The end of a thing is better than its beginning; The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. – Ecclesiastes 7:8 Forty-something years ago, as a new Christ-follower, I knew I had a temper. An ugly, impatient propensity to explode verbally at my newlywed Prince Charming. Poor...
Renee Gotcher
“Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him…” – Psalm 37:7ab (NKJV)Last year, an unexpected opportunity prompted my family to seriously consider making a significant change: moving from the bustling town we’d called home for more than 15 years to a rural property in the Colorado mountains. Although my...
Nicole O'Meara
Wait for the Lord; be strong and courageous. Wait for the Lord. Psalm 27:14 (HCSB)I told myself I wasn’t obsessed. I was just “checking.” But if I'm being honest, I refreshed that tracking number at least 20 times in one afternoon. The package I needed for the women’s conference had...
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Renee Gotcher
Nicole O'Meara
The end of a thing is better than its beginning; The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. – Ecclesiastes 7:8Please Pray: Father, we praise you for your patience with knuckleheads like us. Thank you for conforming us to the image of Christ even when it hurts....
The end of a thing is better than its beginning; The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. – Ecclesiastes 7:8 Forty-something years ago, as a new Christ-follower, I knew I had a temper. An ugly, impatient propensity to explode verbally at my newlywed Prince Charming. Poor...
Renee Gotcher“Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him…” – Psalm 37:7ab (NKJV)Last year, an unexpected opportunity prompted my family to seriously consider making a significant change: moving from the bustling town we’d called home for more than 15 years to a rural property in the Colorado mountains. Although my...
Renee Gotcher
“Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him…” –Psalm 37:7a,b (NKJV)Please Pray:Heavenly Father, thank you for offering me the “rest” that King David spoke of in Psalm 37:7—not just relief from my troubles, but a peaceful stillness for my soul that isn’t dependent on my circumstances. Forgive me for...
Stacey Barkley
Wait for the Lord; be strong and courageous. Wait for the Lord. – Psalm 27:14 (HCSB)Please Pray:Lord,Forgive me for grasping at control instead of trusting You. When I feel the urge to hurry or “refresh,” remind me that You determine my steps. Teach me to wait with courage, not fear....
Nicole O'MearaWait for the Lord; be strong and courageous. Wait for the Lord. Psalm 27:14 (HCSB)I told myself I wasn’t obsessed. I was just “checking.” But if I'm being honest, I refreshed that tracking number at least 20 times in one afternoon. The package I needed for the women’s conference had...
Nicole O'Meara
But now, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand. Be not so terribly angry, O Lord, and remember not iniquity forever. Behold, please look, we are all your people. -- Isaiah 64:8-9Please Pray: Father...
Nicole O'Meara
But now, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand.Be not so terribly angry, O Lord, and remember not iniquity forever. Behold, please look, we are all your people. -- Isaiah 64:8-9I stood at the...
Shirley Brosius
The Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience (emphasis mine), kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. – Galatians 5:22-23 (NLT)Please Pray: Lord, fill us with your Spirit so that we may be more like you. You are so patient with us, and we...
Shirley Brosius
The Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience (emphasis mine), kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. – Galatians 5:22-23 (NLT) I read the following words engraved on the back of a tombstone at a local cemetery: "No Regrets." I laughed to myself. You...
Karisa Moore
“Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” – Psalm 139:23-24Please Pray:Lord Jesus, reveal any sin that so easily entangles me. You know me and understand my thoughts....
Karisa Moore
“Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” – Psalm 139:23-24“It’s not a competition.” I’ve heard those words from trustworthy sources concerning my input during conversations twice this...
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, and faithful in prayer. – Romans 12:12Please Pray: Heavenly Father, Forgive us, Lord, for the moments we failed to wait patiently on you. Thank you that even when we fail, you are still patient with us and not even our impatience can hinder...
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, and faithful in prayer. – Romans 12:12 A few days ago, I found myself pouring out a specific prayer for a particular situation that weighs heavily on my heart. I had been lifting it to the Lord in prayer repeatedly, yet the answer...
Beth Patch
We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. – Romans 5:3-4 Please Pray: For all of us who are feeling the effects of the...
Beth Patch
We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. – Romans 5:3-4 My sister and I stood knee-deep in the restless water at the ocean’s...
And they came, bringing to Him a paralytic, carried by four men. And being unable to get to Him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above Him; and when they had dug an opening, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic was lying. And Jesus, seeing...
they came, bringing to Him a paralytic, carried by four men. And being unable to get to Him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above Him; and when they had dug an opening, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic was lying. And Jesus, seeing their...
“Likewise, you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”” -- 1 Peter 5:5-6Please Pray: Heavenly Father, I am so thankful that we live in a world...
“Likewise, you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”” -- 1 Peter 5:5-6 Back in the day. Money doesn’t grow on trees. You can’t teach an...
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