God's love, His salvation, His song, promise, worries

Hushed

The Lord God is with you. He is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you; he will quiet you with His love. He will rejoice over you with singing. (Zephaniah 3:17) How could I ever worry?How could I ever doubt?Forgive me Lord The Lord who is mighty to save.The Lord who takes great delightin me. I am …

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God's love, Ipod shuffle, Jesus, revelation

Another Song

I love my purple Ipod Shuffle. It’s old, and the songs on it are old. They are the original songs my kids put on it for me years ago. The most awesome thing about my Shuffle is that I don’t have to decide what I want to hear. I have no choice actually because there is no screen showing me the songs …

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birthdays, change of season, God's love, grief

Costly

Yesterday would have been my sister’s 51st birthday. For me, birthdays stir the residue of grief more than the anniversary of a beloved’s death. Change of seasons affect me the same way. So, as summer fades into fall, I find myself missing my sister and my mother. A small ache resides in me. Nothing serious. God has healed the deep wounds. But …

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God's love, Sabbath rest

Resting in God’s Hammock

…There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from his (Hebrews 4:9,10). I used to think this verse and entire chapter of Hebrews had to do with resting on Sunday. But today as I read the verse I believe the Lord opened …

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