Category: Encouragement
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Let There Be Light!
By Kathi Pelton When my husband was attending Bible college in Louisiana, each week we would drive to pick up an elderly blind woman so that she could attend church and have fellowship. She lived in a very poor housing community and because she was blind she never needed to turn on the lights. Each…
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The Voice of the Lord Breaks the Cedars— Get Ready To See His Power!
By Kathi Pelton In the past two weeks those of us who live in the Washington DC region have received numerous alerts on our phones regarding sudden thunderstorms accompanied by such extreme downpours that flash flood warnings had to be issued. These downpours have been amazing to witness— like signs from heaven. After receiving yet…
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Rise Up My Love…Your Spiritual Winter is Over
By Kathi Pelton I awoke this morning with the sweetest scent wafting through my room. I immediately began to see in my spirit lilies, roses and fresh baked pastries. The atmosphere was filled with His goodness and the sweetness of His love. Everything felt fresh and new. Then I heard the familiar words from Song…
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Don’t Let The Bad Days Define You
By Kathi Pelton Yesterday was a bad day for me! After a glorious evening on Friday night I woke up and was almost immediately plunged into an “all round” bad day. Yep— they come to all of us. I’d say it was merely just one of those days that you hope won’t be an entry…
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Stop and Look Up
By Kathi Pelton Last night we spend the evening at friend’s house who live out in the country. As we shared dinner and fellowship on their deck, “creation began to reveal God’s glory!” It began with the most glorious clouds which took on a vibrant pink glow as the sun lowered in the sky. Then…
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Enter In
By Kathi Pelton When guests come to our front door I want them to feel as though they’ve come home. Not merely coming as a visitor but as a member of our family. I intentionally create a welcoming walkway, front porch and front door. Then, when they enter I want them greeted with honor, warmth,…
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Time To Breathe— Send the “Ruach”
By Kathi Pelton Yesterday I was talking with a dear friend who has Covid-19 and he was sharing the darkness he experiences when he cannot get his breath. I have also heard this from others who have contracted this terrible illness. They all say that there seems to be a dark assignment within this virus…
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The Echo
By Kathi Pelton For many days now I have been hearing the word, “Echo.” Of a matter of fact I hear it and see it so often that it has now become like an echo in my ears. When I hear a word that repetitively I must stop and ask the Lord, “What are you…
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All Who Are Thirsty, Weak & Weary
By Kathi Pelton As I woke up this morning and began to wait upon the Lord it was like an audible song began to play in the atmosphere around me (although no music was actually playing). I immediately recognized the words to the song, “All Who Are Thirsty”— here are the words that I was…
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Time To Align
By Kathi Pelton When I was a child, every Saturday my siblings and I were required to thoroughly clean our rooms. One time I remember not wanting to clean so I took all the clothes that had been scattered through my room and threw them on my closet floor. Then I took the papers, books…
Oceans in the Desert 