“…Mary was engaged to be married to Joseph.” Matthew 1:18 NLT Joseph had waited patiently for Mary to be his in every sense. The contract was signed and that meant marriage in Jesus’ day. To break it, there would need to be a divorce. He was preparing for his bride. Building the marriage room and probably working overtime to get it done. After all, he and his friends could not go to collect her until…
“And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. She gave birth …laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the village inn.” Luke 2: 6-7 NLT For the life of me I don’t understand God’s timing sometimes. I can just imagine Joseph looking at Mary (come on wives, you know that look) and thinking, you’re kidding, right? Now? In hind sight, we see…
“…and keep their promises even when it hurts.” Psalm 15:4 (NLT) Have you ever given the pinky swear or crossed your heart and hoped to die with a needle in your eye? I did countless times as a child. The older I get, the more precious sharing my heart is and keeping other’s secrets has become. Also, the more important keeping my word is to me. Keeping our word is about much more than being…
O my people, trust in him at all times. Pour out your heart to him, for God is our refuge. Psalm 62:8 (NLT) I rarely pour my heart out to anyone. I share many things with my husband or best girlfriend but there are always places in my soul I leave untouched – veiled. Maybe those places seem too dark or maybe they are just too painful. What do we do with the little sacred…
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