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.
Share God With Us. QUIET TIME TAKEAWAY: Christ’s cross is the most worthy prize, not the earthly crown. MY NOTES: Over 40 camels are disqualified from a beauty contest in Dubai due to Botox injections. ($66m in prizes!) The club wants to “halt the acts of tampering and deception in the beautification of the camels.” …
Christ’s cross is the most worthy prize, not the earthly crown. Read More »
Share God With Us. QUIET TIME TAKEAWAY: God our Father hears our whispered cry for help locked in our stubbornness. MY NOTES: “A father is someone who has pictures of his kids in his wallet where the money used to be.” Unknown Author “It’s not the in the shouting of a mob but in the …
God our Father hears our whispered cry for help locked in our stubbornness. Read More »
Share God With Us. QUIET TIME TAKEAWAY: The Christmas miracle is the silent spiritual change in our hearts. MY NOTES: “I want a sensational sign, but most miracles happen in silence.” Streams in the Desert “Discouragement, disease, death doesn’t take a break for Christmas that’s why we so desperately need the miracle of Jesus’ birth.” …
The Christmas miracle is the silent spiritual change in our hearts. Read More »
Share God With Us. QUIET TIME TAKEAWAY: A fresh start… My quick notes: “We couldn’t come to God, so God came to us. O Thou who camest from above, the pure celestial fire to impart kindle a flame of sacred love upon the mean altar of my heart. There let it for thy glory burn …
Share God With Us. QUIET TIME TAKEAWAY: God doesn’t just redecorate us at Christmas, he allows repentance to remake us. MY NOTES: “When we repent we don’t just reject sin, we return to God. Clarence L. Haynes Jr. “Thought our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.” 2 …
God doesn’t just redecorate us at Christmas, he allows repentance to remake us. Read More »
Share God With Us. QUIET TIME TAKEAWAY: Wanting God more than wanting relief is what cheers a groaning heart. MY NOTES: May my groans be more a desire for God than from the distress of the world. “You can discern a man’s heart by what he groans about.” Spurgeon “No heart can ache without God’s …
Wanting God more than wanting relief is what cheers a groaning heart. Read More »
Share God With Us. QUIET TIME TAKEAWAY: God is very clear on this – love others- no matter their age. My hard notes today: “Only Christ can calm our chaos.” Crosswalk “Would the aborted child agree – ‘My body my choice’. ” Dr. J. Denison “Insane people can lay waste to all that humanity has …
God is very clear on this – love others- no matter their age. Read More »
Share God With Us. QUIET TIME TAKEAWAY: God’s unconditional love incinerates our low self-worth. My NOTES: “See how much the Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are!” 1 John 1:3. (3 x today!) “Living with low self-worth attracts the wrong people.” Church Devo. “Possessions can’t satisfy your …
God’s unconditional love incinerates our low self-worth. Read More »
Share God With Us. QUIET TIME TAKEAWAY: Christ’s ‘Light isn’t intimidated by darkness. Only His light can heal our dark world. MY NOTES: “Silent night, holy night. Shepherd’s quake at the sight….” (Remember, Shepherd’s often work in the dark…) “I have wandered away like a lost sheep; come and find me.” Psalm 119:176 “I am …
Christ’s ‘Light isn’t intimidated by darkness. Only His light can heal our dark world. Read More »
Share God With Us. QUIET TIME TAKEAWAY: We cannot lift our spirit fog by ourselves- only the Spirit can defrost our heart. MY NOTES: “I’ve had brain fog the last week or so- I’m sorry to have missed you all so much- but nothing was making it through my head to my heart, so I …
We cannot lift our spirit fog by ourselves- only the Spirit can defrost our heart. Read More »
Share God With Us. QUIET TIME TAKEAWAY: God’s justice and love win, but expect a battle. MY NOTES: “Our failures can be our lessons; like rungs on a ladder. They help you reach higher.” God Calling “In his justice, he will pay back those who persecute you.” 2 Thes. 1:6 “For they all do evil …
God’s justice and love win, but expect a battle. Read More »
Share God With Us. First QT in our new home: The light of Christ comes only through time with Christ. MY NOTES: “If God’s people carry the light of Christ into the world- it can’t stay dark. But to bring his light, we must connect to him. Jim Dennison “I am the light of the …
The light of Christ comes only through time with Christ. Read More »
Share God With Us. QUIET TIME TAKEAWAY: Trusting God in our temporary life ensures our eternal life. MY NOTES: “We live either in our temporary distractions or in our ultimate concern on eternity.” W. Gurnall 1616-1679 Paraphrased “Test God by what your trials have made necessary.” Streams in the Desert “Do not fret.” Psa. 37:1 …
Trusting God in our temporary life ensures our eternal life. Read More »
Share God With Us. QUIET TIME TAKEAWAY: Believing God is different than believing in God. MY NOTES: “Unbelief opens the gate to sin. Unbelieving hearts ignore God and block his goodness.” William Gurnall “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” Mark 9:24 “Of all the things in life, only believing God has eternal implications.” …
Believing God is different than believing in God. Read More »
Quick Quiet Time: Faith is what carries our love to the Throne of God. Everything else sticks to the earth. (The Christian in Complete Armor. By William Gurnall. My paraphrase Oct. 7th) Blessings…first and foremost – Faith. Thank you for subscribing 🙂 If you know someone who would enjoy these daily messages, simply have them …
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