Focus on Living Faithfully

Time seems to fly so quickly. I think of the words of Scripture: “To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven:” — Ecclesiastes 3:1 NKJV It feels sometimes like time is passing by and the days are full of wasted moments just surviving, keeping the roof over the head and …

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a little songbird (poem)

there’s a little songbird in my heart you hear that clear, sweet melody? so far beyond the urge within me to lie down ashamed enough that I would go to ground I hear the echo clearly in my soul of Light shining so brightly, as if I know a secret I have only just forgot …

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heartsore (poem)

bruised and broken, heartsore, torn though I cry as if newborn and though my skin is new and red as though with blood, I’m bound to tread yet and still, my God believes in who I am if I receive the plan He once laid out for me I reach to Him and He to …

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He Calls (poem)

the quiet lingers in my bones I hear the voice my soul still knows He calls, He calls with love to me and to His home my heart will flee

Giving Things Up

There is an inherent element of sacrifice in the way we choose to live our lives. There is no such thing as “having it all.” “No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye …

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Early I Will Seek

“O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You…” — Psalm 63:1b NKJV I grew up with the idea of morning devotions, of quiet moments spent seeking the presence and the peace of God. It’s in these moments without anyone else involved that we find strength to face each morning and the litany …

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Our Help in Time of Need

Sometimes the day begins to weigh upon us early on, or we discover that there are things we simply cannot accomplish without help. Sometimes it feels like no one is willing to help, no matter how much they love us. We ask for help and don’t receive it. We ask for help and get someone’s …

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Relying on His Strength

There are days when I feel useless, and that my value is in what I can accomplish. This is a natural feeling, in a way. We live and work in a world where if you don’t work, you may not have the things you need to live on, or you’re a leech on your friends …

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