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: I need to learn that my main lesson is to let God have His way with my life. My Notes: “God’s school is costly, but it has an end date.” “We are like uncut gems that need the master’s chisel to reveal what’s hidden inside.” Streams in the Desert “Teach me to …
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Quiet Time Takeaway: God won’t condemn life if we build with nails of repentance. My Notes: “We are Christians under construction. God wants us to dig out our sin and rebuild with repentance.” TWFYT and W. Gurnall paraphrased together “…there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” Rom. 8:1 “…the mind …
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Quiet Time Takeaway: Only time spent in a relationship crosses into eternity. My Notes: “The measure of a life, … is not its duration, but it’s a donation.” Corrine Ten Boom “God made us for unbroken relationship.” Every Moment Holy “Only relationships matter in eternity.” Jesus Confidential “…his righteousness endures forever…he remembers his covenant forever…his …
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Quiet Time Takeaway: Don’t be timid when God trusts you. My Notes: (Perhaps we need this reminder as we start September:) “For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.” 2 Tim. 7 “Guard … (what) was entrusted to you – guard it with the help …
Quiet Time Takeaway: Preconceived ideas block true Peace. My Notes: “He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.” Eph 2:17 “Perhaps this applies not just to Jewish and Gentiles, but also to vaccinated/unvaccinated or Democrats/Republicans… He wants us all to get along.” My thought “For …
Quiet Time Takeaway: Redemption comes from Forgiveness done in Faith. My Notes: “Help, LORD, for no one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have vanished from the human race. Everyone lies to their neighbors;…” Psa. 12:1-2 “LORD, help me to worship from my heart. In spirit and in truth. May my mind stay intent …
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Quiet Time Takeaway: Only God can turn our desperation into Divine deliverance. My Notes: “In Desperation, Miriam hid her baby in a basket that Pharaoh’s daughter found. Amazingly the princess hired her to nurse him… and through Moses’ life God delivered his people.” Exodus 2 paraphrased “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so …
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Quiet Time Takeaway: In our obstinate lives, we forget to wait for God… to put others first. My Notes: “Great things are done when man and mountains meet, … not done by walking down the street.” Valley of Vision “Moses was in the wilderness for forty years. Paul, Silas, and John were all locked up …
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Quiet Time Takeaway: Peace from our troubles requires private prayer. My Notes: “…in me you may have peace. In this world, you will have trouble.” John 16:33 “Satan won’t send his sympathy once he’s destroyed you.” W. Gurnall “There is no peace, says my God, for the wicked.” Isa. 57:21 “It won’t matter if I’m …
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Quiet Time Takeaway: God’s Spirit in me makes me fireproof. My Notes: “We need more than ‘Churchianity’ … we need the legitimate, infallible, and infinite power of God.“ S. Gunter & Valley of Visions combined. “Holy Spirit begins his work when we are at the end of ourselves…Make room for him.“ O. Chambers “…he will …
Quiet Time Takeaway: Old Habits rob you of your future holding onto your past. My Notes: “What avails us when we stay in the spot we fell? Start fresh today.” God Calling “When habits routinely run your life – newness will not emerge.” TWFYT – H. Van Dyke “God told His people to utterly destroy …
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Quiet Time Takeaway: God will do anything to wake me up so I’ll rest in Him. My Notes: “It may take poverty for us to make room for God in our life…when we finally realize everything is from Him.” Henry Nouwen “Pride ruins us when we tell God we don’t need Him. … We like …
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Quiet Time Takeaway: People may push you down in a pit but God will lift you up- for His glory. Don’t try to climb out alone. My Notes: “… and he sent a man before them — Joseph, sold as a slave. They bruised his feet with shackles, his neck was put in irons, till …
Quiet Time Takeaway: Jesus won’t beg us to love Him more than ourselves. My Notes: “Do I love my ‘devotion’ to Jesus more than I actually love Him?” “Do I live doing what I want, or what He asks?” “He won’t beg me …” O. Chambers “You still lack one thing. Sell everything … Then …
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Quiet Time Takeaway: God is personally involved in our stories. Tell others what he did! My Notes: “May you find God is with you in the crisis. May you have personal God stories to lean on.” Sylvia Gunter “He calls his own sheep by name….” John 10:3 “It’s when Jesus calls Mary by name that …
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