Decided
Exodus 36:7 “…what they already had was more than enough to do all the work.” Giving thanks in a season of Thanksgiving may or may not come easy. He has sustained us, provided and deserves to be given all of our thanks and praise. Even while we wait on God to...
Lisa Maples | Nov 2, 2019 | 0 Comments
Guarded
While sitting in church during a Monday night prayer meeting, I noticed an old friend a few rows up from me. As I remembered how we had met years before, my mind flooded with memories of when I faced sadness and disappointment. This person had been my Christian...
Lisa Maples | Oct 27, 2019 | 0 Comments
Invited
For a week, I had been cleaning out a messy room in our house filled with old toys. I wanted my daughters' friends to have a tidy place to gather when they came over for a Friday Night Fun Night at our house. We had invited them and they had responded with a Yes,...
Lisa Maples | Oct 22, 2019 | 0 Comments
Promised Peace
After I arrived at the mall with two boxes of shoes and three shirts to return on a Thursday evening, I handed the receipt to the cashier in the shoe section. She stated, “Uh, these had to be returned within three days.” It was Thursday and I had bought the...
Lisa Maples | Oct 19, 2019 | 0 Comments
Strengthened and Helped
While I noticed my two cats were not racing through my house one weekday morning, I could tell that it was just too quiet. Normally, one of them says "Good Morning" by rubbing against my legs over and over while the other one stays nearby. But on that particular...
Lisa Maples | Oct 13, 2019 | 0 Comments
Restored
“I had a rough day and was just reminded of Psalm 23. #HeLeads”, texted my friend, Charlene. During the previous weeks, she and I had been talking about the deep truths found in the 23rd Psalm. We had coined the hash-tagged phrase “#HeLeads” to remind us in our...
Lisa Maples | Oct 6, 2019 | 0 Comments
Followed
Psalms 23:6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever. (ESV) When I was a small child, my Southern, Christian church congregation would sing from "Hymns of Glorious Praise", a power packed...
Lisa Maples | Sep 30, 2019 | 0 Comments
