A quiet place for weekly devotionals, honest stories, and Scripture-rooted encouragement for trusting God in everyday life.
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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July 2, 1776
I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more. You will think me transported with Enthusiasm but I am not. -- I am well aware of the Toil and Blood and...
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Living with a Purpose
I will walk with integrity of heart within my house. How does one walk with integrity of heart in his house? And is the Psalmist speaking of his actual house or inside his very self? Walking with integrity within yourself means aligning yourself to God. Asking Him to fill you up with Himself. His very wisdom and power. And choosing to keep doing that, looking away from evil. I will not set before my eyes anything that is worthless. How does one not look upon worthless things? Things not worthy...
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Friendship with God
"The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear Him, and He makes known to them His covenant. My eyes are ever toward the Lord, for He will pluck my feet out of the net." Psalm 25:14-15 God, who created ALL things, wants to be my friend when I place my trust with Him. When I declare He is my God, He becomes my confidante. When I decide to live how He wants me to be, He becomes my personal companion. Someone who listens when I'm lonely. Who watches...
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Abiding in Him
His soul shall abide in well-being, and his offspring shall inherit the land. Psalm 25:13 Remember last week? We talked about fearing the Lord. And when we do that, God instructs us in His best way for us. The psalm continues this week as we note your soul abides in peace or well-being when you...
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Fearing the Lord
Who is the man who fears the Lord? Him will He instruct in the way that He should choose. Psalm 25:12 Are you someone who fears the Lord? Fearing the Lord is not cowering in the type of fear we think of first. It's honor. Respect. Submitting to the One who created all things. Putting God first and foremost in all things. Knowing how small you are in comparison to all of creation, eternity, and God Himself. I know we cannot always put God first, but you can think about...
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Inferiority
Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. Isaiah 60:1 When you feel inferior from the words of another, that's all you. Only you can allow those words to turn into feelings of inferiority, confirming the lies previously placed from a different time. If instead, words are said and you shrug them off, inferiority is not bred. Doesn't take root, growing into believing you are not valued. Measure words from others against God's truth. Against what you know to be the absolute truth....
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Valued
O Lord, You have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You discern my thoughts from afar. you search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, You know it altogether. Psalm 139:1-4 Repeat after me. I am loved. I am safe. I am valued. Again. I am loved. I am safe. I am valued. Do you believe it? You should. God, who created...
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