by Susan Barnes | 17 May 2023 | Spiritual Lessons from Children
“You can’t see me,” he says, gingerly moving around the room with his eyes shut. The misconceptions of childish thinking are often amusing, however, sometimes we unwittingly do the same thing in our relationship with God. We think that God is...
by Susan Barnes | 8 Mar 2023 | Spiritual Lessons from Children
He wandered into his father’s shed, hands in pockets, but said nothing. His father stopped and looked up, “What do you want son?” “Nothin’.” Children want to be with those they love. They will choose to “hang around” someone who...
by Susan Barnes | 22 Feb 2023 | Spiritual Lessons from Children
“I love ice cream,” said my five-year-old with great delight. Most likely he will love ice cream tomorrow and the days after that. Love is an ongoing feeling. When using the word “love,” we’re expressing an emotion we expect to continue....
by Susan Barnes | 17 Aug 2022 | Devotions>10 Blessings
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>10 Blessings
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 | 1 Aug 2022 | Short Devotion
“And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight” Philippians 1:9 Paul’s prayer for the Philippians is that their love may abound. Not a love that is weak or blind or emotional, but a love based on knowledge and...
by Susan Barnes | 13 Jun 2022 | Short Devotion
“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ … each one should carry their own load.” Galatians 6:2, 5 Helping people effectively is a tricky business and Paul’s instructions may sound contradictory. We want to avoid neglecting...
by Susan Barnes | 5 Jun 2022 | Short Devotion
“The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.” Galatians 5:6 Our faith will cause us to be more loving. It won’t cause us to undertake a regime of self-improvement activities or berate others who don’t measure up to our standards. The test of...
