by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 15, 2023 | Teaching
Here’s another “ponderable” that arose from a conversation today….One person has stated that “life is a test” and she sees everything through the lens of being tested. I asked if she felt the tests were from the devil or from God....
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 29, 2023 | experiences, spiritual life
“We put so much stock in our own felt experience of the grace of God that we lose touch with the actual fact of the grace of God. It is not our feelings that save us. It is the facts and our faith therein. It is the ephemeral up-and-down nature of our feelings...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 26, 2022 | Teaching, Temptation, timing, witness
Pondering today….. Deuteronomy 8:2 “Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands.” Psalm 26:2 Examine me,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 9, 2022 | Idolatry
“Abraham told his servants: “Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you.” Abraham knew. It was as though God quietly messaged Abraham somewhere along the way on this three day walk, “I need you...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 8, 2021 | attributes of Christ, community, desiring God, holiness
How personal and concerned is God about assuring that we understand how much we are loved? God used close parking spaces during a holiday season years ago to show me that HE was in charge. I had a prime spot from before Thanksgiving until after my birthday in February...
