Tag: Hope
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The Star of Wonder Still Burns Bright
By Kathi Pelton Today is the first day of Hanukkah. As I sit here and pondered the beauty of the candlelight that is seen in the Hanukkah and Christmas celebrations, it brings me back to the light that shone so brightly in the night sky two thousand years ago. It was a light that led…
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He Came To Give
By Kathi Pelton The Christmas season is a time of giving— giving gifts, giving time, giving meals and giving love. What an appropriate thing to do as we celebrate the One who came to give his all so that we might have joy, peace, and eternal life. His birth, his life, his death and his…
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It Is Time To Yield
by Kathi Pelton Today I was remembering a vision that the Lord gave to me many years ago. The vision was of a father’s strong arm pulling a tiny child close to him. The arm of this farher was so big that it shielded every vulnerable part of this small child. He was fully shielding…
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Trusting God
TRUSTING GOD… by Kathi Pelton Did you know that trusting God in all things is not merely believing that things will turn out the way you want them to? Trusting God is saying that no matter the outcome— I choose to trust him! I will trust him with my victories, my disappointments, my fears, my…
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Against All Hope— BELIEVE!
By Kathi Pelton “Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed…” Romans 4:18 There are times in our lives where we look all around us and the landscape looks like, “against all hope.” But our faith and belief was never meant to be built upon natural circumstances— but on God, “who brings life to the dead…
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Prayer For Today
“I announce, ‘Today is the day that you have made, you have ordained— and I will rejoice and be glad in it.’ I give you my day, my life and all that pertains to me. I place my life and my family into your hands and into your plans. Order my steps with favor, blessings…
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His Shield of Love Surrounds You
Kathi Pelton Is the Lord your refuge?Is he the one that you trust in?Is he the one you turn to in times of suffering?Is he the one that your hope is in? It’s easy to say, “I trust you, Lord” when everything around you is going well. But that moment when the perverbial rug is…
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God Is Listening…
By Kathi Pelton Today I woke up to the voice of the Lord so clearing telling me that he sees me and he hears me. That may sound obvious but there are moments in life that the reminder of his nearness is like a cup of water to a thirsty soul. Today was one of…
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It Is Time For Your Cup To Overflow
By Kathi Pelton Throughout biblical history the Lord continually exhorts His people to tell the stories of the miraculous victories that they have witnesses and testimonies of successes that they have experienced. They were instructed to recount the stories of God’s faithfulness to their children— and then their children’s children. Why? Because the testimony of…
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“I Am With You.” says the Lord
Kathi Pelton As I sat down to spend time with the Lord, I heard his quiet whisper come to me and say, “I am with you.” My husband begins each day by bringing me coffee in bed and kissing the top of my head— it is his way of saying, “Honey, I am here for…
Oceans in the Desert 