"The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be still." -- Exodus 14:14 (NIV)In a noisy world, silence and stillness have become a long-lost form of communication. Because it is a way to communicate, isn’t it? Sometimes not saying the reactive words you want is exactly the...
"The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be still." -- Exodus 14:14 (NIV)Please Pray:Heavenly Father, first, I want to thank you for Your Word and the valuable guidance it provides me in every situation. What a blessing to know that every solution to a problem lies...
“I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.” – 3 John 1:4Please Pray:Dear Lord Jesus, I thank you for strong mothers who are willing to step in the gap for their children when there is a lack of a father’s presence. I...
“I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.” – 3 John 1:4I am always saddened by the statistics concerning the lack of fathers as the spiritual leaders in households, of fathers attending church, and even of fathers being in the home at...
"Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." -- Isaiah 41:10When my one-day-to-be husband and I were in college, I had the bright idea...
"Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." -- Isaiah 41:10Please Pray:Heavenly Father, thank you for holding me up in my deepest, darkest moments....
“You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone. 3 You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of...
“You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone. 3 You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of...
“The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, ‘Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of...
“The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, ‘Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of...
Loving God means keeping his commandments, and his commandments are not burdensome. -- 1 John 5:3 (NLT) Please Pray:Father God, I know that so often I want to serve my will not yours. Please forgive me for this and guide me in the ways and the paths you would like...
Loving God means keeping his commandments, and his commandments are not burdensome. -- 1 John 5:3 (NLT) I love God for He has saved me! I talk to Him constantly. I raise my kids to know Him. I serve in His church. I do a devotional every day to keep...
“Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”-- 1 Corinthians 13:7 (ESV)Please Pray:Lord Jesus, thank You for reminding me that love isn’t always big gestures and gifts. That love is also about being steady and loyal to the point of demonstrating 1 Corinthians 13:7. Thank...
“Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”-- 1 Corinthians 13:7 (ESV)I write faith-based romance novels. If you read romance or even watch a romantic movie, then you know they follow a formula. The love interests, often called the hero and heroine, will meet for...
“That is why it is said: ‘Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.’” -- Ephesians 5:14Please Pray:God, thank You for giving us all we need to actively do ministry every day through the power of Your Holy Spirit within us. Help us each day...
“That is why it is said: ‘Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.’” -- Ephesians 5:14I was an elementary school teacher. So when I started working in part-time ministry at my church, and God placed a passion within me for full-time ministry, I thought,...
“We are God’s creation. He created us to belong to Christ Jesus. Now we can do good works. Long ago God prepared these works for us to do.” -- Ephesians 2:10 (NIRV)I have attended church all my forty-some years, but the first twenty or so, I spent having no real...
“We are God’s creation. He created us to belong to Christ Jesus. Now we can do good works. Long ago God prepared these works for us to do.” -- Ephesians 2:10 (NIRV)Please Pray:Jesus, thank You for coming off Your throne that first Christmas to be with us which forever changed...
“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” -- James 1:17 (NIV) Please Pray:Father God, thank You for being the giver of good and perfect gifts. Thank You for being full of light. Because...
“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” -- James 1:17 (NIV) Peter Pan is a household name. His character originated in 1902 in the writings of J. M. Barrie, and has since been...
“The Lord says, ‘I will save the one who loves me. I will keep him safe because he trusts me. He will call out to me and I will answer him. I will be with him in times of trouble. I will save him and honor him. I will give...
“The Lord says, ‘I will save the one who loves me. I will keep him safe because he trusts me. He will call out to me and I will answer him. I will be with him in times of trouble. I will save him and honor him. I will give...
“The Lord says, ‘I will save the one who loves me. I will keep him safe because he trusts me. He will call out to me and I will answer him. I will be with him in times of trouble. I will save him and honor him. I will give...
A Verse for Reflection:“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” – 2 Timothy 2:1 (NKJV)Please Pray:Jesus, thank you for giving us Your power, Your love, and Your self-control. You are infinitely able to conquer all, and...
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” – 2 Timothy 2:1 (NKJV)This verse has been on replay many times, like when my little sister was diagnosed with brain cancer. Or when our home was going through...