ENCOURAGEMENT
IN TROUBLED TIMES
During this time of uncertainty, worry, and stress we are trying to be a non-anxious presence in our community. One way we are doing this is by providing daily devotions to help ground us in the encouragement we find in the Word of God, the presence of the Holy Spirit and connection to our community.
It’s About Time
Verse: Ephesians 5:15-16 15 Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Thoughts This is a pretty simple thought for today, but maybe it will encourage you. I once heard a leader...
Gratitude Despite Uncertainty
Verse 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 New International Version (NIV) 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray continually, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. Thoughts During this time of slowing down, reflection has come easy. While many...
Yesterday Was Bad
Verse: James 4:8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Thoughts Yesterday started out really good for me. I woke up with the attitude that even though this situation isn't ideal, we can find opportunities to serve and be creative. I got to deliver some food...
Be a Friend of Change
Verse “He is the same yesterday, today and forever.” Hebrews 13:8 Thoughts My grandmother, who we called Nanny, died at the end of October. She was 88 years old and if you had the privilege of meeting her, she left a mark on your heart. Nanny had a huge role in...
Uprooted
Verse: Jeremiah 17:7-8 “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out shoots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year...
You. Can. Do. This.
Verse: Philippians 4:11-13 11 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every...
You Are Not Alone
Verse:1 Corinthians 12:24-26 But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it, 25 so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. 26 If one part suffers, every part...
Lean Into Grace
Verse: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 7 Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. 8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for...