Have you lengthened your dress lately?

  Have you lengthened your dress lately? What we see on the outside does not reflect the inside; especially when we are grieving.   For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? 1 Corinthians 2:11 NKJV Many people try and...
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Looking for Good Benefits?

Looking for Good Benefits?   When we seek employment we always want to know what the benefits of the job include. Many times they can outweigh the salary.   When we seek the Lord with all of our heart, He loads us with benefits. There are so many promises in...
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Lapses in Memory

I went on our website today to see when I have to post my next devotional, and I realized that I had forgotten. I am a month short of my third year anniversary of my husband’s death; my husband’s birthday and it would have been twenty-nine years of marriage this...
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Count Your Blessings

Count Your Blessings   God poured out His blessings so much yesterday I could hardly stand it. After church the Holy Spirit told me to deliver a book to someone and it was 50 miles east of the church I attend. I live over 50 miles west of my church....
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What are you holding?

  I just returned from an overseas trip.   I was teaching administrators on servant leadership. To start the group off, I had the participants share about their life.   I noticed a trend amongst the leaders as they shared; they would either state they had a happy childhood or...
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Don’t Beat Yourself Up

Don’t Beat Yourself Up   There are times in our lives when tragedy can create movies in our mind that play over and over. In time, this repetition can be torturous. If we have lost a loved one, we may have a series of “what ifs” running through our mind....
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Rooted

When my house burned down, I experienced a traumatic loss.  The loss was not from losing all my possession, my animals; it was more of losing my feeling of safety/security.   It was the realization that all could disappear in a moment. Eighteen years later I went through the same...
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Suffering Brings Lessons

Suffering Brings Lessons   We might as well face the fact that no one can go through this life and escape suffering. As I am pondering the losses I have experienced, I am wondering what my greatest lessons may be. First of all, I have not experienced anything that is...
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OPA!

If you are a widow, when things break your stress level may go up. Your repair guy (loved one) may not be here to fix it. I normally cry out to the Lord and say, “Lord you are my husband now, your word says, “And my God will supply every...
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Do You Want Your Prison Doors Opened?

Do You Want Your Prison Doors Opened?   Many times the result of our losses can make us feel like we are in a prison; a prison of despair, depression, hopelessness, or misery. We can see that the apostles were put in prison because they were exhibiting God’s power, through...
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