A quiet place for weekly devotionals, honest stories, and Scripture-rooted encouragement for trusting God in everyday life.
Zipping Your Lips
Do everything without complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people. Philippians 2:14-15 What are God's purposes for you on this earth? To glorify Him, and you cannot do that while complaining. You'll...
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70 times 7
Then Peter came to him and asked, “Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?” “No, not seven times,” Jesus replied, “but seventy times seven! Matthew 18:21-22 This is one of the greatest difficulties we face as Christians. Forgiveness. Releasing the offender from you. Freeing them from their offense. Even when they don't...
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So Sneaky
Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:8 Let's ponder war strategy for a moment. How do opposing sides attack each other? Quietly. A sneak attack, surprising the enemy. Plans are top secret. Spies infiltrate. When the other side...
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Living From Forgiveness
Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. Colossians 3:13 Are you living from God's forgiveness for you? If you've surrendered your heart to Jesus, He's forgiven you all your sins. Often we don't realize just how sinful we are. And...
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Never Comes to an End
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23 Spent the past week at the beach. Can I just live there, please? Watching the waves is so peaceful. The sound as waves crash onto the sand. The smell of salty, fresh...
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Goodnight
Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. John 14:27 A couple of nights ago, the following tragedy unfolded near San Antonio, Tx. It's my friend's story. Her daughter-in-law's, actually. What...
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Genesis 5
When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God. Genesis 5:1 So amazing isn't it? The reality that we are created in the likeness of God. God is so creative. So were Adam and Eve. Imagine them creating their first abode. Their first home. Did they fashion bowls from the earth, hardening...
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Setting the Mind
For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. Romans 8:6 Where do you set your mind? The things of this world? Things like your bank account, career, and politics? Or the things of the Spirit? Things like love, joy, peace, and...
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How Dare We
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows. Matthew 10:29-31 How dare we question God. Yet we do. Why? Because we want our own way....
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Fighting Discouragement
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God. Psalm 42:11 I fight discouragement. Do you? Same lies in my head. Unanswered prayers. Unchanged people. Who are we to question Almighty God? We are but a breath in all of God's created beings. God's ways are higher than ours. Then mine. Then yours. He is above it all. Even unanswered prayers. Even unchanged people. Even the lies still swirling in...
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When God Warns You
When they [the wisemen] had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.” Matthew 2:13 God has plans and warns us...
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Final Curtain Call
Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. James 4:14 Ever think about how life is not a rehearsal? Only get one shot at all of it. Every milestone. Every age. Every day. Today, for example,...
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