When was the last time you had a good, hard cry? What was it about? Was it truly a good cry, or was there remorse or regret in it? There IS a difference in our cries–it lies in the heart behind them. “In the… Continue Reading “It’s OK to Cry”
Category: LifeTags: Agony, Bring Suffering to the Father, Child of God, Connect, Cry, Death, Devout, Emotion, Finish, God the Father, Grab Hold of What is Good, Heard, Heart-Felt Needs, Human, Humble, Interact, Jesus, Listen, Loud Crying, Mission, Move Toward the LORD, Obedience, Obey, Outcry, Peace, Personal, Pleas, Prayers, Purity, Respond, Senses, Shrieking, Son, Submit, Submit to God, Suffer, Tears, Trust, Urgent, Victory, Willing, Wounded
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
Written by Guest Writer, Stacey Hill Michigan, USA; September 2000 We announced to our family that God had overwhelmingly showed us that the way He would expand our family was through an international adoption from the country of Ukraine. Our peace in this decision… Continue Reading “Fear Not”
Category: KidsTags: Abandoned, Adoption, Afraid, Answered Prayer, Author and Perfector of our Faith, Believe, Children, Confidence, Do Not Fear, Enemy, Excitement, Father of Lies, Fear, God the Father, Helper, Love, Paralyzed by Fear, Peace, Power of God's Spirit, Refuge, Safety, Self-Control, Spirit of God, Strength, Support, Troubled, Value
“Welcome!” We see it everywhere we enter, from front door mats and entrances to shops…to emails we open after we’ve signed up for something. We talked last post about peace being near. You may be saying, “I don’t feel at peace.” So, let’s dig… Continue Reading “Welcome, Peace!”
Category: MeaningTags: Anxieties, Brokenness, Communicate with the LORD, Fairness, Gladness, God's Protection, Guards Your Heart and Mind, Impartiality, Jesus Christ, Peace, Peace is Near, Peace of God, Prayer, Prince of Peace, Salvation, Thankfulness, Thoughts, Welcome, What Drives Us, Wholeness
In a world that can feel filled with hate, self-absorption, and fear, does peace seem far out of reach? In a society of constant change, do you feel uncertain, maybe even anxious? You may be asking, “How can I feel at peace, when everything… Continue Reading “Peace is Near!”
Category: LifeTags: Anxieties, Circumstances, Fairness, Fear, Fragmented, God is Near, God is With You, God of Peace, God's Character, God's Righteousness, Hate, Impartiality, Jesus Christ, Joins, Judge, Kingdom of God, Peace, Peace from War, Prince of Peace, Self-Absorption, Spirit of God, Tie Together, Uncer, Wholeness
The reality of having a brain tumor had set in for several months; my mobility, functionality, and the pain in my head were all worsening. I was told by two doctors that the tumor wasn’t to blame, but something just wasn’t right; we had… Continue Reading “Running Toward My Giant”
Category: LifeTags: Battle, Boldness, Brain Tumor, Confidence, Fear, Focus, Giant, God Delivers, Health Issues, Insults, Medical Appointments, Peace, Purpose, Quiet, Run Toward the Giant, Testimony, The LORD God, Trust God
I had no idea what it was. All I saw was brown to my left, felt something powerful hit the driver’s side front of my car, saw a dark shadow right in front of me, and my car came to an immediate stop from… Continue Reading “Wonder–The Additional Offering”
Category: God's Word, MeaningTags: Actions, Addition, Angel of the LORD, Beautiful, Blood Requirement, Bread, Burnt by Fire on the Altar, Burnt Offering, Car Accident, Choose, Christ's Sacrifice, Creation, Death and Resurrection of Jesus, Dedicate, Dedicated to God, Dedicating Oneself to Worshipping the LORD, Dedication, Deer, Designed, Desire, Devoted, Fellowship with God the Father, Fighting, Focus, Foreshadowing, Freely Offered His Blood for Our Sins His Boodl, Glory, God's Care, God's Hand of Protection, God's Purpose, Grain Offering, Gratitude, Hanging On, Hear the Message, Hearing, Heart-Felt Offering, Honor, Judges, Leviticus, Life, Lives, Loves, Manoah, Manoah's Wife, Memorial, Memorial Portion, Met Physical Needs, Most Holy Offering, No Blood, Offer a Burnt Offering, Offer a Goat, Offer it to the LORD, Offering, Offerings to the LORD Made by Fire, Oil, Overwhelmed, Peace, Pendulum Shift, Perform the Offerings, Perform the Sacrifices, Priest, Private Conversation, Privately, Publicly, Pure, Purpose, Quiet Fulfillment, Quieting, Relationship, Relationship with the Father, Remember, Remembrance, Reminder, Restful, Shared, Soothing, Soothing Sound, Spa, Sweet Aroma, Thankful, Thankfulness, Thankfulness to the LORD, Thanks, To the LORD, Touched, Wonder
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