Thoughts By Women

2024-09-01

His Love Held Him There

One of my favorite Christian singers is the troubadour Michael Card. One song in particular,

2024-08-31

Everlasting

“I AM WHO I AM.” Not I WAS or I WILL BE . . . But, I AM. Eternal. Everlasting. Infinite. Timeless.

2024-08-30

Desire of Your Heart

Susan just “knew” that if God would give her the desire of her heart she would be happy. If this one thing could happen, she believed she would be content.

2024-08-29

Giving with Strings Attached

A woman we’ll call Marie loved to give things away. When I was a child, I frequently was the recipient of her gifts.

2024-08-28

Victory In Jesus

All power is Yours, Sovereign God my Father. I step intentionally into the protection of the blood of the worthy Lamb of God.

2024-08-27

Least Likely to Succeed

Have you ever heard comments about successful leaders such as, “I would never have expected him/her to succeed?”

2024-08-26

Praying the Beatitudes

The Beatitudes are not the Scriptural equivalent of your mama's admonition to "be sweet." They outline the new way of the kingdom that Jesus said we should seek above all else (Matthew 6:33). It is a tall order to be like Jesus, like His dependence, His compassion, His humility, His longing for the Father's glory.

2024-08-25

A Mother, a Stroller and a Baby

It was Sunday morning and we were having coffee and a bagel at the local coffee shop before we went to church. A young woman walked into the coffee shop, wheeling her baby in a stroller.

2024-08-24

Hope and Endurance

You can be afraid and discouraged because of the vast army against you, or you can be confident and encouraged because God is with you. He is your hope and your victory in the battle.

2024-08-23

The Upside Down Life

What seems like upside down living results in right side up joy.

2024-08-22

Programmed Seashells

“Who decreed the boundaries of the seas when they gushed from the depths? Who clothed

2024-08-21

Reset Button

We can use the reset button and have fellowship with God again. When we confess and turn from our sin, we can be sure that God will forgive us and cleanse us from all sin (1 John 1:9)

2024-08-20

Go Ahead, Re-Gift It

Re-gifting - So the fact you didn’t actually pay for it shouldn’t bother you if you re-wrap it and give it away.

2024-08-19

Face to Face with God

What happens when God shows up and He is totally other than we expected?

2024-08-18

Not an Olympic Event

Unfortunately some people approach Bible reading as an Olympic event: how fast can I read? am I reading more than my friends?

2024-08-17

Overcoming Adversity

Dear one, the persecution may become intense. When it does, pick up your prayer pace. God will give you strength to complete the task He’s called you to do.

2024-08-16

Do Not Disturb

The finishing touch in the travel kit was a "Do Not Disturb" sticker. The humor of it hit me: if we are honest we spend most of our days like that.

2024-08-15

Are You Done Yet, Lord?

It seemed as though the challenges would never end. An aging parent fell and broke her hip. A brother’s cancer wasn’t responding to treatment.

2024-08-14

When Life is Tough, Plant Flowers

One difficulty after another kept coming my way until I felt overwhelmed. I lost my job and therefore my income. If only our house would sell ....

2024-08-13

Not Guilty!

A powerful testament to grace and redemption through God. Explore the journey from guilt to freedom on Thoughts About God.

2024-08-12

Fight, Flight, Freeze …or Faith?

is it possible for Christians to have another response to turmoil in addition to these normal “human-wired” reactions?

2024-08-11

Serving the Lord Wholeheartedly

Being revolutionary means allowing the Holy Spirit to direct you every moment of the day, even when we wouldn’t have chosen His plans.

2024-08-10

The Quest for God

We can be sure that as fervently as we seek God, He seeks us ever more.

2024-08-08

Ticks on the Clock

All of us are conscious of time, in one way or another. We feel that we don't ever have enough time.

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