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Thoughts By Marilyn Ehle

March 9, 2022

With Us In the Storm

Lord, help me understand that you are in the storm with me, that your desire is for my own good and your glory. Thank you for always reaching out your hand of rescue.

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February 16, 2022

Our Source of Strength

Daniel and his friends walked in quietness and trust long before they faced the furnace.

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February 7, 2022

Needless Pain

Why is it we seem so willing to bear our own burdens, live outside the borders of peace, and shoulder unnecessary pain when God stands with arms outstretched to relieve us of all? 

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January 22, 2022

In the Midst of the Mess

Lord, I admit to preferring ultimate order without the mess. Help me be patient as you work your good work in my life.

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January 4, 2022

Letting Go and Pressing On

How do we move on when our spirits have been wounded, or our families disrupted? “…I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, ...

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December 23, 2021

Just Give Me Jesus

Could I honestly say, “Just give me Jesus”? What about my Christian community? Family? Books? Familiar worship? My culture? Career?

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December 19, 2021

God with us Now Residing . . .

How interesting that God chose shepherds as recipients of the “birth announcement” of the Savior.  Shepherds weren’t men who worshipped in sanctuaries with stained glass windows.

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November 14, 2021

Trust is Tough

When we have walked hand in hand with the Savior in peaceful times, His presence will then be sure and constant when we are most afraid. Thank You, loving Father, for those times when we have peacefully walked hand in hand.

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October 28, 2021

Theory of Practice

What would it mean to “do good” to those whose religion or political views are so opposite my own that an uncross-able gulf exists?  Jesus was no mere theorist. While He didn’t always give a clear how-to regarding the ways to express His love

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October 18, 2021

A Lingering Aroma

Lord, remind me to regularly bathe in your Word and allow your Spirit to cleanse me so that any aroma that lingers long after I’ve left the premises, will not only draw people to you, but will also be a “sweet scent rising” to you.

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