Here's a thought for you: Give away what you're been given. Hmmm, you say, what do you mean, Patti? I mean, give away the lessons you've learned from the tough stuff in your life; share, pass along the comfort that's helped you along your journey. Soak in this Truth from 2 Corinthians 1:3,4 - Praise be to [...]
What are you following? What is your "leader"? There's a lot of darkness around us - deception, manipulation, guilt-trips, etc. You name it, it's out there! We're very quick to point the finger at others and play the "blame game" with them. But, unfortunately, and to our dismay, we more often purposefully sidetrack taking responsibility for our [...]
Hold up your shield of faith and speak this Truth in Psalm 57:1-3 -- Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me, for in You my soul takes refuge. I will take refuge in the shadow of Your wings until the disaster has passed. I cry out to God Most High, to God, [...]
Who shall seperate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?...No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us (Rom 8:35,37). In her book, Marching Orders for the End Battle, Corrie ten Boom wrote, It is by [...]
If you're in the midst of tough times and nothing seems to be making sense to you, let me pass along some Hope to you from Psalm 40:1-5. Soak in this... I waited patiently for the Lord; He inclined to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of [...]
Do you ever journal about your life and what you're going through? This morning I was reading a book about head injury, The Vow:The Kim and Krickitt Carpenter Story. In it, Krickitt (the wife) features a number of her journal entries...she suffered massive head injury in a traffic collision that the two of them were [...]
This morning when I woke up, this Scripture in James was on my mind - Blessed is the man who persevers under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him (James 1:12). Ya know, tough times come to all [...]
The point of prayer is not to get answers from God; the goal of prayer is perfect and complete oneness with God. ~Oswald Chambers Do not use the excuse of prayer to cover up what you know you ought to do. ~Oswald Chambers One day...we shall gratefully see that God's great refusals were sometimes the [...]
Here's a devotional written by Charles Stanley about the power of prayer...see what the Lord lays on you through this... James 5:16-18 tells us that Elijah was a righteous man whose effective prayer accomplished much. He was passionate and persistent because he knew God intimately and believed that He would answer. Past answers to prayer [...]
I am amazed at the people I watch - believers and non-believers - who deceive and manipulate others, at any cost, on a regular basis, trying to get them to do what they want them to do...leaders and followers alike! Take a Calgon Moment in these Scriptures and let them soak-in: Do not be deceived; God [...]
