Penny J. Johnson's Blog, page 131
February 12, 2013
One Good Thing Every Day: February 11, 2013
“See times of darkness as opportunities for My Light to shine in transcendent splendor.” from Sarah Young’s Jesus Calling: Enjoying Peace in His Presence
February 10, 2013
One Good Thing Every Day: February 10, 2013
“Your closest friendships bear strong witness to how you prioritize God in your life. Seek to develop friendships in which you point each other to Jesus.” from A Jane Austen Devotional
“Joy floods our relationships when we interact with openness and sincerity.” from Joan C. Webb’s It’s a Wonderful Imperfect Life
Two are better than one,
because they have a good return for their labor:
If either of them falls down,
one can help the other up.
But pity anyone who falls
and has no one to help them up.
One Good Thing Every Day: February 9, 2013
Henley shirts and berets, handmade dress-up gowns and a silver tiara, bed sheets and house plants brought Shakespeare‘s Verona to my hometown. Recitations from As You Like It, Twelfth Night, Sonnets 18 and 116, and a child’s own inspired verse serenaded loved ones. The Montague-Capulet feud resumed, Romeo and Juliet rekindled their romance, and deep sorrow reminded actors and audience members alike of hatred’s destruction and love’s resolve. Shakespeare’s words still resound, and I renew my home-educating zeal.
February 8, 2013
One Good Thing Every Day: February 8, 2013
“Worry does nothing but deplete our energy and steal moments that we can never recover or reclaim.” from A Jane Austen Devotional
February 5, 2013
One Good Thing Every Day: February 5, 2013
These precious insights bolstered me today. May the same be true for you!
“Make the test of your heart-decisions be whether God approves, regardless of what others might say.”
From Henry Blackaby’s Experiencing God
“God is not our servant to make adjustments to our plans. We are His servants, and we adjust our lives to what He is about to do. If we will not submit, God will let us follow our own devices. In following them, however, we will never experience what God is waiting and wanting to do on our behalf or through us for others.”
From Sarah Young’s Jesus Calling: Enjoying Peace in His Presence
“Do not wear yourself out with analyzing and planning. Instead, let thankfulness and trust be your guides through this day; they will keep you close to Me.”
“You can have as much of Me and My Peace as you want, through thousands of correct choices every day. The most persistent choice you face is whether to trust Me or to worry. You will never run out of things to worry about, but you can choose to trust Me no matter what.”
“The Lord bless you
and keep you;
the Lord make his face shine on you
and be gracious to you;
the Lord turn his face toward you
and give you peace.”
February 4, 2013
One Good Thing Every Day: February 3, 2013
“Seek My Face, speak to Me, and I will light up your mind.” from Sarah Young’s Jesus Calling: Exploring Peace in His Presence
Look to the Lord and his strength;
seek his face always.
One Good Thing Every Day: February 2, 2013
“Refuse to waste energy worrying, and you will have strength to spare.” from Sarah Young’s Jesus Calling: Enjoying Peace in His Presence
Have you ever missed a day in a daily devotional? Maybe like me, you berate yourself for your lack of discipline. You worry you missed an important message from God. But, then the next morning–or the next–you read the scripture you were meant to read the day your day–or days–got away from you. Maybe like me, you realize God placed that same scripture in your mind as you were comforting your anxious child the previous evening. Maybe like me, you rediscover time means nothing to God, that His messages never miss a deadline.
