Category: Devotions

  • “Set it on the shelf!”

    “This morning as I was watching Benjamin, our Labrador, I thought about how even animals are creatures of habit just like we are. He is so predictable in his routine. Every single morning, he gets up at the same time, stretches the same stretch toward the floor, goes outside to the same places to mark,…

  • “Worry about yourself!”

    “I am sure we have all heard the statement: ‘Worry about yourself.’ Amen. And for some, this can sound like an arrogant statement—but in reality, as I sit here this morning at my computer and begin writing, this is the very thing God keeps giving me. Amen. He keeps saying it to me. Amen. And…

  • ”Keep Going!”

    “I tell ya, this year has been a year, I must say. It’s been an experience—lots of tears, lots of change, lots of loss, and lots of things that can’t even be explained. It has definitely been something, that’s for sure. It’s been a year where I went from being one of the most positive people you’d…

  • “Take no thought!”

    “So yesterday morning, as I was getting into the car to leave for work, two of the crows that I usually feed every morning flew right next to my passenger door and just sat there staring at me. I looked over at them, and kind of like a dog they don’t speak, per say, but…

  • “Make God’s voice the loudest!”

    “I always send a few things out to my family in the morning, and today I sent one that really hit home for me. It said, “Let God’s voice be the loudest one you hear.” Amen. And I thought, man, if only we were truly listening to God and not just hearing the world everyone…

  • “The gift of Love!”

    “This morning I saw a post reminding us that in just 23 days it will be Christmas. How it came so fast I will never understand. But at the same time, I thought, Oh yes, we know Christmas is coming, because we’ve been pushing it for months now. Everywhere you go there’s a deal, a…

  • “Seasons change!”

    Yesterday, as Erik and I were putting up our manger scene in the front yard and I was going throughout the house changing the flags and wreaths on the doors from fall décor to Christmas décor, I kept thinking to myself, “Lord, this is exactly how our lives are.” Just as the seasons change every…

  • ”God’s Table!”

    “Thanksgiving has now passed a day I hope everyone was able to enjoy with a good meal. For many, preparations were made weeks in advance for that one afternoon of gathering with family and friends, sharing fellowship and communion with one another. What a blessing indeed. And for the guests who were invited, I’m sure…

  • “Today I’m thankful for…”

    “Today I’m thankful for God’s love over me. Regardless of whether I am good or not, He alone will never love me more than He does right now. Amen. Today I’m thankful for my family, the family I have been blessed with. God truly knows what He is doing—how to bring the right people together,…

  • “Do not be afraid!”

    “I was listening to a pastor, and he said something I’ve heard before but never really stopped to think about. He said, “Do not be afraid” is written in the Bible 365 times one for every day of the year. Amen. And I thought, Every single day, Lord, You give us a reminder as Your…