So I’m reading through the Bible and am currently in the book of Mark. I’m also still going through a very difficult trial with some stormy seas. In the middle of this storm, I read:

And immediately Jesus had His disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He Himself dismissed the crowd. And after saying goodbye to them, He left for the mountain to pray. When it was evening, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and He was alone on the land. Seeing them straining at the oars—for the wind was against them—at about the fourth watch of the night, He came to them, walking on the sea; and He intended to pass by them. But when they saw Him walking on the sea, they thought that it was a ghost, and they cried out; for they all saw Him and were terrified. But immediately He spoke with them and said to them, “Take courage; it is I, do not be afraid.” Then He got into the boat with them, and the wind stopped; and they were utterly astonished,  for they had not gained any insight from the incident of the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.

Mark 6:45-52 New American Standard Bible (Italics mine)

Some background for you… earlier in Mark 6, Jesus had fed the 5,000 with five loaves and two fish. And He did not forget His disciples, because there were 12 full baskets leftover- one full basket for each of His disciples to have a meal also. Wow! What a miracle Jesus did! So glorious!

Jesus then went to the mountain to pray while the disciples went ahead in a boat to Bethsaida. In the companion account in Matthew 14:24, it says that Jesus was several stadia away from the disciples at this point (a stadia is 600 feet), so pretty far away, yet Mark 6:48 says, “seeing them straining” He went to them. It’s encouraging to note that even though God may seem far away during your trial, GOD SEES YOU. He sees your “STRAINING”; He sees your “STORMY SEAS”.

As I was going through my trial, the end of verse 48 really bothered me; HE INTENDED TO PASS BY THEM. Jesus SAW them straining; He came to them; why would He PASS BY? This went against everything I knew of my Jesus. My Jesus came from Heaven to rescue and ransom me. My Jesus has always been GENTLE AND LOWLY (Matthew 11:29). I must be missing something. Was there a good reason that He wanted to pass by them?

Let’s look at another scripture, in Exodus 33:18, 21-22 NASB (Italics mine):

18 Then Moses said, “I pray Thee, show me Thy glory!…21 Then the Lord said, “Behold, there is a place by Me, and you shall stand there on the rock; 22 and it will come about while My glory is passing by that I will put you in the cleft of the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by.

Maybe this is exactly what the disciples needed; for Jesus to PASS BY so that they could SEE HIS GLORY. What could be more glorious than seeing Jesus taking a stroll on the stormy seas? Only God can stroll on top of stormy seas!

To see why the disciples needed to see His glory, let’s look closer at the passage. Verse 51 says when they saw Jesus walking on the water and calming the seas, “they were ASTONISHED”. In the Greek, Astonished means “to be astounded” or from the Noah Webster 1828 dictionary, “surprised.” This implies an element of DISBELIEF. Wait, He had just fed 5,000 with five loaves and two fish, and fed His disciples too! Why were they surprised that He could walk on water and calm the seas?

We get a deeper look at the disciples’ hearts in verse 52, “for they had not gained any insight from the incident of the loaves, but their heart was hardened.” Ok, ouch! I think I have done this before too! God does something wonderful for me, but when I come to my next trial, I stand in doubt forgetting all about the previous victory He gave me.

So what is a hardened heart? In Mark 8: 17b-19 NASB Jesus confronts the disciples about their hard hearts again:

Do you not yet see or understand? Do you have a hardened heart? Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember, when I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces you picked up?…

Apparently, a hard heart, DOES NOT SEE, DOES NOT HEAR, DOES NOT REMEMBER His previous works. Hey, let’s ask God to help us SEE, HEAR, REMEMBER all that He has done for us. Let’s choose too SEE GOD in our situation, HEAR GOD’s voice calling us closer during our trial, REMEMBER that He came through for us before and

CHOOSE TO STAND IN FAITH THAT HE WILL COME THROUGH FOR US AGAIN.

In HIs love,

Suzanne

In Delight

As a mom have you ever thought about how much work you do with your HANDS? There are so many ways you use your hands: change diapers, wash dishes, give hugs, wipe noses, stir pots, put ice on boo-boos, do laundry, work on your computer, and the list goes on. Your hands bless your family so much! Let’s read Proverbs 31:13-14 New American Standard Bible:

She looks for wool and flax, and works with her hands in delight. She is like merchant ships; she brings her food from afar.

This Proverbs 31 mom is a HARD WORKER, looking for items her family needs “like a merchant ship’. A merchant ship travels far away to get its produce, implying some effort. Talk about “Shop ’til you drop” this woman knows how to shop! So why would she want to bring her food from afar? Perhaps a better price or a better quality? That’s fine, but we all need something quick and easy at times, so the occasional fast food is certainly ok. However, when our son thought of Ronald McDonald as a good friend, I realized that I needed to put more effort into cooking. Just sayin’!

This passage also says that the Proverbs 31 woman “works with her hands IN DELIGHT”. It’s easy to work with your hands “in delight” when your day is going well, no one is sick, everyone is getting along, the weather is nice, and there is money in the bank. But when it is raining outside and the kids are stir-crazy, the day is not going well, there’s no money in the bank, you have just changed your 10th dirty diaper, refereed your 15th sibling squabble, or as happened in our family, all five kids are vomiting at the same time, or three of five kids are in casts at the same time (don’t call the authorities, there is a story there! see below), it’s not as easy to work with your hands “in delight”. But this is when we say, “Help me, Lord!” and He changes our heart.

One of my favorite verses to help give me a THANKFUL ATTITUDE when nothing is going right is Habakkuk 3:17-19 NASB:

Though the fig tree should not blossom, and there be no fruit on the vines, though the yield of the olive should fail, and the fields produce no food, though the flock should be cut off from the fold, and there be no cattle in the stalls. Yet I will exult in the Lord, I will rejoice in the God of my salvation.

Do you get the idea that nothing is going right for this person? Has that ever happened to you? It has to us. But no matter what our circumstances are, we can ask Him to give us the faith to praise Him in the good or bad times. Back to the three of five kids in casts story-so one broke her wrist when someone mopped the dance floor right before she danced at a nursing home, a week later one fell off a child’s chair right after I told her to get down so she wouldn’t fall, and two weeks after that another child hit the end of the curb on his bike and fell onto his arm. One lady at church said, “Oh, I better not hug you, or I might break my arm.” (wasn’t funny at the time, but it is now). So I called my mom to get a little sympathy but my mom has always taught me THANKFULNESS in every situation. As I complained and was hoping for an “I’m so sorry, honey,” instead I got, “There must be something you can find to be thankful for in this situation.” Really, mom? But you know what, God showed me that no one hit their head! And the arms all healed and we got through it, and I did thank Him for no head injuries!

So while we are working with our hands, can we check our attitudes? Are we working with our hands IN DELIGHT? Are we working with our hands AS UNTO THE LORD? And maybe as you’re doing that 10th load of laundry, think about how THANKFUL you are to do laundry, because it means you have people to do laundry for. As my mom said,

“THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING TO BE THANKFUL FOR.”

In His Love,

Suzanne

But…By Prayer

So how do we cast our anxiety on Him? How do we keep from being worried and weighed down by our thoughts? How do we keep from being distracted? WE TURN OUR WORRIES INTO PRAYERS.

Praying and worshiping helps KEEP OUR EYES ON HIM. Praying is talking to God about our concerns. Worshiping is taking our eyes off of us, off of our circumstances, and focusing our eyes on Jesus. Mary was VERY FOCUSED on Jesus (Luke 10:39). Hebrews 12:2 New American Standard Bible says”…fixing our eyes on Jesus…” We FOCUS on HIM like Mary did; we FOCUS on JESUS.

Let’s go back to my favorite verse, 1 Peter 5:7 NASB:

Casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.

Casting G1977 means “to throw upon” and comes from a root word G4496 which means, “sudden motion, to fling, to deposit (as if a load), cast, throw.” I have to say that anxiety definitely feels like A LOAD! And when you fling something, you have to wind up and it takes some force or effort. You put your weight into it. When we cast or FLING our cares on Him, we PURPOSE to do it; we have to put some effort into it.

Deposit is defined in Noah Webster 1828 Dictionary as “to lodge in the hands of a person for safe-keeping, to commit to the care of”. So we are taking our CARES, our WORRIES, and firmly with force placing them IN HIS HANDS, committing them to HIS CARE. Think of a bank deposit, transferring from one account to another. Our cares are deposited from our account to HIS for safe-keeping. Praying is taking our WORRIES and transferring them to Jesus.

He CARES for you. My goodness! He even counts the hairs on your head! Luke 12:7 NASB says:

Indeed, the very hairs on your head are numbered.

I don’t even count the hairs on my head, do you? This tells me that HE CARES FOR ME BETTER THAN I CARE FOR MYSELF. So can’t we TRUST HIM to take our cares and care for them for us? Psalms 55:22 NASB says:

Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.

Cast H7993 in this verse means, “to throw out, down, or away, hurl, pluck, throw.” Think of the Olympian HURLING the discus. As the Olympian trains, he gets better and better at hurling the discus. So it is with us. As we practice HURLING our cares on Him, we will get better and better at it. GET RID of that CARE! HURL it on HIM! He CARES for you! When we continue to KEEP our CARE, we are essentially saying that WE can CARE for it better than HE can. We are saying our CARE is safer with us. Of course not! Our CARE is safer WITH HIM.

Let’s start CASTING OUR CARE on HIM. And He will do a much better job of CARING for it-CARING FOR US!

In His love,

Suzanne

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No Worries

As long as I can remember, I have struggled with anxiety. I think it’s my thorn in the flesh. My life verse is 1 Peter 5:7 New American Standard Bible “Casting all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.” My problem is not casting my anxiety on Him; it’s taking it back from Him. That’s why I was drawn to Philippians 4:5-7 New American Standard Bible and began studying the following verses:

Be anxious for nothing but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Let’s look at some key words in this passage. “Anxious” G3309 means “to be careful for, to be anxious about, TAKE THOUGHT”. This word comes from the root G3308 which means “care or concern for someone or something, through the idea of DISTRACTION.” If we look up “Anxious” in my favorite dictionary Noah Webster 1828, it means “greatly concerned, respecting something in the future or unknown, being in painful suspense.”

Anxiety is painful. Proverbs 12:25 King James Version says:

Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop, but a good word maketh it glad.

Heaviness in this verse comes from the root for anxiety. Stoop means to weigh down. So, anxiety weighs our hearts down, but meditating on a good word- His word- makes our hearts glad!

It’s all about our thoughts! Let’s look at some scriptures using the same Hebrew root word for anxiety G3309. Matthew 6:25 KJV says,”Therefore I say unto you, TAKE NO THOUGHT G3309 for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not life more than meat, and the body more than raiment?” And in verse 27, “Which of you by TAKING THOUGHT G3309 can add one cubit unto his stature (=height, life span)?” (Italics and numbers mine). Anxiety and worry do not ADD anything to your life! Not one single thing!

In verse 34 KJV, we read, “TAKE THEREFORE NO THOUGHT G3309 for the morrow, for the morrow shall take thought for itself. Sufficient to the day is the evil thereof.” Or in the English Standard Version Bible, the same verse says, “Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Anxiety makes our minds jump forward, thinking about things in the future that might go wrong and that we have no control over. Our minds jump forward trying to work out how to handle problems that we have not even encountered yet. The thing is-when we look forward like this, in our mind, we are the only one working out these problems; we forgot that Jesus will be there to help us when we actually face them!

I am sure, as a mom, you have more than enough to think about for one day-for today! Let’s agree to TAKE THOUGHT only about today, and TRUST Him even with the moments yet to come today, that He will be WITH US in those moments.

In His love,

Suzanne

Eyes on Jesus

Let’s talk about our thoughts a little more and that idea of DISTRACTION. Martha was distracted, careful, troubled while in the PRESENCE of Jesus. Luke 10: 38-42 New American Standard Bible (italics and numbers mine) says:

Now as they were traveling along, He entered a village, and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home. She had a sister called Mary, who was seated at the Lord’s feet, listening to His word. But Martha was distracted G4049 with all her preparations; and she came up to Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to do all the serving alone? Then tell her to help me.” But the Lord answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried G3309 and bothered about so many things; but only one thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”

Jesus said, “Martha, Martha”. If your child is distracted and you want their attention, you call their name twice. Have you ever been so lost in your thoughts, so DISTRACTED, that someone had to call your name twice? It wasn’t what Martha was doing-she was serving-it was about where her thoughts were while doing it.

As mom’s we serve A LOT in our homes. We are very busy, but we can choose to serve as a form of worship to Jesus and to keep our eyes ON HIM as we serve. Jesus explained in a parable to the disciples, Matthew 25:39-40 NASB, ” ‘When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ The King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’ ” When we serve our family, even the least of them, we are actually SERVING JESUS.

Are we serving our family as unto Jesus? Colossians 3: 23 NASB says, “Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord.” So as we serve our family, let it be an act of worship, KEEPING OUR EYES ON JESUS as we serve, knowing that He is pleased with our serving “the least of these”.

Jesus Himself said that He came to serve and not be served (Matthew 20:28). Serving our family, pleases Him. So as we serve our family, we are doing what Jesus would do and we are being LIKE JESUS. Let’s ask Him to help us not be DISTRACTED but to KEEP OUR EYES ON JESUS as we serve and love our families,

In His love,

Suzanne

Philippians 4: 6-7

Has anxiety or worry every bothered you? It definitely has me. I found an answer to my anxiety and worry in studying Philippians 4:6-7. Come along and learn more with me in this 7 part in depth study.

Hebrew and Greek Word Study

Bible excavating is my favorite! I love studying the Bible this way. As we saw previously, the BEST TREASURES in the Word are hidden and you have to dig for them. When you discover those treasures, it is PURE JOY! So let’s get started with an example.

First, go ahead and download an app or find a website that lets you see the Hebrew (Old Testament) or Greek (New Testament) for each Bible passage. I like to use My Sword Bible app (https://www.mysword.info/download-mysword) but there are many others you could use.

We are going to start with Proverbs 18:4 King James Version and this is similar to what it looks like in my app :

“The words H1697 of a man’s H6310 mouth H6310 are as deep H6013 waters H4325, and the wellspring H4726 of wisdom H2451 as a flowing H5042 brook H5158.”

If you click on the letter/number, it will show you the Hebrew or Greek root of that word. This verse is contrasting man’s words/wisdom versus God’s wisdom.

Mans words are compared to “deep waters”. Looking at the root of “waters”, we see it means “water of the feet, urine, wasting”, so in other words, NASTY WATER, think dirty water used to wash feet or that contains waste/urine, sort of like standing water full of germs, decay, death. Yuck!

God’s wisdom is compared to a “flowing brook”. Where “flowing” means to “flow, gush forth, bubble up” and “brook” means “stream, torrent”, together think FLOWING, BABBLING, BROOK. Brooks that are flowing, streaming, bubbling are fresh, full of life, teaming with life. Yes!

Do you see the difference? Man’s wisdom / earthly wisdom brings death, whereas God’s wisdom brings life (James 3:14-18 KJV). Man’s wisdom brings WASTE, whereas God’s wisdom BRINGS REFRESHING. Studying the Hebrew roots makes the meaning of this verse so much more clear! Wasn’t that fun?

So now I have given you a tool for study. Go download that app and have yourself a GREAT time doing some BIBLE EXCAVATING!

In His Love,

Suzanne

Beautifully Imperfect

Proverbs 31 was written by King Lemuel. It was an oracle that his mother taught him, Did you catch that? His MOTHER TAUGHT him what kind of wife he should look for. Moms, you have more influence over your children than you think and many places in scripture, it talks about mothers TEACHING their children.

Timothy was taught by his mother and grandmother (2 Timothy 1:5; 3:15) “from infancy”. Proverbs 1:8 and 6:20 talk about not forsaking your mother’s teaching. We are so busy as mom’s taking care of our little ones, but we have such an opportunity to teach them about God as well. Even teaching them just one Bible verse or playing songs with scripture can help plant small seeds in their hearts that will reap a great harvest later (seeds take time to grow). Our adult children, still remember scripture from songs that we played for them when they were children,

Through our study of Proverbs 31, we will be learning about the characteristics of the godly Proverbs 31 woman, but I would like to also point out what she is NOT:

• There is no mention that she is physically beautiful. You don’t have to look like a model. Only one mention of her appearance, and it is about the clothes that she has made for herself.
• There is no mention that her house is either spotless or germless. Only one mention of her house, and it is about the tapestries she has made for it.
• There is no mention that her children are perfectly behaved. Only one mention of her children and it is that they rise and call her blessed. For us, our children came back to bless us as young adults.
• There is no mention that her house is perfectly organized. No mention that every closet has color coded shoes and accessories, every item in its perfect place. What a relief! These things are nice, but not required. Pottery Barn houses in catalogues look spotless for a reason-no one lives there!

SO PRESSURE OFF! You don’t have to be the perfect wife, mother, coworker, woman. He accepts you just as you are!

Just as a father has compassion on His children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him. For He Himself known our frame; He is mindful that we are but dust.

Psalms 103:13-14 New American Standard Bible

God has COMPASSION on you, so have compassion on yourself. Don’t expect yourself to be perfect or have a perfect house or perfect children. He knows how we are made, because He made us! He knows how frail we are; that we are made of dust; that we fall apart without Him. Just as we needed His breath to become alive, WE STILL NEED HIS BREATH, HIS LIFE, HIS SPIRIT to live our lives. We can’t do it on our own. We are not supposed to. So let’s commit to have COMPASSION on ourselves just like God has compassion on us.

In His love,

Suzanne

Above Rubies

The Bible is the Bread of Life, and Proverbs 31 : 10-31 is like dessert to me-I love reading, studying, meditating on this passage! I have studied this passage for years and it always encourages and challenges me.

Let’s jump in-Proverbs 31:10 King James Version says:

Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies.

Since the writer King Lemuel (v. 1 as learned from his mother) is asking who can find this woman, it is implied that this kind of woman is a rare find. But since he goes on to describe her, we see that she does indeed exist.

Virtuous, here, does not mean perfect. Please don’t do that to yourself and expect yourself to be a perfect mom- the perfect mom is not only hard to find- she can’t be found- she does not exist- so stop trying to find her in yourself. It’s a fruitless endeavor. Virtuous in the Hebrew not only means virtue, it also means- strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army, valor and comes from a word that means force. So do you get the idea?- she is STRONG, and as we study this verse some more, you will see where her strength comes from.

Price in this verse, means VALUE. She has a HIGH VALUE and you will find as we study that she KNOWS HER VALUE.

That price is FAR ABOVE RUBIES. Interesting that RUBIES are used for the jewels. Rubies are in the top three HARDEST gem stones- this woman again is being described as TOUGH.

Rubies are also RED. I think it is interesting that the virtuous woman is compared to a RED jewel and not any other color. This RED reminds me that Jesus blood is RED and that there is no way I can be the virtuous mother He wants me to be without His sacrifice, His help, His forgiveness, His redemption.

He does not expect me to be a perfect mom, so also I should not expect myself to be a perfect mom. Again, my/your testimony, is not that we are perfect, but that we HELD ONTO HIM AND DID NOT LET GO (Song of Solomon 3:4).

Hang in there- Hang onto to JESUS!

In His Love,

Suzanne

Proverbs 31: 10-31

Does Proverbs 31 even apply to us as Christian wives today? We delve into the deeper meaning of this passage in this 11 part study. Come on along and learn with me.

It all started with a simple prayer. Like any mother, I just wanted the best for my children. One day I prayed, “God help my children be GREAT in your kingdom,” At the time I felt frustrated and thought that I was not teaching my children enough because I was spending most of the time doing laundry, dishes, changing diapers, disciplining.

God led me to the story of the sons to Zebedee and their mother. This story makes me laugh! Let’s look at it: .

Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to Jesus with her sons, bowing down and making a request of Him. And He said to her, “What do you wish?” She said to Him, “Command that in Your kingdom these two sons of mine may sit, one on Your right, and one on Your left.” But Jesus answered and said, “You do not know what you are asking for. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?” They said to Him, “We are able.” He said to them, “My cup you shall drink; but to sit on My right and on My left, this is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by My Father.” And hearing this, the ten became indignant with the two brothers. But Jesus called them to Himself, and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. It is not so among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave; just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.

Matthew 20:20-28 New American Standard Bible

What I love about this story, is the beautiful MOTHER’S HEART we see in this woman. This mother is not asking for anything for herself. She is only asking for her sons. “Nothing for me; just make my sons great and I will be happy.” This is so like a mother! Not thinking of herself, only caring that her children are well taken care of.

Note that the mother asked the question, but Jesus answered the sons. I think He must have known they put her up to this! If not, then the other ten disciples would not have become so “indignant with the two brothers.” They had their mom GO TO BATTLE for them. Now, we mom’s know how to battle for our kids! I am mostly a gentle person, but if you mess with my kids, watch out-I’m a momma bear and I have to have my husband coach me how to calm down and speak wisely.

This question reveals the sons’ hearts; they wanted to be GREAT in His kingdom. This is also what I wanted for my children; for them to be great in His kingdom. I guess my mother’s heart came out too!

Jesus’ answer surprised me! He said that if you want to be GREAT, then you need to be a SERVANT. As mom’s we serve our families A LOT! So this really encouraged me, because this means:

AS I SERVE MY FAMILY, I AM TEACHING MY CHILDREN TO BE GREAT IN HIS KINGDOM.

Be encouraged the next time you serve your family., that you are giving your children an example of how to be GREAT in His kingdom; that you are doing what JESUS came to do, to SERVE others.

In His love,

Suzanne

Confession…I am not the best at leading myself. I tend to be hard on myself, talk to myself harshly, and expect a lot of myself.

But Jesus is GENTLE, so much gentler with me than I am with myself. That’s why I find the following verse so comforting:

He shall feed His flock like a shepherd; He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

Isaiah 40: 11 King James Version

So the Hebrew word here for “those that are with young” means “to suckle, give milk, ewe great with young.” Looks like this includes pregnant moms, nursing moms, really all mom’s at some point have been “with young”!

So if Jesus is leading us GENTLY, why do we lead ourselves so harshly? Why are we so hard on ourselves?

Lead in Hebrew means: to protect, sustain, carry, feed, guide, lead. Yes, He is gentle with us- He gives us ALL we need as mom’s and helps us, if we just learn to lean on Him and let Him lead us. Let’s look more closely at how He LEADS us:

PROTECT-He protects us from others, from ourselves. Psalm 46:1 New American Standard Bible “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”

SUSTAIN-Psalms 68:9 NASB “O God, you cause abundant showers to fall on your chosen people. When they are tired, You sustain them,” Yes, we get tired as moms; yes, we need Him to sustain us.

CARRY-Isaiah 40:11 NASB says that He will “carry them in His bosom.” This means He carries us close to His heart.

FEED-He feeds us with His Word. Matthew 4:4 NASB “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God,” Take one verse and meditate on it, let Him feed you from it.

GUIDE-Isaiah 58:11 NASB “And the Lord will continually guide you, and satisfy your desire in scorches places, and give strength to your bones; and you will be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water whose waters do not fail.” As mom’s we all have times where we feel “scorched” and “bone tired”, but His Word will water us and make us a spring of water bringing new life to our situation.

LEAD- Psalms 23:2 NASB “He leads me beside still waters,” What mother does not need some stillness.

He is the GOOD SHEPHERD. So let’s commit today to LET HIM LEAD US GENTLY as He promised.

In His Love,

Suzanne