Weekly Blog Post

Week 25, Weekend Elizabeth Luter   In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand. Ecclesiastes 11:6 (kjv) I’ve spent the last five years spinning my wheels. I’ve worked from sunup to sundown to strengthen the ministry assigned to my hands. Due to disaster, the ministry in which I serve…

Week 25, Friday Elizabeth Luter   The race is not to the swift. Ecclesiastes 9:11 (kjv) When growing up, I always heard teachers say, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” As a child, completing a task was an obvious goal. For example: Finish your homework, eat everything on your plate, and complete…

Week 25, Wednesday Elizabeth Luter   A time to weep . . . Ecclesiastes 3:4 (kjv) Oh what a sweet relief. I gave myself permission to cry again. The last time I cried was as one without hope. My water storage dried up but it was eventually restored. My confidence in God and His abilities…

Week 25, Thursday Elizabeth Luter   Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. Ecclesiastes 4:9 (kjv) My husband and I labor together in ministry. He is indeed the head, and I’m his support. In earlier days, I wished I could sing before he preached. Through many trying times,…

Week 25, Tuesday Elizabeth Luter   And a time to heal . . . Ecclesiastes 3:3 (kjv) Sitting home resting after a brief hospital stay has given me a new perspective on healing. In old days, the common remedy for every illness was chicken soup and rest. Doctors and medicines were used only in extreme…

Week 25, Monday Elizabeth Luter   To everything there is a season . . . Ecclesiastes 3:1 (kjv) Looking back from this present moment, I have one main observation: Everyone around me always arrives at the seasons of life ages before I do. There are days when I feel left out. But at the same…

Week 24, Weekend Diane Nix   Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life. Psalm 139:23-24 (nlt) There she was, walking into the neighborhood once again. The dark car let her…

Week 24, Friday Diane Nix   I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence! If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the grave, you are there. If I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans,…

Week 24, Thursday Diane Nix   O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me. You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I’m far away. . . . You go before me and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head….

Week 24, Wednesday Diane Nix   You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. . . . You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed….