Devotional

One Thing

You probably know the story pretty well.  Jesus shows up to his friends’ house for a visit.  Martha runs off and begins preparing the meal in the kitchen.  Mary goes and listens to Jesus.  Martha gets mad, and starts complaining to Jesus.  Instead of agreeing, Jesus says, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about… Continue reading One Thing

31 Days of Hope

Hope {Day 26} – Hope When You Just Don’t Understand

Why him? Why her? Why me?  Why now? I just don’t get it, God! I don’t understand   I’m sure we’ve all had moments where we just desperately LONG to understand God’s reasoning behind a situation.  I know I have.  Like when a kid in my youth group back home was killed in a car… Continue reading Hope {Day 26} – Hope When You Just Don’t Understand

31 Days of Hope

Hope {Day 20} – Long Term Hope

This morning, as I read in Luke, I came upon this story: On a Sabbath, Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years.  She was bent over and could not straighten up at all.  When Jesus saw her, he called… Continue reading Hope {Day 20} – Long Term Hope

Bekah's Heart, Devotional, First Trinity

Joyfullyblessed…It’s kinda weird…

It’s kind of a weird thing to attend a funeral for someone you’ve never met, but definitely a unique opportunity that I’ve had a few times since being on internship, including once this week. Normally, funeral are associated emotions of grief and pain and confusion.  Of course there is hope and glimmers of joy in… Continue reading Joyfullyblessed…It’s kinda weird…

Bekah's Heart, Devotional, Uncategorized

Joyfullyblessed … And rejoicing today!

Have you ever found yourself staring at a situation in life wondering how you’d ever get through it?  The mountain is just too big to climb.  The burden is too much to bear.  The weight is just too heavy.  It is just IMPOSSIBLE to overcome. Now, have you ever gotten through one of those situations… Continue reading Joyfullyblessed … And rejoicing today!

First Trinity, Music

Joyfullyblessed… “Blessed is the One”

I was on the way home from church today and the song “Blessed is the One” by Daniel Doss Band was playing in my car.  It really fit well with Pastor’s sermon series right now about the “Round-About Ways of God”.  Many of the words connected with the point in the sermon last week about… Continue reading Joyfullyblessed… “Blessed is the One”