Temporary, False Peace

You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. Isaiah 26:3   Any peace that we have apart from God’s peace is temporary and fleeting. God’s peace is dependent on our trusting in Him alone: You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he […]

Temporary, False Peace

You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. Isaiah 26:3   Any peace that we have apart from God’s peace is temporary and fleeting. God’s peace is dependent on our trusting in Him alone: You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he […]

Setting the Captives Free

  The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the […]

Jesus Has Not Left His Post

Today I have been thinking about the scripture that tells us that Jesus sits at the right hand of the Father. After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up to heaven and he sat at the right hand of God.  (Mark 16:19) In today’s world that is chaotic, do you ever […]

Temporary, False Peace

You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. Isaiah 26:3   Any peace that we have apart from God’s peace is temporary and fleeting. God’s peace is dependent on our trusting in Him alone: You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he […]

Comforting the Contrite

For this is what the high and lofty One says – he who lives forever, whose name is holy: “I live in a high and holy place, but also with him who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.” Isaiah 57:15 […]

Resetting Our Hearts

Welcome to our newly named blog called Abiding Space. Our Drawing Near to God community is launching our changes this week to include our new website, new offerings and lots of exciting ways for us to connect with each other. Let’s face it, we need connection now more than ever. We have been experiencing the […]

The Kingdom is Near

Good morning making space friends. This blog is designed to help us make space for God so that we will not be overwhelmed with life. Jesus’s words remind us that we are the branch to the vine; that He refreshes and fills us as we draw near to Him. As we have all witnessed the […]

Visionary Leaders (Video blog)

Our Spring study: Following the Call-Leading Courageously may have been cut short but we can stay connected! Connect with us –    https://drawingneartogod.com// https://www.instagram.com/joanneellisondng/ https://www.facebook.com/DrawingNearToGod/    

Press into God

The Lord is my Shepherd; I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil for you are with me, […]