Repentance and Wall Building
Psalm 51 would have to be one of my personal favorites. For years I’ve poured my heart out to God in prayer reading this repentance Psalm. I usually would stop reading at verse 12. “Restore to me the joy of …
Category: Gentled by the Word
This blog follows the devotional journey between the author and the Holy Bible.
My Farce
This morning I woke up frustrated. After having my son, about 6 years ago, I’ve had chronic back pain and my body hasn’t bounced back. I’m often restless and have trouble sleeping. I know religiously I need to not show …
“Everything’s Going My Way”…Hopefully Not!
“Oh what a beautiful morning. Oh what a beautiful day. I’ve got a wonderful feeling. Everything’s going my way!” I love this chorus by Oscar Hammerstein from the musical Oklahoma. Do you think if I sing it three times it …
Dusty Corners
How many chances do we give someone to change? Is reconcilation actually possible when there is no fruit of repentence? Am I just as blind to the fact that I too am stuck in a sin that I keep apologizing …
I Stand Corrected
In my last post. I pondered the following: “He (God) may not be using me as the one who interceeds… …but rather the one who rebukes.” I’ve edited that post changing the word “interceeds” to “encourage”. What I realized since …
The Buts for Deception
Deceit, lies, untruth, falsity, dishonesty…anyway you want to say it, it all boils down to the opposite of truth or even purity. Why do some people in our lives use tactics of deception to manipulate our emotions or get our …
Rainbows!
Rainbows, how awesome are they? A hard rain that tapers off to a drizzle, then a brilliant array of color as the sun peeks through. A few weeks ago I was blessed with not one rainbow but two. It was …
Molasses and Doors
“It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.” Proverbs 25:2 (NKJV) Do you ever feel like that big petition that you’ve requested from God is moving at …
God Is Good!
God is good even when He allows a loved one to pass away at a young age.God is good even when that relationship falls apart or is difficult to endure.God is good even when you are going through pain and …
“It wasn’t me, Bear did it!”
My five year old son is an only child, but according to him he’s got siblings. There is his baby sister “La-La” (the yellow Tele Tubby), “Bear“, and “Baby Bear“. So in his mind I‘m the mother of 4. Even …