answering the call to restful living; with joy
To live by faith is to hope in new things. “Hope in Scripture is not wishful thinking but a confident, Spirit-wrought expectation that God will fulfill every promise He has made in Christ. It rests on the character of God and is secured by the resurrection of Jesus Christ” [BibleHub] Is what you’re waiting for …
True wisdom is realizing that, for all the knowledge we’ve acquired, there is still so much we don’t know. It is seeing that with all our years and “maturity” we are all children; at varying stages of growth, yet still children. Behold the proud, His soul is not upright in him; But the just shall …
“Freedom lives in forgiveness. Forgive, as I have forgiven you.” March’s “word to walk in” prompt is based on Luke 6:37: “Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven;” [Luke 6:37] I was then led to Psalm 90:12 and Ephesians 5:15-16 …
To walk worthy is to live in a way that corresponds to our new identity in Christ. If our mission is to love others, and it is through this endeavour that we are made mature, then guess the enemy’s game plan. If loving well begins with a renewed mind through the word of God, then …
Oh, how great is the love that our God has for us! Here is a recap of what I’ve learned about God in February through writing scripture in my faith planner. He loved us first If you think about it – as Almighty God, sovereign Creator, and Sustainer of life, He could demand anything from …
As I sat down to journal these pages, the Holy Spirit brought to mind lessons on “the power of the pause” from the Rest Here devotional which I journaled through last year. I remembered that God uses pauses to invite us to draw near for a heart check. And I reflected on recent moments where …