A quiet place for weekly devotionals, honest stories, and Scripture-rooted encouragement for trusting God in everyday life.
Sovereign Over All
Oh, how great are God's riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand His decisions and His ways! Romans 11:33 God, You are sovereign. Sovereign over all. You are the Creator of all things. The Author of all life. All of our lives filter through Your hands. Every little piece. The happy times. The gut-wrenching moments. All of us filters through You. Because You are sovereign over all things. We wonder why You allow suffering. Why you allow our lives to fall to pieces. Why...
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Your Keeper
The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand. The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. (verse 5-6) Webster defines "keeper" as one who keeps, such as a protector. Protection from harm, yet also one who helps things to keep growing. God protects us, keeping us safely shaded and secure. Because God protects us, He will keep us from harm. Neither the day or night will harm us. The world may hurt, but within God's protection, we can stay...
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Secure Feet
He will not let your foot be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. Psalm 121:3-4 Remember the beginning? The psalm starts by intentionally looking to God for help, acknowledging that our help comes from God, the Creator of all things. And as we recognize our weakness, we know God will help us. Why? Because He made all things. Even us. Verse 3 goes on to describe His help. God's protection is secure. Within Him, even your foot will...
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Our Highest Help
I will lift up mine eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. Psalm 121:1-2 Need help? I know, we all do with anything and everything. This life presents challenges which come and go, both internally and externally. We need help with our jobs, family relationships, and extra commitments we join. We need help with our minds to focus on what God wants us to do. We need help to purpose our hearts, aligning them to God's....
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Hurled Upon
He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters. He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me. 2 Samuel 22:17-18 Insults, heard or implied. Words that bring death. When sitting near these toxic fumes, there's not much we can do. Especially when directed towards us. They can explode out of nowhere. Suddenly covering you with filth. Covering you with filth you believe. Covering you with lies you begin to agree with. All from...
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Nothing New Under the Sun
What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. Ecclesiastes 1:9 When Solomon declares this, I find encouragement. My problems are not new. My multitude of traumatic events are not new. Masks will come and go. Death and life will arrive and cease. Full of themselves teenagers will grow and leave. The school year will begin and end. The burnt dinner smell will even leave. Thankfully. It's what we do in the middle that counts. In the middle...
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Re-Focus
And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before Him, He endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:1-2 When all the noise is stripped away, what is your focus? In the dark of night, what grips your soul? Worry? Dread? Fear? Or Jesus? In this world, we will have trials. But Jesus. In this world, we will struggle....
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Rest in God
Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him. Psalm 62:1 Summers are for rest. At least for teachers. We plan summer projects and accomplish home things, but we are in rest mode. We become like old farmers, driving the truck on a country road. Not in a hurry. Or like old...
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Opinions That Matter
For He strengthens the bars of your gates; He blesses your children within you. He makes peace in your borders. Psalm 147:13-14 There is no way every one will like you. All of the time. People won't always agree with you. They won't always like you. I happen to abhor when people dislike me. Personality...
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Other's Opinions
"You are my witnesses," declares the Lord, "and my servant whom I have chosen, that you may know and believe Me and understand that I am He." Isaiah 43:10 Why do we allow others to steal from us? We allow others to step into our minds, stealing one of the most valuable items we own. Our peace. Which affects our security. And our sense of being valued. Securely loved. Just for being us. When we allow someone to take away our peace, we are choosing to believe their small opinion...
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Crashing Down
I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living. Psalm 116:9 When the world comes crashing down, just give me Jesus. When loved ones fall away from you, just give me Jesus. When family fails to value you, just give me Jesus. When you feel utterly alone, just give me Jesus. When...
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Fret Not Your Pretty Head
Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil. Psalm 37:8 Jesus never fretted. He knew He was completely loved by His father. Accepted. Cherished. Why do we fret? Yes, because we hold onto things, not giving them to Jesus. But why do we hold onto things? Is it because we do not believe God truly will take care of us? Or that He loves us unconditionally? Or that we are His beloved? Jesus was fully human, so his temptation to fret and worry was...
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