It is the end of March. Could someone please tell the weather that March is over and we want spring weather. There is snow in the forecast for the next few days. Even with snow I see signs of spring — lambs in the field, daffodils blooming, and trees beginning to bud. I love the bits of home that spring is coming. What have I done this month? How am I doing reaching my goals? I finished reading through the…
Just three weeks into the new year and those were the words I said to myself. “That’s it, I quit.” Three weeks of working on one of my goals for the year and I was ready to quit. It was not going the way I planned. I didn’t see the results I wanted. It was not easy. It was restricting my life I was ready to quit. I know only three weeks into the year and I was ready to quit….
The goal of A Fruitful Year is to focus on abiding and bearing fruit with a focus on the fruit of the Spirit. There are two scripture passages that are foundational for A Fruitful Year. One is John 15:1-17; this is the passage where Jesus says, “I am the vine.” The other passage is Galatians 5:16-25 which is the passage with the fruit of the spirit. My plan is that once a month I will just focus a bit on…
This is Part 3 of A-Z Praying for Missionaries. Here is Part 1 and here is Part 2. We are working through the alphabet with things to different things to pray about for missionaries. We are now at the end of the alphabet and that does require a bit of creativity. P is for protection – Driving in some countries is not as safe as at home. Driving laws are not enforced or don’t exist so it can be taking your…
I shared about praying for missionaries starting at the beginning of the alphabet and going through giving some specific things for each letter. Part 1 can be found here. Prayer is one way of partnering with the missionary in the work that God has called them to do. Pray for them and pray with them. Pray that the Word of God will be proclaimed. H is for health – Pray for the health of the missionaries. Depending on where they…