by Joanne | Feb 27, 2017 | Devoted Living
Choices. We are faced with them from the moment the alarm goes off in the morning …. Get out of bed or hit the snooze button? Socks, slippers or barefoot? Coffee or tea? Email or devotional? Pancakes or yogurt? The choices come at us right from the start of our...
by Joanne | Feb 16, 2017 | Devoted Living
“So long as we live in the world, we cannot be without trouble and trial. Wherefore it is written in Job, The life of man upon the earth is a trial. And therefore ought each of us to give heed concerning trials and temptations, and watch unto prayer, lest the...
by Joanne | Feb 15, 2017 | Devoted Living
The song had been weaving its way through my thoughts for about a week. Funny how old songs have a way of doing that now and then. It had been an easy winter up to recently, the snow seeming to come steadily over the last week. Every day there was an accumulation...
by Joanne | Feb 7, 2017 | Devoted Living
“Open not thine heart to every man, but deal with one who is wise and feareth God. Let thy company be the humble and the simple, the devout and the gentle, and let thy discourse be concerning things which edify. We must love all men, but not make close...
by Joanne | Feb 2, 2017 | Devoted Living, Uncategorized
“Whensoever a man desireth aught above measure, immediately he becometh restless. The proud and the avaricious man are never at rest; while the poor and lowly of heart abide in the multitude of peace. For true peace of heart is to be found in resisting passion,...
by Joanne | Jan 26, 2017 | Devoted Living
“Then Abraham bowed down to the ground, but he laughed to himself in disbelief. “How could I become a father at the age of 100?” he thought. “And how can Sarah have a baby when she is ninety years old?” (Genesis 17:17, NLT) My daily...
