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“But who are you, a mere man, to talk back to God? Will what is formed say to the one who formed it, ‘Why did you make me like this?’” Romans 9:20 HCSB “But God proves His own love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us!” Romans 5:8 HCSBContinue reading “Accepting Myself”

“Imitate me, as I also imitate Christ. Now I praise you because you always remember me and keep the traditions just as I delivered them to you.” 1 Corinthians 11:1-2 HCSB “There is an occasion for everything,and a time for every activity under heaven:” Ecclesiastes 3:1 HCSB We’re heading into the busy holiday season withContinue reading “Timely Traditions”

“As many as I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be committed and repent.” ‭‭Revelation‬ ‭3‬:‭19‬ ‭HCSB‬‬ The D word. How we want to avoid discipline! When I was younger, my parents could just give me “the look” and I’d start crying. Loving parents discipline us to protect us from harm and to help usContinue reading “Discipline”

“I waited patiently for the Lord, and He turned to me and heard my cry for help. He brought me up from a desolate pit, out of the muddy clay, and set my feet on a rock, making my steps secure.” Psalm 40:1-2 HCSB “Do not fear, for I am with you; do not beContinue reading “Up from the Pit”

“Devote yourselves to prayer; stay alert in it with thanksgiving.” Colossians 4:2 HCSB Here is a devotion I wrote which was previously published in Living Well: 365 Daily Devotions for a Balanced Life by Carole Lewis. Although prayer has always been important to me, even when I was a teenager, it’s only been since joiningContinue reading “Conversations with God”

“Cast your burden on the Lord, and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.” Psalm 55:22 HCSB “He Himself has said, I will never leave you or forsake you. Therefore, we may boldly say: The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do toContinue reading “Surrender”

“The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the person who seeks Him. It is good to wait quietly for deliverance from the Lord.” Lamentations 3:25-26 HCSB “The course of my life is in Your power; deliver me from the power of my enemies and from my persecutors.” Psalm 31:15 HCSB WeContinue reading “God’s Timing”

“‘For I know the plans I have for you’—this is the Lord’s declaration—‘plans for your welfare, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.’” Jeremiah 29:11 HCSB “Mankind, He has told you what is good and what it is the Lord requires of you: to act justly, to love faithfulness, and toContinue reading “Living on Purpose”

“For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there among them.” Matthew 18:20 HCSB  “Based on the gift each one has received, use it to serve others, as good managers of the varied grace of God.” 1 Peter 4:10 HCSB “But if we walk in the light as He HimselfContinue reading “Better Together”

“Be silent before the Lord and wait expectantly for Him; do not be agitated by one who prospers in his way, by the man who carries out evil plans.” Psalm 37:7 HCSB “He has made everything appropriate in its time. He has also put eternity in their hearts, but man cannot discover the work GodContinue reading “Not Ready”