A quiet place for weekly devotionals, honest stories, and Scripture-rooted encouragement for trusting God in everyday life.
All We Need
Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Psalm 32:1 O sacred Head, now wounded, with grief and shame weighed down, Now scornfully surrounded, with thorns thine only crown; O sacred Head, what glory, what bliss till now was thine! Yet, though despised and gory, I joy to call thee mine. What...
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How Much Time?
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19 As life moves on, days roll into months and years. Before you know it, life has passed you by. Another day. I have another day, yes? Maybe, maybe...
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Waiting for You
Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him. Isaiah 30:18 Morning dawned, and her alarm sounded. Waking, the girl opened her eyes. She stumbled out of bed, beginning her day. Jesus was sitting...
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Your Choice
When the Lord saw that he had turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, "Moses, Moses!" And he said, "Here I am." Exodus 3:4 Moses was going about his day. It was any normal day, aside from the fact there was an unusual burning bush. The bush was on fire,...
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Tears
When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in his spirit and greatly troubled. John 11:33 God takes no pleasure in watching us suffer. He is moved when we are troubled. He knows the beginning from the end, yet allows all sorts of things....
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Trusting God, Still
You hem me in, behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me. Psalm 139:5 Still I trust You, God. Even when life throws me down. Still I will trust You, God. Even when a loved one passes on from this earth. When my heart tears open once again. Still I will trust You,...
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Smoke Alarm
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger. James 1:19 You're exhausted from a long day at work. Arriving home, you plop into your chair. You smell something slightly off, but ignore it. Doesn't seem important. Your spouse comes to you, mentioning the smell....
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Selfish Switch
For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing. James 3:16 Isn't the switch too easy? Usually a moment of pure insanity. One moment we are living for God... And the next minute we are focused again on ourselves. One minute we are speaking life to others... And before we...
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His Creation
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. And God blessed them...And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. Genesis 1:27-28,31 God created us in His image. We are the only things He created so...
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Pouring Blessings Out
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not...
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Appointed and Annointed
Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations. Jeremiah 1:5 How do you see yourself? Defeated or victorious? Less than or worthy? Demoted or honored? Jeremiah 1:5 reminds us of our value. Who God says we...
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Your Value
Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. Ephesians 1:4 You are capable. You are confident. You belong here. Recently shared those words with a loved one, who was questioning her abilities. When she repeated them, a smile broke out...
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