A quiet place for weekly devotionals, honest stories, and Scripture-rooted encouragement for trusting God in everyday life.
His Wings
He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. Psalm 91:4 Your God promises to completely cover you with Himself. Hiding you under His wings. You will find refuge there. Safety. His faithfulness is your shield. Your impenetrable shield. Visually saw an example recently with, yes, Wonder Woman '84. There's a scene where a warrior is completely enveloped within iron wings closed around her. The enemy is literally right there, flinging weapons. But the "feathers" or...
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Wonder Woman '84
Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6 How are you blocking God from showing you what He has for you? How are you blocking your freedom from springing forth? How are you blocking God's peace from covering every fear? How are you blocking the very presence of God through what you hold too near? When we hold onto things we shouldn't, we block our progress. When we hold onto the way we...
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New Year
I love New Years. Do you? Nothing like a fresh start. Clean slate. A reset. Are you resetting anything? Wiping anything clean? Looking back at last year's goals, I actually did pretty great! How 'bout you? I accomplished over half of my goals, plus more. 2020 was a horrible year by many accounts. If you focus on quarantine, riots, lawlessness, cheating, etc., you could become overwhelmed with negativity. Understandable. Totally. But remember: God is on the throne. Always and forever. And I'm choosing to focus on that. My God has...
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Whose Are You?
For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's. Romans 14:7-8 Are you your own? Or are you God's? Do you live for yourself? Or do you live under God's breath? Living for yourself can be fun, I will admit. But it's also sad. Lonely. And it's a pit that never ends. The deeper...
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Morality
What is morality? Well, it's when one is moral or has morals. What's the definition of morals? Webster says "of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behavior- ethical." Makes perfect sense. Especially when Webster continues: "conforming to a standard of right behavior or sanctioned by one's conscience." So, morality has to do with right and wrong. Knowing deep in your conscience the right and wrong ways to go. Wait. I thought our world no longer held the standard of absolute right and wrong, because God has essentially...
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God's Chosen
For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly. Psalm 84:11 The angel Gabriel had just disappeared, leaving her with God's request. Mary was left standing in the middle of the room, trembling after her encounter with God's holy angel. Steadying herself by grabbing a chair, she collapsed into it, wondering if she had imagined it all. Gabriel had appeared to her, proclaiming God's need for her to be the Lord's earthly mother....
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Joseph and Mary
And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt. Matthew 2:14 God interrupted their plans. Big time, yes? Joseph and Mary were ordinary people living a simple life doing normal things. They had normal plans. Get married. Start a family. Carve out the best possible existence with the...
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Seeking
You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all of your heart. Jeremiah 29:13 What are you seeking after? What would you give your life for? What if this happiness costs you something. Would it be worth it, whatever this is you seek? Temporary pain for the greater good comes to...
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Sitting Dignified
Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come. Proverbs 31:25 Are you? Sitting dignified in your place? Sometimes in life, we are less than. Lowered into a status we did not ask for. It might be a devalued relationship. Or a job. Maybe you were simply completely misunderstood. Or maybe, gasp, they hurt you on purpose. So, you sit. You sit up, back straight, in your dignified place. You are not affected by the mud slung your way. You do not care. Why? Because...
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Simply Jesus
If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. John 15:7 Jesus, I need You. I need You with all I am. I need Your strength, because mine is all gone. I need Your wisdom to see through all the worldly crud....
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Longing
May He grant you your heart's desire and fulfill all your plans! Psalm 20:4 What is the longing of your heart? The deep down longing? To win the lottery? To get married? To make it through the day? How bout to know God? To know the living God, who made ALL things? He wants to know you. In fact, He already does. Inside and out. All those ugly things you don't like to talk about? He already knows. All those deep dark fears, thinking you're really not good enough? He...
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Safe and Sound
You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. Psalm 139:5 God, who created all things, is with you every step of the way. Not only is He with you, but He is behind you, covering your past, taking away the pain. He takes any pain of your past if you'll let Him, because He wants you to live in the now. But you have to give it to Him, purposing not to return to that pity party. Decide instead to keep the sweet memories, letting...
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