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Prayer for the Unfocused
PRAYER FOR THE UNFOCUSED [editor’s note: This is part of a series of guest posts by the lovely Kelly O’Dell Stanley. See her previous posts, Prayer for the Weary Parent and Prayer for the Overwhelmed by following the links!] Dear Lord, I’m so glad you are rock-steady, because I feel like I ricochet from one place to the next, faster than I can catch my breath. But it’s not just my activities—my mind, Lord, spins and whirs. So many distractions, so many thoughts, so many ideas, so much to do. I want to pray. I want to focus on you, to prioritize the things that matter and let everything else…
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A Poison Called Anger
A Poison Called Anger When I announced my pregnancy, I mentioned that I had recently gone through health issues that I wasn’t ready to talk about. I was still too angry and hurt at the experience that I felt any sharing I could do wouldn’t really be worthwhile. It would all just be, well, angry. I’m one of those people that’s had a lot of health issues in my life — Nothing too serious, yet, thank God! I just always seem to have something going on. Well, a little over a year before I became pregnant, I pulled my hamstring in a freak yoga accident. I went through months of…
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A Rainy Day of #littledivathings
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The Fear of Vulnerability #onmyheart
The Fear of Vulnerability I believe that God is always at work in our lives and in our hearts, bettering us. I always think about this scripture from John 15. Here is The Message interpretation: “I am the Real Vine and my Father is the Farmer. He cuts off every branch of me that doesn’t bear grapes. And every branch that is grape-bearing he prunes back so it will bear even more. You are already pruned back by the message I have spoken. “Live in me. Make your home in me just as I do in you. In the same way that a branch can’t bear grapes by itself but…
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When it Just Feels Wrong
However, I've caught myself several times lately engaging in something negative (or that will affect me negatively) when it just starts to feel wrong. And now I'm strong enough to stop myself!
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Does God Hate Me? — For a Special Girl
[Editor’s note: For parents: I originally wrote this short letter for a very special girl that I hope this can help, but tailored it so that other young girls going through especially hard times might be helped too! Kids, if you’re finding this on your own, I’m glad you’re here! But it’s really important for you to show this to your parents or another adult you trust and let them know how you’re feeling, okay?] Dear Sweet Girl, I know you’re feeling hopeless. I know you’re feeling like God doesn’t have a plan for you, or even that He hates you. I don’t know you, but it broke my heart to hear that.…
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Lately on Instagram
Did you know Devotional Diva has an Instagram? It’s @devotional_diva 🙂 I try to post things that I think (and hope) will inspire you several times a week, including notifications of new stories here! Here’s a look at a few recent posts…
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Prayer for the Weary Parent
But at the same time, I'm weary. It's hard to be a parent, to make decisions that aren't easy and won't make me popular. It's difficult to enforce the rules, day after day, to monitor behavior and ask them to pick things up and remind them to do homework and to not take it personally every time they resist.
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Becoming a Diva – Devote Yourself
As Devotional Diva gains new followers, I want to let everyone know that YOU can have your story published on Devotional Diva! We love guest bloggers over here and want to give everyone the chance to help spur other women forward. DD is always growing and changing, and so can guest posts! In the past, most guest posts have truly been devotionals. However, I opened up submissions to videos, music and other mediums in 2014. I think it creates a good variety of content, and I’d love to have more photography and videos to share. This year, I’d like to open submissions up even further. Since I have been posting…
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Body Stewardship
What I discovered is what I now call body stewardship. That as a Christian, because of Christ’s sacrifice, my body is now owned by God and is to be used for His purposes. “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit? For you have been bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.”
