A Time To Laugh & A Time To Cry ~

A Time To Laugh & A Time To Cry ~

Psalm 43:5 Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me?  Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God. So, it is that time of year again when everywhere you turn people are getting ready for Christmas.  It is such a...
Get In Agreement With What God Says…

Get In Agreement With What God Says…

Job 12:16With Him are strength and sound wisdom; the deceived and the deceiver are his. Victory is yours for the choosing! Satan may come against all that you have but He never has the upper hand on God – God owns him! Satan may be lying to you today about your...
Just Be Nice…

Just Be Nice…

Ephesians 4:32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. Be nice!  I would love to just leave it at that, but somehow 2 words for a devotional seems a bit short!  Seriously though, being nice almost...
Living With Great Anticipation

Living With Great Anticipation

Romans 13: 11-12,  And do this, understanding the present time:  The hour has already come for. You to wake up from your slumber because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.  The night is nearly over:  the day is almost here.  So let us put aside...
Mountain Top or Valley Keep Him First Place

Mountain Top or Valley Keep Him First Place

Deuteronomy 5: 32-33 “So be careful to do what the Lord your God has commanded you; do not turn aside to the right or to the left.  Walk in obedience to all that the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land...
A Little Faith Can Go A Long Way

A Little Faith Can Go A Long Way

Hebrews 11:1-2. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.  For by it the elders obtained a good testimony. We could all use a little more faith I am sure because we all struggle with the non-stop battle against all of the lies...
Obedience is Better Than Sacrifice

Obedience is Better Than Sacrifice

Isaiah 58:6-8,  “Here is the sort of fast I want ~ releasing those unjustly bound, untying the cords of the yoke, letting the oppressed go free, breaking every yoke, sharing your food with the hungry, taking the homeless poor into your house, clothing the naked when...
Get In Agreement With What God Says…

Allow His Word In…

Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. Ok, so this verse begins with you, let the word of Christ dwell in...
He Wants All of You ~ Don’t Hold Anything Back!!

He Wants All of You ~ Don’t Hold Anything Back!!

Jeremiah 17:10 “I the Lord search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.” It’s like the Marine Corps motto; “Looking for a few good men”, God is looking for good men and women with hearts to follow...
God Knows…

God Knows…

Job 8:5-7 If you will seek God and plead with the Almighty for mercy, if you are pure and upright, surely then he will rouse Himself for you and restore your rightful habitation.  And though your beginning was small, your latter days will be very great.  Even though...
Psalm 100 ~ Enter His Gates With Thanksgiving

Psalm 100 ~ Enter His Gates With Thanksgiving

Psalm 100 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness!  Come into His presence with singing! Know that the Lord, He is God!  It is He who made us, and we are his, we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture. Enter His...
Who or What Are You Putting Your Trust In

Who or What Are You Putting Your Trust In

Psalm 136:1,26, “Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good.  His love endures forever.” In times of chaos and uncertainty where or who do you put your trust in?  Are you clinging to everything turning out the way you feel it needs to turn out in the world or in your...
While You Wait

While You Wait

Psalm 27:14 “Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!” Several years ago I owned my own hair salon and if there was one thing I learned real fast, it was that people do not like to wait for much of anything...