How Do We Learn Contentment?

by | Jun 18, 2026 | devotion

  Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content. (Philippians 4:11 NKJV) Each morning, we greeted the day with a new burst of energy. This would be the day we could leave for our winter getaway. Let the fun begin!...

5 Reasons Not to Fear

by | Jun 18, 2026 | devotion

  I wrote this ten years ago. Short and to the point, and before I learned the power of a story. I’m sharing it today, because it’s a great, short bullet point, without the bullets on why we should not fear.   “Fear not, for I am with you; Be not...

A Shot of Joy

by | Jun 12, 2026 | devotion

      Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” Nehemiah 8:10 NKJV Wouldn’t it...

Are We Content?

by | Jun 11, 2026 | devotion

    Now godliness with contentment is great gain. (1 Timothy 6:6 NKJV) What is contentment? We don’t talk about it much. It’s not the exuberant joy we feel when we possess everything our hearts desire. Contentment is acquired through lack, not abundance....

When Should We Pray to Jehovah Tsaba?

by | Jun 11, 2026 | devotion

  Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.” (1 Samuel 17:45 NKJV) Are you weary from the...

Why We Struggle to Hear God Speak

by | Jun 11, 2026 | devotion

And a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the...