enLIVEn Devotionals

Abiding in Jesus - Overflowing His Spirit

God's Transfer

I’ve been blessed in my life to have had military wives as friends, and I’ve learned a lot from them. I respect and admire them so much. When their family is stationed somewhere new, the women know that they will only be there for a short time. Therefore, the women have learned ways of making the most of the time they have in their new home. One friend summarized it this way. “The first thing I do is put out my pictures of family and friends. That makes any place feel like home to me.” Yes, families and friends give us an anchor in this life. They point to the most important things here ... Read the Post

Graduation

It’s hard to believe, but I am currently in the process of addressing high school graduation announcements for my oldest son! It seems like just yesterday that he was bouncing into a classroom for the very first time, and now he’s grown. He has gone from one stepping- stone to the next in such a flash; I can hardly keep up. I still see him as a little boy, but he’s spent the last eighteen years trying to break that mold! He’s changed so much in such a short time, and I am amazed at how God has uniquely “shaped” him. (I’m also amazed at the “senior-itus” that plagues him. Suddenly, he is ... Read the Post

Go Eat Popcorn

  Around a year ago, I began hearing through some of my friends at church that a "ladies writing group" was putting some of their devotionals together. This group was getting ready to meet for the first time at the leader's home. The leader of the group was a published writer. My interest was piqued! So I gave her a call and got the information on where they were going to meet. In my heart I have always known that sharing everything God has done in my life is the right thing to do – it reveals His glory. Writing devotionals seemed like it might be an appropriate way in which I could ... Read the Post

The Great Conductor

  Whenever you get a chance, watch an orchestra conductor. He directs with his whole body, not just with the baton in his hand. Even his hair gets into the act. He feels the music, and he is determined to squeeze every ounce of beauty out of the players and the instruments in front of him. The audience can never tell exactly what he’ll do or how the orchestra will react to his every movement. Finally, with sweat pouring down him, the concert has ended and the crowd gives a standing ovation. It was a masterpiece! God is much like the conductor. In fact, He is the Great Conductor, ... Read the Post

Filling Station

One lazy Saturday afternoon as a friend and I strolled through a local gift shop, we came across a sign which read simply: Filling Station. The contrast between the white wash on the distressed wood with the subtle moss green lettering caught my eye, but it was those two simple words which caused my friend to pause. “Look!” she pointed, “Doesn’t that sign remind you of our pastor and his reference to the church as a filling station – a place where Believers go to get filled up and refueled each week?” “Yes,” I agreed and jotted down “filling station” on a paper bag for further ... Read the Post

Great Consoler

  After a two month absence from home while participating in a mission trip to Africa, our sixteen year old daughter, Megan, was returning home. She had traveled with thirty-two strangers from the United States and Canada to a remote village in southeast Africa where poverty and life threatening diseases are epidemic, to build an emergency rescue shelter for AIDS orphans and spread the good news about Jesus Christ. Communication from Megan had been sparse. We received a phone call when she arrived for “boot camp” in Florida, a second call before she boarded her flight to Africa, and a ... Read the Post