Prepared, Numbering Our Days & Generosity
It was week three in the Hello Mornings study - God. Move. Plan. And it brought much needed reminders ... ~*~*~ In Matthew 25:1-13, we find the parable of the ten bridesmaids - five wise, five foolish. The parable focuses on being prepared for the groom. Bottom line -...
Battles & His Great Name
I recently read the familiar story of the battle of Jericho. The battle strategy, if you can call it such, was to march around the city once a day for six days. On the seventh day, they were to march around the city seven times and when the priests gave the signal,...
God Fights. We Trust.
"He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be moved." (Psalm 62:6, NKJV) "Here is a big question: What is God doing when you are in a bind? When the lifeboat springs a leak? When the rip cord snaps? When the last penny is gone before the last...
Testimony
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Testimony. Testimony has been defined as an open declaration or statement. We tend to use it more in terms of evidence in support of a fact in a court of law....
Eagerly Waiting
I've been stuck on a verse for a few days. The question may have even been asked as to why He keeps returning me to this one verse, after all, it's an "Advent" sort of verse and it is only September. He has so faithfully and gently been teaching me how wrong I've been...
A Redesigned Life
We hear time and time again that God has a plan, a design, for our lives. But when we find ourselves living a life we did not design, discouragement can often overcome us. In her book, A Redesigned Life, Tracy Steel brings the assurance that God is the Designer of our...