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Where Is Your Hiding Place?

“You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance.” Psalm 32:7

“You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word.  Depart from me, you evildoers, For I will keep the commandments of my God! Uphold me according to Your word, that I may live;

And do not let me be ashamed of my hope. Hold me up, and I shall be safe, And I shall observe Your statutes continually.” Psalm 119:114-117

“He who dwells in the secret place of the Most...

I Can Feel Your Love, Lord!

“And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.” 1 John 4:16

  “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High  sh all abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” Psalm 91:1

A most remarkable thing occurred one day that only could have transpired at the hand of the Lord. I was praying, praising, worshiping, and seeking the Lord as I walked through a beautiful park when I crossed paths with a fellow walker. We s...

Thinking About Suicide?

   “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” John 10:10

      “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16

Thinking about suicide? I did. For nearly 20 years, on and off, I was plagued with suicidal thoughts. Several times, I decided to go through with it. I thought suicide was the p...

“Clouds Are Clearing…Enjoy the Sunshine!”

   “Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous, And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name.” Psalm 97:12

   “Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!” Phil. 4:4

   “Rejoice always” 1 Thess. 5:16

I was publishing my latest little devotional online one day when a happy sunshine-y little weather forecast some organization or business or other had posted caught my eye. I hurried onward to get back to my writing work, but felt drawn back to the super short posting because I so stron...

I Want to Know What Love Is

“that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.” Eph. 3:16-19

I was walking a trio of the ministry’s dogs – Dancer,...

Why Can’t I See Lord?

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6

“Do you see?” the Spirit of God spoke to me. What He said next was so profound, and convicting, and powerful, I stopped abruptly on the nature trail where I was walking Esther the English coonhound dog who still needs an adoptive home and wrote down what He said. “You want to trust me based on what you see. I want you to trust me bas...

The Other Side of Complaining

“I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.” Psalm 34:34

Left to my own devices, I’m a complainer by nature. By my sin nature. I’ve been prone to it for as long as I can remember, and I can fall prey to it in a heartbeat if I am not extraordinarily careful. One night after an extremely long day doing mostly what I didn’t want to do and finally ready to sit down with a bowl of yummy oatmeal (my favorite) at my computer to do the writing I wished I had done...

The Kids on the Corner

   “Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6

   “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up...

But I Don’t Want to Be Here!

   “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.” Romans 8:18

   “Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ.” Phil 3:8

This may surprise some. But I never wanted to return to Virginia. I grew up in Virginia. I lived in Virginia in recent years for a f...

Sometimes We Need a KICK IN THE REAR

“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.” 1 John 4:7

Sometimes we need a “kick in the rear”, so to speak, and sometimes we need to give one. Always in Christ’s love.

“Get back to your writing!” exclaimed a beloved friend who works in the hotel where I am staying in my first stop out on the road full time for the Lord and ministry. She shared with me how the Lord is using it to reach her. And she made it abundantly clear I sho...