Success Is Not Measured by Likes
Good morning Drawing Near Community! Today on my making space for God Monday, I am addressing the subject of significance and success. Let’s start out together agreeing that we cannot measure our success or significance by how many likes we get on Facebook or Instagram. But if I had to guess, many do. Everyone likes […]
The Story of God’s Love
As we start planning for the fall semester of our Teaching and Worship Experience studying the book of Romans, I thought I would share a special devotional post with you today. This post, from my daily devotional, Drawing Near to God, is about God’s love for us. Join me as we unwrap this gift of God’s […]
Truth Is
How many times have you heard someone say, “ The truth is….” It’s just something we say when we want to emphasize that what we are getting ready to say is the honest truth. The problem is that there are so many ideas, philosophies and religions that purport to be telling the truth. As Christians […]
Holy Spirit, Our Guide
This summer I went on a biking trip and throughout the long, and sometimes grueling, days I began to see an analogy between my husband’s help with my cycling efforts and the Holy Spirit who is our Paraclete (meaning comes alongside). So I decided to share with you some of the insights I learned along […]
Love Never Fails
Today I want to share with you a blog from my daily devotional, Drawing Near to God. The reason I want to share it with you today is because it references a Scripture that is a linchpin for our upcoming study on Romans – Romans 8:37-38. I encourage you to take hold of that Scripture […]
God Will Supply Your Needs
Good morning and welcome to Making Space for God Monday! For those of you who have landed on this blog and are not sure why… then perhaps this is just for you. God is all you will ever need. He is not Santa Claus who brings gifts and then you don’t see him until the […]
Time to Make Space for God
Friends, it is time to make space for God. Time to unplug ourselves and connect or reconnect with Him. I don’t know what you are going through today, but what I do know is that more and more people seem to be distracted, worn out and have no time for God. Today’s blog is a […]
Don’t Miss the View
Happy Thursday, Making Space for God, community. Do you ever see #throwbackThursday pictures on social media? Well, today we’re going to do a “Throwback Thursday” right here on the blog. Below is a throwback to an older blog post – almost 10 years old, wow! – but the message still rings true. Many of you […]
From Feeling Powerless to Powerful
Good morning, Making Space for God community! If you have been keeping up with my blog lately, you’ll see that there has been a theme – anxiety. But really the theme has been the antidote to anxiety – God. As we make space for God, we find there is less room for anxiety. You can […]
Love Your Enemies
Good morning, Making Space for God friends! This morning, while I was preparing for my day, I heard the Lord whisper in my heart: Joanne, it is a privilege to love your enemies. Naturally, I stopped in my tracks. “Is this you Lord?” I have learned it’s better to stop in your tracks and see if […]