Recent Devotions
“O my son, give me your heart. May your eyes take delight in following my ways.” Proverbs 23:26 Sometimes we over-complicate things. Okay, most of the time we over-complicate things. We as women tend to overthink things, and our imaginations can sometimes get the best of us. I always struggled with “what does God want from me?” I was always searching for this deep, profound answer. Boy, was I off base. I always thought He wanted me at my best, slaying giants and conquering mountains. In reality, I was setting myself up for failure because I have experienced the valley…
“No human wisdom or understanding or plan can stand against the Lord.” Proverbs 21:30 We like to make plans. Our schedules are always filled with upcoming events, birthday parties, soccer games, etc. We usually like to do the same thing when it comes to our spiritual lives. Chasing the next…
“And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.” Philippians 1:6 There’s a song by Pat Barrett called “Canvas and Clay” and the ending of the songs says “you’re not…
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“And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh.” I Samuel 1:3 Same time every year, the family journeyed to Shiloh to worship the Lord. And each year I am sure that Hannah looked at the growing family and hoped in her heart that God would hear her prayer and give her a child. It was always hard at these times as she felt people looked at her, judging her because she was barren. She hated to face others, but she knew that going for the yearly…
“I will fully satisfy the needs of those who are weary and fully refresh the souls of those who are faint.” (Jeremiah 31:25, New English Translation) Life, and our busy schedules, can wear us down. We have so much to do, so many depending on us, and so little time to devote to our own needs. Eventually, this becomes an unhealthy situation. If we feel physically tired, we may also feel spiritually weary. When that happens, it’s time for us to slow down and allow God to refresh us. Perhaps this is what happened to Martha, the friend of Jesus…
“For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says (Mark 11:23 NKJV). Does NOT doubt…BUT believes. This scripture is actually an explanation of the one preceding it, “So Jesus answered and said to them, ‘Have faith in God’.” Apparently He chose to clarify for them exactly what that meant! Jesus encouraged them to have HIM-POSSIBLE faith! He demonstrated the potential power that comes from NOT doubting, but…
“Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.” Hebrews 13:8 We live in a world that is constantly changing. Over the last few months, we have had to change the way we do so many things. What we once took for granted is now no longer possible. We cannot attend church the way we used to. We cannot visit with friends and family without following a lot of rules. BUT there is one thing that has not changed, Jesus is still the same. We can rest assured upon His promise that He will never leave us nor…
