“From the God of your father who helps you, And by the Almighty who blesses you [with] blessings of heaven above, Blessings of the deep that lies beneath, Blessings of the breasts and of the womb.” ~~Genesis 49:25~~ “Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly … Read More
Teach Us to Number our Days
“Who understands the power of Your anger And Your fury, according to the fear that is due You? So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.” ~~Psalm 90:11-12~~ Having had a birthday recently, the phrase “teach us to number our days” really popped off the page to me. It got me wondering how … Read More
The Voice of the Lord
“The voice of the LORD is on the waters; The God of glory thunders, The LORD is over many waters.” ~~Psalm 29:3~~ As I pondered this verse this morning, the first thing that impacted me is how, when thunder claps and lightning cracks so loudly during a storm, the sound makes you jump. Without thought, your body just reacts. God … 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
The Struggle is Real
“11 Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against the soul. 12 Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they slander you as evildoers, they may because of your good deeds, as they observe them, glorify God in the day of visitation.”~~1 Peter 2:11-12~~ To understand the context for this … Read More
What’s on Your Mind?
I’ve been working my way through 1 Peter, and while I’m not going to blog about each and every verse in the book, I will target the parts of the book that have impacted me and will share what I have learned. I’ll look into what the Scripture is saying, as well as how to apply it to our own … Read More
Every Good and Perfect Gift
Not long ago I did a two-part study on the “what” and the “why” of trials taken from James 1:2-4. If you haven’t read those yet, I’ll include the links to those at the end of this blog post. So, after James talked about trials, temptations, and evil desires, why does he then seem to shift gears and suddenly … Read More
How’s Your Thinkin’?
I don’t know about you, but I am my own worst enemy when it comes to allowing my thought life to defeat me in my spiritual walk. Since God so plainly addresses in Philippians 4:8-9 what should define our thought life, I decided to dig into each word of this passage to see where I may have — may have? HA! … Read More
Trials (Part 2)
THE WHAT AND THE WHY OF TRIALS (Part 2) “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, Knowing that the testing of your faith develops endurance. And let endurance finish its work So that you may be mature and complete, lacking in nothing.” ~~James 1:2-4~~ So yesterday we unpacked “what“ I’m supposed to do in … Read More
It’s All about Me
“Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that my circumstances have turned out for the greater progress of the gospel, so that my imprisonment in the cause of Christ has become well known throughout the praetorian guard and to everyone else, and that most of the brothers and sisters, trusting in the Lord because of my imprisonment, have … Read More
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