God Thinks About You

By Allison K. Flexer How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered! I can’t even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand! And when I wake up, you are still with me! Psalm 139:17-18 (NLT) God thinks you are special. The writer of Psalm 139 tells us God has many precious thoughts about us—too many for us to count. Sometimes when I have trouble falling asleep, I start counting backwards from 50:  50, 49, 48, and so on. I never make it all the way to one because I always drift off to sleep. (If you have trouble sleeping, try this counting method for yourself.) When I wake, God is still with me. I love this part of the verse because I can just imagine God watching over me while I sleep. Knowing God is with me is so comforting....

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Posted by on Jul 30, 2011 in Devotions Archives | 0 comments

Do You Mind Being Last?

By Allison K. Flexer …Jesus asked his disciples, “What were you discussing out on the road?” But they didn’t answer, because they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest. He sat down, called the twelve disciples over to him, and said, “Whoever wants to be first must take last place and be the servant of everyone else.” Mark 9:33-35 (NLT) When you are getting in line at school or church, do you try to be the very first one in line? What if you were lining up for free ice cream? I would definitely want to be first in line, especially if it’s chocolate! Waiting is hard. Watching while others get something ahead of you is even harder. Jesus tells his disciples that if anyone wants to be first, he or she must take the last place. This...

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Posted by on Jul 2, 2011 in Devotions Archives | 0 comments