Prayer
Unforgettable
Have you ever met someone who you connect with instantly? Or someone who stirs trouble continuously? Or is just unforgettable? Yes, we all have. But what is the reason that certain people leave an impression on us? I met someone several years ago that I connected with and developed a friendship. I noticed that when…
Handling Disappointments
Today (Saturday) I find myself very disappointed. Omission of facts is the same a lying in my opinion. Finding out that you have been lied to is a disappointment in itself. It breaks down trust between you and that person. It was a distraction. I am on a Women’s Retreat trying to connect with God.…
My Painful Bible Study
Several years ago, I wrote something that caused a lot of trouble in my life. I felt God prompting me to write a Bible study. I prayed before starting to write, I asked God to show me what to write and what scriptures I needed. When I got to a chapter on gossip, God convicted…
Prayer and Gossip
I love to pray. It is such a comfort to me. When I lost my family, my prayer life deepened. I relied on God instead of my parents. Taking the opportunity to pray never meant much because I had the support of my parents. If I could talk to them, even if I did not…
My Lovely Ladies
At the beginning of the year I joined a women’s bible study. As I signed up, I was apprehensive. My luck with women only Bible studies do not go well. I was spoiled by my old community group women. It was hard to find a group of ladies that measured up. And so with an…
Faith Like Mary’s
We have started the Advent season, the countdown to Christmas. The ever-present question asked each year, how do you make an old story fresh? Not new but fresh. Ask questions. There’s a Christmas song that came out several years ago that asked something very fresh, “Mary, did you know?” Did she know that she kissed…
Disappointed
Since June I have been training for a half marathon. Since April I have been trying to get answers about what is wrong with my hip. I can’t move certain ways. Last week while on vacation I got my answers. I am now facing hip surgery. I have struggled with motivation for years. I am…
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…