Morning Devotional 7.18.26

โ€œAnd the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.โ€โ€ญโ€ญPhilippiansโ€ฌ โ€ญ4โ€ฌ:โ€ญ7โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Political drama.Toxic air.Social unrest.Grief. Itโ€™s been a week. And hereโ€™s one other thingโ€ฆ.we cannot make it better.We outchere doing one thingโ€ฆtrusting God. Thatโ€™s our job. Iโ€™m going to encourage you to breathe. Soften your …

Morning Devotional 7.15.26

โ€œTherefore, as Godโ€™s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.โ€โ€ญโ€ญColossiansโ€ฌ โ€ญ3โ€ฌ:โ€ญ12โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Does the world recognize us children of God? How?The Word says that we should clothe ourselves with โ€œcompassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.โ€What are we actually wearing?What if we tried one new element a day, …

Morning Devotional 7.7.26

โ€œJesus looked at them and said, โ€œWith man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.โ€โ€โ€ญโ€ญMatthewโ€ฌ โ€ญ19โ€ฌ:โ€ญ26โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ โ€œWith God, all things are possible.โ€My life has taken so many unimaginable turns in the past few years; Iโ€™m through reeling, though. Iโ€™m not entirely certain where Iโ€™ll been when the spinning settles down. Here …

Morning Devotional 7.6.26

Morning Devotional โ€œWhoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done.โ€โ€ญโ€ญProverbsโ€ฌ โ€ญ19โ€ฌ:โ€ญ17โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Just this morning after reading this scripture, I heard that โ€œkindness is a choice.โ€ Your deliberate acts of service are offerings to God. Everything we do, along with the ways we …

Sunday Devotional 7.5.26

โ€œFor whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.โ€โ€ญโ€ญLukeโ€ฌ โ€ญ9โ€ฌ:โ€ญ24โ€ฌ โ€ญESVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Self reliance v. surrender.If we could get by on our own, we wouldnโ€™t need God.You knowโ€ฆjust sayinโ€™ Image may be subject to copyright

Morning Devotional 7.3.26

โ€œPursue 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.โ€โ€ญโ€ญHebrewsโ€ฌ โ€ญ12โ€ฌ:โ€ญ14โ€ฌ-โ€ญ15โ€ฌ โ€ญNRSVUEโ€ฌโ€ฌ Grace and peace. We say it, but do we …

Sunday Devotional 6.28.26

โ€œFor we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we may walk in them.โ€โ€ญโ€ญEphesiansโ€ฌ โ€ญ2โ€ฌ:โ€ญ10โ€ฌ โ€ญNRSVUEโ€ฌโ€ฌ God created us to do good works.Howโ€™s that showing up in your life? Iโ€™m challenging myself and you to. Good faith effort to do at least one …

Morning Devotional 6.15.26

โ€œAbove all, maintain constant love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins.โ€โ€ญโ€ญ1 Peterโ€ฌ โ€ญ4โ€ฌ:โ€ญ8โ€ฌ โ€ญNRSVUEโ€ฌโ€ฌ โ€œLove covers a multitude of sins.โ€ Our sins may be covered, but love does not excuse them. The Word guides us to maintain love constantly. For me this means ensuring love is primary in all of our …

Morning Devotional 6.10.26

โ€œWait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!โ€โ€ญโ€ญPsalmsโ€ฌ โ€ญ27โ€ฌ:โ€ญ14โ€ฌ โ€ญNKJVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Iโ€™ve been doing a lot lately. Iโ€™m not complaining; in fact, Iโ€™m grateful. I am feeling a tug to slow the pace though, if Iโ€™m being honest. Itโ€™s time to get out of …

Morning Devotional 6.3.26

โ€œYou have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness, To the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.โ€โ€ญโ€ญPsalmsโ€ฌ โ€ญ30โ€ฌ:โ€ญ11โ€ฌ-โ€ญ12โ€ฌ โ€ญNKJVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Evolution takes time. I was afraid that …