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Weekend Devo – We Are Not Alone
Read more: Weekend Devo – We Are Not AloneWhen Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Then a voice said to him, "What are you doing here, Elijah?" He replied, "I have been very zealous for the LORD God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, broken down your…
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Unanswered Prayers…Seeking God
Read more: Unanswered Prayers…Seeking GodHere we are, our last week of January (can you believe it?) and the end of our unanswered prayer series. My deepest prayer is that Lynn and I have been able to encourage you. Without our hope in Christ, well, it’s pretty hard to keep going. We run out of juice. Thank goodness Jesus doesn’t!…
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Weekend Devo – Worship
Read more: Weekend Devo – WorshipAnother great article from Purpose Driven Connection by Rick Warren. Have a beautiful weekend and be blessed! ~Dineen Worship: Offering Yourself to God by Rick Warren So then, my friends, because of God's great mercy to us I appeal to you: Offer yourselves as a living sacrifice to God, dedicated to his service and pleasing…
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It’s NOT About Me. Unanswered Prayer
Read more: It’s NOT About Me. Unanswered PrayerIt’s a rainy Thursday afternoon. I just sat down to pray and write about unanswered prayers. I have to say that Dineen summed up this subject in a brilliant post on Tuesday. Scroll down to read it. It is awesome. I wonder if you are like me, we ask, “Lord, what is it that we…
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Thankful Thursday – A Ratty Mess!
Read more: Thankful Thursday – A Ratty Mess!Let us give thanks. It is Thankful Thursday. January I’m am privileged to be hosting this awesome event. Next month we are meeting with Iris of Grace Alone and in March we will be back at Laurie’s place, Women Taking A Stand. I am a tad surly today. Bear with.. The best of plans sometimes go awry. And…
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Unaswered Prayers or Prayers in Waiting?
Read more: Unaswered Prayers or Prayers in Waiting?Last week in the Unanswered Prayers series, we established that God hears us and considered that the circumstances aren’t just about us. Lynn talked about letting go of what we might think is good in order for God to give us his best. Read Unanswered Prayers, Part 1 here.Read He Dreams Big, Do You? here.…
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Chronicles of the Donovan Clan. The Update
Read more: Chronicles of the Donovan Clan. The UpdateWell it’s been a while since I posted an update to the Donovan Chronicles. Many of you have emailed, asking how my husband’s new job was working out. Let me give a quick review of the past 12 months for all the new readers here at Spiritually Unequal Marriage. Also, welcome to our new friends…
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Weekend Devo – God’s Word Speaks
Read more: Weekend Devo – God’s Word SpeaksYesterday morning, my devotional had me in Lamentations. The words spoke so deeply to my heart and became a prayer that I'd like to share with you. 🙂 Lamentations 3:22-26 Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lord,…
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Unanswered Prayers – He Dreams Big, Do You?
Read more: Unanswered Prayers – He Dreams Big, Do You?I just sat down to write about unanswered prayers. I am listening to a radio station, KLOV, through Itunes Radio. A new song just started playing. Your Hands by JJ Heller. You can find the lyrics below. How amazing, God would send this song right now. The first line in her song is, I have unanswered…
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Unanswered Prayers, Part 1
Read more: Unanswered Prayers, Part 1In December on our Facebook page, we asked you to share about unanswered prayers. I was amazed at the diversity of your comments. Thus is born this series I hope will shed some light for all of us so we can keep persevering in prayer…and believing. Also, if you haven't had a chance to read…
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Another Beginning It’s Scary, Passionate and all about Jesus. Gotta Read this one!
Read more: Another Beginning It’s Scary, Passionate and all about Jesus. Gotta Read this one!Hi Lynn and Dineen here! We have a story to tell you. And as always then we need your help. Many of you who have joined us on this strange and unexpected journey of unequallyokedome, may not know how Spiritually Unequal Marriage was started. So, today we want to tell you about the beginning. This…
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Weekend Devo – Did Abraham Forget?
Read more: Weekend Devo – Did Abraham Forget?Yesterday, on our last day of fasting and praying for the New Year, Rosheeda told us to REMEMBER. Do you know that if Abraham had remembered what God had told him (or maybe just connected the dots), he might have avoided two pickles he got himself into? In Genesis 12, God promises a nation to…
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I Dare You!
Read more: I Dare You!This is it! The last day of our fast. I don't know about you, but I've had a pretty sweet week. I hope you've gotten closer to God and that you continue to pursue Him passionately all the days of your life. We are officially done at midnight tonight so make sure you do something…
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Thankful Thursday – The Fellowship of the Unashamed
Read more: Thankful Thursday – The Fellowship of the UnashamedLet us give thanks. It is Thankful Thursday. January I'm am privileged to be hosting this awesome event. Next month we are meeting with Iris of Grace Alone and in March we will be back at Laurie's place, Women Taking A Stand. This week an email arrived with an astonishing and powerful prayer from my BFF, Angie Knight,…
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All You Need To Do Is Ask
Read more: All You Need To Do Is AskWe have not because we ask not. How many times have we needed God but have been too stubborn to open our mouths and just say so? How many crazy situations have we found ourselves in, only to discover that if we had just spoken up and been honest about our need of help or…
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Praying and Fasting Together
Read more: Praying and Fasting TogetherSeveral of my friends and I pray each year for a word from God. It's been an interesting journey to see how God unfolds the year according to his early revelation. And that's what 2009 was for me. My word for last year was REVELATION. I think I'm still in this state as God shows…
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Thankful Thursday – Can I be thankful for THAT?
Read more: Thankful Thursday – Can I be thankful for THAT?Let us give thanks. It is Thankful Thursday. December we are meeting at Women Taking A Stand. In January we will be giving thanks in the new year, right here at Spiritually Unequal Marriage. I can't wait. _____ Wow, the last day of 2009. What a year it has been. Many of you have shared the fantastic and divinely…
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I Have a Serious Question for You.
Read more: I Have a Serious Question for You.Are you ready for healing? Do you think as Christians most of the time we think of heavenly healing as a cure of a physical ailment? I believe we do and I know God miraculously heals people of physical sickness and disease. I also know God heals us from their emotional and mental injuries. What…
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Charlie Brown? Hope of the World.
Read more: Charlie Brown? Hope of the World.I grew up waiting each Christmas season for two special TV shows to appear on our old television set. Yes, I grew up in the “Dark Ages”, according to my teenager. There weren’t video recordings nor hundreds of channels with millions of re-runs. You had one chance, once a year. That was it. I anxiously…
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Weekend Devo – Dare to Dream
Read more: Weekend Devo – Dare to DreamPeople seem to be having more difficulties these days than usual. This time last year I was shuttling my daughter back and forth to radiation treatments. And not too long after Christmas, Lynn's husband lost his job like so many have since the economy tanked. I'm sure as you read this, your own trials are…
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Thankful Thursday – It’s a Birthday
Read more: Thankful Thursday – It’s a BirthdayLet us give thanks. It is Thankful Thursday. December we are meeting at Women Taking A Stand. In January we will be giving thanks in the new year, right here at Spiritually Unequal Marriage. I can't wait. Okay, I’m a dork. Go ahead a poke fun if you must, I own up to my dorkiness… (is that a word?) …
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Are You Ready for Christmas?
Read more: Are You Ready for Christmas?I know I’m not-still have shopping, baking, and a birthday to prepare for! So much to do along with work and taking care of the family. Are you nodding along with me?Keeping our focus on Christ this time of year is tough for anyone, so I’m not going to talk about the busyness that threatens…
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Trust AND Action!
Read more: Trust AND Action!I don’t subscribe to the old adage; God helps those who help themselves. I am acutely aware the Lord helps many of us when we are so low we can’t even get off the couch. But, I am also certain God wants our active participation in His plans. With that said what does it mean…
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Weekend Devo – Turning It Around for Good
Read more: Weekend Devo – Turning It Around for GoodThis is one of the most powerful devotionals I've seen on the subject of trials. James MacDonald seems to be on the fast track into some deep insights into our Christian faith and what it really means. I want to share this devotional by him, because his words clarified it isn't about whether or not…