly.”  Some how, for some reason, I had let my guard down. Letting the enemy into my mind.            ♥1 Peter 5:8 “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” I didn’t willingly let my guard down. My pulling away from God, letting anger, pain, feelings control me. The process happened slowly. ♥ Ephesians 6:11 “Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.” ♥2 Corinthians 11:14 “And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.”

It has been about many month since then, and I have been doing much better. I am joyful even on hard days.  Best of all, God and I  have a stronger relationship with Him. ♥1 John 4:16 “So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. ♥Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare[a] and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Amen!

What is the status of your heart? Where do you stand with God?

Happy Valentines day all! Remember its no just couple love, its all love that should be celebrated they all should be. So celebrate your: friendships, family, yourself, and most of all your relationship with  God.

♥#AmyJaneSandberg 

♥#DEEPLYROOTEDINHIM


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Focus Your Eyes on God’s Glory.

😞My family and I been going through a lot since 2013. It is now 2018. Life has hard, full of trials one after another. Some of them harder then others. My faith has been greatly tested. I feel exhausted mentally, physically and emotionally. My family has has loved ones pass away, along with a variety of health issues.😥

🙁Honestly it appears that a lot of the strongest Christians I know, have been facing major battles the past couple of years. For a while it made me really mad at God. I realized it majorly affected my relationship with him. It’s funny how when I was going through the major heath issues my faith wasn’t tested. Yet when my loved ones are it was…😐

🤔However, I’ve never stop trusting that God has a plan, a purpose. 🗨Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. God is a big God 🗨Revelations 1:8. I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.” He can bring beauty out of ashes and rainbows from every storm. He is good! He is love! God gave us Jesus and the Holy Spirt. He wants you to have: health; favor; peace; joy; healing; and so forth. 🗨John 10:10 The Devil comes to steal kill and destroy; but I come to bring life and to bring it more abundantly!🎉

🎧 I have been listening many pastor’s sermons lately. The list: John Hege, Joseph Prince, Kenneth Copland, Gloria Copland, Kevin Wright, and Jamie Adams. I’ve been praying and worshiping non stop. I relized to night everything I’ve studying latley have topic. Rest in God… The sermons / teachings are about focusing on the word of God. To do this we: read our bible; we worship; and we praise; thus letting go of your problems. Easier said then done⁉️

🛐Tonight I was asking God how is that possible when so much is going on. I keep asking for miracles and seeing that them not being done. I keep me going in circles and I’m just getting more frustrated and angry. So I was praying tonight I heard God say to me〰️ In this order.

👉1. “When when your family was asking for a miracle what did they do?” I thought about it for a minute and remember they put headphones on me and had constant praise and worship music going. Then I heard God say. 🗨 Romans 10:17 Faith comes by hearing and hearing comes from the word of Christ.😀

👉3. ” Play praise and worship music.” I asked God how when I don’t have a radio. < They don’t work well in my apartment for some reason> Then I remembered the iHeartRadio app on my phone. however, but last timeI checked there were no Christian radio satiions to find. Tonight however I found K-LOVE at the top of the list. <Along with various individual artists 👨‍🎤👩‍🎤 now listed.> So I immediately hit play and started praying and worshiping with the K-LOVE music.🎶

🎼There was song after song dealing with the situations that I’ve been facing along with my family. <In my own interpretation.> Songs about when you don’t feel God moving know that He is in the background. When you don’t feel His presence know that He is still there. Songs that remind us of who God is. That He sent His son Jesus for us, so that we may live.🗨 John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, so that whosoever believeth believeth in him shall have everlasting life. Songs about what God wants for us. <As I’ve already said above.> Songs about praising Him even though the moutain is tall and the waves hurt. when we can’t see where we’re going but He is still there with us. It reminded me of the story in the Bible of Jesus calming the storm. Calming the Storm. It talks about a mighty storm that#Jesus calmed with words. 🗨Matthew 8:23-27, 🗨Mark 4:35-41. and 🗨Luke 8:22-25.🕊

👉3. 🎭I was crying I was laughing and I was praising God. After about twenty minutes I heard clear. “When you were younger and sick or in pain what would you do?” I would honestly try to do anything not to think about what was going on and try to focus on something else. If it was close to bedtime I would go to bed if it was during the day I would try to focus on anything and everything except for what was going on with my body. When there was a bad situation and it was obvious the devil was trying to put a stop to what God was doing I would rebuke the devil and keep moving forward on the task at hand.✅

👉4. “Do that, stop dwelling on what is going on and start focusing on what I have done and who I am.” 🗨 2nd Timothy 1:7 I do not have a spirit of fear but of love power and a sound mind. Then song played I cannot remember who it was by because I was so wrapped up in the words. It was talking about no matter how much we send no matter how weary we are we are called to cone to the table, take a seat next to the savior. Jesus and be set free!✔😆

🤳The song made me think of communion. 🗨1st Corinthians 11:17-34 How when we sit next to Jesus and we drink of his blood and weu eat of his flesh spiritually. We will be renewed, we will be refreshed, we will be healed and we will be set free from our iniquities. I wish I knew the name of this song and who the artist was. The song and this night has really blessed me.😇

👂I’m now sharing this with you because I know somewhere out there someone needs to hear this too. 👉Take your eyes off your situation, whatever is going on in your life and focus on God. 👀 He is a big God, He is a loving Father, and He is here for you. He wants you to be healthy, whole, blessed and covered in favor.🗨Revelations 1:8. I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”🙌

🙏Hopefully you understand what I am saying and that the speaks to you in the same way I needed Jesus to speak to me. Honestly I wish she talked to me clearly this way all the time but that’s not how it usually works.🤷‍♂️

—Sometimes songs speak to your heart more than anything. During the hard times especially. God is so good! He answers our prayers!

💞God bless you today and always!

🌷#AmyJaneSandberg. #DEEPLYROOTEDINHIM


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Hello Everyone,

This year has been hard for me, yet I’ve been blessed! So much has happened and changed since last Christmas. This year there seems to be something missing. I can’t put my finger on what it is. There is for sure a cloud of depression hanging over people too. But I am staying thankful. I am making a effort to spread cheer and love. Along with the reason for the season. Keep in mind Christmas only comes once a year. But it lives in my heart year round. Choose not to let the little things get to you. I know this time of year brings back bad and good memories for all. I want to encourage you to focus on the good. Have regrets? Everyone does. But… Every day is a new day bringing new chances and choices. Don’t wait for the new year resolution to change. Do it now… So you can be happy sooner. ♥ I know I make it sound so easy. But I know that it is not. I truly believe that if you look you can find reasons to be happy. Complain less and smile more… Every thing worth doing – takes effort! Learn to appreciate each opportunity to make a choice as they arrive.
~ Amy Jane♡

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      💞God bless you today and always!

 #DEEPLYROOTEDINHIM


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Yesterday and Tomorrow – We need you!

Father God, We need you today and always!!

This tidbits of posts  from January 8,2016- Today. I wasn’t sure what to date it until the name came to me. Sometimes what we needed yesterday is what we need today. That doesn’t make us weak, w all face struggles and sometimes they are harder then other days. I hope this post helps encourage you today and when you need. 

This is what we have taped up by our back door from Joseph Prince’s Blog.

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http://www.josephprince.org/daily-grace/grace-inspirations/

My family and I  believe it is good to have Bible verses, and encouragement around the house when we deal with struggles and everyday life. Do you do the same?  —Sometimes songs speak to your heart more than anything. They put words to the feeling you are having, and can often be prayers and encouragement, when we know not what to say or do. Especially during the hard times each of us face in life.

 

 

God is so good! He answers our prayers! He is a good God! He is love! (John 10 : 10 ) Thank you for everything Lord Jesus and for restoration and health of my loved ones!

Look at this awesome Vertical Rainbow I caught on camera on the way to camping!

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It reminds me that God is always with us! 😇Fear  not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. ~Deuteronomy 31:6 ESV

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♥#AmyJaneSandberg  ♥#DEEPLYROOTEDINHIM