StayOnTheWall

Story-time | Green Beans & Tuna | Part 1

Hey there BCU Fam!

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:

Back in the day, “flea markets” were THE place to get quality, inexpensive goods from reputable merchants.
Some merchants started selling wares that had questionable origins, so the Lord led me to stop purchasing from them.
Fast forward to a time where someone “gave” me some canned goods that were a “mistake”.
How did the Lord council me in this situation?

BlenCouragesU · BCU Podcast | Green Beans & Tuna | (Ep 449)

KJV Scripture References

I Peter 4:15

¹⁵But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters.

Luke 6:31

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

You know, BCUFam, I have been blessed with extra goodies by those who were in a position to do so—and had no compunction to thank the Lord and them! In this case, this situation sat on me, so I KNOW it was the Lord telling me to take care of it. The next time we are together, I plan to share the outcome! In the meantime, with the help of the Lord, let’s commit to following what the Lord tells us to do, so we are pleasing to Him! Amen? Amen! Let’s pray!

Father, in the name of Jesus as we come before You today, Lord, we thank You for all of your goodness, grace, and mercy and for what our ears have heard.  And we pray, Lord, that You will help us to hear your voice when you are asking us to do things and when to stay away from things! Please bless us to follow through with Your directions, so that you are glorified and honored in our lives. We bless Your name and we thank You Lord!  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 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! God bless, keep and make His face to shine upon you as you #StayOnTheWall!

Love,

BCU

7 Oct 2026

BlenCouragesULeave a comment

BCUWord of The Week: “Judge”

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:

Today, we will revisit the classic #BCUWord of the Week video series here and on YouTube.
“Judge” is this week’s word. One definition in Hebrew is “shofet” meaning, to select, decide or discern. It can also mean, “a deliverer from potential defeat” (that is very important).
Would you like to watch the video? Click here: YouTube | BCU Classic Word of the Week.

BlenCouragesU · BCU podcast | Retro Post | The Word of The Week | Judge | Ep 446

Scripture references

Luke 7:41-43

⁴¹There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.

⁴²And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?

⁴³Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.

I Corinthians 11:28-31

²⁸But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.

²⁹For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.

³⁰For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.

³¹For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.

Matthew 7:1-5

1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.

²For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

³And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

⁴Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?

⁵Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.

John 7:24

²⁴Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

Luke 18:10-14

¹⁰Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.

¹¹The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.

¹²I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.

¹³And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.

¹⁴I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

Proverbs 18:13

¹³He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.

BCUFam, did it surprise you that we make judgements daily as it relates to decision-making? What about the phrase “you cannot judge me”? It is a blessing to now have a deeper understanding and wisdom around this important word. With the help of the Lord, let’s make it our business to judge only according to how the Lord instructs us. Amen? Amen! Let’s pray!

Father, in the Name of Jesus, we come before You with a thankful heart for more insight into Your Word, and for helping us to judge things the way You would have us to, or not at all. We ask that You would help us to turn the spotlight on ourselves on all the areas needed to be more like You. Also, as we are speaking and commenting about things, please help us to remember to acknowledge You first, so that our speech is edifying, administers grace to the hearer and is seasoned with salt (Colossians 4:6 and Ephesians 4:29). We ask that You continue to bless and strengthen us, as we continue to walk upright before You, in Jesus name, we pray and thank You, 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

9 Sep 2026

BlenCouragesULeave a comment

A Miracle, Matthew & McDonald’s

Here there BCU Family!

BlenCouragesU · BCU Podcast | Miracle, Matthew, McD’s| Ep 444

Podcast highlights:

A while back, I recorded a podcast entitled “Red Sea Moments”, inspired by a family member’s “small” testimony of God’s goodness.
A “Red Sea moment” is when God makes a way or blesses us, which is all the time, so there are no small testimonies.
In this podcast, I recall one of the first times I heard God’s voice, and the miracle from McDonald’s He provided for me right out of Matthew chapter 6.

KJV Scripture References

Matthew 6:25-34

²⁵Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

²⁶Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

²⁷Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

²⁸And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

²⁹And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

³⁰Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

³¹Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

³²(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

³³But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

³⁴Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Philippians 4:19

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Now BCUFam, some of you may be turning your nose up at the mention of McDonald’s, but at one point in my younger days, they were a tasty and reasonable option. The point is that God is a Provider and Needs-Meeter–and with His help, we just need to trust and obey God and He will come through. Now, Jesus does not always bless us with tangible things like mansions, yachts, private jets, money bags and, checks in the mail (and yes, He can do all of this), but He also blesses us with life, health, strength and protection, and MOST of all, the Holy Ghost!! And that seals our salvation so that we have Heaven to look forward to—and that is better than ANY material blessing here! Amen? Amen! Let’s pray!

Father, in the name of Jesus, as we come before You, we say thank You, thank You, thank YOU! We thank You with a grateful heart, full of praise and awe for how You have blessed, kept, and made Your face to shine upon us. And even through the tears, hard times and the things we don’t understand, we have a yet praise down in our spirit, because You are God, You are good, and as You have been reminding us, things will work together for our good, because we love You and we are the called according to Your purpose (Romans 8:28). We pray for each person listening today, Jesus, that You will continue to bless and strengthen, that You will meet every need, that we will hear Your voice and with Your help, we will do what You say.

Jesus, we thank You for the reminder that as You take care of the birds and flowers, You will take care of us. We thank You for moving on behalf of someone who is in need today, and for saving someone who needs to know You in the pardoning of their sins—fully repentant, baptized in Jesus name and filled with the Holy Ghost as Acts 2:38 outlines.

In the name of Jesus Christ, we pray and thank You, Amen!

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

Love,

BCU

26 Aug 2026

BlenCouragesULeave a comment

Story-time | I Almost Said, “Yes”….

Hey there BCU Fam!

Podcast highlights:

While on a holiday, the hubby and I were approached about an opportunity to drastically change how we vacation.
The presentation showcased beautiful resort areas complete with lush greenery, pools and other fabulous amenities.
When it came time for us to make a decision to purchase, the conversation took a few interesting turns.
As I reflect on what happened, the Lord reminded me why we need to acknowledge Him before we decide anything.

BlenCouragesU · BCU Podcast | I ALMOST Said Yes…. | (Ep 443)

KJV Scripture References

Joshua 9

9 And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof;

²That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.

³And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,

⁴They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up;

⁵And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy.

⁶And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us.

⁷And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?

⁸And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?

⁹And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the Lord thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,

¹⁰And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which was at Ashtaroth.

¹¹Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take victuals with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We are your servants: therefore now make ye a league with us.

¹²This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and it is mouldy:

¹³And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.

¹⁴And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the Lord.

¹⁵And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.

¹⁶And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a league with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they dwelt among them.

¹⁷And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim.

¹⁸And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the Lord God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.

¹⁹But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the Lord God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.

²⁰This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.

²¹And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.

²²And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell among us?

²³Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.

²⁴And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the Lord thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing.

²⁵And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.

²⁶And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not.

²⁷And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the Lord, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose.

You know, BCUFam, I have to admit that initially the offer was TEMPTING—the resorts were beautiful! But the Lord was tugging at us to politely decline the offer, and I am glad (for many reasons, WHEW!) that we did! It’s when we start second-guessing, thinking about it, weighing it out, and overriding the Lord’s voice that we get into trouble. Then we want to blame the enemy for things when, in reality, it may simply be our own way of doing things.

With the help of the Lord, we want to be sure that we are seeking counsel at the mouth of the Lord for all of our decision-making, so that we make the right decisions. Now, we are not perfect people all of the time, but if we do what God says, the result will be perfect, because He is perfect. Amen? Amen! Let’s pray!

Father, in the name of Jesus, as we come before You today, we thank You for Your goodness, grace, mercy, love, power, and kindness, and for the Word that You have deposited down into us.

We ask, Lord, that You will speak to our hearts and minds as we move through our days. We pray that You will bless us, Lord, with the wisdom to do what it is that You would have us to do the first time around, so that You are glorified, honored, and praised, even in the most mundane and simplest of our choices.

Thank You for blessing us, Lord, to do things correctly. We will continue to give Your name the praise, glory, and honor.

In Jesus’ name we pray. Let every heart say, Amen.

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

Love,

BCU

19 Aug 2026

BlenCouragesULeave a comment

Room A203: Grief, God & Emotional Rest

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:

Over the last few months on BCU Thursdays, I have been teaching on the different types of rest we need.
Emotional rest is having a safe place to share your true feelings without fear or worry of judgement.
Today, the Lord is using you all to be a source of emotional rest.

BlenCouragesU · BCU Podcast | Emotional Rest | (Ep 442)

Scripture (KJV) references

I Thessalonians 4:13

¹³But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

Psalm 30:5

⁵For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

Hebrews 4:15

¹⁵For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

Psalm 121:1-2

1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

²My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.

Psalm 126:5

⁵They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

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, if you’re experiencing grief, sadness, or emotional exhaustion, it does NOT make you “less saved”. You can grieve and still have hope. You can shed tears and still trust God. And through it all, Jesus will give you the grace and strength to keep moving forward. Amen? Amen! Let’s pray!

Father, in the name of Jesus, as we come before You today, Lord, we bless Your name, we praise and thank You. Lord, as the Scriptures remind us in Psalm 46:1, You are a present help in the time of trouble. And we thank You for being our refuge and our strength.

Lord, we ask that You would remember those who are going through a season of sadness, grief, trials, situations, dry seasons, and difficult places. These things can bring us to a place, Lord, where we need emotional rest. We can’t find that help in the world, but, Lord, we can find it in You! Thank You, Jesus! We also thank You for the people that You have placed in our lives that we can speak with as well.

Thank You for lifting someone’s heart and mind today. Please continue to strengthen and keep us, and we will continue to give Your name the praise, the glory, and the honor. In Jesus’ name, we pray and we thank You, Amen!