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A quiet place for weekly devotionals, honest stories, and Scripture-rooted encouragement for trusting God in everyday life.
Our Focus
Our Focus
Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you. Proverbs 4:25 It's not about me or you. Life. Our lives are not to be lived for us. Really? Really. Jesus is our focus. Our lives should be lived for Him. To realize His purpose. To be used for His glory. Sometimes life... Read more...
Giving God Only Half
Giving God Only Half
He must increase, but I must decrease. John 3:30 Ok God. You can have this area of my life and this one over here, but not that one. My family needs You, but my job is fine. I'm doing fabulous with my job - well, actually my 2 jobs, and I don't want You to... Read more...
Slow Down, Sister
Slow Down, Sister
You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Isaiah 26:3 Have you ever asked God to spend your time? To fill it with His desires and needs for you? God has fashioned our brains brilliantly. Capable of so much. Sometimes we have many voices, one louder... Read more...
Call to prayer
Call to prayer
Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. Jeremiah 29:12 It's time. I'm done. Not reaching out for prayer, that is. We must pray for each other. Because prayer makes all the difference in the world. So why are we NOT utilizing this gift God has... Read more...
Loving Your Enemies
Loving Your Enemies
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Romans 12:21 Jesus says to love your enemy. Even people you don't particularly like. Jesus says to pray for those who persecute you. People you don't get along with very well. Or who do you harm. Oh, but I'm justified in my disgust. You... Read more...
Faithful Companion
Faithful Companion
Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. John 14:27  I lifted my tear stained eyes and looked upon my sweet Lord's face. Compassion dripped from His eyes as He scooped... Read more...
Entertaining Doubt
Entertaining Doubt
Why do you doubt me? Why do you doubt my love? Why do you doubt my goodness? Why do you doubt my plan for you,  my personal love story written just for you? Are you scared? Lonely? Trust me. Completely. Perfectly. Wholly. You must use My strength to do just that. But I'm here ready... Read more...
Up to Us
Up to Us
But if from there you seek the Lord your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul. Deuteronomy 4:29 God is here. He is here in my room at this very moment. He knows my heart. He knows my deepest wishes. He sees every corner... Read more...
Prickles
Prickles
Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly. Proverbs 14:29 How often do your prickles erupt? Once in awhile? When life really goes to pot? When you've finally had enough? Or too, too often....? Prickles are easy to spot. In fact, one can feel them rising... Read more...
Turn Yourself In
Turn Yourself In
Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? 1 Corinthians 3:16 God is looking for you. You're a wanted soul. Wanted for redemption. For a relationship with the One true God. Funny, though, because God knows just where to find you. But He... Read more...
Leave It
Leave It
Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved. Psalm 55:22 How many burdens do you keep? Or... How many burdens do you take back after you give them away to God? When you lay your burden down, giving it to God, don't pick... Read more...
Saved From More
Saved From More
Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other. Isaiah 45:22 Saved, yes, for all of eternity. From the punishment we richly deserve. But I think there's more. The Hebrew word "saved" means to deliver. To help. To gain victory. When we look... Read more...