174 results for tag: In the Word

In the Word: Finding True Rest

Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. It is our desire that this series will aid you in getting in the Bible for yourself and discovering the joy that comes from hearing from God through the pages of His Word. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.-Matthew 11:29 READ: In grief, nothing seems to be what it used to be; even something as simple as sitting feels different. One day, I walked down the staircase in my home to sit in the corner of the basement where I could be physically lowest and most removed from the ...

In the Word: His Word Gives Sweet Wisdom

Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. It is our desire that this series will aid you in getting in the Bible for yourself and discovering the joy that comes from hearing from God through the pages of His Word. “I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation.I understand more than the aged, for I keep your precepts.”-Psalm 119:99-100 READ: Neither position nor age is the determinant or giver of wisdom. If you have met someone after loss who has blessed your soul with his or her wisdom—whether younger or older—have no question about how you may gain the same wealth. ...

In the Word: His Word Is Sweet in Adversity

Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. It is our desire that this series will aid you in getting in the Bible for yourself and discovering the joy that comes from hearing from God through the pages of His Word. “Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is ever with me.”Psalm 119:98 READ: We are given reason in Scripture to understand it as sweet. First, Scripture makes us wise in adversity. The Word of God makes us wiser than what is hostile to our souls after loss. Here are some examples: Do you have days of blaming yourself for the earthly loss of your child?Then, the Word of God makes ...

In the Word: His Word is Sweet to My Soul

Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. It is our desire that this series will aid you in getting in the Bible for yourself and discovering the joy that comes from hearing from God through the pages of His Word. “How sweet are Your words to my taste,sweeter than honey to my mouth!”Psalm 119:103 READ: Have you tasted anything sweet in your soul after loss? Has there been anything since your baby went to heaven that has bolstered you beyond words? Maybe you have had a taste of heaven like never before because you now have a child there. Or maybe you have found a taste of fellowship like never before through ...

Because He Lives: We Have Been Given New Life

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to His great mercy, He has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you.”1 Peter 1:3-4 READ: As mothers who have endured the loss of a beloved child, it can feel impossible to come out from under death’s dark shadow. Perhaps, for you, that shadow includes pregnancy announcements and invitations to baby showers that prick the scars left behind by loss. Or maybe it’s the nursery that stands frozen in time, a ...

The God Who Sees Mary

Over the next several weeks we are going to look at how God acts as El Roi, The God Who Sees, through four different biblical mommas who experienced grief and sorrow. We will look at the lives of Hagar, Hannah, Naomi and Mary and see for ourselves how God was faithful to meet them in their pain and sorrow. As we study the testimonies of these four Biblical women, our prayer is that you would know in the depths of your heart that you are seen and heard, that you would feel loved and known. As I began to prepare this study, I was struck by the extreme highs and lows Mary must have experienced along her motherhood journey.  Luke 2 says ...

The God Who Sees Naomi

Over the next several weeks we are going to look at how God acts as El Roi, The God Who Sees, through four different biblical mommas who experienced grief and sorrow. We will look at the lives of Hagar, Hannah, Naomi and Mary and see for ourselves how God was faithful to meet them in their pain and sorrow. As we study the testimonies of these four Biblical women, our prayer is that you would know in the depths of your heart that you are seen and heard, that you would feel loved and known. Naomi’s grief journey is intense. A famine in Bethlehem sends her and her family to Moab in search of food. After their move, Naomi’s husband ...

The God Who Sees Hannah

Over the next several weeks we are going to look at how God acts as El Roi, The God Who Sees, through four different biblical mommas who experienced grief and sorrow. We will look at the lives of Hagar, Hannah, Naomi and Mary and see for ourselves how God was faithful to meet them in their pain and sorrow. As we study the testimonies of these four Biblical women, our prayer is that you would know in the depths of your heart that you are seen and heard, that you would feel loved and known. Hannah is a momma that my heart resonates with. While the cultural specifics of her story are a bit different, I empathize with many of the emotions ...

The God Who Sees Hagar

Over the next several weeks we are going to look at how God acts as El Roi, The God Who Sees, through four different biblical mommas who experienced grief and sorrow. We will look at the lives of Hagar, Hannah, Naomi and Mary and see for ourselves how God was faithful to meet them in their pain and sorrow. As we study the testimonies of these four Biblical women, our prayer is that you would know in the depths of your heart that you are seen and heard, that you would feel loved and known. The first time I fully understood the significance of Hagar’s story, I was in awe. Genesis 16 shares the testimony of a lowly, Egyptian slave girl ...

El Roi: The God Who Sees

Over the next several weeks we are going to look at how God acts as El Roi, The God Who Sees, through four different biblical mommas who experienced grief and sorrow. We will look at the lives of Hagar, Hannah, Naomi and Mary and see for ourselves how God was faithful to meet them in their pain and sorrow. As we study the testimonies of these four Biblical women, our prayer is that you would know in the depths of your heart that you are seen and heard, that you would feel loved and known. Dear Momma, I’ve never met you, and yet I feel like we’re kindred spirits. I’ve been praying for your grieving heart, that God would give me the ...