A daughter of the King… Wears dignity like a cloak She is confident and courageous Creative and compassionate A carrier of His presence and peace Arrayed in her Father’s own armor She is humble, yet powerful Gentle, yet bold She is fearless Formidable And free Blessed and highly favored Simply because she is His Cherished … More Daughters of the King
Do you want what you think you need in your timing, or do you want what you really want in Mine? I wasn’t expecting the question. But, of course, I already knew the answer. Even though it sounds like a no-brainer, there was a very real cost associated with the “obvious” answer. What I thought I … More What Do You Want?
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it … More Spontaneous Devotions: “Magnifying Hope”
Quiet Yet loud in my soul Still Yet fully in motion Resting Yet fully awake It’s a strange place of paradox This place of in-between This place of now and not yet But in this place Your glance reassures me Your presence stirs me And propels me forward So I’m waiting And I’m occupying Advancing … More Advancing Upward
We come with nothing Yet have everything in You Christ in us The hope of glory Even more astounding The hope of Your glory Is Christ in us Your glory Entrusted to us The earth filled with glory When You The Source Flow through us Such a marvelous mystery The Infinite Dwelling within the finite … More Spontaneous Devotions: “The Source”
Connect… Connect to the Father Connect as His child Connect to His acceptance Connect to His delight over you Connect… Connect to Jesus Connect as His beloved Connect to His embrace Connect to the victory already won for you Connect… Connect to the Spirit Connect as His vessel Connect to His power Connect to the … More Spontaneous Devotions: “Connect”
The One who holds our hearts The One who formed our hearts He is the One who knows us Really knows us He is the One who knit us together in our Mother’s womb So when the pieces of our lives And the pieces of our hearts Begin to unravel And break apart -From the … More Spontaneous Devotions: “No Sorrow Added”
“The season has changed, the bondage of your barren winter has ended and the season of hiding is over and gone. The rains have soaked the earth and left it bright with blossoming flowers. The season for pruning the vines has arrived. I hear the cooing of doves in our land, filling the air with … More Now is the Time…
“But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not grow faint.” – Isaiah 40:31 The Lord highlighted this verse to me at the beginning of the year–particularly the word “soar.” Although it is a … More Soaring
My life is messy. Big shock, I know. I’m sure your life is all neat and tidy and functioning in perfect order (wink, wink), but mine isn’t. Not even close. In fact, sometimes I feel like I just don’t “do life” particularly well. It’s a recurring problem. I guess we’ve all got our stuff. We’ve all … More When a Messy Life Meets a Messy Manger
You are My first choice You are My best thought You’ve never been second in My heart You’ve never been an afterthought I chose you to be Mine before you ever knew My name I chose you just as you are I will never give or withhold My love based on your “performance” I am … More Spontaneous Devotions: “First Choice”
Slow down Take a moment Take one brilliant, blissful moment To breathe Quiet the turmoil Of raging emotions Release the strain and stress Churning within your soul Look up Look deeply Look beyond the temporal Look beyond your circumstances And search the eyes Of the One Whose eyes are always on you Behold His beauty … More One Brilliant, Blissful Moment
In Your eyes I see the love that died for me A burning passion that never has and never will fade Piercing my soul and bringing light to the darkest corners of my heart Love that burns through me Mercy that holds me Joy that fills me Lost forever in unending pools of life In … More In Your Eyes
Awakened to wonder- And the joy of discovering… His goodness His grace And His glorious ways His Presence His power And His purifying gaze His love His life And the light of His face Awakened to wonder- And the joy of discovering… The unfathomable depths The unsearchable riches The bountiful blessing Of our lives Hidden in … More Spontaneous Devotions: “The Joy of Discovery”
A call to Creatives and Contemplatives in this hour: Misunderstood misfits Melancholy feelers Merciful, tender, abstract souls The ones who feel deeply And love fiercely They long for peace and connection Yet their very presence troubles those Who live in a land of practical plans And linear lines They think with their hearts And not their … More The Arising (Orginally published as “The Misunderstood Mystics”)
Limitless -Soaring -Boundless -Free Limitless -Unfettered -Unhindered -Unafraid Limitless -Infinite creativity -Infinite power -Infinite love Limitless -All of Him -All for me -Alive in me “Christ in me, the hope of glory.” “All things are possible for him who believes.” “With God all things are possible.” “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens … More Spontaneous Devotions: “Limitless”
Draw near to God So very, very near Closer than your next breath Closer than your next heartbeat Priceless communion Holy union With the One who has already… Drawn near to you There is no separation There is no distance There is no gap too wide for him to fill He reached across the chasm … More Spontaneous Devotions: “Draw Near”
“Joy is peace dancing and peace is joy at rest.” -F.B. Meyer I love the word shalom. It is an amazing word that means so much more than our English word “peace.” As I was contemplating the many facets of shalom, I jotted down these words: Shalom- Wholeness Fullness Completion Peace Shalom- Contentment Fulfillment Harmony Peace Shalom- … More Spontaneous Devotions: “Funny Shalom”
Maybe it’s because I’m a middle child. I seem to live a lot of my life in the middle. I live a lot in transition…in process… In between In between actual changes in circumstances and assignments…in between hope and current realities… in between dreams and disappointments…in between contentment and contending…in between opposing truths…in between various … More Spontaneous Devotions: “The Messy Middle”
“Keep trusting in the Lord and do what’s right in his eyes. Fix your heart on the promises of God and you will be secure; feasting on his faithfulness. Make God the utmost delight and pleasure of your life and he will provide for you what you desire the most. Give God the right to … More Spontaneous Devotions: “The Highlanders”
Cindy Powell 