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Trust in the Lord

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart….” (Proverbs 3:5-6)

All? Yes, all. Not the part. But the whole.

“Search me, O God and know my heart…” (Psalm 139:23-24)  And He does. Revealing hidden chambers. Locked tight. Corners where I hold fast to self-reliance. Secrets. Pride. Fear.

Can I trust Him with even these?  Yes.

He will make your paths straight. Image by Thomas WIllmott, Unsplash.
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Devotional Making Disciples

Verse for the year

Approaching October. In a year that beats all. And it occurs to me. I can’t remember this year’s verse. 

Typically, I ask the Lord if there’s a verse to focus on throughout the year.

And I write the chosen verse out. Meditate on it. Consider applications along the way. Note similar themes in daily Bible readings that year.

Today, I’m searching. It’s September. And no 2020 verse is written on my spiral-bound notecards. What?

My verse for 2017 with notes, on a spiral-bound notecard.
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Crossing Cultures Devotional

Transit

Airport chairs. In the transit area. 

Exhaustion weighs heavy in this middle place. This confined space.

And after the 17-hour flight across the Pacific, we mark time. Until boarding begins. For our next destination. 

No longer living in the former place. Not yet setting foot in the new space. Caught in between. 

Transit.

Transit area. Image by S Lafferty.