by Carolyn Rice | Apr 24, 2013 | Uncategorized |
A young man timidly approached me and another woman who were serving as prayer partners after church one Sunday. He began to name the things that were wrong with him, all the reasons he needed prayer. I listened to what he had to say, while inwardly asking God what he...
by Carolyn Rice | Apr 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
When Moses sent the Israelites to spy out the land God was giving to them, only two came back with a good report. The good report was measured with what God had said. The bad report was measured by what the men saw around them, seeing themselves as small and the...
by Carolyn Rice | Apr 15, 2013 | Uncategorized |
So many of us pass by things that don’t look good on the outside; but the truth is, because of this, so many are missing out on what God sees as precious. For God has hidden treasure in many people that don’t “look good” on the outside. They don’t look like leaders,...
by Carolyn Rice | Apr 12, 2013 | Uncategorized |
The housework seemed overwhelming. Every time I looked, there seemed to be a new mess to clean up. I became overwhelmed, and when I’m overwhelmed, I’m grumpy. One day I said, “Lord, would you help me with this house and everything that needs to get done?” A few days...
by Carolyn Rice | Apr 10, 2013 | Uncategorized |
The Bible says God’s promises are our armor and protection (Psalm 91:4 NLT). If we don’t know the promises of God, if we don’t know the word, then how will we be protected from the enemy’s arrows? It does not happen overnight. And for some reason, I used to think it...
by Carolyn Rice | Apr 8, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Bless those who persecute you, bless and do not curse (Romans 12:14 NIV). Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing (1 Peter 3:9 NIV). This seems...
by Carolyn Rice | Apr 5, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Recently, I had someone in my life do something terrible. Then, without even apologizing or acknowledging that they’d done something to break my heart, they said, “I love you.” I spent many days being angry over this. How could this person do such a terrible thing,...
by Carolyn Rice | Apr 3, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Most every morning, I get up to have some tea and read my Bible. I look forward to this time in anticipation, because I know that God is going to show me something new for my day through the word. Sometimes I can’t wait to see what He’s going to show me. There was a...
by Carolyn Rice | Apr 2, 2013 | Uncategorized |
I had just secured a permanent position at the library. It wasn’t the closest library to my house, but we liked each other and it seemed like a win win situation. I had been working as a sub at many different libraries so I was excited to have a permanent home. Then...
by Carolyn Rice | Apr 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
Yesterday, while my family went for a hike, there were places where the trails were narrow, and there was quite a drop over the edge. The most dangerous places had guardrails, but some did not. I am one of those people who do not like heights at all. My husband, in...
