If you are joining me here today from Proverbs 31’s Encouragement for Today welcome! I’m so glad you’ve stopped by! I shared in today’s devotion Hosea 11:4: “I led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love. To them I was like one who lifts a little child to the…
“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness…” Galatians 5:22 This weekend I had the wonderful opportunity to speak at the Mother/Daughter weekend at Mt. Pisgah Academy near Asheville, North Carolina. After each session and the Q&A time, I realized just about every application, action and answer came back to one thing…the…
“You put pressure on the situation when you try to get too much out of it. Just enjoy what we have because we have so much.” These were the words out of my youngest’s mouth as we returned home from the mountains over Christmas break. Yes, we had had some really fun moments….
Friends, the next trait in our Monday study of the fruit of the Spirit is kindness. I needed this trait SO badly on Saturday night and failed. I found myself in the middle of a tiff between two family members. Instead of being sympathetic and helping to be part of the solution, I chose to…
“So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.” Exodus 13:21 – 22 (NIV) The Blue Ridge Mountains was our weekend…
On Wednesday, I shared with you my word for 2013…listen. I am focusing on listening for the Holy Spirit’s voice. I am listening more to God’s word because He said “faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God.” (Romans 10:17) One method of listening I am continuing is what I…