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It’s A Trust Thing
. “Seek the counsel of the Lord!” was the cry of Jehoshaphat. Fair enough. . Ahab proceeds to those “candy men” of his they called prophets and received the word, just as he desired. . Jehoshaphat calls again “Is there not a prophet of the Lord here whom we can inquire of?” . Oh,…
Light
The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple. PS 119:130 NIV*
Picking the Lint
Recently a beautiful scene graced my eyes: a mother picking out bits of lint from the top of her sweet daughter’s head. Aaaahh, but in the natural this doesn’t sound too beautiful, does it, watching a mother pick through her kid’s hair? In the spiritual, though, all that changes. The Lord showed me the sweetness…
Producing a Crop
Is His seed sown on good soil? Am I hearing and understanding? Those are my prayers this week…that my life will be fertile soil and the crop He produces through my life will be 100, 60, or 30 times. (Although, I admit the prayers hinge toward the 100 times.) A gleam in the farmer’s eye…
Be Still & Know
“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10 NIV* Aahhhh…the beauty of learning to be still. Lately there’s been an amazingly consistent peace residing in choices, day to day living, and life overall. The calm and peace of…
Forsaken Not
“Never will I leave you’never will I forsake you.” Heb. 13:5 NIV ** “Forsaken!” goes the cry so often in our minds, consciously or not so consciously, as we sprint into the land of “alone” and proud might, the land that darkness and idol worship build upon. Our minds so easily turn from…
Sweeping Away the Past
Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? Isaiah 43:18-19 NIV* Sometimes they rise with a vengence, drawing us to war without realization. We battle and battle and battle, finally realizing that we don’t have to sit…
A Lesson in Thanks
A Lesson in Thanks A common thread, the plea rose heavenward, “Keep Daddy safe.” It easily rolled from the lips of the youngster, prayed with honesty and true desire daily during his father’s deployment. He was only two-years-old, yet now I consider he aged years well beyond in the spiritual realm. As a mother,…
