by Susan Barnes | 1 Mar 2023 | Devotions
God surprises us with his excessive, extravagant, extraordinary compassion, his attention to detail and his intimate involvement in our lives. He has many surprises in store for us, but I’m continually surprised by his abundant grace and kindness, even in the Old...
by Susan Barnes | 14 Sep 2022 | Devotions
To experience hope, we keep our eyes on the long term purposes of God, knowing that while our plans may be thwarted, God’s are not. God is running his world according to his timetable and agenda, not ours. We can trust God because he always has good outcomes in mind...
by Susan Barnes | 31 Aug 2022 | Devotions
God gives us hope, a hope that is sure, steadfast, unwavering, and unshakable despite any upheavals in the world or our lives. It’s a hope not based on circumstances but on God’s character. We have a safe place in him. Our future is secure. Luke 5:5John 1:21John...
by Susan Barnes | 17 Aug 2022 | Devotions
To experience God’s vast supply of love, I freely receive it without trying to earn it, pay for it or think I’m worthy of it. I simply open my heart spiritually and receive. I picture myself opening my heart like I would open my mouth to receive water. His supply of...
by Susan Barnes | 3 Aug 2022 | Devotions
God loves us—completely, unconditionally, extravagantly, and endlessly. He freely chooses to lavish his great love upon us and I’m overwhelmed just to think of it. Every true love story that has ever been recorded in song, story, or poem contains a smidgen of...
by Susan Barnes | 6 Jul 2022 | Devotions
Receiving God’s grace is humbling. Grace causes us to realize our inadequacy to live a godly life by our own efforts. When we’re confronted with God’s grace and fully realize that we are recipients of the most undeserved mercy and grace, we’re humbled and our hearts...
by Susan Barnes | 22 Jun 2022 | Devotions
God is lavish with his grace, so we can live guilt free. We can be secure in the knowledge that his supply of grace is sufficient for all our sins—past, present, and future. God gives his grace richly, freely, recklessly, plentifully, and ridiculously. He has a...
by Susan Barnes | 10 Jun 2021 | My happenings
I’ve been writing on blogs since June 2005 so there are over 2,000 posts on this site. This post will help you navigate them. The links here will take you to index pages where you will find lists of links to actual posts. Alternatively, you can use the search...
