Morning Devotional 7.10.26

“For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.””‭‭Matthew‬ ‭18‬:‭20‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Let’s talk about church friends. They’re not just people with whom I fellowship; they are my people. I have a church bestie, in her 90s, about whom I am always concerned, whether we’re sitting across the aisle, or when …

Morning Devotional 7.9.26

“Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.”‭‭1 Timothy‬ ‭6‬:‭12‬ ‭NIV‬‬ To Do List: Fight the good fight ( not actual fighting, just give your best effort at faithfulness) by being honest, earnest, …

Morning Devotional 7.8.26

“Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.”‭‭Genesis‬ ‭2‬:‭3‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Have you been doing too much? That’s the top line of my life. I confessed last night that I am stubborn and impatient. I confirmed it this morning …

Morning Devotional 7.7.26

“Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.””‭‭Matthew‬ ‭19‬:‭26‬ ‭NIV‬‬ “With God, all things are possible.”My life has taken so many unimaginable turns in the past few years; I’m through reeling, though. I’m not entirely certain where I’ll been when the spinning settles down. Here …

Morning Devotional 7.6.26

Morning Devotional “Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done.”‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭19‬:‭17‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Just this morning after reading this scripture, I heard that “kindness is a choice.” Your deliberate acts of service are offerings to God. Everything we do, along with the ways we …

Morning Devotional 7.4.26

“You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.””‭‭Galatians‬ ‭5‬:‭13‬-‭14‬ ‭NIV‬‬ According to the Word, before any American Declaration of Independence, …

Morning Devotional 7.3.26

“Pursue peace with everyone and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God, that no root of bitterness springs up and causes trouble and through it many become defiled.”‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭12‬:‭14‬-‭15‬ ‭NRSVUE‬‬ Grace and peace. We say it, but do we …

Morning Devotional 7.1.26

“Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.”‭‭Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭12‬ ‭ESV‬‬ Have you ever heard of Chunking? Chunking is a cognitive strategy used to boost short-term memory by grouping individual pieces of information into larger, meaningful units, since working memory can only hold about 4 to 7 items at once.Remember how you learned …

Morning Devotional 6.30.26

“bless those who curse you; pray for those who mistreat you.”‭‭Luke‬ ‭6‬:‭28‬ ‭NRSVUE‬‬ Look, everybody is not going to love you. That’s okay. What is not required of you is expending energy on it. And, as my Granny taught me, you don’t have to respond to everything. As a good BSB (Black southern belle) when …