So my study this morning included James 1:4, but where God took me from there….well, let’s just say I love following rabbit trails with my Abba! “Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” ~~James 1:4~~ I learned yesterday that perseverance is the characteristic of the person who is unswerved (not changing … Read More
When Life is Hard
So this past week has been a rough one for me. I have faced many hard circumstances that are so interwoven together that I found myself feeling quite overwhelmed. Well, this morning I was journaling during my prayer time, pouring out my fears and concerns before the Lord, and the Spirit brought this verse to my mind. In normal “Karen … Read More
Transparency
I’ve been looking back through my journal entries this morning, rereading and tweaking and deciding which to share on this blog and which ones to keep to myself. Honestly, my heart wanted to keep this one to myself because it makes me feel vulnerable sharing these kinds of thoughts. But when God says, “Do it”, do it I must. So … Read More
Second-guessing God?
8“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,Nor are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord.9“For as the heavens are higher than the earth,So are My ways higher than your waysAnd My thoughts than your thoughts.”~~Isaiah 55:8-9~~ I was drawn to this passage in Isaiah this morning, and though I have read it a lot of times in the past, I … Read More
What’s in a Word?
“But by the grace of God I am what I am and His grace toward me did not prove vain; but I labored even more than all of them,yet not I, but the grace of God with me.”~~1 Corinthians 15:10~~ As I read this verse this morning, what initially came to mind is how the world distorts the Word of God to … Read More
What’s in a Word?
This morning I began a devotional plan through YouVersion where Hebrew words are explored. The two passages for this particular day were Isaiah 54:10 and Hosea 13:5. As I usually do, I read and studied the verses before reading the devotional. I want to hear what God says to “me” before I read what He said to someone else. As … Read More
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