I consider it an honor to introduce you to Teresa Moyer. Teresa and I met on Facebook, and we discovered we are both authorsWe finally met last year at a writers conference where we were roommates. I know you will enjoy her devotion.
But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.”John 4:14 NLV
Oh, how we love to pray this prayer…
Lord, please remove all these obstacles from my path. Lord oh how I would love to finally have a smooth and carefree life. Thank you, Jesus…AMEN!
We daydream of a life that is free from pain, conflicts, rejection, disappointments and struggles. That would be heaven on earth.
Yes, Heaven on Earth is not how God has us. If we had that right now, what would we have to look forward to?
A life free from the struggles in life is like a body of water that is closed off. A body of water that is 100% still becomes stagnant. The only things that grow in stagnant water are bacteria, disease and mosquitoes.
God does not call us to live stagnant lives. He calls us to live a life drinking in the flowing living water. The living water flows from Jesus and Him alone. Jesus never lived a stagnant life. His life was never carefree and smooth. So why would our lives be any different.
Oh, the mountain tops in life are amazing but it is in the valley that we grow.
The valley has pools of life-giving water that flow down from the mountain top.
Embrace the struggle of the incline up out of the valley and know that Jesus always has His hand out for us take to help us in the really steep spots.
Enjoy the valley but don’t stay there seeking a smooth carefree life because only stagnant water lives in that carefree life.
BIO
Teresa Moyer lives in Oregon and has lived there her entire life. She became a Christian in 1996 at the age of 30. God called her into ministry in 1997 and she received an associate degree in pastoral ministry and a bachelor’s degree in Christian counseling. Teresa worked in healthcare mainly with adults with disabilities for 35 years. She is currently writing her memoir and a devotional.
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Originally posted on July 21, 2023 @ 1:00 am
Teresa, I loved your devotional. I was on my journey to being born again in 1982. Like a period of gestation I developed a firm understanding of the Bible and Jesus as that word of God. I pray right now with these words that your Christian growth and knowledge will continue. May we all as Christians continue to grow until that day of reckoning. God bless your ministry, and my God’s favor lead you.