Today’s Truth “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers” ( NIV emphasis added). Friend To Friend June was a senior on the debate team when she presented a pro-life argument. She did her research and …
Which Character Will You Play?
Today’s Truth “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” (Jeremiah 33:3 NIV) Friend To Friend One Saturday night, my family hunkered down on the den sofa with an oversized bowl of popcorn, tall glasses of soda, and an action-packed vide Raider’s of the Lost Ark, starring Harrison Ford. …
Friendship God’s Unique Design
Today’s Truth “A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother” (Proverbs 18:24 NIV). Friend To Friend I believe that God, our Father, understands a woman’s desire to have close friends. He made us that way. He created us to be in relationship. In Luke 1, the angel Gabriel …
Seek Me With Your Whole Heart
Today’s Truth “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart” (Jeremiah 29:13 NIV). Friend to Friend God promised, “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart” (Jeremiah 29:13). This is more than a casual glance before heading off to work or to the carpool in the …
A Contrite Heart
Today’s Truth “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble” (James 4:6 NIV). Friend to Friend In the Old Testament, there is an interesting account of two kings, two sins, two convictions, and two responses. What makes it interesting is that one king’s sin doesn’t seem so bad, but his kingdom was taken away, and yet the …
It’s What’s On the Inside that Counts
Today’s Truth “But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us” (2 Corinthians 4:7 NIV). Friend To Friend My husband, son, and I had traveled to Cancun, Mexico for a vacation. It was fun family time, but the trip home was grueling. The airport was full of …
Circles in the Sand
Today’s Truth “The Israelites had moved about in the desert forty years until all the men who were of military age when they left Egypt had died, since they had not obeyed the LORD. For the LORD had sworn to them that they would not see the land that he had solemnly promised their fathers to give us, a land …
Pullig in the Welcome Mat
Today’s Truth “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!” ( Friend To Friend I hate to admit it, but there have been times when I have pulled in my …
God Sense vs Common Sense
Today’s Truth “The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple” (Psalm 19:7 NIV). Friend to Friend Sitting in my backyard, I love to listen to the sounds of all God’s critters: birds, crickets, frogs, katydids, woodpeckers, and most of all – children. Framing our yard from every …
It’s Not About Me
Today’s Truth “Let them praise the name of the LORD, for his name alone is exalted; his splendor is above the earth and the heavens” Psalm 148:13 Friend to Friend Some of my Girlfriends in God are not going to like this devotion. I’m not even sure I do. But I’m going to put it out there anyhow. During …
