enLIVEn Devotionals

Abiding in Jesus - Overflowing His Spirit

Writing Friends

For months I had prayed for a new community of Christian women. The small accountability group of women I had met with for almost nine years had dissolved, and I knew I was floundering. Being a new member of of my church, I’d heard a lot about home teams, but I was still clinging to the hope that my little group would somehow be resurrected and all would be well. I knew in my heart, though, that while the group had been a blessing, it was time for me to move on. Deep in my heart I knew if I would allow it, God would lead me to a new community of sisters with whom I could share life and ... Read the Post

Held

I work as a Medical Social Worker for Driscoll Children’s Hospital in the Neonate Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Like all jobs, mine involves tasks that are extremely challenging. One of the most challenging tasks is that I have to be present and assist with all infant deaths that occur in the NICU. This task has become increasingly more challenging since I became pregnant six months ago. There are no magic words that I can say to stop the parents’ pain and suffering. As I sit with them, I question why God would bless a family with a baby only to take him away three weeks later. It seems ... Read the Post

Hero or a Dud

I knew two women with boyfriends who didn’t want to commit. God asked both of these women to end their relationships. One woman ended the five year relationship fully anticipating that her boyfriend would see the error of his ways and become the hero she wanted; instead, she was shocked when he agreed and six months later proposed to another woman and quickly started a family. The second woman ended her five year relationship with her boyfriend fully anticipating that he would agree and she would lose him forever. Her heart was broken, but she knew she deserved a hero not a dud. When she ... Read the Post

His Peace

God’s peace is different from our idea of peace. I am due to have our third baby any day now, and our home has been full of family and friends helping us out. At the same time, my two little girls have become a little uneasy knowing change is on the way. After a disastrous breakfast replete with spankings, crying, a distressed Grandma and an exhausted Mommy, I sought solace under my covers with my Bible and begged God for some peace as I drank in His scriptures.His words were like a cool river running through my body, calming me down, bringing me peace and strengthening me for the rest of ... Read the Post

Hometown

Over a decade ago, I moved 900 miles away from my hometown in Kansas. Although I miss my family, I have enjoyed the anonymity I have gained since I left. However, I’ve always wondered why it was so hard for me reconnect with my family and friends when I returned home. It seemed like I would visit my hometown and everyone would see me as the little high school cheerleader I once was instead of the educated Christian woman I have worked so hard to become. It frustrated me. I always questioned why my family and friends would not take me seriously. Then one day I was reading the Bible and a ... Read the Post