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I saw that quote which struck me, as the day before I was waiting for a weather storm to pass. It was another sunny, very humid day as I began my walk for the day. Bringing an umbrella with me was not on my radar. Partway into my walk, I noticed a few darker clouds rolling in, yet was intrigued by the sun shining forth. Continue reading “DANCING IN THE RAIN”
As soon as I started driving to go to my daily walking spot, it began to downpour. I kept going as it looked a little brighter in the direction I was headed. When I got out of my car, it was just sprinkling a little. I grabbed my big golf umbrella and started walking. After a few minutes, I put my umbrella up as the rain picked up. Without warning, I found myself walking with no umbrella for shelter as the wind blew it inside out. I was not able to close it properly. I hoped nobody saw me walking back to my car carrying this inside out, poles sticking out everywhere umbrella. Continue reading “RAINBOWS”
God uses every detail in our lives to provide His perfect orchestration of our steps. One day a sequence of events led me to be earlier than usual to church.
I was sitting in my pew praying and turned to get something out of my bag. At the same time, a woman came to the table right behind me to use hand sanitizer before talking with the Pastor. Since I was there so early, I decided to go outside for a few minutes to collect myself and enjoy the beautiful sunshine and warmth. A few minutes after returning to my seat, I looked up to see this same woman next to me. I have never seen her before.
She said, “Would you please pray for my heartbroken son? You seem like you must be a good pray-er being at church so early.” She then shared more detail so I would know how better to pray for her son and the situation. I felt inspired to give her a copy of my book, hoping it might encourage her. She seemed delighted and said, “Well, it must have been the Holy Spirit that prompted me to share with you. Thank you so much.” I asked if I could hug her and she said, “Sure.”
Continue reading “UNITY IN PRAYER”
Do you ever think the few dollars you put in the Salvation Army bucket won’t help much?
Do you ever think the little food you have in the house when unexpected company comes won’t be enough?
Do you ever think a simple act of sharing a smile with a passerby doesn’t brighten their day?
Continue reading “GOD MULTIPLIES”
God cares about the littlest details of our lives. It was a thought that came to mind when I found two tiny heart-shaped stones on the same day while walking and praying.
What is the price of two sparrows—one copper coin? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it. And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows. –Matthew 10:29-31 (NLT) Continue reading “THE LITTLEST DETAILS”
The other day on my daily prayer walk, a heart-shaped piece of blacktop caught my eye. Naturally, I had to bend down and pick it up to add to my collection of heart reminders. Much to my dismay, the heart crumbled into three pieces as I picked it up. I thought, well, that is a first. I was a little saddened and disappointed when it crumbled, but then I had two thoughts.
The first was “break my heart for what breaks yours, God.” I thought it was from a Bible verse, which is not the case. The thought is a lyric in a song or two.
“Break my heart for what breaks yours, God.” Continue reading “BROKENHEARTED”
My latest treasures from God on my daily prayer walks have been physical hearts made of stones or blacktop. God reveals His great love for me with the heart theme that has been ongoing in my life since mid-December. I am in awe of Him, and how He directs my footsteps to find these reminders of His love. I have a collection of seven hearts that He blessed me with this week. Different thoughts will come to me when I discover one of these hearts.
When I picked up the first stone, “walk in love” came to mind. The second stone made me smile, as it could be the “big brother” of the first one. When I found the third heart stone, I thought how special that I now had the Trinity, —the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Yes, they all walk with me. Continue reading “HEART OF STONE”
God gives us beautiful images of the vine and the branches in the 15th chapter of John’s Gospel. Let’s take a deeper look at some of those verses and see what we can learn from them.
“I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener.” –John 15:1 (NLT) Continue reading “THE VINEYARD”
Sin is something we are all born with as the result of Adam and Eve’s disobedience with eating from the tree of knowledge in the Garden of Eden. It is a rebellion and rejection of God and all that is good. It is an offense against a holy and righteous God.
When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned. –Romans 5:12 (NLT) Continue reading “CONFESS”
We all have “scars” of some sort that are a part of us.
When I say the word “scars,” what comes to mind?