"By this divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life..." 2 Peter 1:3a Please read Made For This, "Permission to Dream." (pages 48 through 51. What did you imagine when you were younger? What did you dream you'd been when you "grew up"? When did you stop dreaming? Ouch! That seems harsh, and it's an awful way to begin this devotion. But, let's be honest. It's true for all of us. At some point in life, in work, in marriage, and in many other things

I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. Acts 2:17 Please read "Restless" in Made For This (pages 41 - 45). For those of you that don't know me, I'm a pastor's wife. I also serve as an administrator on the staff of the Christian school that my three teenage children (2 boys and a girl) attend. For the purposes of the story I am about to tell, 2 of my three teenagers don't m

In His great mercy he has given us new birth, into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. 1 Peter 1: 3-4 Please read "Stepping Into His Story" in Made For This, pages 31 through 35. And, sisters, please read carefully and slowly. My book is highlighted and underlined. I've cried through Jennie's words, and I've thanked God for His. This day is big, ladies. Let's make the investment. O

Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world. John 17:24 Please read "Anything For His Glory" in Made For This (pages 25-28). What do I want most? Jennie asked that question right off the bat today, and it stopped me in my tracks. I know what I want to want. But, do I really desire those things. Jesus was clear. He wanted God’s glory. He wanted to make Hi

What we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God's glory displayed in the face of Christ. 2 Corinthians 4: 5-6 Please read "Out of Control" in Made For This (pages 17-21). Well... I don't care for the title of this day very much. Do you? I can't think of anything I hate more than feeling

"Whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ." Philippians 3:7 Please read "What is Your Anything" in Made For This (pages 9 - 13). Wow! Day 1 was STRONG, ladies. I think I felt butterflies in my stomach all day. I kept having this feeling that God is up to something BIG. And, I'd feel the urge throughout the day to ask Him again for courage to pray anything. I just don't want to miss out. On that note, I'm sharing this song again today and asking you

"We are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." Ephesians 2:10 Please read "Praying Anything" in Made For This (pages 3-6). I don't know about you, but Jennie Allen's words in this section make me want to get up and GO! I'm with her. I am sick and tired of normal, traditional, safe, and BORING! But, am I willing to do anything? Are you? "The world has yet to know what God will do with a man (woman) fully consecra

God promises to overcome. You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness, that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever! Psalm 30:12 All promises are fulfilled in Christ. Please read John 16:16-33. Oh, how I love this promise! I am so thankful we get to live with this promise. And, I pray that we end this study with hearts of gratitude because this promise is

Thursday, June 18 God promises to reward our faith-walk Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners,nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither.In all that he does, he prospers. Psalm 1:1-3 All promises are fulfilled in Christ. Please read

Week 8--Focus of the Week: God's Commitment God promises to answer prayer Thus says the Lord who made the earth, the Lord who formed it to establish it—the Lord is his name, "Call to me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things which you do not know...Jeremiah 33:2-3 All promises are fulfilled in Christ. Please read Luke 18:1-8. In yesterday's passage, we read about a woman kneeling before Jesus in humble gratitude and adoration. Now, in today's readi