tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37263643.comments2023-11-03T08:31:16.071-04:00Proverbs 31 Ministries Daily DevotionsRenee Swopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04258797591709109230noreply@blogger.comBlogger7722125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37263643.post-52255029629312215942010-12-07T09:08:44.119-05:002010-12-07T09:08:44.119-05:00I have never heard or read the Christmas story.
T...I have never heard or read the Christmas story. <br />That is my goal today! <br />I loved the stories and post I read. Christmas was never fun for me so I am praying for a better understanding and peace during the holidays.Michellehttp://shellbean27407@yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37263643.post-90088628310016714912010-12-07T08:39:39.843-05:002010-12-07T08:39:39.843-05:00Your prayer will help me through the my least favo...Your prayer will help me through the my least favorite time of the year; the 'Christmas season' of October!!! > New Year's. I dread it and am impatient for its end.<br /><br />I do thank Him each day for what touches my senses but today's prayer will help me to thank Him for touching my heart as well in the New Year.<br /><br />Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37263643.post-42886981642095801262010-12-07T07:48:57.894-05:002010-12-07T07:48:57.894-05:00This brought me to tears! Mostly because, despite ...This brought me to tears! Mostly because, despite my attempts and desires to BE in the moment, and experience Christ's peace this Christmas, my mind is racing with all the silly details you described! Thank you for this gift...several weeks before Christmas...to help me slow down...<br /><br />I attend an incredible church in the Buffalo area and our pastor taught on "Christ with us" this week...if anyone needs even more encouragement on this topic, check out the sermon:<br /><br /><br />http://theater.thechapel.com/play/?p=1507&title=The_Mystery_of_the_IncarnationLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14643542809590522666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37263643.post-12125342098676662252010-12-07T06:52:01.545-05:002010-12-07T06:52:01.545-05:00Wow! I just blogged about this perfect gift too. ...Wow! I just blogged about this perfect gift too. You said it so much better than I said it :) I found myself in Luke 2 yesterday. We get so caught up in the noise of Christmas and forget the present that matters most. Thanks for sharing this.Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08759685086052787602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37263643.post-6165827377519168632010-12-06T09:00:00.995-05:002010-12-06T09:00:00.995-05:00Zoe
Thanks for this reminder, we have had a very s...Zoe<br />Thanks for this reminder, we have had a very stressful year and it is hard being good some times when being bad would feel so good, we are being bought thru something that should not be ours but thru the lies of others we are here and maybe God is testing us to make sure we are who we say we are, I would hate to smell bad to God but it is so hard when being honest and right can cost so much, because people believe lies over the truth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37263643.post-24777584226243527782010-12-05T20:44:43.668-05:002010-12-05T20:44:43.668-05:00The whole christmas-blues issue is on my mind this...The whole christmas-blues issue is on my mind this year. I feel the stretched thing too. I feel like so much of what my immediate family does for christmas is about the expectation of others (mostly the grandparents on both sides!) and I feel that the past 8 years (4 kids later), the sparkle has rubbed off a little more each yr. Trying to make meaningful exchanges at christmas can be a stress. Thanks for this devotional, it is helping me think about how to approach this as a Christian woman who is also a mother, daughter sister, wife etc, to consider others needs and desires too. I will be honest with my own heart privately first and bring it all before Him who cares even about all the tiny stuff. Change does take time. Thanks this devotional is such food for thought for me this season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37263643.post-43450940950623981372010-12-04T13:44:05.647-05:002010-12-04T13:44:05.647-05:00My son has been married for 5 yrs. To a women who...My son has been married for 5 yrs. To a women who I truly believe is bi-polar, and in all honesty I have to admit my son has had his fair share of behavior problems too. They also have 2 of the most beautiful children in the world. There not enough money or love to make these 2 happy, they treated my husband and myself and even the rest of family so badly no one could stand it. So now if I hear anything at all it's just calls of profanity and I hate you. "My heart" hurts so badly. no one understands I "LOVE MY SON". I do find peace 98% of the time in prayer. But sometimes I wish the Lord would send me just a little more patients. I know I cannot begin to understand what he has planned for me or my son. But my heart is full with The Lords love and the promise that "He has made everything beautiful in its time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37263643.post-11706212924672142972010-12-03T21:50:48.179-05:002010-12-03T21:50:48.179-05:00So precisely what I needed TODAY. Thank you for al...So precisely what I needed TODAY. Thank you for allowing the Spirit to speak through you for me in this. Merry Christmas!Pippen Prints: Elizabeth Murray Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971359800229901710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37263643.post-48748556986651142812010-12-03T11:30:55.119-05:002010-12-03T11:30:55.119-05:00Our Thanksgiving celebrations were different this ...Our Thanksgiving celebrations were different this year, and I was struggling with the change. Thank you for this devotion!Kelsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09958105937000124128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37263643.post-9589324230188762882010-12-03T10:10:48.932-05:002010-12-03T10:10:48.932-05:00i read your message today with a smile on my face....i read your message today with a smile on my face. My children were young during my divorce, so i had to make lots of adjustments.Christmas was when i had my son & daughter with me-no matter when or where it was. Many years, Christmas came early & then they were with their dad for weeks.I always said that anything after they left was "frosting on the cake" of Christmas.It wasn't easy to develope that attitude-but when I did,I was thankful & blessed by the Christmas experiences that I had with or without my kids.God is so good when we look to Him to find his peacce & joy.Barbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37263643.post-40236753147534960522010-12-03T09:39:11.465-05:002010-12-03T09:39:11.465-05:00Oh Denni, you just made my day! Love the transform...Oh Denni, you just made my day! Love the transformation in your thoughts about holidays and family. You rock!Suzie Ellerhttp://tsuzanneeller.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37263643.post-53592985116532072010-12-03T09:10:37.581-05:002010-12-03T09:10:37.581-05:00This is great! This Thanksgiving I shed tears as ...This is great! This Thanksgiving I shed tears as I thought this could perhaps be the last one with all my children still living at home. I am one that would normally let the number on the calendar rule - because that's how it's always been. I will let go of that in order to make it easier on my girls as the venture out on their own. Thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01256216293931935891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37263643.post-59234321036492545092010-12-03T09:01:53.081-05:002010-12-03T09:01:53.081-05:00I'm wondering if some of our holiday blues com...I'm wondering if some of our holiday blues come about because we aren't truth-tellers. We aren't honest with ourselves or our family members because we don't know how to tell the truth about our experiences with family. I love your perspective on doing what it right. I'm praying about bringing things into the light with my family and figuring out how to have peace and freedom in our relationships. Thanks!LivewithFlairhttp://www.livewithflair.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37263643.post-6891186658181908272010-12-03T07:58:33.886-05:002010-12-03T07:58:33.886-05:00I so agree with this devo! We make ourselves nuts...I so agree with this devo! We make ourselves nuts by decreeing that family events must be wonderful, full of fun and only land on certain days of the year! If you open up your options you are able to have wonderful times with family and friends and the number on the calendar does not have to rule your life! May God give us the grace to see that family is important, not the schedule!Charlottenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37263643.post-45995076876544525332010-12-03T01:56:13.968-05:002010-12-03T01:56:13.968-05:00I just had a heated exchange of words with my boyf...I just had a heated exchange of words with my boyfriend and I told myself I am going to google the phrase Lord what should I do?and whatever positive or negative comes is what I am going to take and it clearly stated go and so m going..Lord if U may let your will be done in my life Amen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37263643.post-65180350470060164552010-12-02T14:56:19.034-05:002010-12-02T14:56:19.034-05:00You just fixed in one devotional lesson a struggle...You just fixed in one devotional lesson a struggle I have had for more years than I can count. I am a problem-solver at heart, which means I am constantly overthinking everything! I GET IT!! Thank-you so much!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37263643.post-15407793360198764152010-12-02T14:14:26.172-05:002010-12-02T14:14:26.172-05:00Thanks for the post. I have an 8 year old who is ...Thanks for the post. I have an 8 year old who is a worrier. I am hoping that I can use this to help her in some way.<br />RobinRobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17321979437578449880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37263643.post-21549968777911356022010-12-02T11:58:42.632-05:002010-12-02T11:58:42.632-05:00These are the thoughts I've been controlled by...These are the thoughts I've been controlled by every day for most of my adult life! I turned 40 this year and was sad to realize that all that time I'd spent "thinking things through" over the years had gotten me nowhere. I'm no closer to being who God wants me to be...because I'm no closer to Him. I've tried many times to figure things out on my own - "What is God's purpose for me?" - without actually looking to Him in prayer or studying His Word. Silly of me, I know! Who do I think I am??!! This devotion is exactly what I needed...I will be clinging to these verses as I learn to keep my focus on praise & prayer and leave the direction and purpose of my life in God's hands.<br />Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37263643.post-55711182187823953832010-12-02T11:13:32.351-05:002010-12-02T11:13:32.351-05:00Oh my! You have been inside my head. It is like yo...Oh my! You have been inside my head. It is like you wrote my thoughts word for word. Thank you for a solution. I would do anything to stop this constant worry. Please pray for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37263643.post-90336760691430000692010-12-02T10:35:18.498-05:002010-12-02T10:35:18.498-05:00This is the perfect devotion for me right now as I...This is the perfect devotion for me right now as I go through some difficult times with my spouse. I will type it up to put on the fridge to see everyday. I keep telling myself the outcome is in God's hands but it is so hard not to analyze and worry about the situation. Thank you for reminding me to turn it over to God. Bless You!Quilting Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14868375882058991490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37263643.post-63010999228273476112010-12-02T07:28:24.388-05:002010-12-02T07:28:24.388-05:00Wow--convicting! Thanks so much for sharing your ...Wow--convicting! Thanks so much for sharing your heart and your stories. I LOVE them!!!! <br /><br />In His name~<br />AmyAmy Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03025889896943536853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37263643.post-44583396631275414652010-12-02T07:08:08.724-05:002010-12-02T07:08:08.724-05:00God is SO good! I continue to be amazed at God'...God is SO good! I continue to be amazed at God's greatness and speaking through these daily devotions.. It is so often exactly what I need to hear! I was just emailing a friend yesterday worrying about a situation in my life.. reading this will help me to always hand over my worry to God and thank Him for taking that worry off of my shoulders!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37263643.post-91920012616728686312010-12-02T06:23:55.793-05:002010-12-02T06:23:55.793-05:00Thank you for this truth! I am convinced that the ...Thank you for this truth! I am convinced that the best way to reach those far from God is to share where we were at and what He has done in our life. You are right, no one can argue with that and it is a very powerful message when we share it. Thanks for sharing this.Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08759685086052787602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37263643.post-66477221667259733702010-12-02T05:53:50.579-05:002010-12-02T05:53:50.579-05:00...a WOW God moment for me!! I read this post righ......a WOW God moment for me!! I read this post right at a moment, when I was feeling so low for allowing my circumstances, and situations get the best of me! I had been complaining to myself, and God... And then something happened the day before, that although it eased some stress, it made me think of all the opportunities, I had missed to praise him through the storm.. I was thinking so along the lines of your post... Then, just when I was sitting at my desk at work, praying as I worked, in popped this post... As I read it, I realized that God was showing me that I worry way too much about too many things.. and what Satan wants to tell me is MY fault, isn't at ALL.. God is in full control... And as I prayed, adding my own adlibs to the prayer, I held a sticky note pad in my hand, that represented all my situations, issues,etc... I said God here's my problems... I am giving them to you!! Then I laid them on the side of my desk for him to retrieve.. while that sounds silly to some, it helped me to get on with my day, and have a new perspective on my life!! Thanks a bunch Rachel for listening to God's voice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37263643.post-72884874290112291562010-12-02T02:07:03.783-05:002010-12-02T02:07:03.783-05:00Hello Rachel,
what do you do when you're so ...Hello Rachel, <br /><br />what do you do when you're so overwhelmed with life's circumstances, that you cant even pray, except to say, Lord please help me. I choose not to express my deepest concerns with anyone as they are too close to home and I Just dont know what to do right now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com