Going Without Knowing

This morning I am reading Jesus’ teaching that he is the vine and we are the branches. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” John 15:5 (ESV) Whenever I think of [...]

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As I continued my flight home that December day, God continued working in my heart. His work began with the connection to a baby bundled in a white snowsuit in Target on a lonely day far from home. He used Ann’s words to help me see the difference between acknowledging his blessings with my mind [...]

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The fourth commandment was not given just because I need rest as a self-centered being. It was given that I might please God as a rested being: ‘It is a Sabbath unto the LORD.’ (Exodus 20:10)…Divine pleasure, not human need is the greatest reason for observing the Sabbath.”* Yes, I know I must please God [...]

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The encounter with the baby in Target occurred the same week I was reading Ann Voskamp’s book, One Thousand Gifts: A Dare To Live Fully Right Where You Are. That made all the difference. God was beginning a work in my life through Ann’s book. He was opening my heart to seeing his blessings. To [...]

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She was captivating.  Bundled up in a white snowsuit, sitting in her Mom’s cart in the checkout line at Target, all I could really see of her was her beautiful, sparkling eyes. Those eyes were taking in everything around her while her mom methodically checked out. This little one was awake to the moment. The [...]

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