by Joanne | May 18, 2016 | Devoted Living
As a parent, we try to instill the principle of sharing into our children. We teach them to share their snacks, their toys, and belongings with others. It is not a concept easily grasped as they learn early on to say, “It’s mine!”. We work at...
by Joanne | May 15, 2016 | Devoted Living
“… be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage – with great patience and careful instruction.” (2 Timothy 4:2, NIV) Be ready in season and out of season. In other words, we should “be ready” whether we...
by Joanne | Apr 26, 2016 | Devoted Living
“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.” (1 John 1:7, NIV) I have done a few things in my life for which I am not proud of and would not boast on...
by Joanne | Apr 24, 2016 | Devoted Living
“When the Lord say Moses coming to take a closer look, God called to him from the middle of the burning bush, “Moses, Moses!” “Here I am!” Moses replied.” (Exodus 3: 3, NLT) Moses’ reply to God revealed that he knew...
by Joanne | Apr 21, 2016 | Devoted Living
“What do you feel like having for breakfast,” I asked myself. The response came pretty quickly, “A soft-boiled egg.” It had been a very long time since I had eaten one, maybe even years. But suddenly I wanted one like my mom used to make us....
by Joanne | Apr 19, 2016 | Devoted Living
“Therefore, we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not...