As I was growing up and well into my adulthood, I had a plan. I had a plan for every aspect of my life. In high school, I would plan out my lessons (I was homeschooled). Then, when I went to college I had a plan for graduating, studying, and taking classes. Planning my life always seemed like a relief. Over the years I’ve discovered three essential reasons why we need to have a Bible reading plan. Maybe it was…
Each morning I wake up before my kids get up for school and stumble downstairs. I fix my coffee and pour myself a cup. After settling into my favorite chair, I close my eyes to spend some time praying. Discover here how I found these five prayers from the book of Psalms to help me. So many times I’ve sat there for several minutes, unable to conjure up a prayer up to God. I can’t find the words and my…
yes, we only get one lifebut we are given many chancesto live it differently – Donna Ashworth One night a few weeks ago I read this poem by Donna Ashworth. Although she not a Christian, these words had such a ring of truth I couldn’t shake the feeling. I thought to myself, what does the Bible say about new mercies? The poem reminded me of Lamentations 3:22-23: “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to…
You Can Start Today Several years ago I was so busy and life was so full I didn’t have time to read or study the Bible very much. I had five children, all under the age of 10. Each day was filled with homeschooling and caring for a special needs child. We had just adopted another little boy from China. God used this busy season to show me three benefits of writing out scripture. I wanted to spend time in…