Tag: #famine

Follow

~ Lisa Brittain ~ 14 Comments

Today I am participating in the Five Minute Friday with Kate Motaung and her crew of brilliant writers. The word this Friday is {follow}. I’m setting my timer for 5 minutes and below we’ll see what words follow. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ We, my dear man and I, are getting close to a year living in a new … Continue reading Follow

Community

~ Lisa Brittain ~ 8 Comments

Father~Son~Holy Spirit Community is God's idea. Community is Who He is. And that makes {community} good. 26 Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us..." Genesis 1:26 NLT Pondering the word {community} brings a potpourri of beautiful thoughts about my current phase of life, which is full of change in … Continue reading Community

Receive Rest

~ Lisa Brittain

“So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe. This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for He faced all of the same testings we do, yet He did not sin.”‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭4‬:‭14‬-‭15‬ ‭NLT‬‬ As I sit in … Continue reading Receive Rest

None the Same; Gathered As One

~ Lisa Brittain

The extraordinarily beautiful and prosperous fruit tree which has grown up in the middle of this practice is a body of faith. We are none the same, but frequently gathered together to share in the abundant fruit of the Spirit of God. We have needed it - desperately needed this - during the most challenging season of our lives. The prayers of the saints have been powerful and effective, but even more so tenacious for us (all of us) to witness breakthrough after breakthrough.

Day 15: If I have found favor in Your eyes, Lord, why wouldn’t I {remain}?

~ Lisa Brittain

"Remain tonight, and in the morning, if he will redeem you, good; let him do it.  But if he is not willing to redeem you, then, as the LORD lives, I will redeem you.  Lie down until the morning."  Ruth 3:13 esv   {Remain}  Also abide.  Stay in.  Attached to. From my study of Ruth so … Continue reading Day 15: If I have found favor in Your eyes, Lord, why wouldn’t I {remain}?

Day 14: If at first I don’t succeed, will I {try, try} again?

~ Lisa Brittain

I need this life-giving lesson for my own famine season as I {try} my best to do what I can do day in and day out.  I need to recognize that my {trying}, my persevering under trying circumstances might just be breathing life into the one beside me who is having difficulty finding hope for our future.

Day 5 – Who will help me {trust} when my cup is empty?

~ Lisa Brittain ~ 2 Comments

I will trust in the Lord with all my heart and lean not on my own understanding.  In all my ways I will acknowledge You, Lord, and You will make my path straight.   Proverbs 3:5 & 6 As a young career woman, God placed many believers in my path - mostly in my workplace.  A manager … Continue reading Day 5 – Who will help me {trust} when my cup is empty?