New testament
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Suffering
Matthew 16:21-27 Jesus Predicts His Death How do you respond to suffering? I know how I do, and it is very similar to Peter in this passage. Peter responded to Jesus sharing that He “would suffer many things” and “be killed”, with “Never Lord! This shall never happen to you!” I pretty much say the Continue reading
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More than Enough
I was trying to find a special verse to declare that God is more than enough for me. There are so many that declare this truth, yet none that stuck out to me in my imperfect human mind this morning. I wanted something new and fresh, staggering even. But God’s truth stands alone as amazing Continue reading
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Further Proof Required
Mark 15:29-30 The people passing by [Jesus on the cross] shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery. “Ha! Look at you now!” they yelled at him. “You said you were going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days. Well then, save yourself and come down from the cross!” Every time I read Continue reading
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Faith is Rewarded
Matthew 25:14-30 I was truly convicted this morning by this passage as I prayed. A businessman gives three different men, three different amounts of money. Two of them return to him having doubled their money and are counted faithful. The third feared him and fearfully buried the money, doing nothing to increase it and he Continue reading
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Choose the Good Portion
Luke 10:38-42 38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said.40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him Continue reading
About Me
An obsessive journaler who loves meeting others along their journey and giving them a hand to hold through pieces of writing. I write about the heartbreaks of life and the joys, the ups and downs, and I often learn my greatest lessons and miracles from nature.
Joyful Ruins 