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
Just a reminder that the “Be-Loved” series will resume May 15th! “Come, follow me,” Jesus said. – Mark 1:17 Follow Me, beloved. Leave your striving. Leave your need for answers and a carefully crafted plan. Leave behind every lesser pursuit and simply come—come and follow Me. I see the ache in your heart for a … More From His Heart to Yours: May 1, 2017
This song has been messing me up. Like really messing me up. But that’s a good thing. In fact, I’m seeing a lot of good things lately. Even though a lot of those good things have initially been disguised as challenges. Challenges that have become opportunities to trust–opportunities to believe. And that’s always a good … More The Voyage
Suffering. That word likely invokes all kinds of emotions and images. Most of them highly undesirable! So why on earth would a topic like suffering be included in a study on intimacy with God? When we think about the people we are closest to in our lives, we often have the deepest bond with those … More Monday Morning Musings: “Be-Loved, week 2”
Intimacy. What is it? More specifically, what does it mean in our relationship with Jesus? Is it something to be desired? The dictionary defines intimacy as: close familiarity or friendship; closeness. One catchy definition I’ve often heard is “in-to-me-see.” Intimacy is a place of vulnerability and authenticity. It’s a place where there are no pretenses; … More Monday Morning Musings: “Be-Loved, week 1”
Take me to that holy place Take me to that sacred space It’s the place where I can breathe – The place where the air is pure It’s the place I was created to dwell The place where my spirit soars It’s the atmosphere of heaven – The place where the air is pure There’s … More Where the Air is Pure
Years ago I saw a picture of a circle that began, then ended, then began again. Each time the circle closed and began again, it was within the previous circle, but slightly smaller. After several circles had begun, then closed, then began again, the picture took on the shape of a funnel. I realized that … More Time to Be-Loved? New/old curriculum available (free) online soon!
“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”
Note: I haven’t posted a Monday Morning Musings devotion and podcast for over a year! My how time flies. While I’m not planning to start them up every week again–at least not right now–I do hope to begin to post one or two a month. Happy Monday! “That they may be one.” This is His prayer. This … More Monday Morning Musings: “That They May Be One”
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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”
Sometimes you need to press pause on the chaos of the world and take a moment to realign yourself with timeless truth. … More Word of God…Speak
“Only in returning to me and resting in me will you be saved. In quietness and confidence is your strength.” – Isaiah 30:15 Return Return to rest And in rest Only in rest Will you be saved Healed And delivered In the quiet In quiet confidence In quiet confident trust You will find strength New … More Spontaneous Devotions: “Quiet Confident Trust”
This past week, my heart wasn’t feeling very brave. My faith didn’t seem particularly steadfast. And, honestly, my soul was down and discouraged. But sometimes you just gotta tell your soul what to do. So I did. In fact, that’s what I’ve had to do a lot in recent months. I’ve had to tell my soul exactly what it will and … More Take Courage
“If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully keep all his commands that I am giving you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the world. You will experience all these blessings if you obey the Lord your God: Your towns and your fields will be … More Blessed
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”
Time What an extravagant and lavish gift Time to simply be Without an agenda Without any obligation to make “good” use of the time and space I find myself in Without anything to prove Without a need to accomplish anything Or discover anything – Other than what always is And that is simply You – … More Consecrated Time
“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…
Cindy Powell 