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January 28, 2010 by Lisa, RM Director 1 Comment

The Comfort Tree

“You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.” (Isaiah 26:3) A friend recently challenged me to find something to be thankful for each day. I’ve been trying to find things I usually … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Devotionals Tagged With: Christian encouragement, Chronic pain, daily devotionals, hopekeepers, illness ministry, invisible illness, meditation, Rest Ministries, Trust

January 27, 2010 by Lisa, RM Director 2 Comments

Keeping our Vision

Image via Wikipedia “Where there is no vision, the people perish, but he that keepeth the law, happy is he” (Proverbs 29:18 KJV). I have heard this verse quoted many times & applied to many circumstance. I recently … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Devotionals Tagged With: Christian encouragement, Chronic pain, Conditions and Diseases, daily devotionals, Divine grace, God, Health, hopekeepers, illness ministry, invisible illness, Learning, Lord, Major depressive disorder, meditation, Rest Ministries, Trust

January 26, 2010 by Lisa, RM Director 3 Comments

Made For This Purpose

“Now it is God who has made us for this very purpose & has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.” (2 Corinthians 5:5) Sometimes life can seem hard & we wonder if things wouldn’t have been better … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Devotionals Tagged With: Christian encouragement, Chronic pain, daily devotionals, God, hopekeepers, illness ministry, invisible illness, meditation, Photography, Rest Ministries, Trust

January 15, 2010 by Lisa, RM Director Leave a Comment

Happy New Year

“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!”(Philippians 4:4 NIV) It’s that time of the year when people greet you with “Happy New Year” – in shops, on the street, at parties & at Church too. Even if you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Devotionals Tagged With: Bible, Christian, daily devotionals, Depression, Health, hopekeepers, illness encouragement, Kids and Teens, New Year, Photography, Rest Ministries

January 14, 2010 by Lisa, RM Director Leave a Comment

Being Summoned by God

"The Mighty One, God, the Lord, speaks & summons the earth from the rising of the sun to the place where it sets." (Psalm 50:1 NIV). Reading the description of creation in Genesis, I recognize first, that God summoned us … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Devotionals Tagged With: Bible, Christian, Christian encouragement, Christianity, daily devotionals, Depression, God, hopekeepers, illness encouragement, Jesus, Parent, Psalms, Religion and Spirituality, Rest Ministries

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