But One Life to Live
……. “all I can do, is pray”. Maybe you have spoken those words. If you are a believer in Jesus Christ, most likely you have. These are hard days. It has been a hard year, these past twelve months that have challenged us in ways we never imagined. Who spends a lot of time thinking
Recently asked to explain my faith, these are some thoughts that came to me. I love exploring and learning more about who God really is in my heart and my walk. Try writing your thoughts down. How do you explain your faith? Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the
Note: This blog post is a bonus devotion celebrating the launch of Janet’s new book Between the Valley and the Mountaintop: Glimpses of God in the Middle Places Going through the process of identifying my audience – my reader – I kept thinking it was everyone. “NO Janet – keeping searching” I was told. “This
2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit. I marvel at the idea of an unveiled face. I wash my face, brush my teeth, apply my
It is easy in our broken state to shun people’s comments and those voices we hear saying “you should do . . .”. “you need to . . .” “you deserve to feel this way . . . “. Complete the list by filling in all the things your “helpful” people were trying to offer.
“For he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever,” 2 Ch 5:13 ESV In another version, 2 Chronicles 5:13-14, NiRv, read how the writer describes what is happening. The trumpet players and singers made music together as if they were only one voice. They praised the Lord. They gave thanks to him. Some of
Psalm 119:147 I get up before the sun rises. I cry out for help. I’ve put my hope in your word. October 31, 2018 This month is all but gone. On October 1, I accepted a challenge in a writer’s group I belong to and committed to writing and posting on my blog for
Romans 12:12 When you hope, be joyful. When you suffer, be patient. When you pray, be faithful. Instructions from the book of life. Life has a way of convincing us there is no way those words written a few thousand years ago could apply to our lives today. We look around at every thing we
Colossians 3:15 Let the peace that Christ gives rule in your hearts. As parts of one body, you were appointed to live in peace. And be thankful. It’s really hard to feel this peace the apostle Paul talks about here. Events in our world consistently rob us of any peace that might bring us