answering the call to restful living; with joy
What does it mean to you that He is your God? I’m continuing to study the names of God using the book “Praying the Names of God” by Ann Spangler. This week I’m learning about God being a shield and refuge. These names tell us that He keeps watch over our lives and keeps us …
Be strong and courageous – it’s a call to obedience in every circumstance. God strengthens us with the humility that is required to submit to His will, and to do so with joy and out of love. He makes us courageous by growing us in the awareness of His nearness and promised help. This is …
Sometimes, He doesn’t change our circumstances but uses them to grow our faith. I admit I don’t know a whole lot about butterflies and assumed they were fragile creatures because of their size and beauty. But, I once had a butterfly land on a rock beside me on a very windy day. I marvelled at …
We’re in a spiritual battle and it’s a fight right to the end. In Matthew 24, Jesus recounts the signs of the coming end days and it’s a rough time. There will be false messiahs deceiving people into believing that they are saviours when they are not. There will be wars, famine, and earthquakes. Believers …
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 …
It’s time for another recap of my journaling through Illustrated Faith’s monthly devotional, this time for the month of April, which was called Proverbs 31. In a previous post, I shared my reflections from March’s devotional – Joyful Obedience. These recaps are a collection of the same reflections that I share on Instagram, but sometimes …