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What Would Your Story Say About You
Key Verse: “Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.” I Timothy 4:12 (KJV) Have you ever wondered if God was telling your story to someone else what he would say? Really, think about it for a second. What do you think…
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November 19, 2020
Dear Jesus, Please accept what I bring this morning, Lord. It doesn’t feel like much at all. But it is everything I have. I confess to you my sins and shortcomings. Honestly, I struggle this morning to be thankful focusing on what I don’t have. I am asking you to help me focus on what I do have instead. I…
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Thankful for a Blank Page
Before I put pen to paper to write this devotion, I sat for a minute and prayed about the words I would write. What words do you want me to write, Lord? Who will you lead to them today? Who will you send by today that needs them? Then, as I looked down at the blank page before me, I…
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Longing for Answers
Key Verse: “When Jesus heard about it, he withdrew himself from there by boat to a remote place to be alone.” Matthew 14:12-13 (CSB) There have been times in my life I did a good job of covering it up. At least I like to think I did. I smiled, laughed and joined in all the conversation. I made myself…
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Thankful for Simple
I am thankful today for simplicity. The simple uncomplicated things in my life. Believe me for a girl who can overcomplicate everything in a red hot minute this is a very big deal. And when you begin to see God working that magic word in your own life even if in small ways it is definitely something to be thankful…
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Longing for Rescue
Key Verse: “I will praise you Lord, for you have rescued me.” Psalm 30:2 (NCV) I admit I long for rescue. I don’t know but this has just felt like an extra long hard week. My heart has hurt and felt a little heavier with everything going on in the world. And this girl has just longed to be rescued…
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Thankful for That Day
This day, November 3, 2020. For some it will be a day they will never forget. It will bring uncertainty. Fear. Even dread. For others it will bring illness. Cancer. Cov-19. For others pain and grief. For others it will be a day of heartache. Loss. Disappointment. Depression. Anxiety. For many it will bring unwanted change. Unplanned circumstances. Disappointing results. …
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One is All You Need
Key Verse: “You, Lord, are all I have, and you give me all I need; my future is in your hands.” Psalm 16:5 (GNT) I have never forgotten that Sunday morning when my dad stood up and made his statement of faith. I don’t think I ever will. I often have wondered how do you get that kind of faith.…
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Invited In
Key Verse: “How happy is the one you choose and bring near to live in your courts! We wIll be satisfied with the goodness of your house, and the holiness of your temple.” Psalms 65:4 (CSB) I remember standing outside of the church that day all alone. Everyone else was inside eating their lunch. I stood outside eating mine.…
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Giving Others What I Need the Most
Key Verse: “A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.” Luke 10:30 NKJV This road called life is often a hard road to travel. People that walk along beside us can be hard to deal with, distant, and even downright mean…
