When you wake up, give God a moment. Listen in your spirit. Keep your eyes closed. Push back the world for a little while. God will speak to you in gentle whispers. Can you hear Him? He might not be speaking in an audible voice but an inner whisper you can hear within your heart. …
Tag: peace
Time with God
God will meet with you today. Right where you are and exactly when you need Him. He has the answers you need. The peace you crave. The direction you've been longing for. Just like manna awaiting the Israelites in the desert every morning, God has something for you each day. Slow down. Listen. He may …
Calming the Waves of Grief
Over the past nine months, I've learned grief can come in gentle waves, lapping at my toes and tricking me into thinking, "I can do this. This isn't so bad." Other times, the waves hit me so hard that they knocked me down, threatening to drown me. Sometimes, I even wished they would. I carried …
I Know Who Sends the Snow
As I knelt in the garden planting squash, it began to snow tiny white blossoms, dotting the black fabric like confetti. Those tender flecks fell for hours, sometimes riding in on bursts of wind and skimming the fabric like shiny pebbles across a dark pond and other times softly sneaking up on me, kissing my …
Battling Anxiety
Jesus warned us that we're going to have trouble in this world, but He also explained that He's overcome the world. (See John 16:33.) So, we know we should cling to our Savior and keep our eyes fixed on Him, especially when trouble shows up. Yet, our minds latch on to things that, in turn, …
Surrounded
"When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. 'Oh, my lord what shall we do?' the servant asked. 'Don't be afraid,' the prophet answered. 'Those who are with us are more than those who are with …
A Moment to Reflect – Overwhelmed
When it seems there are too many things coming against you - physical issues, damaged relationships, emotional scars you never dealt with, discouragement, financial stress - you can feel overwhelmed. There's so much pressing against you that it's hard to breathe. It's as if you're holding your breath while running a marathon that's taking place …
A Moment to Reflect – Pain
Physical pain can torment you, keeping you up at night and agitated and grumpy throughout the day. This is no mystery to God. He created your body, and He fully understands what's "off." Cry out to Him. He will hold you in the night. He will whisper and lead you to relief, guiding you to …
When You Don’t Fit In
I’m a little out of sorts right now. Every day I leave the sunshine, the blooming peony, and the bubbly calls of the wrens to come downstairs to my secluded basement office where I write Christmas stories. Yes. I’m writing Christmas stories as the temperature outside my tiny window reaches into the 80’s, my Christmas …
Joey Rudder 