Encouragement

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May 15, 2018

Encouragement for Those Times When Your Faith is Small

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – May 15, 2018 By Shana Schutte A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out. Isaiah 42:3 I don’t know about you, but there are days or even seasons when I have wrestled with trusting God. I have struggled with [...]

April 18, 2018

Tears of Comfort

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – April 18, 2018 Jesus wept. Then the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” John 11:35-36 There is a non-verbal language of love that is communicated through compassionate tears. Empathy engages the heart at levels that verbal exchanges may not be able to penetrate. It is when [...]

April 9, 2018

Time of Need

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – April 9, 2018 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with [...]

April 3, 2018

You Are a Magnificent Creation!

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – April 3, 2018 By Shana Schutte For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. Colossians 1:16 I have Grandma’s Rights. Perhaps you’ve heard of [...]

March 13, 2018

Trusting God Through Disappointment

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – March 13, 2018 By Shana Schutte I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living. Psalm 27:13 This morning I opened an old journal from April 2009. My eyes fell on an entry [...]

February 27, 2018

When You Walk Alone With God’s Approval

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – February 27, 2018 By Shana Schutte Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ. Galatians 1:10 I like [...]

February 26, 2018

Becoming Comfortable With The Uncomfortable

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – February 26, 2018 That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death. Philippians 3:10, NKJV Life is often uncomfortable. Messy, uncertain, disappointing and down right cruel. We seek the comfort of a career only [...]

February 6, 2018

My Deepest Unfulfilled Longing

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – February 6, 2018 By Shana Schutte Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their hope of steadfast love. Jonah 2:8 In my early forties when marriage was still eluding me and I heard the loud ticking of my biological clock, my heart ached for a child. [...]

January 16, 2018

Not Ruined, But Redeemed

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – January 16, 2018 By Shana Schutte The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Romans 16:20 I recently had a conversation with a woman who shared about her disappointments and specifically shared about her [...]

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