Author: Diane Smith
God Is the Key
The spiritual manifestations or signs and wonders are a controversial topic in the church at large. I am not here to debate the validity or…
Don’t Jump
My husband, Mark, has a very good sense of humor. He used to compare our child-raising efforts to pushing a wheelbarrow full of frogs. It…
We See Things Imperfectly
When I reread this word, I was struck by Who was speaking to me. I think Jesus because He refers to ‘Our Father’ and ‘My…
It Sort of Resembles Hate
The Lord is always calling us to higher things. At this time, I felt I was having some victories in forgiving personal offenses and choosing…
Desperate
Addictions are very hard, to say the least. My husband is a recovered alcoholic but hasn’t drunk for many years. That wasn’t the case in…
We Know Who Knows
Often during this time in my life God was urging me to make prayer more of a priority. As I’ve gotten older, I have learned…
Who Am I to Judge?
God loves people more than anything! He cares about our relationships, and so many of my conversations with Him are about those I love. Obviously,…
How’s Your Fruit Doing
It’s interesting what the Lord does with a preacher’s message. I don’t remember what Debbie’s dad’s point was, but it caused me to question how…
Only Time for a Few
When journaling, one of my reoccurring themes is feeling overwhelmed by things to do or just not having enough time to do what I want…
A Gentle Answer
The author from the devotional I was reading that year posed a question, and I was pondering how to apply it in my life. We…