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Thoughts by Gail Rodgers
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Pursuing Peace in Relationships
Relationship help is one of the hottest topics searched on the Internet. Relationships can be messy. Love isn’t always easy.
Choosing What Rules Your Heart
Living in harmony doesn’t mean overlooking differences or living without boundaries. No, it means being willing to be a “peacemaker”, not simply a “peacekeeper”.
What Are You Scattering?
Thought: As you go through your day today be reminded that you are sending out ripples. You have no idea how far they can go.
You are Loved
You are precious in His sight. Today… yes, right now! Question: Do you find it easy or hard to accept how much God loves you? How does His love change the way you face…
Send Jesus to the Door
Today when stress and worry come knocking at your door, send Jesus to answer it.
Come Near to God
A devotional on security. Prayer: Father God, My heart is hungry to feel Your presence close to me. Help me to enter into Your presence through the gate of thanksgiving.
Prayer to Discern what is Best
Father God, I ask right now that You would help me to grow in having my heart filled with overflowing love for You. Keep me growing in my understanding of that love and how…
Trade Anxiety for Peace
God calls us to guard our hearts and minds carefully. God tells us to let faith take the upper hand and cover over the fear that tries to slip in.
What is Following You?
In Psalm 23 He invites us to pitch our tent and camp on the fact that He is our Good Shepherd.
Everything?
EVERYTHING: God is vast and real! There is nothing and no one that escapes His knowledge. God is present! You are never alone even in the midst of deep challenge.
All Day Long
What is the difference between wishing and hoping? Why can we hope in God all day long?
Taking Time to Care
Be intentional today to stand as one loved by God, with purpose and dignity. Reach out in kindness to someone today and feel His love flow to you … and through you.
Draw Your Focus Back
Life is full and good. Even so, I need to be aware of choosing my focus or I can get bogged down with details and concerns and end up being unproductive and unfruitful.Life is…
A Light in the Dark
Start your day with reminding yourself of God's steadfast, unmovable love for you. Before your feet hit the floor in the morning, thank Him for His loving kindness toward you.
Protected by Peace
“Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.” Proverbs 4:23 God tells me exactly how HE will guard my heart and mind and help me tend to the wellspring…
Faltering Faith
In these upside down days we are living in, let's allow Jesus to bring that fresh hope to our souls.
Light on My Path
When doubt, discouragement, depression or fear drags our spirits to the depths… we need to look at what paths our thoughts have been running down. “Praise the Lord O my soul, all my inmost…
Finding Joy in Difficulties?
I have always been a bit uneasy with James 1:2 where Jesus followers are encouraged
Bookend Your Day!
Even before your feet hit the floor in the morning you can begin to set your day up for success. By turning your first thoughts of the day toward the Lord.
Keep a Soft Heart
Do you notice how easy it is to get a hard heart? God’s value system is so often in direct contrast to the values of our world.
Stand in Awe
As spring unfolds across the Northern Hemisphere this month, may we pause to observe the wonder of the newness of life.