What If Hope Doesn’t Bring Joy? Romans 15:13: May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Paul prayed this prayer for the dear Christians in Rome. Paul had never met them but he loved them because they were fellow workers for the cause of the gospel. Paul prayed for all of the believers in Rome to have hope. Not only to have hope, but that the hope…
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What Does Hope Really Mean?
What Does Hope Really Mean? What does hope really mean? ……. Gentle rocking a newborn to sleep this morning I gazed at my coffee cup. It was filled halfway with cold coffee. In the middle of my desk is my prayer journal. With only a few words written at the top and an incomplete sentence I gazed at the unfinished tasks before me. The “to-do” list from yesterday remains all unchecked. I just change the date at the top for today’s date. Wondering if I’ll even get to these things,…
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How to Hold Back Our Words
How to Hold Back Our Words The little girl bounded into the living room. Her grandmother waved goodbye to the girl’s mother. Skipping into the kitchen, the small girl scrambled onto a chair and smiled. She opened her mouth and out tumbled a hundred words. She began to tell her grandmother all about her day, her toys, her baby brother, and everything else. The older woman just nodded alone and listened. Throughout the morning and even during the lunch the tiny chatterbox continued to talk. When her mother came to…
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Remember Surrender (To God)
Remember Surrender (To God) We Come in Surrender. Psalm 16:1-2: Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust. O my soul, you have said to the Lord, “You are my Lord, My goodness is nothing apart from You.” We remember that salvation has come to us through surrender. We are not good enough – but that is a comfort. A comfort to us perfectionist mothers who want to do it all right – all the time. We can’t. The beauty of surrender is that we don’t have to do it right. Jesus…
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