by Joanne | Feb 18, 2020 | Devoted Living, Uncategorized
This week, Hello Mornings, begins a new study: God’s Prevailing Purpose – A Study of the Life of Joseph. Joseph is probably best known for his beautiful coat of many colors (queue in Broadway play music here😀) and his dreams, which were not appreciated...
by Joanne | Feb 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
“Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it give us assurance about things we cannot see.†(Hebrews 11:1, NLT) Faith can be such a hard concept to figure out and we often turn to Hebrews 11 to gain understanding. The chapter lists the...
by Joanne | Feb 16, 2020 | Prayer, Uncategorized
“We had hoped he was the Messiah who had come to rescue Israel. This all happened three days ago.” (Luke 24:21, NLT) “The purpose of prayer is that we get ahold of God, not of the answer … … all the time God is at work in our everyday...
by Joanne | Feb 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. The prompt this week is … Experience. Experience. I would define this as when one personally encounters or undergoes something, be it new or repeated. One year ago...
by Joanne | Feb 12, 2020 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened by a yoke of slavery.” (Galatians 5:1, NIV) The verse has been before me, off and on, for a week now. A yoke is used to couple animals together for the...
by Joanne | Feb 11, 2020 | Devoted Living, Uncategorized
“But the Lord said to her, “My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details! There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her.” (Luke 10: 41-42, NLT) For a few days...
