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Finding God’s Presence ~ Experiencing Transforming Glory From the Sweat Of My Brow

Posted by Nan Jones | Oct 24, 2018 | bible devotions online, Finding God's Presence, Nan Jones author and speaker |

I struggled through the fallen limbs and briars cluttering the mountain trail. Droplets trickled down my face from the sweat of my brow, the arduous journey almost over. The ridgetop was in view — just a little farther and the struggle would be worth it.

The height would offer a glorious view of my beloved Blue Ridge Mountains.

Taking hold of a crevice in a nearby boulder, I hoisted myself onto the rock, using it as a stepping stone to climb along the rock ledge. A few feet over I found a comfortable place to sit. The stone felt warmed by the sun. I hugged my knees and looked out over the vast beauty of the mountain range.

A Prayer When It’s Hard to Love Like God

Posted by Nan Jones | Oct 21, 2018 | bible devotions online, Finding God's Presence, Nan Jones author and speaker, prayer |

Lord, You are mighty. You are good. You are love — pure love, everlasting love, love that never fails. Help me walk in — live-out — Your love.

At all times.

Especially in the ugly places and especially when no one is looking.

That’s when it really counts, isn’t it? That’s when it bears fruit, because that kind of love is of You and certainly not of ourselves.

Finding God’s Presence ~ When God Sends a Message in the Wind

Posted by Nan Jones | Oct 17, 2018 | bible devotions online, Finding God's Presence, Nan Jones author and speaker |

I stood beneath the pine grove at the crest of the hill. Autumn leaves shimmied on the wings of the wind. Floating. Twirling. Submitting to the authority of the breeze.

Storm clouds pressed eastward leaving an October indigo sky in its wake.

I closed my eyes.

A Prayer When You Don’t Want to Fret Anymore

Posted by Nan Jones | Oct 14, 2018 | bible devotions online, Finding God's Presence, Nan Jones author and speaker, prayer |

Lord, return me to a place of peace. Forgive me for stepping out of Your peace, for it is available to me always. You, Lord, remain faithful. But I shift my focus and my thoughts on the obstacles and difficult places — I choose to fret — and soon forget that You are the Great God, Ruler of all things.

You teach us to trust You, to know that our relationship with You is founded in great love — a love that surpasses all understanding.

Therefore, trust can be and should be a natural response.

Finding God’s Presence ~ How to Counter the Enemy’s Attack

Posted by Nan Jones | Oct 10, 2018 | bible devotions online, Finding God's Presence, Nan Jones author and speaker |

Huddled beneath the covers wishing the morning away, I recognized His sweet whisper, “I am for you, not against you. You are my child. You have not been forsaken.” I squeezed my eyes and scrunched up my face because, although I believed what the Lord was speaking to me, my reality felt very different.

I felt alone in many ways.

I definitely felt overwhelmed. Heavy-laden. Crumpling beneath life’s burdens.

But again, He said, “I am for you, not against you.”

Author: Nan Jones

Finding God’s Presence ~ Experiencing Transforming Glory From the Sweat Of My Brow

A Prayer When It’s Hard to Love Like God

Finding God’s Presence ~ When God Sends a Message in the Wind

A Prayer When You Don’t Want to Fret Anymore

Finding God’s Presence ~ How to Counter the Enemy’s Attack

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