“Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.” Ephesians 6:11 NIV There have been days when I felt like I was walking down a dark path without knowing what was waiting around the next bend. Fear whispered that I wasn’t strong enough. Worry tried to […]
“Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Yours be done.” Luke 22:42 NIV There are moments in life when we pray for God to change our circumstances, remove our pain, or open a different door. We ask Him to heal the diagnosis, restore the relationship, provide the
Not My Will, But Yours Read Post »
“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.”Isaiah 64:8 ESV As a child I remember watching Bob Ross on the big television my parents had in their living room. I remember watching him turn a blank canvas into
A Brush in the Painters Hand Read Post »
“The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!”Matthew 6:22-23 ESV It was like any
Beyond the Dirty Windows of Our Souls Read Post »
I found myself sitting in the grass on a hill overlooking a sea of different shades of green throughout the fields and trees. I was watching the sunlight change through the leaves as the wind softly blew them back and forth changing the pattern of the shadows on the ground. On the outside it was
Rarity Beyond Measure: God Made Only One You Read Post »
I was writing my next post about preparing for power outages, as I was writing about heat sources and my parents’ old wood stove the Holy Spirit started to speak. I remember the smell of the smoke as dad would light a fire in the old wood stove. Once the flames grew, the sound of
His Warmth Never Fails Read Post »
I watched the flames flicker in the gas fireplace as I warmed my cold sore hands above the vent. I closed my eyes and I started to imagine the heat melting away the pain in my joints only leaving the soothing sensation of relief from old injuries I have acquired through the years. I began
By His Stripes We Are Healed: God Uses Pain for Good Read Post »
For the past several days I have watched my husband David work on our front porch. We built the porch last year and we want to add a roof before the winter weather brings snow. I sat in my folding chair and sipped my coffee as I watched how meticulous David was being with every
God Chose a Craftsman Read Post »
“He gives food to every living thing. His faithful love endures forever. Give thanks to the God of heaven. His faithful love endures forever.”Psalms 136:25-26 NLT The smell of bacon filled the air as it began frying in the pan sizzling on the stove. One by one I cracked large white eggs into a bowl
The First will Be Last, The Last Will Be First Read Post »
Stress is a part of life and sometimes it starts at the moment you open your eyes to the moment you close them. Today I could feel my neck and back muscles tighten with every second as the day went on and all I could think about was soaking in a hot bath to ease
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