devotionsfordifficultdays

Shattered Snow-globe

Please forgive the rerun – this devo keeps bubbling up in my heart, so I decided to send it out again. Just a reminder, as followers of Christ, we will walk through the same tragedies, the same pain and the same every-day struggles as other folks. And yet … we are not walking alone. We have noContinue reading “Shattered Snow-globe”

Business Card Identity

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17 NKJV So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free. John 8:36 NLT It’s only the Truth you know, that sets you free. – Steve Campbell I haveContinue reading “Business Card Identity”

When Pain Steals our Voice

I cry aloud to God, and He will hear me. In the day of my trouble, I seek the Lord; in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying; my soul refuses to be comforted…I am so troubled that I cannot speak. Then I said, “I will appeal to this, to the years of theContinue reading “When Pain Steals our Voice”

That’s Impossible

Impossible. The word is pregnant with hopelessness and resignation. Today, while maneuvering through the morning rush of traffic, I talked with the Lord about a couple impossible situations in front of me. Situations that have lingered. For years. (Maybe you have a few yourself). As I shared my heart with Him, a long-ago memorized ScriptureContinue reading “That’s Impossible”

My 1st Podcast Interview

Hello Friends, I thought it would be good to share this again. Praying it encourages you! Below is a link to my (very apparent) first ever, podcast interview. As hard as it is watch one’s self, I did so. Now I can warn you that at the start, I squirm way too much and accidentlyContinue reading “My 1st Podcast Interview”

Then What?

Man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment. Hebrews 9:27 Berean Standard Bible For we must all be revealed before the judgment seat of Christ that each one may receive the things in the body according to what he has done, whether good or bad. 2 Corinthians 5:10 World English BibleContinue reading “Then What?”

My Story

We all have a story. No one is exempt from the difficulties of life. Some life stories are painful. Some seem unfair. Some feel hopeless. Some are filled with regret. None have escaped His notice. None are beyond His ability to use. To some how, some way, bring good from. As you watch my story,Continue reading “My Story”

Poke the Pain

“Come, let us return to the LORD; for he has torn us, that he may heal us; he has struck us down, and he will bind us up.” Hosea 6:1 ESV For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal. Job 5:18 BSB For you know that when your faithContinue reading “Poke the Pain”

Lawn Lines?

There is a way that seems right to a man and appears straight before him, but at the end of it is the way of death. Proverbs 16:25 AMPC Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not rely on your own insight or understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and HeContinue reading “Lawn Lines?”

Golden Thread

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Be still, and know that I am God. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it. Psalm 46:1 and 10a Psalm 37:5 Berean Standard Bible I hope it’s not hard to notice the golden thread, woven throughoutContinue reading “Golden Thread”