I Have Issues!
Father, as this day begins, I want to consciously hand it over to You. You have truly – miraculously – changed many things in me for the better. But we both know that You are not finished with me. Father, please help me...
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Use This Broken Vessel
Father, I enjoy our time together, and I really feel incomplete when we don’t connect like this first thing. I want to praise You this morning for Your minute-by-minute presence in my life. Every day You help me, encourage me,...
Read MoreMore Flies with Honey than with Vinegar
Yesterday was a physically intense day, Father, and my body is paying for it. But regardless of how I feel physically, may I be spiritually ready to receive what You have for me this morning. Amen. Jude 1:22-23...
Read MoreHand in Hand
Sometimes, Father, it is difficult to come and sit with You. I am unworthy. Being who I am, doing what I do, saying what I say, and thinking what I think… I don’t deserve what is extended to me… grace, mercy, love, forgiveness,...
Read MorePower of Forgiveness
A little out of the ordinary coming to sit with You mid-morning, Father, but regardless, I am here and am eager to begin our time together. James 2:12-13 (<<click here to read the passage) Lord, You led me to speak at...
Read MoreWho Am I to Judge?
Yesterday, Father, I was reminded of Your grace. I saw a friend who, because of very poor judgment and then yielding to temptation, met with some life-changing consequences. Another friend was astonished that they would show...
Read MoreSwept Under the Rug
Father, I am so sorry that I allow little things to build up to the point that I am spiritually off balance and fall. I know You are there for me. Early on, I listened closely and swatted down even the slightest thought that...
Read MoreUnsearchable Riches
Father, the quiet of the early morning is my favorite time to be with You. My mind and body are fresh. My thoughts are not cluttered. A new day, a clean slate – Father, I give it to You. Help me to keep You at the...
Read MoreWhat I Deserve vs. What I Receive
I realize, Father, that it is only because of Jesus that I can sit in Your presence this morning. I am quite often astounded that I am so eagerly welcomed. I am so grateful that Jesus’ extreme sacrifice and the blood He shed...
Read MoreI Have Issues!
Father, as this day begins, I want to consciously hand it over to You. You have truly – miraculously – changed many things in me for the better. But we both know that You are not finished with me. Father, please help me be the...
Read MoreUse This Broken Vessel
Thank You for a good weekend, Father—the energy to work and worship, and especially love. Time spent with Karen is priceless, and I am so blessed to serve my congregations. Please enable me to be what You need me to be in the...
Read MoreUnpardonable?
Father, I am grateful that You enabled me to figure out how to prepare a video for tomorrow’s MoreThanUseless post! It’s a You thing, not a me thing! All praise to You! Matthew 26:14-16, 27:1-10 (<<click here to read these...
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