by Joanne | Aug 13, 2017 | Devoted Living
“And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice – the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.” (Romans 12:1. NLT)...
by Joanne | Aug 9, 2017 | Devoted Living
The word had been finding its way back into my thoughts for over a month, almost as if it were beckoning me to come look at it. Contentment. It is defined as – “the state of being contented; satisfaction; ease of mind” (dictionary.com). The question...
by Joanne | Jul 28, 2017 | Devoted Living
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Inspire. Inspire. My Bible dictionary defines this as to influence, move, or guide by divine influence. With the definition before me for quite some time now,...
by Joanne | Jul 27, 2017 | Devoted Living
“When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break.” (Luke 5:6, NIV) There are seasons of life in which we feel as if we are stuck in a rut. We don’t see anything happening or changing. We begin to feel...
by Joanne | Jul 16, 2017 | Devoted Living
“And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this?” (Esther 4:12b, NIV) “Often huge accomplishments are made merely because people were in the right place in the will of God at the right time. Yet some people miss...
by Joanne | Jul 12, 2017 | Devoted Living
A true friend is someone who always lets you in and never lets you down. (Tim Keller) We all need friends, relationships, in our lives. To go through life alone would be lonely, unbearably so. At a quick glance, Proverbs offers us insight into the qualities of a good...
