For My house shall be called a House of Prayer for All Nations. Isaiah 56:7b Our company-wide Interfaith Day of Prayer last week was about the faith of a mustard  seed because we started with the invisible hand of nothing and that which floated on the Spirit and manifested in the savory of the spoken … Continue reading “My House Shall Be a House Of Prayer” by Dianne H. Timmering

This thing about blind faith is just that sometimes it's too hard and one loses all hope and can't see. And worse, then we try to figure out how God will solve it or if He even can. So why pray? Especially since "impossible" has descended upon our head of thoughts and we wonder how … Continue reading “Nowhere Else to Turn: Blind Faith in the Misery of Doubt” by Dianne H. Timmering

“This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver … Continue reading “I Know God Is Real” by Dianne H. Timmering

If they obey and serve him, they will spend the rest of their days in prosperity and their years in contentment. Job 36:11 Hearing God, listening to His instruction is the power of bold decision-making, the  certainty that He is with you, the reduction or elimination of fear, the release of a negative, difficult or … Continue reading “God Says” by Dianne H. Timmering

Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.  Isaiah 40:28-29 I have been saddest … Continue reading “Have You Not Heard?” by Dianne H. Timmering

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17 NIV We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; if it is … Continue reading “God’s Gift” by Dianne H. Timmering

"God is love." 1 John 4:8 Can you truly surrender to the blessing of God's unquenchable love for you for it is nothing you can earn. Mistakes are forgotten--He just wraps His arms around you and brings you to Him in a concrete embrace; and He plans to never let you go. Can you accept … Continue reading “God’s Present To You” by Dianne H. Timmering

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Phillipians 4:6 Do not worry . . . Matthew 6:25 Is a guilt carrier a natural worrier? Do you worry? Do you worry about what you say or if you said to much, or … Continue reading “Do You Worry?” by Dianne H. Timmering

Then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials . . . 2 Peter 2:9 Regret--the cruelty, pain and poison of regret. My husband and I had to put our hound dog of 18 years to sleep on Wednesday. He had been diagnosed in June 2010 with a month to live (with a … Continue reading “The Poison Of Regret” by Dianne H. Timmering

Then Saul dressed David in his own tunic. He put a coat of armor on him and a bronze helmet on his head. David fastened on his sword over the tunic and tried walking around, because he was not used to them. “I cannot go in these,” he said to Saul, “because I am not … Continue reading “Does Your Armor Fit?” by Dianne H. Timmering