Tasted Death
My Father, today marks 30 consecutive days that I have come to sit at Your feet! You have enabled me to do this! I had been somewhat consistent before, but there were many gaps. Thank You, Father, for Your patience with me....
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A Work in Progress
Father, I am so grateful for Your presence in my life. I am grateful that it is not just some kind of overview kind of thing where You are “up there” watching what I am doing “down here,” with an occasional interjection of...
Read MoreOut of Control
Lots of things on my plate today, Father. Help me to use my time wisely and effectively. Much has to be done. I need Your direction and strength to stay the course. Amen. Hebrews 2:5-8 (<<click here to read the passage)...
Read MoreBoundaries
Some days are more challenging than others, Father, and this day is a toughie! I’ve already been awake for over two hours and am still trying to corral my mind. Help my attention to be drawn to You and set aside other things (of...
Read MoreSeat Beside You
Father, in my mind’s eye this morning, I see You awaiting my arrival. You pat the seat beside You and beckon me to come. I am welcome. I am cherished. Even with the entirety of the world calling for Your attention, I know that...
Read MoreEmber on the Hearth
Father, in the midst of the cold, we should come to You to warm our souls. I am so grateful that though this world may be a cold, cold place (not temperature-wise but how people treat people), we can come to You for a...
Read MoreAngels in Their Place
Father, it has been a long day – three services every Sunday morning wears on me. I am so grateful that You are with us – guiding and directing us. May we listen with open hearts and minds to what You have for us to hear. Amen.,...
Read MoreYou Sat Down
Father, please guide and direct me on this day. This is my day each week to get things done. Please help me to focus so that I may complete my sermon, the bulletins and get through a majority of the PowerPoint for worship. And I...
Read MoreI Have Rights! …Right?
Oh, the beauty of Your creation, Father! Absolutely nothing man has ever done or ever will do can equal the blessing of snow coming down and covering the earth! The detail, the diversity, and the enormity of it all causes me to...
Read MoreBleed Love
Once more, Father, I give this day over to You. Thank You for being at the helm of my life. Yesterday, I know You were with me. You guided my thoughts, enabling me to live out Your will in my life. You enabled me to be kind when...
Read MoreA Man After God’s Own Heart
(Keep in mind that this post is from 9 years ago. I hesitated to share this again because Karen’s family has been through so much over the last several years. But this story must be shared – Rob is with his Savior, but the way...
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