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: Jesus is Risen. This should direct how I spend – or invest – my life. My NOTES: – God willing, in 50 months I’ll be 70. That is sobering. So now is the time to recommit to what I’m aiming at. -Today I’m looking at 1 Corinthians 15:32-34, and I’m struck with …
Jesus is Risen. This should direct how I spend – or invest – my life. Read More »
Quiet Time TAKEAWAY: Worship wins the war. My NOTES: “May we base our life on Jesus’ truth not Satan’s lies.” Sylvia Gunter “For we have no power to face this vast army… We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.”… 2 Chronicles 20:12 “Do not be afraid… For the battle …
QUITE TIME TAKEAWAY: Knowing about Jesus is good. But knowing Jesus is more important! My NOTES: As Fall Bible Studies start, my friend’s post is key: “Many people seem to have elevated the activity of study above intimacy with God…. However, study cannot replace intimacy and relationship. For example. If my wife (Anna Holland) came …
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Quite TIME TAKEAWAY: Prayer is productive when I focus single-minded on God. My NOTES: We are supposed to have our personal quiet time to meet the LORD and to spend time with Him alone… But I today, and often, I struggle to have single-minded attention to Christ. Instead I find my spontaneous reaction to sitting …
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Quiet Time TAKEAWAY: God works from the inside out. Life is an inside job. My NOTES: “The spirit of man (his conscience) is the light (candle or lamp) of the of the LORD IN US, searching and penetrating our heart (our spirit and mind).” Proverbs 20:27 NIV, NKJV, KJV, ESV, NLT paraphrased all together. -God …
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Quiet Time TAKEAWAY: Failure + Humility = Success My NOTES: “It’s not my work that is before me, but what my Father wants me to do – my job is to be faithful.” “Apart from the Spirit of God, I don’t have the wisdom, ability or strength to do what God asks of me.” “When …
Quiet Time TAKEAWAY: When my deep inner being knows Jesus, my outer being acts Godly. My NOTES: “Waiting is a secret strength; weakness is rushing headlong into thoughtless action.” Streams in the Desert “The purposes of a persons heart are deep waters, …” Proverbs 20:5 (Each person has a deep inner being.) “Help me to …
When my deep inner being knows Jesus, my outer being acts Godly. Read More »
Quiet Time TAKEAWAY: God sees what’s under the rug. You can’t fake hard work. My NOTES: “To try is to risk failure. But the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.” N. Gumbel “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” Thomas …
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Quiet Time TAKEAWAY: Life’s purpose: Share that God is merciful; before I’m forgotten. My NOTES: Psalm 103 paraphrased: “As for man, his days are like grass; as a flower…the wind passes … and it’s forgotten.” (103:15-16 cut up) (Our life is beautiful now but will be forgotten.) “Yet God’s mercy is eternal, given to all …
Life’s purpose: Share that God is merciful; before I’m forgotten. Read More »
Quiet Time TAKEAWAY: Know-it-alls don’t know Who knows it all. My NOTES: Knowledge without love makes a person a know-it-all who treats others as know-nothings. “When God measures a person, he puts the tape around the heart, not the head.” N. Gumbel direct quote “It’s not what you know, it’s do you know Jesus?” “… …
Quiet Time TAKEAWAY: Faith in Jesus – not faith in self – is required for eternal salvation. My NOTES: “We keep the gospel in a box thinking we can grab it as leave this world and enter the next.” W. Gurnall “There is nothing Christ dislikes more than for people to publicly profess him and …
Faith in Jesus – not faith in self – is required for eternal salvation. Read More »
Quiet Time TAKEAWAY: God tells us how to handle disaster – seek Him. My NOTES: “My heart is breaking as I remember how it used to be… But I will remember you.” Psalm 42:4&7 NLT “O LORD, to you I cry out, For fire has devoured the pastures in the wilderness…” Joel 1:19 “Even now, …
Quiet Time TAKEAWAY: God knows who we are and who we pretend to be. We can’t fake holiness. My NOTES: We were created for immortality not mortality – our spirits are ageless, they are always in their prime. Every Moment Holy “Integrity of heart leads to holiness… where there is no difference between our public …
God knows who we are and who we pretend to be. We can’t fake holiness. Read More »
Quiet Time TAKEAWAY: Keep moving forward – let the Holy Spirit fuel your life. My NOTES: “The best way to stop going backward in your walk with Christ is to keep moving forward. This is not a works-based righteousness. Rather, it’s a working righteousness. And the way to do it is with the help of …
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Quiet Time TAKEAWAY: It’s simple: A loving character is more important than money. My NOTES: “We need love more than we need riches. Integrity of character is far more important than money.” N. Gumble “What a person desires is unfailing love; better to be poor than a liar.” Proverbs 19:22 “Sow a thought- reap an …
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