Tag Archives: Jesus

Prune Face

A glad heart makes a happy face; a broken heart crushes the spirit. Proverbs 15:13 (NLT) We’ve all seen them. They lurk everywhere. Whether it’s a mall, the neighborhood street, or even in churches, you can find them. The look they give says volumes. Without words they convey a sense of condemnation and fear. IContinueContinue reading “Prune Face”

Hurtful Words

Do all that you can to live in peace with everyone. Romans 12:18 (NLT) Loser. Ugly. Dumb. Too skinny. Too tall. Idiot. Moron. Ignorant. These are all words that have been used to describe me. (At least the ones spoken directly to me.) They came at various times of life, a lot in high school,ContinueContinue reading “Hurtful Words”

Math Hurts My Brain

Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Proverbs 3:5 (NLT) Math. Just the word can send shivers down my spine. Up until seventh grade, I was great at math. Addition, no problem. Subtraction, I was an ace. Multiplication, I knew the “times tables” backward and forward. Division,ContinueContinue reading “Math Hurts My Brain”

Supermoms

He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds. Psalm 147:3 (NLT) When I was younger, just the sight of blood would set me off. If it was coming from, or on someone else, I would get squeamish. If it was my own blood, I would wail as if the world was coming to an end.ContinueContinue reading “Supermoms”

Joy-Filled

With joy you will drink deeply from the fountain of salvation! Isaiah 12:3 (NLT) As we discussed in the previous devotional, being spiritually dehydrated leads to spiritual apathy and atrophy. Our spiritual lives become more and more dull as we become more and more separated from Jesus Christ. I also left you with a thought:ContinueContinue reading “Joy-Filled”

Dehydrated

But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life. John 4:14 (NLT) In my college years, I used to go home for summer break and lifeguard at one of the city-run swimming pools. In fact, I worked at anContinueContinue reading “Dehydrated”