Free to Smile
“Yet I will certainly bring health and healing to it and will indeed heal them. I will let them experience the abundance of peace and truth.” Jeremiah 33:6 HCSB “Those who look to Him are radiant with joy; their faces will never be ashamed.” Psalm 34:5 HCSB As a young teenager, I learned that I…
Rejoice in Hope
“Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.” Romans 12:12 ESV Times have changed. Our children are grown, the house is quieter, and the extra time can leave us wondering how to fill the space. It isn’t that we’re no longer needed. Perhaps this season gives us the freedom to prayerfully choose…
Fall Into Step
“There is an occasion for everything, and a time for every activity under heaven:” “Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.” Fall reminds us of crisp morning air, warm sunshine, sweaters, hayrides, pumpkin picking, shorter days, bonfires, and football. But it’s the vibrant leaves of…
Worthy
“For this reason also, since the day we heard this, we haven’t stopped praying for you. We are asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, so that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him, bearing fruit in every good work…
Pursuing Peace
“Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Your heart must not be troubled or fearful.” John 14:27 HCSB “He must seek peace and pursue it” 1 Peter 3:11b HCSB Why are we always striving for something? We’re aiming for a new…
The Bumpy Ride
“You will keep the mind that is dependent on You in perfect peace, for it is trusting in You.” Isaiah 26:3 HCSB My parents are preparing for a downsizing move. As part of the plan, they’ve been dividing items into three categories: auction, donate, and keep. The auction items were picked up this week. As…
Intentional Inattention
“Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead.” Proverbs 4:25 HCSB “Therefore I do not run like one who runs aimlessly or box like one beating the air.” 1 Corinthians 9:26 HCSB How often do we lose our focus? When our lives are full of distractions, we get caught up in the moment…
Anesthesia Amnesia
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” Psalm 147:3 HCSB “My soul, praise the Lord, and do not forget all His benefits.” Psalm 103:2 HCSB This week, I had the first of two dental procedures to help improve my gum health. The strangest part for me was the anesthesia to numb my senses…
Maturing in Christ
“When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put aside childish things.” 1 Corinthians 13:11 HCSB But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now…
Calming Anxiety
“When I am filled with cares,Your comfort brings me joy.” Psalm 94:19 HCSB “Can any of you add a cubit to his height by worrying?” Luke 12:25 HCSB “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your care on Him, because He…
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