Karoline

Wrath

ByKaroline July 6, 2018 0 Comments

Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. (Ephesians 4:31-32) Last weekend I made a huge mistake. I allowed my anger to consume me. No, not anger. Rage and fury are words that fit better. I was overcome. I couldn't let go of it. That...

Look at me

ByKaroline June 29, 2018 0 Comments

One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon. Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts. When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money. Peter looked straight at him, as did John. Then Peter...

Humility isn’t easy

ByKaroline June 21, 2018 0 Comments

"In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God." (Psalm 10:4) As I learn to walk in Christ, God has given me incredible opportunities for growth. One of the issues I think I've struggled with my entire life is pride. My pride is what makes me stubborn. My pride is what kept me from God for 30 years. My pride is what keeps me away from Him at...

Goodness

ByKaroline June 18, 2018 0 Comments

Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” (Psalm 16:1-2) I've been pondering this week's verse for a while. "I have no good apart from you." What is good? How is good defined in this verse? Thank goodness for my handy dandy reference bible! I also looked at The Message Bible and other...

Friendship

ByKaroline June 7, 2018 0 Comments

When Job’s three friends, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite, heard about all the troubles that had come upon him, they set out from their homes and met together by agreement to go and sympathize with him and comfort him. When they saw him from a distance, they could hardly recognize him; they began to weep aloud, and they tore their robes and sprinkled...

Leap of Faith

ByKaroline June 1, 2018 0 Comments

And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant." Luke 1:46-48 Mary's story fascinates me. A young woman chosen by God to bear the Messiah. When the angel came to her, she responded: “ 'I am the Lord’s servant,' Mary answered. 'May your word to me be...

Love Each Other Deeply

ByKaroline May 25, 2018 0 Comments

Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.. 1 Peter 4:8 (NIV) One of my readings this week shared the above passage. After I read that verse, I dove into my bible to read it in context. And found that I'd already highlighted it. Obviously it really spoke to me. It called to my soul in some way. I don't journal when I read and pray so I don't know what it was...

Joy

ByKaroline May 17, 2018 0 Comments

(Jesus prayed): “I am coming to you now, but I say these things while I am still in the world, so that they may have the full measure of my joy within them. I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world."John 17:13-14 I love spring. It is my favorite season - allergies and all. I love the sights and smells of spring...

Standing up for what’s right

ByKaroline May 8, 2018 0 Comments

(Jesus said) “When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father—he will testify about me. And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning. All this I have told you so that you will not fall away. They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think...

God’s plan

ByKaroline May 4, 2018 0 Comments

He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. (Micah 6:8) This week hasn't been easy. I almost quit my job on Monday when faced with yet another set of challenges - I feel like every step there is an uphill battle. And while I enjoy a good challenge (ie: look at my life the past few years) if...

Looking for God

Author: Karoline