by Carolyn Dale Newell | Mar 24, 2024 | devotion
Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him. (Job 13:15a NKJV) I yearned to believe the words I uttered, “Lord, Your will be done.” As soon as the words escaped my mouth, I wanted to take them back. What if God allowed my husband to die from leukemia? What if God’s plan...
by Carolyn Dale Newell | Mar 21, 2024 | devotion
And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except at my word.” (1 Kings 17:1 NKJV) Early in my speaking ministry, I sat chatting with a...
by Carolyn Dale Newell | Mar 17, 2024 | devotion
And when the vultures came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away. (Genesis 15:11 NKJV) When Covid restrictions began, they told us it would be over in a matter of weeks. Weeks turned into months. I watched my full calendar of events vanish. An...
by Carolyn Dale Newell | Mar 17, 2024 | devotion
And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. (John 8:32NKJV) She gave a warning. Her comment might be insensitive. As a blind woman, I think I can handle most questions about my sight, but that one opened up a wound. It stung throughout the day. It...
by Carolyn Dale Newell | Mar 14, 2024 | devotion
“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.” (Matthew 5:13 NKJV) My cousin, Eddie, told me that it is definitely possible to lead a...
by Carolyn Dale Newell | Mar 14, 2024 | devotion
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” (Matthew 7:7 NKJV) You’ve stolen a few moments alone. You retreat to your favorite place to pray. Maybe it’s the quiet of a prayer closet or the comfort of an easy chair....
