Grace and peace on this fourth day of May Dear Hearts Today I am reminded that life can change in a heartbeat. Did we ever imagine in January of 2020 that in five short months everything would be so extremely different? Probably not... But God knew. God always knows. The goodness of God is waiting… Continue reading the future
If You Have Grace, You Have A Purpose Who has saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,(2 Tim. 1:9) Praise God that grace comes with a purpose! Once we… Continue reading God has things for you to do!
I spent the day yesterday moving "The Sparrow's Home" cosmetic stuff out of the trunk it has lived in since we moved into the Cottage in '96. All that's left of it now resides in one drawer in the studio! The trunk--which I love--has been re-purposed to hold everything I would need to sew! That's… Continue reading painful loss
Wrong thinking is the root of most failure. Many have wrong thoughts about God, wrong thoughts about themselves and wrong thoughts about the circumstances. Wrong thinking about God creates a foundation on which nothing can be built. If you think that God is in control, distant or harsh, those thoughts will impact your approach to… Continue reading failure ?
We've had an "interesting" couple of days here at the Cottage. This morning Mr. L sent an email to the members of our Home Group (family) that speaks for itself: Good day, NEW FIRE family. In our time in the Word today, I had this thought in my mind. Do you remember back quite a… Continue reading quite a week
Asking the Lord for wisdom regarding this stuff this morning. Holy Spirit sent me to page 473 in my Chronological Study Bible. He does that sometimes. You see I believe that God's Holy Spirit is familiar with every word ever written which brings honor and glory to The Father, so when a date or page… Continue reading the virus?
This morning's devotional sent a bright beam of light straight to my weakest spot as though God is holding a flashlight, pointing it into a dark corner and saying, "This. You need to clean this up. And soon!"
Contentment Cottage 