Guest Post by Author C.A. Simonson “A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord directs His steps.” (Proverbs 16:9) “The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their ways preserve their lives.” (Proverbs 16:17) Galatians 5:25 states, “Since we live in the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.” It …
Category Archives: Devotion
Pebbles in My Soul
“I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more …” Isaiah 43:25
How to Handle Porcupines
Jesus calls us to be of the same mind in the Lord. To follow his example of humility, self-control, and selfless love. Being of the same mind doesn’t mean that our opinion doesn’t matter – it means that God’s honor and glory matter more.
God in the Everyday
The LORD says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.” Psalm 32:8 (NLT) There are moments in our lives when God clearly speaks or intervenes amidst our daily routines. I call them God Moments. The Israelites experienced God Moments over and over, from …
Those Rotting Bones
Let’s face it; there are seeds of jealousy in all of us. The devil wants us to believe we’re entitled to this and that, and little by little, we start feeding into his falsehoods. If we cultivate those seeds, we set ourselves up to reap its bitter fruit.
Perfected
One of the greatest truths in Scripture is that God uses men and women who are imperfect: doubting Thomas, impulsive Peter, skeptical Nathaniel, and crooked Matthew. This gives me great hope that God can use me despite my shortcomings. Like an athlete training for the Olympics, each day He points out areas of my life that need to be improved – not to minimize my progress or make me feel like a failure, but to hone my character to be more Christlike. In Christ, I am being perfected day by day.
Hope Deferred
Hope factors God into the equation. Hope believes and clings to the truth that God can do anything far more than we could ever imagine (Ephesians 3:20).
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
Guest Post by Author Jan Kent “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our …
Interrupt me, Lord
Interrupt me, Lord,
When conceit compromises my character,
When ambition supersedes integrity,
And my kingdom matters more than yours.
“Fixing”
We need to stop trying to ‘fix’ our kids, our spouses, and our friends and learn to love and accept them as they are. To be honest, you and I aren’t perfect either. Yet, despite our limitations and imperfections, God loves us unconditionally.