Just a Small Simple Soul. . . In the Hands of a Loving, Limitless God.

Category: Devotionals

  • Flourishing in the Son

    “But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His Law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season and its leaf does not wither” (Psalm 1:2-3). Discontent? … Not quite. Flat?… Perhaps. Restless? … Getting closer. I wish…

  • Letting Go in the In-Between

    “The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps” (Proverbs 16:9). “Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established” (Proverbs 16:3). Is anyone else in a season of in-between? Wondering what the future holds and how plans will unfold? Or, if I am being honest, is anyone…

  • When God’s Love Asks Us to Let Go

    “And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, ‘You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me’” (Mark 10: 21-22, emphasis added). Life doesn’t always turn out how we planned.  Dreams are deferred. Doors close.…

  • No One But Jesus.

    Pause and Praise Week 4 “He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and burst their bonds apart” (Psalm 107:14). It is good for the soul to simply sit in the presence of our God.  To praise Him. To lift our eyes to HIs goodness. To remember that He is God and…

  • Sheltering in His Greatness

    Pause and Praise Week 3 “Behold these are but the outskirts of his ways, and how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of His power who can understand?” (Job 26:14). We don’t need a god who fits in a box, who conforms to our impression of how he should be. …

  • Sitting with the Greatness of God

    Week One Sometimes it is good for the soul to simply sit in the presence of our God.  To praise Him. To lift our eyes to HIs goodness.  To remember that He is God and we are not. So for the next few Mondays, will you join me?  Let’s pause together,  Let’s quiet the noise,…

  • Reaching for What Matters

    Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind. (Ecclesiastes 4:6, NIV). My spiritual gifts tend toward small and simple.Simple words of encouragement.Small acts of service. But this world doesn’t often celebrate small and simple, and sometimes it’s tempting to reach for other people’s gifts instead. Maybe you’ve thought…

  • Jesus Could Have Thrown the Stone

    “And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, ‘Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her’” (John 8:7). The crowd that sought to condemn could only walk away. But there stood one person in the crowd who could have thrown…

  • The Reason We Run

    “Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith” (Hebrews 12:1-2). This week my gifts felt more like burdens I needed to squeeze into a hectic life and less like opportunities to walk next to God. It made my feet feel heavy and…

  • Guide My Mind; Guide My Hands

    “You shall bind them [God’s words] as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes” (Deuteronomy 6:8). Our hands symbolize our actions, all we do. Our forehead or “between [our] eyes” represents our minds, all we think. And God’s Word is to be our guide for both.  So when…