answering the call to restful living; with joy
Lord, have your way. This is a frequent prayer for me especially in times when I’m weary. When I just don’t have the words. When I feel overwhelmed and defeated. When I am at the end of myself. It’s a prayer of surrender. See, surrender is required to experience wonder. In order to soar, we …
I’m diving into Illustrated Faith’s latest devotional and it is just what I needed this week! I’m saying “yes and thank you!” to the invitation to linger in His peace. A different kind of peace Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to …
The life of a Christian is one of getting to know who God is and then, from that context, who we are as revealed in His word. Knowledge of both hinges on this state of being: stillness. “Be still, and know that I am God.I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted …
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 …
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 …
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 …