Drops of Joy – A Devotional Journey of Healing — Update 18 There was a time when my days were so hard the skies were never blue and the nights seemed endless and foreboding. Consequences of the poor choices I’d made put me into a seemingly inescapable pit, but God made a way where there … Read more
Drops of Joy – A Devotional Journey of Healing — Update 17 Are you fearful, distrusting, broken from events in your life? Have you dealt with abuse, rejection, abandonment or other destructive aspects of getting through your days? Are you ready for God to mold the ashes of your past, even if they are still … Read more
Lord, You commanded us to go share the good news. We humbly ask for You to increase our territory, as we share our faith. Whether in person or online, we crave Your blessing. Give us the words to tell of what You have done and are doing in our lives. Open and soften the hearts … Read more
Drops of Joy – A Devotional Journey of Healing — Update 16 Come with me on the road to healing that Jesus led me along. Perhaps something in my past resonates with yours. May something you read in the devotions in Drops of Joy help you along your journey to healing. Learn to see yourself as … Read more
Lord God, You are Yahweh Rapha, our healer. We come to humbly ask for Your healing touch on everyone who suffers infirmity and struggles with health issues. We lift them to Your loving care. We pray for medical personnel and caregivers. Grant them Your wisdom and discernment in diagnoses and treatments. Be with healthcare workers … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because God heard and answered King Hezekiah’s plea for healing, “‘Remember now, O LORD, I pray, how I have walked before You in truth and with a loyal heart, and have done what was good in Your sight.’ And Hezekiah wept bitterly.” (2 Kings 20: 3 NKJV) Truth … Read more
Drops of Joy – A Devotional Journey of Healing — Update 15 Everybody messes up. We are fallen people striving to make it through this fallen world. Some of my mess-ups have been monumental and damaging to my relationships. Have you messed up that badly? Are you hiding the mistakes and bad choices in an … Read more
Drops of Joy – A Devotional Journey of Healing — Update 14 Do you have a nagging habit that dogs you, but you just can’t correct it? I do. I struggle with being late to appointments and events. There seems to always be one more thing I need to complete before going out the door. … Read more
Oh, Lord, Your Word is relevant for today. Our families are under attack. Adult children are rampantly estranging themselves, building narratives that drive their identity. Siblings pit themselves against one another. Parents grieve the loss. Grandparents grieve the loss. Grandchildren may not understand the void they feel. We come today, to lift the family unit … Read more
Drops of Joy – A Devotional Journey of Healing — Update 9 One of the definitions of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results to come about. Denial plays a role by mentally masking the truth of a situation. The idea that someone I loved was targeting my codependency … Read more