Leave the BUTs Behind “The Lord keeps you from all harm and watches over your life. The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever.” Psalms 121:7-8 NLT My friends, I’ve said it before and it’s worth repeating—Your “up-look”determines your “outlook”. No matter what you’re going through or what you...
Luke 2:12 And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.” NLT Hope you have a wonderful Christmas Celebration!
Lukewarm Affiliation (Excerpts and inspiration from Mike Paalz’s, Keeping God At Arm’s Length devotional) If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for Me, you will find it. Matthew 10:39 NLT “There is no ‘best of both worlds’ scenario where our salvation is concerned.” In other words,...
Phil 2:9-11 Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor and gave him the name above all other names, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. NLT Stay faithful and focused
Guilt and Shame (Excerpts and inspiration from Mike Paalz’s, Keeping God At Arm’s Length devotional) “But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.” 1...
Stay connected to Me. Walk with Me, and I will lead you and guide you into that which I have for you. You will not be able to safely navigate the spiritual landscape of this season without My help (Burns). Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy...
By No Goodness of Our Own (Inspired by Mike Paalz’s devotional, Keeping God At Arm’s Length) “This is what the Lord says: “Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches, but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they...
If You Could Only Imagine (Excerpts and inspiration from Carlos Santiago’s Take Up Your Cross devotional) “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your...
Quiet your soul, and put your whole trust in Me, says the Lord. I am well able to bring you through every difficulty you face. Refuse to be overwhelmed. Take things one step at a time, one day at a time. Draw your strength from My presence. Do not be afraid (Burns). Matthew 6:34 Therefore do...
