Tag: trust
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Kathi Pelton Today is the last day that our youngest lives with us. Tomorrow he will live 600 miles away and today my heart aches to hang on just a bit longer. Moms never believe that this day will come and when it does every rhythm and movement you’ve known in your life for decades…
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The Lord Will Defend You
Kathi Pelton Our family has a tiny dog that frightens easily. Whenever he becomes frightened by a loud noise or stranger he will run away and hide under a chair, sofa or table. We will immediately try to get to him in order to hold him, comfort him, and defend him, but he makes it…
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He Has Promised to Prosper You and Not Harm You
Kathi Pelton God’s promises are real! Do you believe that? His promises of blessings and help are not just nice words to give you false hope but they are promises from God and He cannot lie! Human hope is more of a “wish” than Biblical hope which is “assurance” but many believers live expecting adversity…
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Be Still! God is in Control
Kathi Pelton This morning I awoke to a text from a friend. She sent me a photo of the still waters of the harbor that she lives on and wrote the words, “Be still and know that I am God.” She did not know that I had gone to bed with a bit of a…
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Do Not Fret…Trust Him
Kathi Pelton For any of you who follow my writings, you are aware of the 40-day time of “Yielding” that God has been leading us in. When I saw that today is day 37 I immediately thought of one of our life verses, Psalm 37: “Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the…
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Self-Protection or Trust? An Invitation into Trust
By Kathi Pelton During a time of worship I saw a large wood and iron gate that was closed. The gate was so high that I could not see over or beyond it. Then I saw fire fall upon the gate that was so intense that both the wood and iron were instantly incinerated. Then…
Oceans in the Desert 