Several times last week, I visibly saw the LORD answer my specific prayers…those numerous “smaller” questions to answers about big decisions we’ve been praying over for a while. My heart’s full!! “Come, hear, all you who fear God, and I recount what He did… Continue Reading “Answered Prayers…and Prayers in the Waiting”
Category: LifeTags: Answered Prayer, Attend, Certainly, Corrections, Family, Feel, Focus, Follow, Goodness, Graciously Guide, Keep Record, Kids, Kindness, Mercy, Needs, Praising God, Prayer, Prayers, Pursue, Recount, See, Service Dog, Silent, Stability, Strength, Surely, Tally, Truth, Waiting
Posted on November 20, 2021
by Michelle Taylor Baum
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“I never said you should say that!” My daughter wrote a sentence down on a piece of paper the other day, brought it to me, and proceeded to ask of me what I’m going to ask of you: See the sentence above? Read it… Continue Reading “Emphasis–It Changes Our Perspective”
Category: LifeTags: Approval, Be Aware, Boldness, Command, Distractions, Emphasis, Experience, Focus, Glad, Grace, Implications, Kindness, Lean in, Look, Negative, Notice, Perspective, Positive, Redirect Attention, Rejoice Always, Remember, Support, Undeserved
I love this sweatshirt of my daughter’s! It’s amazing how many compliments she’s received when wearing it! You can see people read it, then re-read it! Their heads kind of tilt to the side, like a dog, when he’s trying to figure out what’s… Continue Reading “Service with Kindness”
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I went out of my way to help. I rearranged things in my day to be there, and God brought things to mind that may have been overlooked. It’s always more fun to offer to do things before you’re asked! Yet, in all of… Continue Reading “Pruning Day”
Category: LifeTags: Disciple, Faithfulness, Follow God, Gentleness, Goodness, Harsh Tones, Joy, Kindness, Love, Patience, Peace, Producing Fruit, Pruning, Response, Root, Self-Control, Self-Promotion, Sin, Sin's Roots, Spirit of God, Spiritual Growth, Ungratefulness, Unhealthy, Unkind Words
You’ve been hurt…again. Your emotions have taken a beating, and you’re feeling a bit like a punching bag. The last thing you want to think about or do is forgive! Anger? Check! Indignation? Check! Bitterness? Getting there. And then, you read these verses… “For… Continue Reading “Forgive? Why Should I?!?”
Category: LifeTags: Anger, Apologizing, Beneficial to the Kingdom of God, Bitterness, Christ's Presence, Forgive Other People, Forgiveness, Free Gift, Getting the Better of Us, God Has Forgiven You, Hurt, Indignation, Jesus, Kindness, Let Go, Love, Mind, No Strings Attached, Not Demanding the Debt, Offenses, Paid the Price for Our Sins, Satan, Sympathy
Happy New Year! We ended last year, celebrating the wonder of Jesus–A Wonder–as displayed in the Judges 13 story of the Old Testament. It would do us well to begin a new year–a year many look forward to as being different than the last…a… Continue Reading “Wonder–Where is the Focus of Your Offering?”
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We put up our Christmas tree this weekend, as many of you probably did. My husband is not a huge fan of Christmas trees, as he believes it’s a tradition that takes away from the real meaning of what we are to celebrate. I… Continue Reading “Mesmerizing Light”
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