Everyday Matters
Friday Matters
Everyday Prayer Waiting
Something happens when we pray that doesn’t happen when we don’t. Let me say that again, “Something happens when we pray that doesn’t happen when we don’t.”
Thursday Matters
Everyday Umpire of Peace
I always thought that having peace was a feeling and so I thought if I prayed God would give me a feeling about how to proceed.
Wednesday Matters
Everyday Compliment
“It’s not fair. They don’t deserve my kindness and I’m certainly not going to compliment them on anything because they already tell me how great they are anyway.”
Tuesday Matters
Everyday Abide in Christ
Attending a retreat or conference to learn more about Jesus can be a great way to grow and connect with others and our shared humanity.
Monday Matters
Everyday Earth Hope
This earth is not our home. Good…because it’s so stinkin’ hard some days. I so often have to look up & find hope to move forward.
Friday Matters
Everyday Living Water
Don’t fret yourself about your sin issues because God first pours out His love to you and then He gently exposes your sin, offering a way for you to change direction, to receive full pardon and freedom.
Thursday Matters
Everyday Umpire of Peace
I always thought that having peace was a feeling and so I thought if I prayed God would give me a feeling about how to proceed.
Wednesday Matters
Everyday Rachel and Leah
I’ve always felt so bad for Leah from the Old Testament because Jacob loved Rachel best, she was the more attractive sister, but he’s tricked into marrying Leah first.
Tuesday Matters
Everyday Personal Religion
Have you ever heard someone say, “I don’t wear my religion on my sleeve or talk about it because it’s personal, it’s private?” I think it’s sad that someone would want to keep private the hope and truth they have in Jesus.
Monday Matters
Everyday Feet Washing
It hurts so much when someone we know as a friend shares things about our character that aren’t true. I remember a speaker sharing her own experience on this.
Friday Matters
Everyday Sharing Hurt
Believe me, I know what it means to hurt. The recovery from my scoliosis back surgery was horrendous both physically and emotionally.
Thursday Matters
Everyday Sins Forgotten
When we’ve been hurt AND the person who’s hurt us isn’t even sorry, our flesh wants nothing to do with this person but to reject them. But what does Jesus do?”
Wednesday Matters
Everyday Waves
My friend, Michelle, shared; “These waves of trials and circumstances are very real and overwhelming to me right now. But Debbie, the question is not whether or not I see them; the question is whether or not I see ONLY them.
Tuesday Matters
Everyday BUT…I Cannot
Even before I begin to encourage you I can hear some of you crying:
“BUT Debbie just listen to this injustice in my life…it’s so not fair!”
Monday Matters
Everyday Jesus Governs
I remember sharing a message with the teen youth group. I chose Isaiah 9:6 which begins; For unto us a Child is born, to us a Son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder…”
Friday Matters
Everyday Choose Love
God will never stop pursing you no matter how far you run and no matter what you do or don’t do. His heart breaks when we choose to do things that hurt ourselves or others.
Thursday Matters
Everyday Trust God
We can say we trust in God to avenge or defend us, but when we take matters into our own hands, we aren’t putting a lot of trust in God taking care of our hurt.
Wednesday Matters
Everyday God: I AM
Think about how crazy it was for Moses to hear God speaking from a burning bush. It seems a little weird too. God speaks in love but He’s direct when He tells Moses, “Get to Egypt, get my people and GO!”
Tuesday Matters
Everyday Emotional Pain
I think that emotional pain is harder than physical pain? Can I get an “Amen?!” I mean I get physical pain from my recovery with scoliosis back surgery and having mono and flu where I never thought I’d leave the bathroom floor.
Monday Matters
Everyday Peace of God
What is the peace of God? Can it be explained? I’ve discovered this: Peace is a knowing and not a feeling.