by Joanne | Mar 22, 2017 | Encouragement
Earlier this morning I read Luke 8:40-48 where I found two encounters with Jesus. First we have Jairus, who comes to ask Jesus to heal his only daughter, who is dying. While Jesus is on his way to the home of Jairus, the crowd is still with him, and a woman...
by Joanne | Mar 13, 2017 | Encouragement
“Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him yet again – my Savior and my God! (Psalm 42:11, NLT) The psalmist often gave his soul a talking to when he found himself down. The psalmist had confidence in...
by Joanne | Mar 10, 2017 | Encouragement
The Five Minute Friday prompt this week is … Abandon. You can click at the bottom of this post to get to Kate Motaung’s site and read all that has been shared on this word. Dictionary.com defines ‘abandon’ as “to leave completely and finally;...
by Joanne | Mar 9, 2017 | Encouragement
Just a few verses each day can keep my thoughts going for a few days, the meaning becoming clearer and richer, shedding light in my soul. So it has been once I read Psalm 119:28: “I weep with sorrow; encourage me by your word.” The psalmist obviously had a...
by Joanne | Mar 2, 2017 | Encouragement
Some days we each need the reminder that all we do in this life truly does matter. And my reading the other day brought just that reminder. The Lord instructed Samuel to start looking for a new king. Saul had been rejected by God as king and it was time for his throne...
by Joanne | Feb 24, 2017 | Encouragement
The Five Minute Friday prompt this week is … Slow. You can click at the bottom of this post to get to Kate Motaung’s site and read all that has been shared on this word. The decision had just about been made not to do the FMF linkup this week. But then, that was...
