by Joanne | Jul 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
We continued another week with Settle My Soul. This devotional has been unsettling my ways while it settles my soul. ~*~*~ Paul was traveling and preaching. There was nothing wrong with Paul’s desire to preach, but it was not in God’s timing. In Acts...
by Joanne | Jul 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
The notes in the margin of my well read book tell me I have read it at least three times now. Yet the words fell on my heart as if I had never seen them before: “Be thou more calm of spirit, and gird thyself for greater endurance.†(from The Imitation of Christ by...
by Joanne | Jul 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
“For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Mark 10:45, NLT) “One of the most indelible abilities of Jesus was to stay on target. His life never got off track … He kept his...
by Joanne | Jul 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Middle. “Middle of the road”. These were the first thoughts which came to mind upon seeing the prompt. Middle of the road – the place where...
by Joanne | Jul 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
This past week reading Settle My Soul has challenged us to think about the love of God toward us and, our love toward others. *~*~* “I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself.” (Jeremiah 31:3,...
by Joanne | Jul 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
Life is a journey and that makes us “sojournersâ€. The interesting thing about sojourners is this – they stay for a time in a place, living there temporarily. If we apply this thought to the circumstances in our lives, we realize even circumstances are temporary....
