by Doris Swift | Aug 21, 2015 | devotional, doubt, encouragement, faith
As a young wife and mom who worked full-time, hectic schedules and finances were a huge challenge. I’ll never forget the morning when my faith and the gas tank both dipped below “empty.” Running behind schedule as usual, I somehow managed to get the kids off to school...
by Doris Swift | Jul 8, 2015 | dreams, faith, fruit, Time, visions
Time. We say it moves too fast, we say it moves too slow. At times we want to rush God, don’t we? We want to rush answers to prayers, and agendas, and plans. We may feel nothing is happening, and our works are fruitless, and our prayers are bouncing off the sky....
by Doris Swift | Jun 26, 2015 | christian living, devotional, faith, shame
Shame. We’ve all felt it at one time or another, haven’t we? We’ve all done things we certainly wouldn’t expect to see announced in the church bulletin. Could you just imagine? “Pot-luck dinner Sunday at six, and speaking of pot, Sylvia...
by Doris Swift | Jun 22, 2015 | christian living, faith, Prayer
I had a bizarre encounter on Saturday. Can I share it with you? I enjoyed a pleasant morning with a friend, then set out to pick up a few groceries. I entered the parking lot of the nearest grocery store, and pulled into an available spot. All quite normal up to this...
by Doris Swift | Jun 11, 2015 | acceptance, approval, faith
Do you ever strive to gain approval from other people? I know I have, and found it to be discouraging, exhausting, and disappointing. What happens when we feel ignored, or that our opinion doesn’t matter? I’m preaching to myself here, and taking notice of...
