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Serving God Through Broken Vessels— {{Sweet Tea & Friends Link-Up}}
“But the vessel that he was making of clay was spoiled in the hand of the potter; so he remade it into another vessel, as it pleased the potter to make. Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Am I not able, house of Israel, to deal with you as this potter does?” declares the Lord. “Behold, like…
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Jesus In The Path Of The Samaritan Woman
When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” — John 4:7 NIV The noonday sun was scorching. Jesus has been traveling for hours by then, and He’s tired. And tired as he was from the journey settles down by the well and stays there for a while. He was purposeful about…
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One Word April Installment— Intentional Pastimes
It’s that time again as I join the One Word Community monthly link-up hosted by Lisa @ Lisa Notes. Won’t you join me there to read what others and myself are learning or crafting with our one-word 2022? Lisa provides many activities and prompts for us to explore our words more. Here are a few of those. Write your word…
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So You Think God Can’t Use You
Throughout Scripture, God used unlikely people to accomplish his will. What makes you think he won’t use you too? God used and still does use imperfect people all the time to complete his mission and purpose. It’s a common theme throughout the Bible. He can use us too. Do you think you’re unworthy? Unqualified? Remember, his thoughts are not our…
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A Bummer Lamb— No Longer
Have you ever heard of a bummer lamb? Neither have I. Not in a name anyhow. Let me tell you what a bummer lamb is. This is when a Ewe rejects her lamb after birth. Well, I’ve heard of that you may be thinking, so have I. What I didn’t know was that these rejected lambs are called bummers. Having…
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Even The Sparrows
I was having my morning coffee at my friends’ house on Saturday. Looking out the window, the birds had caught my eye—specifically the sparrows. They were a pair going into and out of the birdhouse. I haven’t the fanciest idea if they had eggs inside or not. Now, of course, watching these birds immediately brought to mind this verse in…
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Coffee With Jesus— The Birds Nest
This post was originally published on February 19, 2021, for the Five Minute Friday blog link-up. Where I join up with a community of writers and bloggers of all ages and stages who gather around a single word prompt to free-write, unscripted, unedited, for five minutes. Kate said {Observe} I was coming home from a day out. I was looking…
