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: Listening to God transforms our lives. May I let God go deep in my soul so I listen as he does. MY NOTES: “Is Christ just ‘paint on my soul’, or is He like a dye or stain that penetrates and changes me forever?” C. S. Lewis “Befriending: …
Share God With Us. QUIET TIME TAKEAWAY: Your faith will be tested most when you want to demolish others. MY NOTES: “Don’t demolish anyone who disagrees with you.” Church Devo. “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs it up.” Pro. 15:1 “…when your faith is tested your endurance has a chance …
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Share God With Us. QUIET TIME TAKEAWAY: God is a just judge. He knows if we trust our effort or if we trust His acceptance. MY NOTES: “Maybe our trials are a test to see if we will truly trust God.” Crosswalk “Pleasing God sounds so good unless you are trusting your efforts more than …
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Share God With Us. QUIET TIME TAKEAWAY: Neglect brings bitterness, but loyalty and love bring peace. MY NOTES: “When we feel neglected by God we become disloyal.” W. Gurnall paraphrased “Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you, corrupting many.” Heb. 12:15b “…We can go from resenting to forgiving. Gentleness …
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Share God With Us. QUIET TIME TAKEAWAY: We think we are our own God. But our self-sufficiency blinds us from our Creator’s majesty! MY NOTES: “It is shocking how often we turn God away basically saying, ‘I don’t need you- I’ve got this” D. P. Tripp paraphrased “The creation of humans required 60 Trillion contingent …
Share God With Us. QUIET TIME TAKEAWAY: The power that is already in you – is beyond you. Realizing this changes everything. MY NOTES: “Faith gives clarity when you go through a crisis – you know all too well that the power that is in you, helping you, is beyond you … it is God …
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Our 1 QT takeaway: 061320 • Listen to those loyal to the Lord if you want a lasting legacy. (Solomon and Jeroboam listened to the wrong people and lost all.) My notes: – Rest is not stagnation or inactivity (Streams in the?) ‘But Solomon … was not loyal to the Lord.’ … ‘But he (Jeroboam) …
Our 1 QT takeaway: 061420 • Peace comes from a profound faith decision. My notes: – Faith is the only road between my soul and heaven. — Faith honors God, and God honors Faith. (Charles H. Spurgeon) – May I submit to thee in every trial and have peace in thee amidst life’s changes. (Valley …
Our QT takeaway: 061520 • My actions reveal my attitude toward Almighty God. My notes: – May I pay attention to my motives … my character matters. (Valley of Vision) ‘You have made yourselves other gods … and cast me behind your back.’ 1 Kings 14:8-9 cut up ‘I heard the voice of the Lord …
Our 1 QT takeaway: 061620 • To live in peace, do what is right in God’s sight. My notes: ‘Behold how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.’ Psa. 133:1 “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism but accepts men from every nation who …
Our 1 QT takeaway: 061720 • The clamor of our idols robs us of peace. My notes to distill: – Rest in Me before I get crowded out and your troubles take over. (God Calling) ‘Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise’. Psalm 100:4 ‘The idols of the nations are gold and …
Our 1 QT Takeaway: 061820 • Accepting God’s love removes our self-rejection. My notes: ‘Though you have made me see troubles…you will restore my life again. Psalm 71:20 – Living in fear of rejection ultimately causes that very rejection you wanted to avoid. (Church Devotional) – You teach people how to value you by how …
Our 1 QT takeaway: 062220• God sends his loving assurance…He is with us. My notes:‘Do not be afraid, for I am with you.’ Isa. 43:5 ‘All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.’ Psalm 139:16 ‘… my peace I give you. …Do not let your …
Our 1 QT takeaway: 062320 • Our expectations of control distract us from God My notes: ‘Indeed’, … ‘He will surely come out to me, wave his hand over the place and heal the leprosy.’ 2 Kings 5:12 – BUT Elisha didn’t do what Naaman had expected and Naaman became furious because his expectations were …
Our QT takeaway: 062420 • God will help us if we ask, he is waiting for us. My notes to distill: ‘Don’t be afraid,’ the prophet answered, ‘Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.’ 2 Kings 6:16 ‘Concerning the work of my hands, command ye me.’ Isa. 45:11 (Streams …
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