by Joanne | Apr 17, 2016 | Devoted Living
“Don’t be dejected and sad, for the joy of the Lord is your strength!” (Nehemiah 8:10, NLT) The burden that God places on us squeezes the grapes in our lives and produces the wine, but most of us see only the wine and not the burden. No power...
by Joanne | Apr 13, 2016 | Devoted Living
The emotions had been bottled up for a bit. I should have known better than to think ignoring them would make them disappear. They never do, you know. Time alone would be the only way to sort it all through and maybe, just maybe, even begin to make some sense of it...
by Joanne | Apr 12, 2016 | Devoted Living
Let me share a story from Luke 5: 1-11. Here’s the short version: A group of men (fishermen by trade) are approached by Jesus (a carpenter by trade), who basically tells them how and where they should fish. In so doing, they catch a boat load (literally) of fish...
by Joanne | Apr 10, 2016 | Devoted Living
“But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!” (John 9:25b, NLT) You should always recognize the difference between what you see Jesus to be and what He has done for you. If you see only what He has done for you, your God is not big enough. But...
by Joanne | Apr 9, 2016 | Devoted Living
The internet and social media have made it easy to see and know more than we need. We discover the good, the bad, and the ugly with the simple scroll of our mouse. In a recent text conversation this past week, I responded to the sad news of the failure of someone...
by Joanne | Apr 3, 2016 | Devoted Living
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” (Matthew 5:8, NIV) “Purity is not innocence -it is much more than that. Purity is the result of continued spiritual harmony with God. We have to grow in purity. Our life with God may be...
