Sandy’s quite time is enriched by several devotionals. The postings here are her thoughts and prayers, a “putting it all together’ part of her day. May it bless you too.
Quiet Time Takeaway: There is a limit to what crap God will take from us. He wants us to be faithful. My Notes: “I urge you to contend for the faith that was entrusted to you….“ Jude 3 (my paraphrase) “God trusts me to hold on …“ my thought “I will make justice the measuring …
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Quiet Time Takeaway: Today, I must live as Jesus did, in order to live with Him forever. My Notes: “Everything is about eternity.” T. Leadbetter Psa. 15 paraphrased: “Who can live with God? Only one who is rightly faultless, authentic from their heart, and doesn’t harm others in word or deed. One who loves God’s …
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Quiet Time Takeaway: Kindly encouraging others blesses them in the moment, but blesses us for eternity… wow. My Notes: “If you got a dollar for every kind word you said, and lost a dollar for every unkind one – would you be rich or poor?” TWFYT “The lips of the godly speak helpful words.” Prov. …
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Quiet Time Takeaway: God’s plan is that I seek Him … and not listen to the noise of the world. My (Birthday!) notes! Seven times in Jeremiah 27-29 God tells us to beware of false prophets… He alone can say, ‘I know the plans I have for you…You will seek me and find me when …
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Quiet Time Takeaway: I want to put God first and foremost in my mind before I’m gone. … Why don’t I do that? My Notes: “Set your mind on things above, not on earthly things.” Col. 3:2 “What is your life like? You are but a mist that appears for a little while and then …
I want to put God first and foremost in my mind before I’m gone. … Why don’t I do that? Read More »
Quiet Time Takeaway: My heart is the only thing that can reject God’s adoption of me… I need to accept His love to be adopted. My Notes: “God has outrageous & unconditional love for us”. Crazy Love “Nothing in all of creation can keep God’s love away from us. He offers it to us freely. …
Quiet Time Takeaway: If I truly follow Jesus, my life and time would be spent like he spent His – loving others. My Notes: “I don’t belong to myself, I belong to the One who paid for me with His life.” P. D. Tripp “You are not your own, you were bought with a price.” …
Quiet Time Takeaway: Life ends, so be wise – don’t ignore working hard at something good that won’t rot. My Notes: As I celebrate a big birthday this week, God gives me this: “Show me, LORD, … how fleeting my life is.” Psa. 39:4 cut up “Go to the ant, …consider its ways and be …
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Quiet Time Takeaway: We do ourselves great harm when we try to control things. My Notes: “Sin is not so much immoral or wicked living as much as it is making ourselves our own god.” C. S. Lewis “We aren’t our own masters, only stewards.” (Watchman Nee “God can’t control our lives when we won’t …
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Quiet Time Takeaway: Take time to consider you are what you think about, you serve who you love – self or God. My Notes: “We aren’t the center of life and God isn’t our servant…. We are to serve Him.” C. S. Lewis “Live in God’s kingdom in your heart.” S Gunter “You can reprogram …
Quiet Time Takeaway: God proves He loves us by the work He does in our lives. My Notes: The advance copy of my book arrived yesterday. I’m amazed by what God has done… “We know what we are not, God knows what we can be.” O. Chambers “We are to live relying on God, not …
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Quiet Time Takeaway: Our Ian-ized hearts cling to God’s promise. My Notes: “My people will live in peaceful dwelling places, in secure homes, in undisturbed places of rest.” Isa. 32:18 “An incredible promise as huge parts of our land has been Ian-ized. But this is God’s promise for eternal life for believing souls.” My thought …
Quiet Time Takeaway: Knowing God is a gift of powerful wisdom from God Himself! My Notes: “I keep asking that … the Father may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. … know the hope… and his incomparably great power for us who believe.” Eph. 1:13-19 cut …
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Quiet Time Takeaway: Give as much hope and help as you can. My Notes: “People aren’t honored by what they receive, but by what they give.” Calvin Coolidge “Our greatest power is from God, not from ourselves.” 2 Cor. 4:7 “We reach God only through Jesus, not through good works.” Greg Laurie “After this prayer, …
Quiet Time Takeaway: “Well done…“ My note this morning from a close friend who introduced me to Brother Andrew’s work and the needs of persecuted Christians: “Thank you, Lord for giving us Brother Andrew and that yesterday was the day he lived for…meeting his Savior. We can only imagine the joy of his also meeting …
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