Out of the Chaos
Inspiration for living outside of the chaos.
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Daily Reads 06.07.2019
Waiting: to look forward expectantly, to stay in a place of expectation. I await the arrival of my second granddaughter. It occurs to me that even though there are hundreds, maybe thousands, of babies born every day, not everyone is waiting for the arrival of a baby. In the same way, not everyone waits for …
Daily Reads 06.02.2019
There are times when I feel anxious about life. The future looks difficult and uncertain. Today is riddled with despair. Despair about the “what ifs.” And I don’t even always realize they are there. It’s like bugs on a hot summer day – buzzing around, making noise, distracting me. Read: 2 Timothy 1:8; 2:1, 7 …
Spring Clean-up
The focus at our house the last week has been the landscaping. Memorial Day means different things to different people. For some it is graduation, for others a wedding, for others remembering a fallen comrade. For me, it is my deadline to have the landscaping cleaned up and mulched. This spring has been slow in …
Daily Reads 05.26.2019
For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him. Philippians 2:13 This is an awesome reminder. Too often I see obedience to Christ as a powerfully difficult job. But in reality, when I am obedient to what God says to my heart, I increase my sensitivity …
Daily Reads 05.25.2019
I contain the treasure of God in a common clay jar. Troubles come and go, but nothing is here to stay. I fix my gaze on what is eternal rather than temporary. I am a new person because of Christ so I don’t look at myself or others from a human view point. Because of …
Daily Reads 05.24.2019
We are common vessels containing the brightest treasure. Troubles come but they are passing through. We are new in Christ and cannot be evaluated by human standards. Read: 2 Corinthians 5:18-21 In our government, an ambassador is the highest ranking individual a president can send to a foreign country to be his representative. In the …
Daily Reads 05.23.2019
Here are my takeaways from reading in 2 Corinthians 4…I am a fragile clay pot containing a great treasure – the glory of God. When I invited Jesus into my life, he filled me with his presence, the Holy Spirit. He shines in my heart. I am priceless because of him. (2 Corinthians 4:7) Troubles …
Daily Reads 05.19.2019
Read: 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 How do I even begin to love others? A significant part of that is receiving God’s love for you. In the verses above, we read exactly how God feels about you and how he responds to you. Read it again. What part of God’s love for you do you need to …
Daily Reads 05.05.2019
Bubble day again! Take time to rest and be renewed as you look forward to the new week. It’s a great day to have a great day! ‘I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord .”’ Psalms 122:1
Daily Reads 04.28.2019
I look up to the mountains—does my help come from there? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth! He will not let you stumble; the one who watches over you will not slumber. Indeed, he who watches over Israel never slumbers or sleeps. The Lord himself watches over you! The Lord …
Out of the Chaos 