Inspiration
Living Well in Jesus
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You can read what I write with the assurance that the insights I share are making a difference in my life, too.) It is also my goal to boost your prayer life, share the Gospel with you, and equip you to share it with others through the imagery in my devotional pieces.
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Spiritual Lessons from Spring - Life Emerges New
Raking away the old rubbish and piling it on our fire pit reminds me, again, that the old ways must go in me, too. They must be cleared away, so God’s new work can spring forth.
Genesis 3 - A Peak into Satan’s playbook & Lessons We Can Learn to Not take the Bait!
Satan uses subtle bait to manipulate us and to get us to rely on our own reasoning and understanding. Trusting God will keep us from taking the bait!
His Mercies are New Every Morning - A Testimony of Transformation
If you’ve struggled with sin, then you know that Satan’s accusations can be relentless. …. Satan has been a liar from the beginning. Hold fast to God’s Word instead! “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” (Lam. 3:22-23 NRVSA)
Exercising lovingkindness, justice & righteousness on earth delights our God!
Trusting God’s goodness means remembering He is the source of goodness. When darkness seems to be prevailing, we must pray & “do justice, love kindness and walk humbly with our God.”
Different types of light - How will Jesus use you today?
How can we love one another well? How can pondering various types of light help us more effectively minister to those the Lord brings into our lives? This post begins to explore these questions. Please comment and share your thoughts and your stories of how Jesus has shone His light through you in an array of ways!
Be a Prism - A Prayer for His Light to Shine Through His People!
Wondering how to impact others for the good in Jesus Name? This post will help you do just that. Jesus is the Light of the world, and He calls us to be salt and light in this world so our Heavenly Father will be glorified. It's only when let His light shine through us that this is really possible. Reading this Inspiration devotional post will help you ponder the beauty of being His prism.
Thanksgiving: Piece by Piece
Imagine going into a battle and facing an enemy who is coming at you with flaming arrows, swords, rocks and spears, but you are standing on that desert battlefield in your pajamas with bare feet, holding on to your favorite comfy blanket or stuffed animal.
How do you think you’d fare?
Needing Jesus - Month by Month
Oh, dear Jesus, keep me connected to you, fully ingrafted, all the fiber of my being mixed with yours so that we are one as You and Your Father are one.
Budget friendly Castor Oil Liver Packs + Juicing Tips
Budget-friendly easy castor oil pack tutorial and tips plus juicing tutorial and tips.
The Comfort of Appreciating My Dad’s Legacy
The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example. -Benjamin Disraeli
wading through grief with eyes on the sunrise
Time with our loved ones is a gift, but heaven is too. When my dad died suddenly, I had to keep my eyes on the Sunrise of Jesus my Savior to get through the pain.
What do you do with fear and worry? My recent health scare had liver and life lessons for me!
What do you do with fear and worry? Here’s how my recent health scare taught me some important lessons about keeping my liver healthy and trusting God when fear comes pounding on my door.
Strengthening our “bones” - both physically and spiritually
I was at the grocery store a few days ago and saw this petite, elderly woman trying to shop. She had to walk almost like she was doing the limbo, kind of side-saddling to get into the cooler compartment where the eggs were kept, and then she kind of maneuvered herself to bend very far forward to get something further down on a different shelf. I felt for her. And honestly, I said a prayer, asking the Lord to please strengthen my bones so I wouldn’t become her.
Looking back, looking forward
I find myself wondering about the lessons that God wanted me to learn this past year, and whether or not I learned them well. Did I listen to His still small voice? Not that He is ever small, but in His tenderness and kindness, He speaks to me gently. Did I heed, or brush off His instruction, help, correction, or needful truth?