by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 27, 2022 | Prayer
Gracious Lord, bless those whom I love, those who love me, those who love those whom I love and those who are loved by those I love……and especially bless those who feel unloved and those who have not known the truth of the extravagant love you have for us...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 26, 2022 | recovery
If you let go a little you will have a little happiness. If you let go a lot you will have a lot of happiness. If you let go completely you will be free. —Ajahn Chah Funny how we often don’t realize the weight of something we are grasping until we let it...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 26, 2022 | change
August 26, 2015 “…..generally functioning pretty well, has some meaningful interpersonal relationships. ….” That’s a good start to recovery, I’d say, for some people whose lives have been wrecked by drugs, bad decisions, poor...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 26, 2022 | Power
August 26,2016 An insight and morning meditation shared with me by a friend….. “An individual observed that God “invites” us to pray. It’s not a command. When one thinks of the word invite, it is often in a positive sense whereas the word...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 26, 2022 | leadership
From August 26, 2016 I am working on a Bible study on the book of Joshua. In doing so, I am reflecting on the leadership attributes that made Joshua great and successful. The Titus 2 ladies shared a devotional from God’s Little Devotional Book (page 198-199). It is...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 26, 2022 | community, discipleship training, Friendship
If you are not meeting weekly …… with.2 or 3 or a handful of folks together in close, accountable, studious Christian community (single gender) and pondering the principles, proclamations, prohibitions, and promises of God’s Word and how to apply it to...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 26, 2022 | Gifts, giving
From 2014…. I’m considering gifts today…..some received, some given, some valued, some cast aside. Some gifts are given that reflect the heart of the giver. Other gifts are given because they remind the giver of the heart of the receiver. Think of...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 26, 2022 | promises, spiritual life
When we know and love the Lord he sits upon the great white throne of judgment within hearts cleansed, purified and granted complete pardon. We can come anytime to seek his wisdom and judgment regarding our choices. He will guide us by his standards of good and evil,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 25, 2022 | grief
I had a conversation with someone who shared that she had had a beloved relationship who OD’d on meth. It was suspected suicide but she fretted that acknowledging that might mean he is condemned to hell. She admitted that she pulled away into a world of her own where...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 25, 2022 | love, Perfection in love, scripture
In an online devotional today the theme is trust…. “In God We Trust?” Seedbed.com/dailytext , August 25, 2002. For me, God has come to be the only person and force in which I fully can put my trust. For a number of years I have taught that...
