Written by Sue Sanders “As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him. As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones” (King James … More Are You Clothed With a Garment of Blessing

Written by Sue Sanders “Their throat is an open grave, with their tongues they keep deceiving, the poison of asps in under their lips; whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness” (Romans 3: 13, 14, New American Standard Bible). What a vivid description of the evil behind our words! Ellicott explains that the open … More Power of Our Words, Part 2

Written by Sue Sanders No one can gather at Joyce Sanders’s home without being blessed. Recently, as we gathered around her round kitchen table, she shared a devotion that was based on a sermon by Robert Morris entitled “Ten Ways We Sin with Our Words.” Slander is number four on the list of the deadly … More The Power of Our Words, Part 1

Written by Sue Sanders John Ortberg states: “The Spirit is a non-anxious presence” (115).   “Jesus was a non-anxious presence” (115).  I do not need to worry or fret because God is in control. According to John Ortberg, a non-anxious presence is one who carries peace with him and manages to keep calm and peaceful no … More A Focused Mind

Written by Sue Sanders Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you will hear His voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, in the day of trial in the wilderness, where your fathers tested Me, tried Me, and saw My works forty years. Therefore I was angry with that generation, and … More Entering His Rest

Written by Sue Sanders John Ortberg declares, “Part of why delighting in the Scriptures is harder for us than for the ancients is that we have many more tempting alternatives. When David was watching sheep, he had nothing better to do, so he wrote psalms, memorized them, and sang them.  They shaped his mind” (Ortberg … More Feeding On His Word

Written by Sue Sanders From the time David killed Goliath, he was constantly in danger of his life because of Saul’s jealousy. David had no peace because Saul was constantly seeking to kill him.  David’s faith remained strong, but finally he tired of “this deadly game of hide and seek in and out of the … More Praising Him No Matter What

Written by Sue Sanders In Jeremiah 32:17, Jeremiah affirmed God’s greatness with these words: “Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm.  There is nothing too hard for You.”  God told Jeremiah that Israel would be taken captive by Nebuchadnezzar, but a remnant would return.  He instructed … More God’s Comforts Delight My Soul

Written by Sue Sanders “There is an old saying that if you can worry, you can meditate.  Meditating is simply turning a thought over and over in your mind.  As you do that, neurons are firing and your brain is rewiring” (Ortberg 103). I need to rewire my brain. Paul instructed us in Philippians 4:8, … More Transforming the Mind

Written by Sue Sanders To what do I give my attention? I am giving value to the things or persons that I focus on.  Unfortunately, my mind is easily distracted, and so often I do not give someone the undivided attention that they deserve.  I listen but halfheartedly.  Do I do the same with God? … More Practicing His Presence