Posts Tagged "sin"

Raising Your Standard

Posted by on May 15, 2012 in Blog, Devotional | 0 comments

Raising Your Standard

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 When I think of God-breathed, I picture God, up-close and personal, igniting life in Adam’s nostrils, awakening unlimited possibility-seeds in mankind. Just as God worked with dirt and...

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Secrets & Mysteries

Posted by on Jul 20, 2011 in Blog, Devotional, Poetry | 0 comments

Secrets & Mysteries

I love talking to God in the morning when everyone’s asleep and it’s quiet, except for my husband’s snoring, (which reminds me how much I need to talk to God in the first place! <grin>) You can’t put a price tag on prayer.  We get to connect with the God of the universe ~ the mysterious Father who gave us the Son who gave us the Spirit so we can connect back with the...

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In My Distress

Posted by on Jun 29, 2011 in Blog, Comfort, Devotional, Quotes | 9 comments

In My Distress

“In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me.  From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, and you listened to my cry.”  Jonah 2:2 Jesus Whispers: Your troubles and concerns are safe in My ears.  I may not always answer the way you expect, but I will answer.  When people hurt you, you don’t need to carry the burden of judge and jury.  I know everybody’s...

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Naked Shame Reversed

Posted by on Apr 22, 2010 in Blog, Poetry | 3 comments

Naked Shame Reversed

One day when I was a kid, I saw a mother at the mall accidentally drop her baby. Strange, how these precise moments of horror permanently press themselves in our brains. I’ve never seen anyone actually step on a baby, but I’ve seen the next closest thing: someone step on grace. Like an innocent, valuable, vulnerable baby, the gift of God’s grace was both painful and costly; but we step on...

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