What gives you strength? What makes you feel strong, especially when you're dealing with tough times? Nehemiah, seeing and hearing the people of Israel weep and mourn as Ezra read the Law of Moses, proclaimed to them, This day is sacred to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your [...]
Life can be so crazy, so unpredictable, so..... you end the sentence. Yet, in the midst of it all, God is still God! He is soveregin, He is faithful, He is true. It IS worth it to wait on Him and follow His lead! Read this from David's pslam in Ps 27:7-14 (The Message): Listen, [...]
Questions arise from so many different directions, causing us to wonder who to trust, what to trust, what to believe, what to think. Confusion rares its ugly head! But remember this: "For God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints" (1 Corinthians 14:33, NKJV). Here's [...]
Slowing down and paying attention to God is not what the "busy-ness" of this world wants...it urges us to run here, run there; do this, do that! But His Word tells us to fix our eyes on Him, the Lord Jesus (Heb 12:2). Dive-in to this devotional: "THANK ME for the conditions that are requiring [...]
The Lord's favor is on you! It's time to rebuild, restore, renew... Dive-in to the Truth of Isaiah 61:1-4: "The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach the good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for [...]
What's growing in your Spiritual Garden....plants, flowers, weeds, briers? Here are some thoughts from Patsy Clairmont in her book, The Hat Box...do you relate?.... "Growth and change are synonymous." "I'm grateful to know that our feebleness qualifies us for God's strength." "He (God) will deepen our faith, cultivate our character, and water our parched hearts." [...]
Like we all know, things can get on our nerves and do a number on us; some things can bother us, while others can lift us up and bring a smile to our face! Think about these Truths this week from Psalm 37....speak them to yourself and put them into practice as you deal with [...]
Living out the Truth of Proverbs 3:5,6 has been heavily on me lately...I keep being reminded of putting it into "living color." Take a Calgon Moment with God in this Living-Truth as you read today's post: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding, in all of your ways [...]
As time goes on, it seems like it's getting harder and harder to know who to trust, who to believe, who to respect. There's a lot of "audio" coming out of a person's mouth that isn't matching his "video." Dive into today's devotional from Sarah Young's book, Jesus Calling: "TRUST ME by relinquishing control into [...]
This morning I was up very early...I turned on DAYSTAR and started watching CreationScapes. It was scanning some beautiful places...panoramic views and up-close shots of some gorgeous plants and flowers that God created! The tulips especially caught my eye! It was like they were singing in the wind! "He put a new song in my [...]
