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March 10, 2014 ~~ You Are Worthy
Do you ever question your worth? If so just remember the price that was paid for you!!! Zee ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You Are Worthy Wendy Blight "Whatever you ask for in My name, I will do it so that the Father will get glory from the Son." John 14:13 (The Voice, emphasis added) A few years ago, I…
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March 6, 2014 ~~ Don't Say You'll Pray for Me
March 6, 2014 Don't Say You'll Pray for Me Lysa TerKeurst "A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver." Proverbs 25:11 (NIV 1984) I've been convicted about empty statements. These are words I say to make a conversation a little more comfortable in the moment. But do I really mean what I say? Empty…
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March 3, 2014 ~ Reviving an Abandoned Dream
Reviving an Abandoned Dream Glynnis Whitwer "Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think." Ephesians 3:20 (NLT) I sat on the couch during small group, dabbed the tears dripping down my face, and hoped the others wouldn't notice my…
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March 2, 2014 ~ Scurrying or Seated?
Scurrying or Seated? Karen Ehman "She had a sister called Mary, who was seated at the Lord's feet, listening to His word. But Martha was distracted with all her preparations." Luke 10:39-40 (NASB) I glanced at the clock on the wall. How was it 11:45 already? Where had the time gone? It was nearly noon and I wasn't even…
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February 27, 2014 ~~ Oh, no! She’s awake!
Oh, no! She’s awake! Mary Southerland Today’s Truth But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me’ (2 Corinthians 12:9, NIV). Friend to Friend For many years, I did…
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February 25, 2014 - The Very Best Kind of Correction
The Very Best Kind of Correction Lynn Cowell "For whom the LORD loves He reproves, Even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights." Proverbs 3:12 (NASB) "This is going to hurt a bit." Not exactly what you want to hear when someone has her hands in your mouth, even if she is a lovely person. Holding up the tiny loopy…
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February 25, 2014 - APOLOGY
As some of you know I fell and broke my left wrist last Thursday night and have not been posting like normal. Please forgive me as I have been a little out of it and one handed typing isn’t my best attribute. I ask for prayers for complete healing. My latest report is: I’m still one handed but feeling better - still hurts…
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February 22, 2014 - Wonder Women
Wonder Women: Navigating the Challenges of Motherhood, Career, and Identity Kate Harris “What is it that we are leaning into? The Lord wants our stewardship to be radical and He wants it to be full, but He doesn’t want it to be frenetic.” - Kate Harris, Wonder Women Whether to lean in or opt out, go to work or work from…
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February 20, 2014 - I'd Be Happy If (Part 2)
I’d Be Happy If… Part Two Sharon Jaynes Today’s Truth Don't be deceived, my dear brothers [and sisters). Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows (James 1:16-17, NIV). Friend to Friend In my last GiG devotion, we looked at how…
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February, 19 2014 - Ever said 'I'd be happy IF?'
I’d Be Happy If… Part One Sharon Jaynes Today’s Truth The thief [Satan] comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I [Jesus] have come that they might have life, and might have it abundantly (John 10:10, NASB). Friend to Friend I’d be happy if… If you begin a sentence with those words, then beware. Those little words of…
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February 18, 2014 ~ What can separate us?
Romans 8:35-39 New International Version (NIV) 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36 As it is written: “For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”[a] 37 No, in all these things we…
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February 15, 2014 ~~ Got Faith? Part 2
Got Faith? Part 2 Mary Southerland Today’s Truth Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see (Hebrews 11:1). Friend to Friend Valleys are lined with disappointment and discouragement. Some people seem to thrive on adversity, emerging from their valley with greater strength and deeper…
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February 13, 2014 ~ Got Faith? Part 1
Got Faith? Part 1 Mary Southerland Today’s Truth Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil(Psalm 23:4, NKJV). Friend to Friend The greenest grass is always found in the valley. Shepherds and sheep are well acquainted with the fact that both mountains and valleys are an inevitable…
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February 12, 2014 ~~ AAA Club of Marriage
AAA Club of Marriage Sharon Jaynes (In honor of Valentine’s Day, Sharon’s February devotions will focus on marriage. If you are not married, these devotions will apply to you in other areas of your life. Keep reading!) Today’s Truth And let the wife see that she respects and reverences her husband—that she notices him,…
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February 11, 2014 ~ Creative Reminders to Pray
February 11, 2014 Creative Reminders to Pray Wendy Pope "I will pray morning, noon, and night, pleading aloud with God; and he will hear and answer." Psalm 55:17 (TLB) Why is it so easy to remember every word to my favorite 80's songs, but so hard to remember to pray for others? There have been many times when I've told a…
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February 10, 2014 ~~ A Fresh Brewed Faith
A Fresh Brewed Faith Gwen Smith Today’s Truth He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk…
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February 8, 2014 ~ The Day I Almost Gave Up
The Day I Almost Gave Up Leah DiPascal "The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their cry for help ... The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears, and delivers them from all their troubles. The LORD is near the brokenhearted; He saves those crushed in spirit." Psalm 34:15-18 (HCSB) I gripped the…
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February 7, 2014 ~ How to Stop the Family Crazy Cycle
by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs from Love & Respect in the Family Stopping the Family Crazy Cycle can seem daunting, but a parent’s first task has to focus on decoding. I want to underline just how badly children need our love and how we must constantly be decoding them and the situation, even when we may feel disrespected by…
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February 6, 2014 ~ The Romance of Boaz and Ruth
The Romance of Boaz and Ruth by Robert and Bobbie Wolgemuth from Couples of the Bible Meaning of Names: Boaz means “strength” or “swiftness.” Ruth means “friend” or “companion.” Their Character: He was an older man of integrity, generosity, faith, and compassion. She was a young Moabitess, a loyal and kind woman who…
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February 4, 2014 ~~ Fresh Hope for the Journey Part 2
Fresh Hope for the Journey Part 2 Mary Southerland Today’s Truth I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God (Psalm…
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February 2, 2014 - Fresh Hope for the Journey Part 1
Fresh Hope for the Journey Part 1 Mary Southerland Today’s Truth I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God (Psalm…
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February 1, 2014 ~~ What's Your Game Plan?
What's Your Game Plan? by Jim Grassi from Guts, Grace, & Glory Today’s quarterback can no longer be just a great athlete; he must also be a student of the game with an excellent memory. Some teams now have offensive playbooks that boast of 150–170 different plays! Even though players who reach the pro level are already…
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January 31, 2014 ~ What if the Trouble is in Me?
What if the Trouble is in Me? Sheila Walsh "In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." John 16:33b (NIV) When Barry and I were first married I came up with a nickname for him: "Velcro-Boy." He earned that title because every time I turned around, there he was. In the beginning, I…
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January 30, 2014 ~~ God Wants to Set You Free
January 30, 2014 God Wants to Set You Free Suzie Eller "Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?" Isaiah 43:19a (ESV) Last January I prayed about my one word for the year. I hoped for words like "discovery" or "new" or "intimacy." Something beautiful and fresh in my relationship with…
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January 29, 2014 ~~ Do You Really Trust God?
Do You Really Trust God? from Walk Through the Word Scripture Reading: Matthew 6:16–7:6 Fasting to Be Seen Only By God “Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.…
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January 27, 2014 ~~ Here is God
Note; yesterday I posted this as our daily devotional: January 26, 2014 7:56am Be Anxious for Nothing from Daily Light: Morning & Evening Devotional January 26, 2014 approximately 11am – the first scripture our Pastor took us to was: Matthew 6:24 – 34 Do Not Worry And now today this is the first devotional I opened. I do…
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January 26, 2014 ~~ Be Anxious for Nothing
Oh how I need to ingrain this in my spirit. I think I have it and then the devil slips something and I bite. It may be something as insignificant as a larger than usual gas or electric bill but I start to fret and worry when my God is bigger than any bill or situation that I can face. Be Anxious for Nothing from Daily…
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January 25, 2014 ~ A Fountain of Love
A Fountain of Love by Max Lucado from Grace for the Moment This is what real love is: ... it is God’s love for us in sending his Son to be the way to take away our sins. — 1 John 4:10 You’ve had enough of human love. Haven’t you? Enough guys wooing you with Elvis-impersonator sincerity. Enough tabloids telling you that…
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January 23, 2014 ~ God Provides Friends When We Need Them
God Provides Friends Right When We Need Them by Don Jacobson from It's a God Thing I believe that God knew my daughter would be taken from me so early on in her life. I believe He knew, and that is why the time we had together was so special. I believe He knew that from the moment I named her Micah, she would be more than…
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January 22, 2014 - God Has Not Forgotten You
January 22, 2014 God Has Not Forgotten You Sharon Jaynes Today’s Truth He said to her, ‘Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering’(Mark 5:34, NIV). Friend to Friend Oh how I love the story of Jesus healing the woman with the issue of blood recorded in Mark 5:21-34. In my last…
