But One Life to Live
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
No response is a response. That has stuck with me all day. Once we become aware of the existence of God – we have choices to make. Curiosity might lead us to study the bible. Wanting to make a change in our life can create a desire to do life differently. Where do we
December 15, 2018 I remember discovering I would much rather be shown I was loved than being told I was loved. Actions speak louder than words. Show me – don’t tell me. Some of us were talking recently, discussing our current relationship with God. This relationship today looks nothing like it did decades ago or
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
Psalm 57:10-11 Great is your love. It reaches to the heavens. Your truth reaches to the skies. God, may you be honored above the heavens. Let your glory be over the whole earth. For this, I’m grateful. I’m a cloud watcher. Maybe because growing up on a farm it was what we did.
Proverbs 27:19 When you look into water, you see a likeness of your face. When you look into your heart, you see what you are really like. I’m not sure how I feel about this scripture right now. Situations come at us in such unexpected ways. From out of nowhere. From the people in our