Category: Devotions

  • “Never forget the old ways!”

    “For the past few days, I have felt such a stirring in my soul that familiar, uneasy feeling I’ve experienced at times throughout my life that I know comes from the Lord. Amen. It’s as if He is ushering me into His presence, calling me to truly seek Him, to seek His face, and to…

  • “Counting my blessings!”

    “Yesterday was a very busy and rushed day for Erik and me. We were trying to take care of many different responsibilities, so I didn’t really have time to be mindful of the day or to take the time, as I do each day, to enter into God’s presence. Amen. And because I didn’t, I…

  • “Resurrection Sunday, Come ALIVE!”

    “This morning, I arose with the thought of coming alive in Christ. I began thinking about our spiritual homes the Holy Spirit that is meant to live and breathe and abide within us. And how it is only through Christ and the work He did on the cross of Calvary that we have this redemption…

  • “Choose KIND!”

    “For me, the most beautiful act that anyone can ever do in all of their lives is simply to be kind. Amen. To truly see who a person is, I look at the kindness they show. Amen. Actions always speak far louder than words ever could for it is the motivation behind being kind that…

  • “Adorning God’s Temple!”

    “This morning as I woke up in the early hours around 4 a.m., at first I thought, “I still don’t feel very well and I probably need more sleep.” But then I began to think, “Yes, maybe so, Mandi but today is your 30th wedding anniversary.” So with that in mind, I began to get…

  • ”God’s ways!”

    “So I’ve been reading in the book of 2 Kings about Naaman. He was the captain of the army of the king of Syria an honorable man who was well known for his strength and for the many victories he had led in battle. But as we read, we learn that Naaman was a leper. Amen. Many…

  • “God of Miracles!”

    “Where do we stand when problems come into our lives? Where do we go when everything seems to be failing and falling apart? And in whom do we truly believe? Amen. Here is the key to it all: we cannot do it in our own strength. Most of the time, God does not want us…

  • “Benefits of kindness!”

    “The one thing that truly speaks volumes to me in my life both when I see it and when I experience it myself is kindness and the benefits of it. Amen. The Bible has much to say about kindness and about how we are to treat one another. It tells us that we are to…

  • “The love of God!”

    “As I consider the love of God while reading my Bible, it truly is incredible and marvelous in every single way. Amen. For in the book of Romans it tells us this: “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?…

  • “If only!”

    “Yesterday at work, a man came into the aisle where I was stocking the shelves. and I said, “How are you?” He replied, “Well, I’m okay… doing alright, I guess.” Then he looked at me and said, “You know, ma’am, sometimes we are our own worst enemy.” And I said, “Yes, you are ever so…