What do you do when you find yourself in circumstances that are not your fault? Circumstances that have been brought about by another person’s choices and decisions. As Ruth opens, we read the story that sets up the rest of the story. We are told about how Ruth came to be widowed and childless in a …
Have you ever wondered the point of the factual list-type passages in scripture? I always did too and usually just skimmed them over enough to say I had read them. In Genesis 10 we find what is known as the Table of Nations and that gives us a basic introduction and understanding into how the …
This story came into my inbox recently and it is one that I want to really let sink in and remember. So often as everything is going all wrong and the delays are piling up left and right, I want to be frustrated because things are not going my way. Yet, as this story reminds …
Do you ever look at a magazine and wonder who lives like that? How life could be that perfect? Do you then look around your home and feel like even in the second you finish cleaning and straightening up it still doesn’t look like the pictures? Colors don’t match quite right or there’s too much/ …
One of my favorite verses in the Bible is the one in Matthew that is an invitation to rest for the weary and burdened. This has brought me much comfort in my journey over the past few years. Recently, I discovered a deeper meaning. As you read through the book of John, you will …
There is a blog called Good Morning Girls and I stumbled across it quite a few months ago, maybe even a year. Their focus is to encourage women to have their quiet time with the Lord and they publish free bible study materials that give a small bite sized portion for each day. I finally …
What do we do after we pray and give God our requests? We wait. We wait for a yes, no or a maybe, right? I don’t know about you, but while I’m waiting I keep petitioning God. My prayer of request goes on repeat and that usually increases the anxiety and tension because it keeps …
I stumbled across a quote and it really made me think, especially in light of the new year. Did you know that it only takes about 18 hours to read the Old Testament and 72 to read the New Testament? I actually had to go make sure that was true because I had perceived it …
This verse has a powerful message. No matter what God has put in our life, regardless of how big or small, we will have sufficient grace to do it all well. To God’s glory and for his work. Really, it’s not about us being successful in our lives or activities but His using …
Beyond knowing there was a difference between happiness and joy, happiness being circumstantial and joy being a fruit of the Spirit, I never really gave it much thought. But Sunday’s sermon was on the only passage in the Bible that shows Jesus having joy and I have been chewing on that all week. Joy is …