Sharon JaynesA Sudden Glory, General Inspiration, Living Fully 28 Comments

Finding What You’ve Always Wanted

  (Beginning August 1, the content of my blog will be completely different from the Girlfriends in God devotions. So if you are not signed up for my blog at www.localhost/sjold, please do it today…and invite all your friends. We’re going to have more give-a-ways, more personal interaction, and more inspiration than ever before! Now, on to today’s story!)

I came so they can have real and eternal life,  Read more…

Sharon JaynesDealing with Your Past, General Inspiration, Living Free, Living Fully 8 Comments

How are Your Knee Jerk Reactions?

(Beginning August 1, the content of my blog will be completely different from the Girlfriends in God devotions. So if you are not signed up for my blog at www.localhost/sjold, please do it today…and invite all your friends. We’re going to have more give-a-ways, more personal interaction, and more inspiration than every before! Now, on to today’s story!)

“…train yourself to be godly,” (1Timothy 4:7 NIV).  Read more…

Sharon JaynesA Sudden Glory, Confidence in Christ, Dealing with Your Past, Expectant Living, Forgiveness, General Inspiration, God's love, Identity in Christ, Living Free, Living Fully 2 Comments

Getting the Scoop

Grab a cup of coffee.

Pull up a chair.

And listen to my interview with Lisa Buffalo on Living Joyfully Free radio.

Oh, and you might want to grab a few Kleenex.

 

Just click on the picture to listen.

I’d love for you to come back and share your comments.  Read more…

Sharon JaynesGeneral Inspiration, Living Fully 143 Comments

Eating Crow

 

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever,  (1 Chronicles 16:34 NIV).

                              

Sometimes we like what life serves up—and sometimes we don’t. But most of the time it simply depends on the attitude of the person holding the spoon. Such was the case one evening when I went to dinner with friends to the Sanitary Fish Market.  Read more…

Sharon JaynesGeneral Inspiration, Living Fully 18 Comments

Shabby Chic Refinishing

“If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” (2 corinthians 5:17 NIV).

Junk. That’s what my family and friends thought of most of my purchases. But to me, they were treasures waiting to be revealed.

When I was in my late teens, I had an unusual fetish for beat-up antique furniture.  Read more…

Sharon JaynesConfidence in Christ, Living Free, Living Fully, Renewing your mind with the Truth, Trusting God 18 Comments

Equipped to Handle Life

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work,” (2 Timothy 3:16-17, NIV).

When I worked in a medical office several years ago, we had what we called tray setups. On the trays were all the instruments we needed for various procedures.  Read more…

Sharon JaynesExpectant Living, Living Fully, Trusting God 34 Comments

Jump Into Abba’s Arms

 

“Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see,” (Hebrews 11:1 NIV).

One night a family was startled from sleep by the piercing blare of their smoke detector. The house was on fire and smoke swirled up the wooden staircase. The father bolted from his bed and ran to his children’s room.  Read more…