Devotionals
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Prayer for the Distracted
Prayer for the Distracted [Editor’s Note: This is the latest in a series of guest posts on prayer by Kelly O’Dell Stanley! Check out the previous prayers for the… Overwhelmed, Weary Parent, Unfocused, Comparer.] Dear Lord, I’m so glad that I can come to You at any time. But I wish I could focus more, that I wouldn’t start my prayer and already be distracted before the end of the sentence. I hope that it doesn’t indicate a lack of interest in You. You know my heart, better than I do, but I think my intentions are good. I just can’t still my brain enough to stay on one thought for very long. And…
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Berlin, Germany #DivaTravel
I’m back with more German adventures! Today I’m sharing our day trip to Berlin. We spent a lot of time walking along a path learning about the Berlin wall and seeing where it was, until we ended up at the memorial and the Chapel of Reconciliation. It was a cool experience. We also stopped at a large grassy area with lots of grafiti where Oliver ran around and played. He loved it! We also walked around Museum Island later in the day!
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Worry Free Living…Joyce Meyer Excerpt
[Editor’s Note: I received a copy of Joyce Meyer’s new book, Worry Free Living: Trading Anxiety for Peace to read and select an excerpt from! I have to say, this was a very relevant book for me and I loved it! I always love Joyce, but man this spoke to me. I really, really enjoyed it and I’ve been referring back to it already. Here’s an excerpt from a later chapter. It was hard to choose, but this was my favorite. Joyce just really makes a lot of sense in this chapter! I hope you’re encouraged!] Prayer Produces Peace, Rest, Patience, and Hope Several times in this book I have mentioned…
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Back to Basics
[Editor’s note: Rochelle is back! Instead of her beautiful poetry this time, she’s got a back to basics devotional on falling in love with God to share!] Do you remember? Do you remember when you first fell in love with someone? You spent every moment thinking about your love for them. You looked forward to those 3-5 hour phone calls. When you weren’t able to speak to them, you would reflect over text messages and listen to all the voicemails. I surely did. Do you remember the dates and the intriguing conversations that you embraced so much? You remember those journals you wrote in about every moment that you wanted to…
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Churches Around the World: Zagreb, Croatia
In March, we had the opportunity to visit Croatia. It was truly a blessing. You can check out my posts “A Beautiful World” and “Croatian #littledivathings” if you would like to see some pictures from the trip! Obviously, Europe is chock-full of beautiful churches and history, and I feel like it would a disservice if I didn’t share some of them while I’m out here! This is the first installment in my NEW “Churches Around the World” series (I mean, really, just Europe for now, but maybe SOMEDAY I’ll go farther than Europe!) One of the two churches we visited in Croatia was the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in…
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Prayer for the Comparer
Prayer for the Comparer [Editor’s Note: This is the latest installment in a series of devotionals by Kelly O’Dell Stanley. Check out Prayer for the Unfocused, Prayer for the Weary Parent and Prayer for the Overwhelmed by following the links!] I confess my tendency to look at what someone else has with judgment, envy, longing. I fight feelings of jealousy when I see people who seem to have it all together—happy marriages, successful children, thriving careers, financial abundance. Wherever I look, I find myself feeling like I cannot measure up. I’m just not good enough. But instead of getting down on myself, I turn my disappointment towards others. I find myself feeling…
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I AM WOMAN HEAR ME WAR
[Editor’s Note: This is a powerful guest blog from Devotional Diva founder Renee Fisher. Renee originally posted a version of this on her blog, and I had to share it on here as well because it’s just that important. Women CAN, SHOULD and NEED to minister.] I WAITED TO SHARE A WORD THAT I BELIEVE GOD GAVE ME IN SCRIPTURE A FEW MONTHS AGO BECAUSE I WAS SCARED. One of the benefits to reading through the Bible in a year–is anticipating which Scripture verse God might speak to me. Through each page, chapter and verse–the Holy Spirit illuminates the voice of God and His Truths. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 says, “All Scripture is breathed out by God…
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Life’s Imperfections
Have you fallen into circumstances you feel you don’t deserve or did not plan for? Have you ever been labeled by your circumstances or shortcomings and allowed it to limit you?
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Arrest Me, Holy Spirit
I've been arrested. Because… Gods glory is here.
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Stones of Remembrance
Stones of Remembrance [editor’s note: This is a guest post by the sassy Brittany Salmon, of course of the TheSassySalmon.com. She’s sharing with us a look at Joshua 4 and Stones of Remembrance. Thank you and welcome to Devotional Diva, Brittany!] We humans are forgetful people. I used to think it was just me, maybe it’s my baby brain or maybe I just have bad genetics (at least that’s what I tell my husband when looking for my phone or keys for the 120th time that day), but as I read about the Israelites, I noticed how God would do huge miracles and then command his people to not forget. All…
