Do you ever wonder what the why is when things turn out differently than you had planned, scheduled, or anticipated? When a curve ball deters your direction and makes your life just go into pause mode? There are times in my life when I don’t understand the why. I don’t like things on my schedule …
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Stop – Be Still – Then Patiently Listen
God audibly spoke to young Samuel three times, but Samuel did not realize it was the LORD calling out to him. 1 Samuel 3:7 tells us: “Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, and the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him.” Then Eli wisely instructed Samuel to reply the …
When the Answer Is Not Clear
Are you unsure about an individual decision that needs clarity? Here are ten verses to remember while going through any significant decision process: Psalm 119: 169: “Let my cry come before you O LORD; give me understanding according to your word!” Jeremiah 33:3: “Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you …
Contentment vs. Comparison
I made myself a cup of English Tea this morning. The smell of that particular tea brought a sudden rush of a pleasant memory from my childhood. I remembered being at Grandpa and Grandma Helmers house on Sunday afternoons with a gathering of my uncles, aunts, and cousins. Grandma would always prepare and serve tea and various …
Their Grass Is Not Always Greener
Insecurity and lack of self-esteem often attack us women more often than men. We too often compare ourselves with one another. Then envy, jealousy, discontentment, and feelings of guilt, shame, frustration and failure overwhelm us. We become an open target by allowing this bondage to play havoc in our mind. These thoughts do not come from our Lord and …
Pizza, Red Velvet Cake, Chips, and Salsa
“Our minds are mental greenhouses where unlawful thoughts, once planted, are nurtured and watered before being transplanted into the real world of unlawful actions… These actions are savored in the mind long before they are enjoyed in reality. The thought of life, then, is our first line of defense in the battle of self-control.” Jerry …
Radiant
The definition of the word “radiant” means: Sending out the light or shining and glowing brightly. Having intense joy. Luminous, glowing, dazzling, and bright, are all synonyms for the word radiant. I think the modern day word “bling” could also apply. Is your face radiantly reflecting Christ? Has time in the word made an impact on …
Overwhelmed
Psalm 16:8: “I have set the LORD always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.” Psalm 18:2: “The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.” Have …
Gracious Words Fitly Spoken
Proverbs 16:24 “Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.” Proverbs 25:11 “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.” A few weeks ago my husband and I stopped at a local honey store and bought a container of clover honey and …
Secure the Perimeter
Ephesians 6:12 “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.” My husband and I love to watch detective, suspense shows, and movies. Our favorite detective TV shows are or …