Morning Devotional 2.19.26

โ€œNo discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.โ€โ€ญโ€ญHebrewsโ€ฌ โ€ญ12โ€ฌ:โ€ญ11โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ I am refreshing my morning routines. I look forward to creating habits and practices, training my body and my soul in newly beneficial ways.What will …

Morning Devotional 1.10.2026

โ€œBless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all his benefitsโ€”โ€โ€ญโ€ญPsalmsโ€ฌ โ€ญ103โ€ฌ:โ€ญ1โ€ฌ-โ€ญ2โ€ฌ โ€ญNRSVUEโ€ฌโ€ฌ Returning today to the wise counsel given by a friend who said,โ€œItโ€™s time to stop living in survival mode.โ€ Iโ€™m not there yet, but …

Morning Devotional 0l.02.2026

โ€œSo we do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day.โ€โ€ญโ€ญ2 Corinthiansโ€ฌ โ€ญ4โ€ฌ:โ€ญ16โ€ฌ โ€ญNRSVUEโ€ฌโ€ฌAnother year opens, full of opportunity. There were no tears. I held the promise of sunrise within my heart all day, and I pray throughout year.Letโ€™s go! #BEDIP #sunrise #underdivineconstruction …

Morning Devotional 12.22.2025

โ€œGod will bless you, if you don't give up when your faith is being tested. He will reward you with a glorious life, just as he rewards everyone who loves him.โ€โ€ญโ€ญJamesโ€ฌ โ€ญ1โ€ฌ:โ€ญ12โ€ฌ โ€ญCEVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Steadfastness. Stubbornness. Desperation. Fierce Faith. Iโ€™ve got Jacob energy. I steadfastly REFUSE to let go, give up, to miss what God has …

Morning Devotional 12.11.2025

โ€œYou forgave the iniquity of your people; you pardoned all their sin. Selah You withdrew all your wrath; you turned from your hot anger. Restore us again, O God of our salvation, and put away your indignation toward us.โ€โ€ญโ€ญPsalmsโ€ฌ โ€ญ85โ€ฌ:โ€ญ2โ€ฌ-โ€ญ4โ€ฌ โ€ญNRSVUEโ€ฌโ€ฌ โ€œRestore us again, oh God.โ€ I am changing. I am releasing what no longer …

Morning Devotional 12.6.2025

โ€œThe Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord rescues them from them all.โ€โ€ญโ€ญPsalmsโ€ฌ โ€ญ34โ€ฌ:โ€ญ18โ€ฌ-โ€ญ19โ€ฌ โ€ญNRSVUEโ€ฌโ€ฌ Many times this year, I have relied upon the comfort drawn from these words. Grief is heavy, inscrutable, and insidious. Nonetheless, its mantle has become …

Morning Devotional 11.24.2025

โ€œfor it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.โ€โ€ญโ€ญMatthewโ€ฌ โ€ญ10โ€ฌ:โ€ญ20โ€ฌ โ€ญNRSVUEโ€ฌโ€ฌ Have you ever had the experience of saying or doing something offhandedly brilliant? Iโ€™ve learned that, for me, itโ€™s an anointing. I canโ€™t do that regularly on my own. I have the honor and privilege of serving …

Morning Devotional 11.19.2025

โ€œfor God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline.โ€โ€ญโ€ญ2 Timothyโ€ฌ โ€ญ1โ€ฌ:โ€ญ7โ€ฌ โ€ญNRSVUEโ€ฌโ€ฌ Let's be honest; sometimes, God knows, weโ€™re just scared.Do it anyway.Weโ€™ve never been alone.Weโ€™re beloved by an Omnipotent God. Each morning when I sit at my desk, I look up …