He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.Psalm 147:3,5 (ESV) January is a great month for reflection. By the time February rolls around I generally have a greater understanding of my hopes and dreams, and what changes I want to make …
This is why I wait upon you, expecting your breakthrough, for your Word brings me hope.Psalm 130:5 (TPT) The definition of anticipation draws in not just expectation and hope, but a feeling of what it is like when our hope is fulfilled. While looking for a picture for this post, I found pictures of children …
I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance.Ephesians 1:18 (NLT) I hadn’t thought about the connection between hope and joy until it came up in my current devotional. It …
Yesterday I started reading a devotional on the Fruit of the Spirit and attempted to write a blog post about the subject. For some reason it was so difficult for me to write that I set it aside. I had an aha moment today as I read. It had to do with my own involvement. …
Yesterday was a tough day. Between not enough sleep and a stress-filled trip, this morning I feel exhausted. I want to crawl back into bed and sleep. But God gave me a better idea, several ideas, to be honest. Idea #1: CAST MY CARES ON HIM Cast all your care upon Him, because He cares …
I just completed the YouVersion plan, Making Time to Rest. (A great plan.) The plan used the example of filling a bucket. Taking an account of my own bucket, I was feeling…empty. I’d already missed one Friday post this month. I didn’t want to miss another. But what could I give when I felt I …
God uses illustrations often times when trying to explain things to me. I hope you won’t find fault with this imagery or method. Here goes… Friday I wrote about my rising worry, then Sunday came. During a prayer and word about the Lord piercing the darkness, given to our church through a friend, God showed …
Here I am. Stuck in worry. Again. I want to share my journey with you. My struggles and my victories. Right now, I am struggling. I had thyroid surgery 26 years ago when a goiter appeared overnight. They first attempted to drain it. That was traumatic for me, as I tried not to swallow as …
Bella This is my sweet girl, Bella. She is 15 years old. This may be an unusual inspiration for a blog post, but it makes perfect sense, since I was awake at 2:00 in the morning thinking about it. Lol. The first title I thought about was Sniffing God, or Sniffing for God. I decided …
Last Sunday, I took a few notes, being inspired for this post. The idea was, God doesn’t give us everything we need, so we will need him. Our pastor used the miracle of the loaves and fishes to illustrate. (Mark 8:2-9, another instance in Matthew 14:15-20) Let me pull out a few key points. In …
The Far Reaches of Grace 