This morning I was awaken with the ding of a text on my phone. As I picked it up and looked at it, I realized it was a scripture from a friend. What my friend didn’t know is that the very thing I had been praying about all week was suddenly answered in her timely […]
“Don’t you realize, you are now eating the harvest from the seeds you sowed last season?” This is something God once spoke to me… You may recall, I shared with you how God began speaking to me in January about the scripture found in Deuteronomy 8:18, “But you shall remember the LORD your God, for […]
I am once again hearing the word prepare in my spirit. However, it is not the same kind of prepare as it was before. I don’t believe God is talking about preparing for something challenging that is about to happen – no, I believe it is the opposite. What would you do if the prayers […]
One day last week I opened a personal letter and card from a long-time partner. Inside the envelope I found a personal gift. I was blessed beyond measure as I read her note and received her gift. Later that day I sat down to send her a thank you letter. As I wrote, the Lord […]
I sat down in anticipation as I took a bite of the first watermelon of the season from our local farmer’s market. Several people had shared their opinion on facebook, saying how great these first watermelons were, I couldn’t wait for that first bite. Expectation was high after the reports I had read. However, as […]
Hebrews 12:1 says, “Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us.” I was thinking about this verse over the weekend, while […]
Sowing in Patience I was outside, once again, planting seeds. You see, this year I have felt led of the Lord to again plant a garden, not from plants that have already been started, but from seed. Consequently, I have planted several things from seed. Some are doing quite well. A few didn’t make […]
I never tire of the things God teaches me and reminds me of during planting season. One day I was preparing some Kennebec potatoes to put in the garden. I was sitting down, cutting them in quarters and halves, making sure there were several eyes present on each cutting. That is what I have been […]
Are you in the middle of a conflict? I heard a statement recently that completely caught my attention. “If God doesn’t deliver you from a conflict, or if He doesn’t take you around a conflict, it is because He has equipped you to obtain victory in the conflict.” It caused me to reflect on the […]
As I went about planting seeds in my garden today, an email I once received from a partner came to mind. Every now and then God reminds me of this email, and I am so glad He does. So, we were digging up some sweet potatoes today. And we got a great amount, we re-planted […]
As with most folks, there are many things I am praying about this month, even this week. There are times in our life when it seems we are bombarded with prayer requests. There are times when it seems one thing happens after the other and we are trying to keep up. I don’t know about […]
I was sitting at my desk, catching up on correspondence from our partners. I came across a letter from one of our partners, concerning Zechariah 8:12. She shared with me how the Lord had led her to this scripture when she prayed over her offering. She said it was an answer to prayer and oh, […]
It was the cool of the evening. I was watering my freshly planted vegetable garden. Brailee was watering her flowers. From behind me, I heard her exclaim, “don’t water the weeds!” I turned around to look at her and she repeated, “Nana, don’t water the weeds!” I laughed. However, as I laughed, I thought, “wow, we […]
He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us. (NLT) This scripture is found in 2 Corinthians 1:3-4. One translation says, He empowers us to overcome so that we can empower others to […]
Recently, the Lord began to reveal to me a timeline of restoration that is coming our way. As I sought the Lord about this, He showed me several areas in His Word concerning restoration. Today I want to talk to you about the promises of restoration. Jeremiah 30:17 says, “For I will restore health to […]
I was spending my Saturday afternoon working on notes for next week’s teaching. At least that is what I was attempting to do. My mind kept wondering here and there. I had just come through a busy week. Every day was filled to the brim with some task needing to be completed. All these things […]
This past week, I was listening to a sermon when I heard a statement that caught my attention. During his preaching, the man of God said, “an offering of praise.” I don’t know why but this statement won’t leave me. I have meditated several times on the act of a praise offering. I’m not talking […]
This week I have been helping my grandson, Bryson, complete some research papers for school. As we were working, I thought about something. There are two times a year Bryson needs some help with his writing assignments. One is the very beginning of the school year. It seems it takes him a little while to […]
This is going to be a different kind of writing – but it is what I feel the Lord is having me to write and it is for someone – maybe even you. Yesterday, I was sitting in my prayer room, praying for peace…for myself and for our partners. I felt the Lord wanted to […]
Last week I was reading my Bible for the morning time with God, I just happened to be in the book of Numbers. I read Numbers 20:8, when God began to speak to me. The scripture says… “Take the rod; you and your brother Aaron gather the congregation together. Speak to the rock before their […]