Devotionals
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Does God Direct Our Steps?
Does God Direct Our Steps? [Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Evana Sandusky. I loved Evana’s story of how God truly guided her and directed her steps during her child’s ongoing illness. This is the kind of story that gives a worried Christian’s heart comfort!] A person’s steps are directed by the Lord. How then can anyone understand their own way? Proverbs 20:24 NIV Sometimes, I question if my steps are really directed by God. I wonder if He sees my circumstances and if He knows my problems. My husband and I have two children. My oldest, Jaycee, has had two different heart issues, asthma, obstructive…
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My Beautiful Iowa
We are back from our trip to the states! I’m so sorry it’s taken me awhile to get back in the swing of things here on Devotional Diva. Today I wanted to share with you some pictures from our adventures in Iowa (where I am from!) There’s more to come, because it was a long trip and I have a lot to share.
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When God Says, “Slow Down”
Well, this is not the post I intended to write today! It’s been a rough couple weeks emotionally and now our whole family is down with a cold. We are also set to head back to the states for a visit! As for what we’ve been going through emotionally, it has to do with the health of our dear old kitty Zero. It’s just such a long story, but his vet told us we would have to put him down or he could pass at any time. We sought a second opinion and he he is actually doing a lot better! Zero is at the ripe old age of 18 and has an…
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I Do Have Faith?
I Do Have Faith? Many times we hear the words “have faith” when it comes to many situations in our lives. We feel that if we have faith, we are doing the right thing. We think we have faith and we even believe we have it, but is just believing and thinking you have faith enough? Faith is more than words We can tell ourselves we have faith. We believe in God, we believe in His promises and we believe for good things to happen in our lives. We honestly think that is enough, but then we hear that “faith without works is dead.” What does this mean. Do we work for our faith? Do…
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Fear’s Threats and God’s Voice
Fear’s Threats and God’s Voice [Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Maria of A Woman Named Free. The first part of this powerful blog post is the voice of fear, or the enemy, and the second is the voice of our Heavenly Father. Thank you so much for sharing this, Maria!] Oh Darling, don’t get too comfortable with peace because you remember what I’ve told you about peace. Peace is nothing but an illusion, a dirty trick for the gut-wrenching tragedy that is to come. Don’t worry, I have you safe wrapped in a warm blanket of anxiety. Let me properly introduce myself…my name is Fear. We first…
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The Pursuit of Perfection
The Pursuit of Perfection [Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post is from Haley Duckworth of The Beloved Bride! I love when women put themselves out there and really share their stories candidly. Thank you so much, Haley!] It was two months after my wedding and I can still feel the sinking feeling of my heart as I clicked through image after image from the big day. Pictures of family, bridesmaids, groomsmen and wedding guests scrolled across the screen as I became more and more disappointed. Now, don’t get me wrong, there were some beautiful images that were captured that day. But, the fact that our photographer was battling a nasty sickness on…
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Overcome Failure (Excerpt and GIVEAWAY!)
[Editor’s note: Guest blogger Diva veteran Ifeoma Samuel sent me an advanced copy of her new book, Overcome Failure: Get Back on Your Feet, and asked if I wanted to select a copy to share on Devotional Diva…PLUS she gave me TWO copies to giveaway to Devotional Diva readers 🙂 I felt a little silly when I decided to ask permission to use part of the first chapter, but I felt it really aligned with Devotional Diva’s “mission” well and was just a really good chapter! As someone who is very hard on themselves, this book was a personal encouragement to me and it even talks about that. Overcome Failure is just generally…
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*DIVA*
[Editor’s note: This is a guest post by the amazingly talented Joan Lise of Poems and Pearls. What she has here is basically the Diva Anthem! I’m positively thrilled to present, Diva.] I write Poems for God, I write Poems to encourage people, I write Poems for Love.
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Tired of Apologizing for a Church I Don’t Belong To
Tired of Apologizing [Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from Tired of Apologizing for a Church I Don’t Belong To by Lillian Daniel. I received a copy from the publisher so that I could choose a section to excerpt and give my thoughts. I really enjoyed this, and enjoyed her new ideas I get Lillian’s frustration with “spiritual but not religious” (SBNR) and being tired of apologizing!] Is it legitimate to pursue faith rigorously and still land on “it’s a mystery” as a conclusion now and then? It seems to me that if God wanted humans to understand everything, we’d be God. But we’re not God. God did not leave…
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Coming to Terms with San Diego
Coming to Terms with San Diego I loved Chicago. I lived in North Chicago with my husband for 11 months and it was truly the best 11 months of my life. I grew so much as person. Although I have written about that experience on Devotional Diva before, I’ll explain a bit. We moved to Chicago for my husband’s naval training and that was the farthest I’d ever lived from my family – around 5 hours away. I’d never lived out of town before! Chicago is where I found myself. I was pretty depressed for a while, but I got the help I needed. I was even able to really…
