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Christmas Crazy
Christmas Crazy
You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Isaiah 26:3 What is Christmas? What is your initial reaction to the word? Pressure? Joy? Anticipation? I'm guessing you feel all three. I've always LOVED Christmas, but my word. Pressure to shop, wrap, and mail the perfect... Read more...
Hardest Thing
Hardest Thing
Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. Colossians 3:13 What do you think is the hardest cross to bear as a Christian? Let me put it another way. God asks us to become more like Him.... Read more...
That Sneaking Feeling
That Sneaking Feeling
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. John 14:26 You know that feeling? The one that says you should do something? That nagging suspicion you should comply with? If it's for any sort of reconciliation or compliance with God's way for you, that's the Holy Spirit. He's whispering to you what you know you should do. So do you do... Read more...
Can I Have It?
Can I Have It?
Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved. Psalm 55:22 Her back ached as she stumbled along the path. Taking a tissue, she wiped the sweat from her brow. "How much longer," she thought aloud to herself. "When will this load go away?... Read more...
Tasting Suffering
Tasting Suffering
And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. 1 Peter 5:10 How do you identify with Christ's suffering? Not a fun topic, I know. Can't we all just identify with his... Read more...
Boundary Waters
Boundary Waters
Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. Proverbs 4:23 Boundaries. Do you have them? We all create boundaries with many things. Not accepting a call from an unidentified caller. Staying in our personal space when out in public. Not interacting with previous flings while in a serious relationship.... Read more...
Living Within God's Presence
Living Within God's Presence
Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long. Psalm 25:4-5 Picture living within the blessing of God. Within His purpose for your life. What does that look like?... Read more...
Known
Known
Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. 1 John 4:8 God sees you when you're ill. When you're a lump buried under blankets on the couch, hacking loudly. God sees you when you're healthy. At the top of your game, running this way and that at full speed. God... Read more...
Freedom Walk
Freedom Walk
The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you. Romans 8:11 Are you as free as you can be? As Christians, we profess to be free from... Read more...
Not Convenient
Not Convenient
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 If you suddenly found yourself feeling in a way that is opposite of the Bible, would that change things for you? Justifying this new self you are sporting? Let’s say you... Read more...
Your Crown
Your Crown
The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in His love He will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17 Why do we allow others to reduce us to tears? Why do we allow another's insecurities to confirm... Read more...
Remaining Fragrance
Remaining Fragrance
Mary therefore took a pound of expensive ointment made from pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. John 12:3 I wonder how long the expensive fragrance lingered on His feet. If the smell remained days later. Guessing... Read more...