2020-01-30
At His Feet
Imagine… If you had the chance to sit at the feet of Jesus, to look upon His face and deep into His eyes, and listen to every word He had to say. Doesn't the very thought take your breath away?
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2020-01-29
Who Do People See
When I read that God is “compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love,” I can ask myself if those same characteristics are becoming more a reality in my life. Am I looking at difficult people with compassion?
Read more..2020-01-28
Pain Filled Morning
Friend, maybe you, like Gracie, need to be lovingly reminded of God’s purpose for your life. If you’ve turned your heart over to Jesus, God promises that you are purposed, planned, loved and guided through this life.
Read more..2020-01-26
Finishing Strong
Father God, I am so grateful that I can stand before you as righteous because of what Jesus did for me. Thank you for keeping me strong till the very end of my life. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Read more..2020-01-25
The Danger of Strength
Success and strength can become dangerous when uncoupled from reliance upon our Creator God, when we assume autonomy instead of recognition that all we are and all we accomplish are from the hand of a gracious God.
Read more..2020-01-24
Is it All about Money?
“Dear Lord, help me to place my priorities in your capable and loving hands. Everything belongs to you and I am just a steward of it. Help me to use what you give wisely and to the benefit of others before it becomes a source of pride for me. Amen.”
Read more..2020-01-22
Beautiful, Broken Jar of Clay
Be encouraged that even if you are facing hard times, God has a plan for your life. He can and will use your weakness and fragility for His glory. Whether your clay jar is being tested or retired to the back of cabinet like my old piece of pottery, spread the inner dwelling Good News right where you are today.
Read more..2020-01-21
Put Your Guilt to Rest
In my work as a nurse with seniors, I’ve sometimes witnessed the power of a past sin that keeps robbing my patient of present blessings.
Read more..2020-01-19
Be Spirit-Led
Father so often we take for granted the tools you have given us to help us live a holy life that is pleasing to you. I pray that we will begin to examine our own ways, our motives, our thoughts and our desires.
Read more..2020-01-18
H.O.P.E.
Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him.” Psalm 62:5 As Christians, we are called to hope.
Read more..2020-01-17
Count it All Joy
"Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you will know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
Read more..2020-01-14
Something Else
Don’t ever give up on the people for whom you are praying. The Holy Spirit will help you find creative ways to bring them to Jesus. But then, you have to let the Savior do what he needs to do and trust his timing.
Read more..2020-01-12
Taking Our Thoughts Captive
When we begin the practice of thinking about our thoughts and where they go, we can change our lives.
Read more..2020-01-10
Always With Us
Abandonment is a common issue in this world. Maybe you have experienced it yourself. But God says he will stick with you no matter how hard it gets.
Read more..2020-01-09
Rely Only on God
None of us like to be “needy”. My need for God has led to my experiencing him on a new level.
Read more..2020-01-08
Slow Down: Work in Progress
Often we are impatient with the speed with which God works. Christ followers are taught that spiritual growth is a lifetime affair.
Read more..2020-01-06
Reflections
I sit and I watch in awe, in wonder at the works of Your hands. It’s so majestic, yet so refreshing all in the same breath. Your power so quaint yet well-defined with each wave. You have taken me captive. I can’t seem to pull away.
Read more..2020-01-05
The Trouble with Circumstances
Today, I fought discouragement because I looked at me - instead of God. I looked at my circumstances instead of looking at Him. But then, I fixed my gaze on Him and by the time evening fell - discouragement had also fallen away.
Read more..2019-12-30
One Breath
I’m reminded of how fragile life can be and how easily I forget that it is so. I get glimpses and reminders of my eternal destination but they are all too quickly swallowed in the temporal of the here and now. The crazy. The busy. The hectic.
Read more..2019-12-29
In God I Trust
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge him and he shall direct your paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6
Read more..2019-12-27
Jehovah-Kavod
“Oh LORD God Almighty, who is like you? You are mighty, O LORD, and your faithfulness surrounds you” (Psalm 89:7).
Read more..2019-12-15
The Sacrifice of Praise
Why is praise called a “sacrifice”? I believe it is because true praise given in the less-than-ideal situations of life indicates that I sacrifice my right to grumble about people, circumstances and God; I willingly forsake action which ‘comes naturally,’ is ‘only human’ and which ‘everyone’ indulges in.
Read more..2019-12-14
Blue Taffeta Dress
by Katherine Kehler “Every good and perfect gift is from above” James 1:17 How are
Read more..2019-12-11
God Is Present
‘My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest” (Exodus 33:14). In all of life’s challenges, God gives us the one thing we need the most:His Presence.
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