Prayers to Calm the Storm by Shannon Leibold I awaken in the middle of the night to a room continually flickering. Lightening flashes incessantly across the night sky revealing ominous clouds and swirling formations. I lay still, holding my breath, until moments later my husband begins to stir, awakened by the same angry flashes. The… Continue reading PRAYERS TO CALM THE STORM
Tag: Scripture
H.E.L.P.
H.E.L.P. by Jan Cox “Help!” That’s the cry that escapes my lips when I lift up anything confusing, upsetting or unsettling to God. I find I cry this often – so often that I have made an acronym to remember that I am not crying out an empty plea but that my plea has… Continue reading H.E.L.P.
SIMPLY SATURDAY – Backwards
Simply Saturday Backwards The other day I read a devotional by Oswald Chambers. I read the Scripture, Luke 11:10. I had always interpreted that as being: if I am in His will and I ask, seek and knock He will answer me. I still believe that to be true but Oswald told me that I… Continue reading SIMPLY SATURDAY – Backwards
ABANDON
Abandon I visited my grandchildren the other day. As I watched them at play I saw the world as Jesus would have us live it – freely and with abandon. Spontaneity shone. Smiles were constant. Living in the moment was evident. As we watched the animals in the zoo, I watched our grandchildren’s faces –… Continue reading ABANDON
FIRST
First After I wrote Wandering for Tuesday, the words of my own blog started to work in me. The Scripture, “looking away from all that will distract you” rumbled around in my mind and soul. Then I read another post at (in)courage called “How can I grow closer to God”. This is the paragraph that… Continue reading FIRST
WANDERING
Wandering I read a post yesterday about a mother who had lost her child – for a few minutes – and the sheer terror and panic she felt in that time. She compared that search to Jesus’ parable of the lost sheep. (Gypsy Mama, {One of} the Things Parents Fear the Most) “Then Jesus told… Continue reading WANDERING
Jesus is the way – So Pray
Jesus is the Way – So Pray “Jesus does not give recipes that show the way to God as other teachers of religion do. He Himself is the Way.” Karl Barth, Swiss Protestant theologian of the 20th C. In my last post I talked about being overwhelmed. Certainly it is easy to get so involved… Continue reading Jesus is the way – So Pray
THORN IN MY SIDE
Thorn in my Side by Kimberley Payne I have a certain person in my life who causes me grief on a regular basis. It seems in order for his day to be complete he must have conflict. If there is not conflict, then he creates it. And I seem to be his favourite target. (No,… Continue reading THORN IN MY SIDE
GOD WANTS TO HEAR MY PRAYERS
How do I know that God wants to hear my prayers? (Part 2) by Janis Cox Last week I talked about the reason I feel that God does hear our prayers. That reason was God’s POWER. He CAN. Today I want to talk about why he wants to hear our prayers. I think that He… Continue reading GOD WANTS TO HEAR MY PRAYERS
MEMORY WORK? ME?
Memory Work? Me? Last week I told you about Ann Voskamp’s new book, One Thousand Gifts – which I am thoroughly enjoying. This week I want to tell you about a challenge that Ann stirred in me. I like to try to memorize Scripture. It hasn’t always been successful but at least I have the… Continue reading MEMORY WORK? ME?