“So will My word be which goes out of My mouth; it will not return to Me void (useless, without result), without accomplishing what I desire, and without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.” (Isaiah 55:11 AMP) Word of God, Thank you that you spoke the universeContinue Reading
[Please join me in praying for children, families, and our future on Thursdays this year.] Let us declare and pray the following over families today: God, We thank you that you are ever-present, always loving, teaching, guiding, and working out all things for our good. Thank you that nothing canContinue Reading
“Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” (Psalm 90:12 NIV) Last week I posted the 1000th post to this blog I started in 2009. [Please, don’t go back to read all of them! My writing has definitely evolved – and, hopefully improved!!]. ThatContinue Reading
[Please join me in praying for our nation and the world on Tuesdays. This post is from early in 2023, but still worth praying.] “May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him.” (Psalm 68:1 NIV) “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we doContinue Reading
My Bible Recap readings are around the time of the fall of the Southern Kingdom of Judah to the conquering Babylonians about 605 B.C. Habakkuk was a contemporary of the prophet Jeremiah but his message is different (and much shorter!). While finding this three-chapter minor prophet in the back ofContinue Reading
“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” (Romans 12:2 NKJV) Do you have a messy spot in your house? Maybe a table top that needs cleaned, a closet thatContinue Reading
[Please join me in praying for children, families, and our future on Thursdays this year.] Let us pray and declare the following over our families today: Loving God, Thank you for being the One who builds marriages, families, and households. Thank you for giving us your Word to guide usContinue Reading
“The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law.” (Deuteronomy 29:29 NIV) “God is not upset we don’t know everything…I wanted to see what’s really there. Yet, if I thought I didn’tContinue Reading
[Please join me as we pray for our nation and world on Tuesdays this year.] “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.” (Proverbs 1:7 NIV) Quick – name ten people who are in positions of governmental leadership. Then make a list of ten peopleContinue Reading
“No, I will not abandon you as orphans—I will come to you.” – Jesus (John 14:18 NLT) In the summer of 2019 our family purchased 11 baby guinea fowl chicks with the purpose of them reducing the ticks and other insects on our property. Guineas are unfriendly, ugly, and very,Continue Reading