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 6.26.26

โ€œSet your minds on the things that are above, not on the things that are on earth,โ€โ€ญโ€ญColossiansโ€ฌ โ€ญ3โ€ฌ:โ€ญ2โ€ฌ โ€ญNRSVUEโ€ฌโ€ฌ Itโ€™s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day. Disciplines calls us to plan and look forward. As Bobby McFerrin reminds us, โ€œno discipline is pleasant at the time, but painful.โ€ Itโ€™s time to set our …

Morning Devotional 6.12.26

โ€œLove suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;โ€โ€ญโ€ญI Corinthiansโ€ฌ โ€ญ13โ€ฌ:โ€ญ4โ€ฌ โ€ญNKJVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Be guided by love, the love of God. Iโ€™ve recently learned that loving yourself means handling it over to the Almighty. What is below immediately follows.Youโ€™re welcome.Thanks be to God. Image may be …

Morning Devotional 6.2.26

โ€œBlessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.โ€โ€ญโ€ญMatthewโ€ฌ โ€ญ5โ€ฌ:โ€ญ3โ€ฌ โ€ญNKJVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Are you weary?I am.Do you ignore signs to rest?Me too.Is it good for us?NO. It is sin. 2 things: Stop doing what you were never meant to do and, Remember that you are a holy temple, sanctified to Divine service.Act …

Morning Devotional 5.15.26

โ€œGod is indeed my salvation; I will trust and wonโ€™t be afraid. Yah, the LORD, is my strength and my shield; he has become my salvation.โ€โ€โ€ญโ€ญIsaiahโ€ฌ โ€ญ12โ€ฌ:โ€ญ2โ€ฌ โ€ญCEBโ€ฌโ€ฌ I am in awe, and I trust God. What else could I possibly need?? Thanks be to God. Image from the web may be subject to copyright

Morning Devotional 5.13.26

โ€œWalk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.โ€โ€ญโ€ญProverbsโ€ฌ โ€ญ13โ€ฌ:โ€ญ20โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ We are a reflection of the people with whom we spend time. Like mirrors, they reflect us, and vice versa. How do you want to be known? How might we best glorify God? Image may be subject to copyright

Morning Devotional 3.11.26

โ€œHe said to them, โ€œGo into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.โ€œโ€ญโ€ญMarkโ€ฌ โ€ญ16โ€ฌ:โ€ญ15โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌHow do we preach the Gospel? How about starting with our lives, not our mouths. Thereโ€™s so much noise and nonsense in the public arena.Do, or Do Not.Be judged by your actions, not your mouth. Image may be …

Morning Devotional 5.9.26

โ€œAgain Jesus said, โ€œPeace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.โ€โ€โ€ญโ€ญJohnโ€ฌ โ€ญ20โ€ฌ:โ€ญ21โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Motherโ€™s Day can be complicated, and Mothering is not easy. So as we ease into the weekend, I pray that you might be at peaceโ€ฆthe peace passing all reason and understanding, now and always.Lord, in your …

Morning Devotional 5.8.26

โ€œSo neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.โ€โ€ญโ€ญ1 Corinthiansโ€ฌ โ€ญ3โ€ฌ:โ€ญ7โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Only God makes things grow. We are impatient. We want things to happen because we want them, but patience isnโ€™t our strength. We also forget that we have no power, not the …

Morning Devotional 3.6.26

โ€œBe still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.โ€โ€ญโ€ญPsalmsโ€ฌ โ€ญ37โ€ฌ:โ€ญ7โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ โ€œWhat good is access if your foundation collapses the moment that pressure shows up?โ€Be patient. Trust God. Be still. Wait patiently. God has never failed you, and …