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This generation is faced with more opportunities and choices than any generation in history. Therefore the need for prayer is greater than ever.

Are You Willing to Stand in the Breach?

ParentingOctober 31, 2012795Views 0Likes 14Comments

We have all heard the stories of praying mothers and grandmothers like Susanna Wesley, whose children and grandchildren became great men and women of God. This week I realized that I need to become part of that group and spend more time praying for my children and grandchildren. Today more than ever there is a need…

In Luke 17 Jesus tells the story of the ten lepers who were healed. Most of you will be familiar with that story. Ten were healed, but only one came back and expressed gratitude.

Healing Comes With Obedience

Biblical EncouragementOctober 10, 2012580Views 0Likes 3Comments

In Luke 17 Jesus tells the story of the ten lepers who were healed. Most of you will be familiar with that story. Ten were healed, but only one came back and expressed gratitude. When I read that chapter this morning I noticed something else. It was while they were obeying that they were healed. They didn’t…

The problem is, he’s learned that when he rings the bell, several people usually come running and he’s begun to use it to “summon his servants” – if you know what I mean. When he wants attention he simply rings his bell.

Why Are You Ringing the Bell?

FamilyOctober 2, 2012945Views 0Likes 16Comments

Our children are teaching our puppy to ring a little bell that they've hung by the patio door when he wants to go out to potty. He’s caught on rather quickly which is both cute and practical. We have a long sprawling house, and it can be difficult for someone to see him sitting at the door…

Hiding has never worked so go meet with the Lord today and return to hiding in HIM.

Are You Hiding From God, or Hiding In God?

Biblical EncouragementSeptember 26, 2012702Views 0Likes 8Comments

When our pastor said this in a sermon I was reminded of how much difference a word can make. In the above sentence the only difference is from or in, but they mean totally different things. David wrote a lot about hiding in God: "Thou [art] my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt…

Isaiah 30:18-21 talks about the Lord waiting for us. He isn’t nearly as impatient as I am and he is waiting for some very special reasons.

Has the Lord Been Waiting to be Gracious to You?

Biblical EncouragementSeptember 19, 2012767Views 0Likes 9Comments

Don't you just hate waiting? I know I do, but then I’m always on the go and find it frustrating to have someone not keeping up with me. I know that isn’t a very good attitude and I’ve spent years learning to wait. Someone once said, don't pray for patience or you’ll find yourself standing in…

Our hectic lives involve many changes, and changes require decisions, and decisions must often be made in the midst of a multitude of confusions. We run here and there asking advice. Often we make decisions without sufficient deliberation because we simply haven't time--or so we tell ourselves.

You’re Not Going to Want to Miss This!

HomeschoolAugust 20, 2012740Views 0Likes 8Comments

This is a devotional that I read often. It is by Elizabeth Elliot and is often just what I need in my fast-paced day. I hope you will find refreshment in it too. “Be still and know that I am God…” Psalm 46:10 First Be Quiet Our hectic lives involve many changes, and changes require decisions, and decisions…

I have not a shadow of doubt that if all our eyes could be opened today, we should see our homes, and our places of business, and the streets we traverse, filled with the "chariots of God.

Chariots to Carry

Biblical EncouragementAugust 8, 2012531Views 0Likes 2Comments

I have a lot of friends – myself included – who are struggling with difficulties of every sort. One has a very ill child, another has an unbelieving husband, still another whose husband is unemployed. No matter what the problem, Jesus is the answer. When I read this devotional by Hannah Whitall Smith, I couldn’t help…