A Place of Peace

“As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.” James 2:26Okay, so maybe the trend of wearing WWJD (What Would Jesus Do) apparel has long since faded…it is still a powerful question to ask yourself.Now when I speak of doing something in the following paragraphs, pleas...

"Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope." Romans 5:3-4Rejoice in suffering...sounds good in theory but it is oh so hard to do in practice...

"If you're going to blow a horn, blow a trumpet for God."  1 Corinthians 1:31 (The Message) Oh how pride is one of those messy issues we'd rather not deal with!  It is certainly something God has placed on my heart more than once as I've prayed for Him to "Search me and know my heart; point out any...

"Your road led through the sea, your pathway through the mighty waters - a pathway no one knew was there!"  Psalm 77:19Psalm 77:19 is a glorious reminder of God's ways.  He often plans a path for us which we didn't even know was there; and that is why we are called to walk by faith.I read Psalm 77...

"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways."  Isaiah 55:8When trials are brought upon us in life, so often there is a natural, burning desire to know why.  Why me?  Why this?  Why now?I have been guilty of this type of questioning on many occasions.  After Alysa pass...

"As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us."  Psalm 103:12I originally started this blog with a request for forgiveness...as this is yet another post about a lesson learned from my children.  However, I realize that there is no need for apologies.  Ins...

"Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained by a righteous life."  Proverbs 16:31Oh, how I laughed the first time I read Proverbs 16:31!  All this month I have been reading one chapter from the book of Proverbs each day.  I read from the New Living Translation so that I may better und...

"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much..." (Luke 16:10).Tonight I have a story not from myself, but from a sister-in-Christ; one who also happens to be my sister in life...Recently, my sister and her family chose to make a small monetary contribution to an...

"I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe."  Ephesians 1:18-19Young children believe their parents have the ...

"You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies...my cup overflows."  Psalm 23:5I once believed that a deep relationship with God was only available to those consecrated in ministry; that I was somehow not worthy or "high enough" to enter into an intimate relationship with the ...

Blessings are everywhere…you just have to open your heart and mind to receive them.Yesterday was “one of those days.” I wrote in my prayer journal that I was having a rotten day (I tend to write my prayers as I am sharing them with the Lord). And then I realized…the day was just fine. It was...

"The Lord is good - indeed, he is a fortress in time of distress, and he protects those who seek refuge in him."  Nahum 1:7Oh Friends, the Lord is good!  He is Jehovah Jireh - Hebrew for "The Lord Will Provide," or more literally, "The Lord Who Will See to It."Today at bible study, my name was d...

"Therefore encourage one another and build each other up..." 1 Thessalonians 5:11So no one asked but I'm going to share anyway, the story that I "coincidentally" read twice within a 12 hour period (once in my bible study and again in a book my husband left for me...see previous post).It was the ...

My husband recently acquired one of those GPS things (though a mail-in rebate after purchasing a new set of tires), and he’s spent the last few days driving blind—letting this new device take the lead. He...