When Prayers Seem Unanswered- Isaiah 55:9 (NIV)
As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher that your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. (Isaiah 55:9 NIV) Sometimes I become frustrated when my prayers seem unanswered. I know God has heard me and I know He cares but I do not see any results. Maybe His will […]
A Firm Foundation- 1Corinthians 3:11 (NLT)
No one can lay any foundation other than the one we already have-Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 3:11 NLT) I needed a firm foundation to sit my new, wooden building on. I couldn’t afford gravel to be delivered so; after calling ahead, I took five-five-gallon buckets to the gravel pit. The buckets were filled and […]
Stay Alert! 1Peter 5:7 (NLT)
Stay Alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. (1Peter 5:7 NLT) Yesterday, I went to ‘The Pedler’s’ festival. It was their fifty-first year, and the crowds were large. I was taken back to the seventeenth century. Folks were dressed as in […]
A Thankful Heart- 1Thessalonians 5:18 NLT)
Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. (1Thessalonians 5:18 NLT) Our weather in Ohio has been beautiful. The mornings are foggy with some dew on the ground and the temperatures are pleasant for gardening. I love this time of year when folks are […]
Friends- Proverbs 27:9 (NLT)
The heart felt counsel of a friend is as sweet as perfume and incense. Proverbs 27:9 (NLT) God has given me a friend who I can share my flaws, weaknesses and hurts. She is younger than I, but I can trust that each thing that I share will stay with her and not […]
Clay in the Potter’s Hand- Isaiah 64:8 (NIV)
Yet you, Lord, are our father. We are like clay; you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand. (Isaiah 64:8 NIV) I have not always loved as my Heavenly Father loves. I have been guilty of throwing in the towel and giving up on relationships that were unpleasant. It has […]
Faith Amid Trials- 2 Corinthians 5:7 (NKJV)
For we walk by faith and not by sight: (2 Corinthians 5:7 NKJV) When trials come, most of the time, I do not understand why. It is then that I have the choice to walk by faith and know that Christ is with me amid the trial, or I can grumble. Even though I may […]
When I am Frustrated- 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV)
Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you. (1 Peter 5:7 NIV) I have been frustrated today. My home phone is out again. It has been going on for two weeks without service and again, I get the run a round. How do I handle my emotions when circumstances are getting […]
Walk in Righteousness- John 1:9 (NIV)
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. (John 1:9 NIV) Who likes corrections; sometimes they hurt. I love nature and God often speaks to me while amid it. Sometimes it is an ah-ha moment, a revelation and other times, corrections. […]
When You Miss the Mark! Proverbs 24:16 (NIV)
For though the righteous fall seven times, they will rise again, but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes. (Proverbs 24:16 NIV) I was so embarrassed when I realized I had put the wrong time in my calendar for the women’s event that I had planned on attending. When I arrived and saw the […]