Last Updated on October 31, 2014 by Thank you for walking with me on this journey. These last 31 days have reminded me that I am surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses committed to walk by faith on blue sky days and stormy ones. As I look around and see you holding fast to…
Walk on Water Faith {Day 30}
Last Updated on August 10, 2015 by Stacy Averette Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and…
Walk on Water Faith {Day 29}
Last Updated on October 29, 2014 by If you could crawl inside my mind for just a minute you might see thoughts about: ACT scores—College admissions—Braces—Marriage proposal—Driver’s Licenses—Empty Nest—Puppy Love—Messy rooms—Hormones—Graduation—Loud people—What’s for supper?—Mounds of laundry—Shopping trips—What’s for supper?—Cell phones—Nail polish on carpet—High School Chemistry/Anatomy/Calculus—What’s for supper?—Wedding dates—Gray hair—Lose 10lbs—What’s for supper? When I became…
Walk on Water Faith {Day 28}
Last Updated on October 28, 2014 by My momma used to say I walk like I’m going to a fire. She was right. I still walk that way. Except when I’m with him. He walks slow. S—L—O—W—. (He swears he walks fast at work. Must be all the coffee.) Whatever. During the three decades we’ve…
Walk on Water Faith {Day 27}
This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. I John 1:5 Click here to read other Walk on Water Faith posts.
Walk on Water Faith {Day 25}
Last Updated on October 25, 2014 by He came four weeks early. We were expecting him or her in March. My busy life with my careful plans were in control—or so I thought. At 11:30 p.m. on February 26, he arrived quickly, with very little warning. Bags weren’t packed. Pantry wasn’t stocked. House wasn’t clean.…
Walk on Water Faith {Day 24}
Last Updated on October 25, 2014 by He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. I Peter 2:24 Sometimes all I can see are the wounds. The pain racks my body and heart and days.…
Walk on Water Faith {Day 23}
Last Updated on October 23, 2014 by If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. James 1:5 What is wisdom? Charles Stanley defines wisdom clearly and precisely: Godly wisdom can be defined as the capacity to see things the way the…
Walk on Water Faith {Day 22}
Last Updated on October 22, 2014 by And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. Hebrews 11:6 Faith pleases God. I know that yet oftentimes I find that I’m having a hard time seeing.…
Walk on Water Faith {Day 21}
Last Updated on October 21, 2014 by Experts say it takes 21 days to establish a new habit. I think they’re right. Despite some craziness in my life and schedule over the last 21 days I find myself unable to go a day without writing or thinking about #write31Days and the Truth that is shaping…
Walk on Water Faith {Day 20}
Last Updated on August 10, 2015 by Stacy Averette Wikipedia defines lie as an intentionally false statement to a person or group made by another person or group who knows it is not wholly the truth. Lies can be told for various reasons, and with various amounts of success. “Liar, liar pants on fire ” …
Walk on Water Faith {Day 18}
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness. 2 Timothy 3:16 Click here for all Walk on Water Faith posts.
Walk on Water Faith {Day 17}
Last Updated on October 17, 2014 by First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, 2 for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. 3 This is good, and it is pleasing…
Walk on Water Faith {Day 16}
But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one. 2 Thessalonians 3:3 (A portion of the following post was originally published earlier this year. As I meditated on today’s verse the words were still fresh on my mind and I am convinced someone needs to hear them today.)…
Walk on Water Faith {Day 15}
Last Updated on October 15, 2014 by It’s late Spring and I sit tear-blind at the corner of St. Roch and Filmore Avenue. Click. . . click. . . click. The rhythm reminds me to wait before I turn. Seminary classes are done for now. I’ve pushed disappointment and deadline uphill with an empty heart…
Walk on Water Faith {Day 14}
Last Updated on October 14, 2014 by The mystery in a nutshell is just this: Christ is in you, so therefore you can look forward to sharing in God’s glory. It’s that simple. Colossians 1:27 Yesterday we were reminded that God is at work in us. Today the message is the same: Christ is IN…
Walk on Water Faith {Day 13}
Last Updated on October 13, 2014 by For it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure. Philippians 2:13 God is at work in me and you. What great news! We have been called to duty—to work out our salvation (v.12) with the confidence that God is…
Walk on Water Faith {Day 11}
Last Updated on October 11, 2014 by God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us. Glory to God in the church! Glory to…
Walk on Water Faith {Day 10}
Last Updated on October 10, 2014 by I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20 The…
Walk on Water Faith {Day 9}
Last Updated on October 9, 2014 by And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. 2 Corinthians 3:18 In John Stott’s Final Address delivered at the Keswick Convention, July 17, 2007, he made the…