Expectation This could have been a different post if my hand had reached into the mailbox and found a key for a package. I put expectation, today’s word from The Gypsy Mama, right down in my list with control. I am learning, however slowly, to release control … especially when I know I can’t do… Continue reading EXPECTATION – Five-Minute Fridays
Category: Prayer
TASTE AND SEE – Five Minute Fridays
Taste and See “Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him” (Psalm 34:8 NIV) Today the first thing I saw was daylight peeking through the blinds. Six am. Time to rise. Next I saw the rain starting to fall on the porch outside my office window. A blessing for… Continue reading TASTE AND SEE – Five Minute Fridays
WHEN GOD SAYS NO
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IN THE PRESENCE OF MY ENEMIES
We have a new guest today. Dulce has written a beautiful prayer picture using imagery from Psalm 23. In the Presence of My Enemies by Dulce de Leche (Reprinted with permission) So far, the best solution I have found for pregnancy insomnia is to meditate on Scripture and pray. After all, it put even the disciples… Continue reading IN THE PRESENCE OF MY ENEMIES
PERSPECTIVE – Five Minute Fridays
Perspective How do I see things? Mmm Well I know that I see them much differently that I did ten years ago. My spiritual growth has extended. My fear factor has been reduced. I trust more. I love more. I listen more. I give more. I enjoy more. Why? Because I pray more and listen… Continue reading PERSPECTIVE – Five Minute Fridays
ASK
Cherry Warrick writes as Pursuing Heart and is our guest blogger today. We have reprinted this post from February with her permission. Ask by Cherry Warrick When in need of wisdom, ask. It’s as simple as that. But how often we miss the obvious. “If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and He will… Continue reading ASK
IDENTITY – Five Minute Fridays
Identity This week’s word is Identity. What is my identity? I want it to show who I am and what I believe. Do I? I am not sure. Sometimes I feel as if I would like to do more – have more time to finish things that seem important to me. And sometimes I just… Continue reading IDENTITY – Five Minute Fridays
REAL – Five Minute Fridays
Real The reality of writing this on Saturday morning is – I got busy. That’s the truth. So this morning I wrote on my little IPOD which is not an easy task. Here is what I wrote. As I learned what Christ meant to me, my old self started to slip away. I found new… Continue reading REAL – Five Minute Fridays
PRAYER REFINES US
Prayer Refines Us by Judith Lawrence Unknown to you, prayer is always at the service of destiny. Your days and ways are never simply as they appear on the surface. Human vision is always limited and selective, and you never see the whole picture. The Providence that weaves your days sees the greater horizon and… Continue reading PRAYER REFINES US
COMMUNITY – Five Minute Fridays
Community What would we do without others in our lives. They make the world sing, they bring us joy and peace; they help us when we are down, sick and just feeling out of sorts. I belong to a few communities. We have lived in a small town for almost 9 years. We know many… Continue reading COMMUNITY – Five Minute Fridays