As For Me and My House
How many times have you said to someone; “My family does it this way”? I know I have. In explaining to people why we do what we do, what family rules we have in place, etc. I may say something close to: ” As for me and my household, we have decided to approach this […]
Video Blog – Pressing On
Today I want to share a video about pressing on in our spiritual journeys. Whether you’re exhausted from the strain of the pandemic or the hectic start of a new, virtual school year, it is important that we keep pressing on. God has great things in store for you! Women of God, if you […]
Do You Like Yourself?
Here we are again, together on this Abiding Space blog. It’s a place where together as a Drawing Near community we are trying to make space for God; make space not just to know Him but to enjoy HIm. And… it’s a place where I am able to express the things that are on my […]
A New Normal
I don’t know about you, but I keep hearing people say: ” Is this our new normal?” The last 6 months have proven to be stressful because we are not in control. When things were more normal, we had a bit of control (or so we thought) over our lives. But now, each day it […]
Shame is Not Your Inheritance
Sometimes I think my mind stays in overdrive. My brain simply will not cut off. Today I have been thinking about a scripture I read in my devotional time. The word shame jumped out on me. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him […]
Guest Blog – Extravagant Kindness
This is my dear friend and Drawing Near to God Ministry board member, Mark Andrews with a great blog post on Extravagant Kindness. Ephesians 4:31- 5:2 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, with all malice, […]
It’s the Little Things That Count
I had an epiphany this week. Normally, If I am going to worry (although my Mom tells me worrying is a sin:) I worry over the big things, not the little things. But I had a conversation with my friend that made me realize that it’s actually the little things that matter. Not that I […]
Are Your Lines Crossed?
This week I finally called Comcast. I say finally because my internet has gone out multiple times and then it comes back on. It did not work for me to unplug the modem as we are told to do. It didn’t help to talk to the Comcast agents for what seemed like an eternity. You […]
God’s Word Is Fulfilled
…so is my word that goes out from my mouth; it will not return empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. Isaiah 55:11 Isaiah reminds us that God’s Word will never return empty – it will always accomplish its purpose in fulfillment. God promised the […]
Where in the World is Waldo?
Are any of you familiar with the children’s book Where in the World is Waldo? It is a delightful book that is interactive for your kids where you search each page to find Waldo. He is hidden in the pages of the book. I have been thinking about this book for a few days now […]