answering the call to restful living; with joy
Be still and know that He is God. I’m learning to be still; to let go and see the majesty of God revealed in my life. I talked about cultivating the habit of being still in order to listen and hear from God in a recent post here: Be still and listen. I’ve since started …
The Psalms is a collection of Hebrew songs, or hymns, that teach us how to converse with our Father in Heaven. They are honest and impassioned heart cries of the people of God to their God. They show us how to pray to Him with honesty. They inspire us to cry out in our need …
Christ said that His sheep knows His voice. He speaks to us through His word and indwelling Spirit. What a gift! But, do we spend the time listening to and discerning what He has to say? A number of years ago, I assisted our pastor, at the time, with administering a challenge to our church …
How long do you think you have to do what God has called you to? I took a rest from sharing on social media this past June and into July. It was a very much needed rest because the previous months were very active and busy, and then homeschooling was unexpectedly stressful. One of the …
Living a Fruitful Life – that is the abundant life we’re promised through faith in Jesus Christ. Through His indwelling Spirit, we grow to become more like Him and that is evident in the fruitful life we lead. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. If …
As followers of Jesus Christ, we are called to an abundant and fruitful life. What does it mean to lead a fruitful life and how is that accomplished? Over the last couple months, I’ve studied the fruit of the Spirit, as detailed in Galatians 5, using the devotional kit from Illustrated Faith for the month …
