WHERE THE HOLY SPIRIT RESIDES
Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God. Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, […]
OVERLOOK AN OFFENSE
A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense. Proverbs 19:11, NIV As a human walking this earth, you will inevitably suffer at some point from some sort of offense. Someone, somewhere, will say something to you or about you that really hurts you. Sometimes, it might be completely misunderstood—a […]
CONTROL
Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139:23-24, NIV We were early in the process of building our house in September 2008 when the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 777.68 points. […]
FINDING JOY IN STORMS
Prayer: My dear Heavenly Father, I am so grateful for Your grace and mercy. You covered me even when I didn’t deserve it. You deserve all my praise. Please forgive me when I was more focused on myself instead of You. I pray that I continue to stay close to You. In Jesus’s name, Amen […]
IN PERFECT PEACE
Prayer: Dear Father, thank You for Your perfect peace in a busy world. Help us to find rest today. Amen Scripture: “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.” Isaiah 26:3 NIV As teachers, we enter our busy classrooms with students who are distracted by technology or […]
REST IN HIM
Prayer: Father I thank You that in Your presence there is rest. Help me to take time to truly rest in You, trusting that You will take care of what I am stressed about and fight for me. Amen Scripture: Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of […]
ZIP IT
Prayer: Gracious Heavenly Father, thank You for teaching me when to speak and when to keep quiet. Help me to be sensitive to Your Holy Spirit. Guide me on who to share and not share information with as You give me revelation and knowledge. Amen Scripture: Now Joseph had a dream, and he told it […]
MID-YEAR CRISIS
Prayer: Lord, help us to remember that You are the one who gives us strength for the task ahead. We love You, Jesus. Amen Scripture: In all their distress He too was distressed, and the angel of His presence saved them. In His love and mercy He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried […]
WORDS
Prayer: Heavenly Father, help us to surround ourselves with wise counsel, listening to and learning from those who love Jesus above all else. May we grow and change to be like Jesus. Amen Scripture: “Go from the presence of a foolish man, when you do not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.” Proverbs 13:18 […]
LOVING EYE
Prayer: Father, I thank You that You faithfully guide and teach me as I seek to become more like You. Help me to guide and teach my students in the same way. Amen Scripture: I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with My loving eye […]