Sharon JaynesMarriage, Power of Words 77 Comments

A Marriage Destroyed by Words

 (My devotions will focus on marriage for the month of February. If you’re not married, I encourage you to read them anyway! And while you’re reading, pray for your friends that are married.  Believe me, they will appreciate it. Also, give a special blessing by passing these devotions along to them! Here we go…)

 “Let no foul or polluting language,  Read more…

Sharon JaynesMarriage 82 Comments

R-E-S-P-E-C-T The One Thing He Can’t Do Without

(My blog posts will focus on marriage for the month of February. If you’re not married, I encourage you to read them anyway! And while you’re reading, pray for your friends that are married.  Believe me, they will appreciate it. Also, give a special blessing by passing these devotions along to them! Here we go…)

 “Let the wife see that she respects and reverences her husband [that she notices him,  Read more…

Sharon JaynesMarriage 32 Comments

What Will the Future Hold?

 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things,

(1 Corinthians 13:7 NASB).

 

(Most of my blogs will focus on marriage for the month of February. If you’re not married, I encourage you to read them anyway! And while you’re reading, pray for your friends that are married.   Read more…

Sharon JaynesA Sudden Glory, Living Fully, Power of Words 5 Comments

Practicing Gratitude

God inhabits the praises of His people (Psalm 22:3 KJV).

Gratitude is the most effective way to deepen your consciousness to the fact that you are the object of God’s affection and love. [tweetherder][/tweetherder]Giving thanks awakens your senses to see God, to hear God, to taste and see that He is good. [tweetherder]When you feel far from God,  Read more…

Sharon JaynesA Sudden Glory, Dealing with Your Past, God's love, Living Fully, Trusting God 65 Comments

God Sees Your Disappointment

“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are – yet without sin,” (Hebrews 4:15 NIV).

Let’s face it. People let us down. They disappoint us. And so does God. Often our experiences fall short of our expectations for God to meet all our needs the way we think He should,  Read more…

Sharon JaynesA Sudden Glory, Dealing with Your Past, General Inspiration, Knowing God, Listening to God, Living Free, Living Fully, Trusting God 14 Comments

Disappointment with God Part 2

“So we fix our eyes not on what is seen but on what is unseen.  For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal” (2 Corinthians 4:18).

As you live and move and have your being in Christ, at some point, difficult days will come. We live in a fallen world, and suffering is simply a part of it.  Read more…

Sharon JaynesA Sudden Glory, Dealing with Your Past, Dreams of a Woman, General Inspiration, God's love, Listening to God, Trusting God 73 Comments

Disappointment with God Part 1

 “All the ways of the LORD are loving and faithful,” (Psalm 25:10 NIV).

I sat on the floor playing a card game with my young son. It was shaping up to be one of the best summers ever. Steven was savoring every minute of the long hot days, our Golden Retriever, Ginger, had delivered seven adorable puppies, and after years of negative pregnancy tests and doctor visits,  Read more…