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The Crushed Spirit
September 18, 2019A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit PROVERBS 15:13 (NIV) Which pain is worse, emotional or physical? Like you, I’v...

CONFIDENCE IN THE VICTORY: Lazarus and Me (The Victory, Not the War)
March 10, 2017EXCERPT FROM MENDED: OUT OF THE RAG PILE, BACK ON THE HANGER BY DEBBIE WOODS (PUBLISHED BY HIGHERLIFE PUBLISHING) Available at: Amazon.com/author/debb...

Confidence in Loving Kindness: Special Needs (Kindness)
March 3, 2017EXCERPT FROM MENDED: (OUT OF THE RAG PILE, BACK ON THE HANGER BY DEBBIE WOODS (PUBLISHED BY HIGHERLIFE PUBLISHING) Be gentle with one another, sensiti...

CONFIDENT THAT GOD IS WORKING UNSEEN: Meanwhile, God …
February 3, 2017EXCERPT FROM MENDED: OUT OF THE RAG PILE, BACK ON THE HANGER BY DEBBIE WOODS (PUBLISHED BY HIGHERLIFE PUBLISHING) His family all tried to comfort him,...

Confident in His Acceptance – Mended: Straight A’s (Accepted)
January 27, 2017EXCERPT FROM MENDED: OUT OF THE RAG PILE, BACK ON THE HANGER BY DEBBIE WOODS (PUBLISHED BY HIGHERLIFE PUBLISHING) Even before he made the world, God l...

Confident in Prayer
January 20, 2017And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him. 1 JOHN 5:14 (NLT) I have not always been confident in my prayers....

The Power of My Words
October 14, 2016“There will be a time of Reckoning. Words are powerful; Take them seriously. Words can be your salvation. Words can also be your damnation.” MATTHEW 1...

Freedom to Be Me?
September 15, 2016Christ has set us free to live a free life. So take your stand! Never again let anyone put a harness of slavery on you. GALATIANS 5:1 (THE MESSAGE) My...

On the Journey Together
August 19, 2016Your life is a journey you must travel with a deep consciousness of God. 1 Peter 1:18 (THE MESSAGE) For 25 years we have been sharing our journey with...

The Treasure of Relationships
November 7, 2014Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone.” GENESIS 2:18 (NLT) It is not good for anyone to do life alone but there was a time i...

There is Treasure in the Darkness!
October 22, 2014Treasure is not something I expected to findin the darkness.All I wanted was to find a way out!JAN DRAVECKYWhen Dave and I first began to experience t...

Cry Out To God
May 12, 2014O Lord, how long will you forget me? Forever? How long will you look the other way? How long must I struggle with anguish in my soul, with sorrow in m...

Listening for Fresh Insights
April 30, 2014Wise men and women are always learning, always listening for fresh insights. PROVERBS 18:15 (THE MESSAGE) Fresh insight – that is what is needed when ...

Hope for a Shattered Perspective
March 6, 2014So we’re not giving up. How could we! Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is makin...

Training for an Attitude Change
December 12, 2013Train yourself in godliness, for, while physical training is of some value, godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for both the present l...

Me? Depressed?
October 7, 2012Lord, have mercy, because I am in misery. My eyes are weak from so much crying, and my whole being is tired from grief. PSALM 31:9 (NCV) WORDS OF KING...

Accepting Wise Counsel
September 25, 2012The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out. PROVERBS 20:5 (NIV) I admit it – I did not want to go to cou...

Step Two-Move Onward
August 28, 2012I’m not saying that I have this all together, that I have it made. But I am well on my way, reaching out for Christ, who has so wondrously reached out...

Step One-Facing Past Pain & Loss
August 21, 2012There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: … a time to mourn … ECCLESIASTES 3:1,4 When I look back on my life – dis...

When Wounds & Weakness Overwhelm Us
July 24, 2012Save me, O God, for the floodwaters are up to my neck. Deeper and deeper I sink into the mire; I can’t find a foothold. I am in deep water, and the fl...

Is Love in Action
July 17, 2012Suppose someone has enough to live and sees a brother or sister in need, but does not help. Then God’s love is not living in that person. My children,...

Speak Words of Encouragement & Comfort
July 10, 2012There is a time for everything, and everything on earth has its special season. There is a time to be silent and a time to speak. ECCLESIASTES 3:1,7 (...

Say Nothing Often
June 30, 2012Three of Job’s friends heard of all the trouble that had fallen on him. Each traveled from his own country— Eliphaz from Teman, Bildad from Shuhah, Zo...

Listen Listen Listen
June 26, 2012Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak JAMES 1:19 (NLT) When a family member or a friend is hur...

Preparing to Walk Beside the Weak & Wounded
June 21, 2012I sought my soul, but my soul I could not see. I sought my God, but God eluded me. I sought my bother and I found all three. AUTHOR UNKNOWN People in ...

Learn to Trust God and Others With Your Weaknesses
June 5, 2012Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, bec...

Adversity Introduces Us to Ourselves
June 5, 2012It is amazing how strong we can become when we begin to realize what weaklings we are. It is in weakness that we can admit our mistakes and correct ou...

Run With Perseverance: Hang Out With Other Pitchers
February 14, 2012“Jesus the Messiah! Father of all mercy! God of all healing counsel! He comes alongside us when we go through hard times, and before you know it, he b...

The Rocky Road of Relationships: We Need Each Other
November 6, 2011by Dave Dravecky No one is wise enough to live alone, nor good enough nor strong enough. God has made us to a large degree dependent upon each other. ...

Suffering Refines Our Faith
November 1, 2011So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you have to endure many trials for a little while. These trials will show that your faith ...