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: May I allow God to reshape me. My NOTES: “So I went down to the Potter’s house, and I saw him working at the wheel. But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best …
Quiet Time TAKEAWAY: My job is to believe and share that belief no matter where I go. My NOTES: “Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe …
My job is to believe and share that belief no matter where I go. Read More »
Quiet Time TAKEAWAY: If we want God to relent – we must first return to him and repent. My NOTES: As war in Israel rages, I turned to Joel this morning: “Even now,” declares the LORD, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.” Rend your heart and not your …
If we want God to relent – we must first return to him and repent. Read More »
Quiet Time TAKEAWAY: I probably need to walk away from something to walk with God. My NOTES: “The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your fatherʼs household to the land I will show you. … and I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you …
I probably need to walk away from something to walk with God. Read More »
Quiet Time TAKEAWAY: -I’m still working on this- what does it say to you? -War has broken out in Israel – and I hear in my heart to Thank God for His Salvation- that is key to heaven. My NOTES: “This is the gate of the LORD through which the righteous may enter. … I …
Quiet Time TAKEAWAY: God’s three big rules are: Repent, forgive, serve. My NOTES: “God is not impressed by what I plan to do; He looks at what I actually do…” “God’s peace acts as a referee in our hearts. We know if we are following His rules…” Nicki Gumbel “Forgive as the LORD forgave you.” …
God’s three big rules are: Repent, forgive, serve. Read More »
Quiet Time TAKEAWAY: It’s straightforward: God tells us to live for Him here and now so we can live with Him there and then. My NOTES: Lord we ask, “Help us to hear you now so that in a few years we’ll hear, ‘Well done my good and faithful servant.” Greg Laurie – To hear …
Quiet Time TAKEAWAY: We need God’s Presence to preserve. My NOTES: “Don’t run like someone running aimlessly …” 1 Corinthians 9:26 “We are stewards over our lives, our time, and our resources. And one day we will be held accountable for it. Let’s not waste our time. Let’s not go on with business as usual.” …
Quiet Time TAKEAWAY: Peace requires I trust God with my problem. My NOTES: Paul tells us not to be anxious – but to pray, praise God and to faithfully present my problem to him; then his peace will come. The key is: Peace requires I trust God with my problem. Your mind cannot be unoccupied. …
Quiet Time NOTE: A little God Hug just happened for me; God is letting me know we’re on the right track. Tomorrow I have a team of people coming to do a photo shoot to promote my four books. Honestly, I’m a bit nervous. The ‘God Hug’ that just now happened is that as I …
A little God Hug just happened for me; God is letting me know we’re on the right track. Read More »
Quiet Time TAKEAWAY: Born once, die twice. Born twice, die once. My NOTES: “Whom have you so dreaded and feared that you have not been true to me, and have neither remembered me nor taken this to heart?” Isaiah 57:11 “If you are born once, you will die twice. You are born physically, and you …
Quiet Time TAKEAWAY: Faith that God lives in me, changes how I let Him out of me. That changes lives. My NOTES: “When so much is obscure to me, may I be all the more faithful to the little I can see. It is I who am blind rather than God who is hidden.” John …
Faith that God lives in me, changes how I let Him out of me. That changes lives. Read More »
Quiet Time TAKEAWAY: Be Awestruck! Almighty God trusts us to share His love with others. My NOTES: “All our ‘trying’ leads us to the vital moment when we admit ‘we can’t’ and we need God’s help.” C. S. Lewis “Most of the time we live oblivious to God’s ongoing actions because our culture is so …
Be Awestruck! Almighty God trusts us to share His love with others. Read More »
Quiet Time TAKEAWAY: Freedom comes through choosing faith over all else. My Notes: “It’s not enough to have Abraham as your father. The spiritual question is, ‘Who is your mother?’ Hagar, who is a slave, or Sarah who is free? When you’re born again you are born into freedom through faith. Sarah birthed Isaac, the …
Freedom comes through choosing faith over all else. Read More »
Quiet Time TAKEAWAY: If my calendar and the clock control my life, it’s my choice – not God’s. My NOTES: “Inevitably our calendar crowds out the Spirit and the face of the clock hides the face of God.” Tozer “Am I genuinely authentic or full of pretense?” N. Gumbel “They followed worthless idols and became …
If my calendar and the clock control my life, it’s my choice – not God’s. Read More »
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