I had one of those moments today where one minute I was completely immersed in a podcast, mentally assuming glorious heights with Jesus, just to come toppling all the way back down to earth by a depressing visit to a shopping store where nothing fit correctly. Do you ever have moments like that? I am always amazed at my capacity to completely disregard whatever amazing soul work the Lord is doing at the slightest shift in my transient, physical nature. Setting Our Minds on things Above A couple of months ago, I started studying Eve. I had no idea why at the time, but it ended up being a God-thing. As most things in life are, I am finding. Perusing verses over her life, I realized how in the New Testament, the most defining factor about Eve is that she was deceived. In 2 Corinthians 11:3, Paul says; "But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent's cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ." And later in 1 Timothy … [Read more...]
Summer Devotional: He Restores My Soul
I can't even imagine how much the pace will pick up for me in life when my kids are in school, sports, dance, and Lord willing, whatever other activities their hearts desire and we deem life-giving. Even now, there are days I'm scrambling to make time stretch the full length of all the things I had in my mind to accomplish. But for our family, the summer months come in with a bluster of activity, and leave the same way. We end up making an annual trek to the beach in north Florida, road tripping to Texas a few thousand times, and exploring just how flexible our children can be in one vehicle for days on end. That leaves me, oftentimes, disconnected from friendships and completely out of the loop on any activities at church. A summer devotional to help keep perspective. I love doing women's Bible studies with a group of random women, packed into one space, watching Beth Moore and her hair on video. But summertime basically eliminates my ability to be part of anything involving six … [Read more...]
Create in Me…
Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me. - Psalm 51:10 We live in such a crazy, self-indulgent society. It is so easy to walk in the flesh and forgo our spirits. It is so easy to watch those bad shows, read those tantalizingly sinful books, and listen to some juicy gossip. Unfortunately, that is not good for our walk, testimony; or beneficial to our calling. We have been dealing with "self" since the beginning of time, and David understood this weakness. He was very familiar with ignoring what was right and giving into his flesh. His cry was one that we each face when we find ourselves in the muck of the sad results of our poor choices. Create in me a CLEAN heart, O, God... Yes, help us, Lord. Help us to walk in the spirit and not gratify the lusts of the flesh! Renew a loyal spirit within me. Yes, Lord. Help us to be loyal and steadfast in our walks. Help us to be a light in this dark and sinful world! I hope that you will read this passage in … [Read more...]
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