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Walking In Integrity

Hey there BCU Fam!

For this post, because of the informal format, please tune into the podcast recording (click here or on the BCU avatar below) and refer to the written post for the highlights. We pray the post blesses and encourages you. If so, please thumbs up AND leave a comment! Thank you and enjoy the post!

Podcast highlights:

Integrity can be defined as aligning your conduct with what you know to be excellent.
Years ago, I heard a sermon on integrity, and how the people of God should display good morals even in small things.
While running an errand, the Lord gave me an opportunity to “witness” integrity to someone in real-time.

BlenCouragesU · BCU Podcast | Walking in Integrity | Ep 434

Scripture (KJV) References

James 4:17

¹⁷Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

Song of Solomon 2:15

“…..the little foxes…spoil the vines…”

Proverbs 3:5-6

⁵Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

⁶In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

BCU Fam, that moment was a witness of how Jesus wants us to operate in this present world. That interaction could have been a seed planted or watered so that God can bring the increase AND save the young lady and/or her family! Now that’s something to be excited about!

So, it really is in our best spiritual interest, to walk in integrity in each area of our lives so that God is glorified, honored, and praised. Amen? Amen! Let’s pray!

Father, in the name of Jesus as we come before You today,  thank You for blessing us to walk in integrity! We thank You for the times we do things Your way, and how those victorious moments bring glory AND souls to You! Please help us to be conscientious, Jesus of all that we do, say and, how we interact with people, so that the integrity You put on the inside, shows up on the outside. In Jesus’ name we pray and we thank You, Amen!

Also, if you so inclined, join us for our Thursday Night Bible Study––-we are LIVE on Facebook, at 8:05EST/7:05CST. You can also listen in and subscribe to the podcast on whatever platform BCU is available on. Some of those platforms are Amazon Music , Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio, Spotify, and many more of your favorite podcast platforms!

Thank you SO much for stopping by! May God bless, keep and make His face to shine upon you as you #StayOnTheWall!

Love,

BCU

12 May 202613 May 2026

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“….No Good Thing…”

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Podcast highlights:

Over the past couple of months, reconnecting with people from my past has been a real blessing!
One reconnection opportunity was exciting——-but did not lead to a favorable response.
This situation started a bit of overthinking, until the Lord stopped by to give me His Word on the matter.

BlenCouragesU · BCU podcast | "…No Good Thing…" | Ep 433

Scripture (KJV) references

Psalm 84:11

¹¹For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly.

2 Corinthians 10:5

⁵Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.

Isaiah 55:8-9

⁸For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.

⁹For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Philippians 4:11
¹¹Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.

Proverbs 3:5-6

⁵Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

⁶In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

BCUFam, sometimes when people act a certain way, we start to analyze, worry, and wonder——what we did, did not do, what happened, what it something said, overlooked, or forgotten? And the list goes on.

God is not interested in us being overburdened, fretful and in a place where negative and hypothetical mental gymnastics take over our hearts and minds. Because we serve a good God and Father that cares about His children, if the relationship (or anything else) is a good thing, we will get it. And if not, we thank God for His hand of protection. Amen? Amen! Let’s pray!

Father, in the name of Jesus, as we come before You, Lord, we want to bless Your name for the Word of God that has come into our hearts and for the reminder that You are looking out for us and taking care of us from every angle, including our relationships.
We thank You, Lord, for giving us divine direction as to who should be in our inner circle and who should not. Help us, Lord, to be at peace with the fact that there are certain people in our lives for reasons, for seasons, to teach us lessons, and to be a blessing. Wherever they are and whatever the purpose is, Lord, we thank You for helping us to see that, to be content with it, and to move forward in doing whatever it is that You would have us to do according to Your will and Your way.

Regardless of relationships and their status, Lord, we thank You for blessing us to continue to love people and to treat them correctly according to how You would have us, according to the Word of God, so that You are glorified, honored, and praised.

We bless You, we praise You, we thank You, we magnify You, and we lift You up for this and for all things.
In the matchless name of Jesus Christ, we pray and we bless You. Let every heart say, Amen!

Thank you SO much for stopping by! May God bless, keep and make His face to shine upon you as you #StayOnTheWall!

Love,

BCU

5 May 2026

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Jesus is a Healer | Jim’s Testimony

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Because of the informal format, please tune into the podcast recording (click here or on the BCU avatar below) and refer to the written post for the highlights. We pray the post blesses and encourages you. If so, please thumbs up AND leave a comment! Thank you and enjoy the post!

Podcast highlights:

While high school wasn’t always the easiest place to get through, it holds VERY fond memories for me.
In between “shop” classes, we had academics where we learned with/befriended other shop students and forged close friendships.
Life took us in varied directions, but social media brought many of us back together, including my friend Jim Tyska.
Jim reached out to me regarding a dire prayer request that I outline in the podcast, and a video update* (click here) that starts at about 49:45.

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KJV Scripture references

Ecclesiastes 3:1

²⁴To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

Psalm 30:2

²O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.

James 5:16

¹⁶Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

Romans 8:28

²⁸And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

BCUFam! When Jim sent me this video, the title said “Norma Prince Testimony”… So, I was thinking I would be watching another testimony and/or his church service, which I was all too happy to do! I had NO CLUE Jim would be called up to testify of God’s goodness, healing and mercy! God is faithful and has proven who He is in the life of my friend and brother!! And that is something to give God praise for!! Amen? Amen! Let’s pray!

Father, in the name of Jesus, we thank You for the miraculous healing You have provided for my brother, Jim! This testimony serves as a reminder that You are a healer, and our faith and trust should always be in You! We thank You, Jesus for hearing our cries, and for the reminder that even in these days You are STILL real! Hallelujah! We thank You for the Tyska family, and ask that You will continue to bless, keep and save the entire family in the matchless Name of Jesus!

As we come before You today, some of us have very grave, heavy, and serious situations before You. It is our desire that You will speak to the situations, and speak to our hearts and minds, giving us the peace and assurance that You hear us, and that You will lead and guide through to victory! We ask Jesus that You send healing and deliverance to someone today! We ask Jesus, that You lift up someone’s head today! We ask that You comfort someone, that You meet a need, that You step in to assist someone in a dire, impossible circumstance! We thank You Lord, for healing someone’s heart and mind, for mending broken hearts and relationships and for forgiveness to flow freely in the Name Of Jesus!

Most of all, Jesus, we thank You for giving someone the knowledge that they need to repent, be baptized in Jesus Name, and filled with the Holy Ghost, as outlined in Acts 1 and 2! Thank You for ALL that follow through on the plan of salvation and for blessing and keeping Your people! We honor and thank You, Lord for your love and kindness toward us in Jesus Name we pray, Amen!

As a reminder, if you have not subscribed to BlenCouragesU.com, please do so! It’s free and a good place to get the encouragement, inspiration and information based the Word of God! Additionally, you can also see what we are up to on Facebook, X, and Instagram. Also, if you so inclined, join us Thursday nights––we are LIVE on Facebook at 8:05EST/7:05CST. You can also listen in and subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts, YouTube podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, and many others podcast platforms!

Thank you SO much for stopping by! God bless, keep and make His face to shine upon you as you #StayOnTheWall!

Love,

BCU

*The video is entitled “Norma Prince Testimony–Wednesday PM”, so for anyone wondering, you do have the correct video! Enjoy this awesome testimony!

10 Dec 2025

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A Testimony of Healing: Jim Tyska’s Story

Hey there BCU Fam!

Podcast highlights:

While high school wasn’t always the easiest place to get through, it holds VERY fond memories for me.
In between “shop” classes, we had academics where we learned with/befriended other shop students and forged close friendships.
Life took us in varied directions, but social media brought many of us back together, including my friend Jim Tyska.
Jim reached out to me regarding a dire prayer request that I outline in the podcast, and a video update* (click here) that starts at about 49:45.

BlenCouragesU · BCU Podcast | A Testimony According to Jim | (Ep 375)

KJV Scripture references

Ecclesiastes 3:1

²⁴To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

Psalm 30:2

²O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.

James 5:16

¹⁶Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

Romans 8:28

²⁸And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

As a reminder, if you have not subscribed to BlenCouragesU.com, please do so! It’s free and a good place to get the encouragement, inspiration and information based the Word of God! Additionally, you can also see what we are up to on Facebook, X, and Instagram. Also, if you so inclined, join us Thursday nights––we are LIVE on YouTube 8:05EST/7:05CST. You can also listen in and subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts, YouTube podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, and many others podcast platforms!

Thank you SO much for stopping by! God bless, keep and make His face to shine upon you as you #StayOnTheWall!

Love,

BCU

*The video is entitled “Norma Prince Testimony–Wednesday PM”, so for anyone wondering, you do have the correct video! Enjoy this awesome testimony!

30 Dec 2024

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Racism and love? (Part 1)

Hey there BCU Family!

Typically, you have the option of listening to our podcast, reading the notes or both. For this post, because of the informal format, please tune into the podcast recording and refer to the written post for the highlights. We pray the post blesses and encourages you. If so, please thumbs up AND leave a comment! Thank you and enjoy the post!

BlenCouragesU · BCU Podcast | Racism and love? | Part 1 (Ep 216)

Podcast highlights:

As the Lord is preparing to return, we are in a time of unprecedented and open racism.
The dictionary defines racism as, “the belief that different races possess distinct characteristics, abilities, or qualities, especially so as to distinguish them as inferior or superior to one another.”
Racism and injustice of any kind is NOT of God. Period.
As wrong as the perpetrators are, the people of God are STILL and ALWAYS called to reflect Christ in our reactions.

Scripture references:

Genesis 1:26-27

²⁶And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

²⁷So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Proverbs 22:2

The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker of them all.

Romans 12:3

3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

Matthew 5:43-48

43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.

44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?

47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?

48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

Bonus scripture:

1 John 2:10-12

10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.

11 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.

BCUFam, racism is NOT of God. It is straight from the enemy and is taught and practiced behavior that is steeped in pride (Romans 12:3) which is sin, period. It is of the utmost importance that no matter WHO comes to ruffle your spiritual feathers, we STILL are called to love them. This does not mean we agree or condone behavior that is not of God, nor does not mean we cannot speak up, but it does mean that during and after the conversation, the post, the news, we love the everyone the way Christ loves us. Unconditionally. This kind of love can only come through allowing the Holy Ghost to work through us, prayer, fasting and a LOT of practice. This is practice time–and with the help of God, we will go on to perfection (maturity) as Matthew 5:48 says. Amen? Amen!

So BCU Fam, what do you think about this topic? How are you doing with loving those that do not love you? Let’s talk about it in the comments section below!

If you have not already subscribed to BlenCouragesU.com, please do so! It’s free and a good place to get the encouragement, inspiration and information based the Word of God! Additionally, you can also see what we are up to on Facebook, Twitter , and Instagram! You can also listen in and subscribe to the podcast on Stitcher Radio , Google Play, and Apple podcasts!

Thank you SO much for stopping by! God bless, keep and make His face to shine upon you as you #StayOnTheWall!

Love,

BCU