Category: Daily Inspirational Devotional

God’s love holds us together while the world around us may be falling apart. His love is a powerful embrace that gives us peace in the midst of turmoil. This love holds us together just like a safety-pin holds cloth… and the name of this blog. Here is the story behind it.

It was about 4:30 AM on a bitter Winter morning in Spokane,WA. I was getting dressed in a motel to go back to the hospital to be with my husband before they took him in for open heart surgery. He had suffered a massive heart attack a few days prior and the surgeon was not optimistic about his chances of making it off the table alive…but this was his only option. I was determined to look my best for him, so I put on a favorite dress, only to have a button pop off. Thus the search began to find something to fix this problem…from purse, to suitcase, to makeup bag and back again I went. Finally in utter despair, fueled by lack of sleep, anxiety, and fear, I stood in the middle of the room sobbing. Too exhausted to even take the dress off, I begged God for strength to go on. Suddenly a peace I can’t explain washed over me and through tear blurred eyes I saw a little safety-pin attached to the lid of my suitcase. At that moment I knew that God not only would put my dress back together,but He would hold me together for the day ahead. That little safety-pin became a tangible symbol of His Love for me. The surgery was a success, and 16 years later it is still a miracle.

Fog is as real as bright sunshine. Spiritual fog or confusion happens to us all. Events happen everyday that are confusing, and many times it is not because of us being disobedient, but rather by the very nature of things happening around us. It may not be about us at all, but others. This spiritual fog is unsettling, it makes us feel unbalanced and unclear. But the amazing thing is God can dispel this fog in our lives with His peace and bring clarity to our thoughts. He can bring us out of the confusion and into the bright ” sonshine” of His peace.

When we accept Jesus into our life we are saved in an instant, but the remainder of that new life is a process…sometimes a rather slow and arduous process. We get discouraged when our healing is slow to come, or when a promise the Lord has spoken into our heart is still just that- a promise. Impatiently we ask the Lord how much longer must we wait. But this verse shows that God does not forget, let alone does He lose sight of our journey thus far. We unfortunately, are creatures of instant gratification, and chafe at waiting for anything. But God in His infinite knowledge perceives the perfect time to fulfill those promises in our life…and the amazing news is that not one of those promises will fall short…every one will be fulfilled!

Job had realized the possibility of trouble coming into his life prior to his suffering, showing he had not taken all of God’s Blessings for granted.

Troubles will come into our lives…but it is how we react to them that God is looking for. What do we fixate on, the trouble or the Lord? It’s sometime so very difficult to remember in the midst of chaos that God is still in control. But regardless of the situation or how desperate it appears, He is still not only in control, but has total authority over it. So take heart!

God was calling Ezekiel to be a Prophet to the Jewish people in Jerusalem, but instead of being overjoyed with the prospect, Ezekiel was angry, sad, and indignant of what lie ahead. God had His hand in the middle of Ezekiel’s back forcefully pushing him ahead to his destiny. How many times do we think we know the path God has for us , only to be pushed in the opposite way. Do we go happily or with anger and resentment? That strong hand in the middle of your back pushing won’t change… only your attitude about it!

If Daniel was blameless in God’s eyes, why did he still have to endure a night in the lion’s den? If he was innocent in the Lord’s sight why wasn’t Daniel taken out of the horrific situation? The angel may have closed the mouths of the lions,but they were still slinking around sniffing and drooling.  Sometimes you too will have to spend a night in the lion’s den through no fault of your own. You also may be innocent in His sight,but will still have to endure those menacing lions for a bit. But take heart, the Lord is still with you during those trying times…keeping the lions at bay.

We all go through confusing,dark times in our lives- times when God seems very distant. These are the times when we need to listen. Hearing becomes more acute in the dark…so listen. The Lord has a important message to give you. A message so important that only after you have come out of the darkness will you be able to fully understand and share with others the wonderful truths He revealed during those dark times.

God’s presence is right there in the midst of you right now!  This powerful verse should be read with your name inserted within these glorious declarations of God’s love towards us.  He is with you, He delights in you, He loves you, and He rejoices over you.  Allow God’s affirmation of His love for you fill you today.