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Advent Devotional: Christmas Day
“These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow.” John 15:11 ESV When we think of all the things Jesus said, everything from…
- All
- Accountability with Grace
- Encouraging Others
- Identity In Christ
- Misc
- Pointing others to God
- Prayer
- Relationships
- Shame & Shame-based identity
Saying Something Stupid
That’s my life in a simple three-word sentence. I heard most of my childhood “Put mind in gear before putting mouth in motion.” I hated that saying because I heard it so much. But at times I have no filter. If I think it, I say it. And boy do I get in trouble when…
WELL PLEASED
Matthew 3:17 “and behold a voice from heaven said, ‘This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.’” This first time I ever heard that scripture, it was written on my heart because it was something I longed to hear. As a child, we receive correction and sometimes praise. In my life, encouragement…
Fear of…
My devotion this morning was on fear. When I read it, I thought, “I don’t have a fear that is gripping me, paralyzing me.” But I have experienced it. I had a fear that grabbed me and shook me to the foundation of my faith. It was so bad I had panic attacks when I…
Expectations
I recently went to the beach with the expectation of writing. That was my plan. Apparently that was not God’s plan. His plan was to shower me with gifts so that I could feel Him. He was distracting me. Wonderfully and beautifully distracting me from writing. I had expected to have time to write my…
LIFE”S A BEACH
I am not a sand kind of girl. Not a sun worshipper either. But I do enjoy a balcony overlooking the water, listening to the waves crashing on the beach, and the beauty of nature. I love birdwatching and sometimes there isn’t anything better than sitting and watching the pelicans fish. Their grace astounds me,…
DISGRACEFUL
For the first time in my life, I am embarrassed to be an American. Okay, that is not exactly true. I am embarrassed by the actions of the parties in Washington. But I’m also embarrassed by the actions of our nation’s citizens. I stand for the freedom we call our own; however, can we not…
Focusing on What-ifs
Philippians 1:9-10 This is my prayer; that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ. In my devotion, Embraced by Lysa TerKeurest, she used this verse. I underlined…
CANCER…
There is something about that word that strikes fear into the heart of Christ Followers and Non-believers. Cancer does not care who you are and what you believe. It only cares about its survival. My Mother had colon cancer and breast cancer. Mammograms revealed cysts in her breasts for years, always nothing. Sometimes they were…
