Prayer
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A Roly-Poly and a Great Big God!
Have you ever prayed this scripture? Psalm 139:23-24 (Amplified Bible) Search me [thoroughly], O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there is any wicked or hurtful way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. A couple of weeks ago, my alarm sounded at 5:15 a.m.
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Spiritual Warfare and My Unbelieving Husband
I have one last story to share with you. This trilogy of articles on spiritual warfare has a price. I have asked the Lord to protect my family and me. So today, I ask you to pray over my writing and speaking to result in two things; that the Lord, Jesus, is honored and that
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Spiritual Warfare and our Children
Friday, I came back from my morning jog and I returned home absolutely on fire in my spirit. That morning I wrote about my recent account with evil trying to enter my home and the spiritual warfare in which I engaged. After posting my story, my spirit continued to burn with a Holy inferno to
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This is Real Spiritual Warfare
I’m interrupting this Friday and adding a second post. Over the past several days I have been in the midst of some powerful spiritual warfare. I know many other who are smack in the middle of warfare as well. On Wednesday morning, I was up early, 5:30 a.m. to read my Bible and pray. As
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Weekend Devo-Words of Praise
At the end of June, Deb shared the story of how her marriage is being restored. In case you missed it, you can read it here. The following is something that she wrote recently. It's amazing and truly inspired by the Holy Spirit! Have a wonderful weekend and rejoice along with her! Praying and believing,Dineen
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This is Why I Am Married to an Unbeliever
This past weekend, my husband, our daughter and I flew to Sacramento to spend several days with my husband’s mom and dad. Also joining us at the house was my spouse’s brother, his girlfriend and my husband’s cousin, his wife and twin daughters and their grandma, who is my husband’s mother’s sister. Hunh? Are you
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False Hope?
Last Monday many of you tuned in and listened to my video log entitled, Powerful One Sentence Prayer. Thanks for tuning in and listening. I was moved by your many thoughtful and hopeful comments. I believe strongly in the power of prayer. My confidence in Christ is so strong that even though I face a
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Chronicles of the Donovan Clan
It’s been a long time since I have written about our family. I think I am finally at a place to give you an update and share with you what has transpired in the months since my husband’s return to work. For those of you who are new here, I will give you a quick
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Lysa TerKeurst and a Portion
Was I excited or what? Lysa TerKeurst visited my home town over the weekend. She was the speaker at the Crossline Community Church women’s retreat here in our valley. The retreat was fantastic and the gals from Crossline welcomed me into their sisterhood with open arms. Most of you know I adore Lysa. She is
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Weekend Devo – Memorial Day: Remember the Spouses Who Hold Down the Fort
Whether you agree with why our troops are serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as other parts of the world, let’s take a moment and pray for these brave men and women serving our country in often brutal conditions. They are answering the call and being obedient, even if they don’t completely understand why.
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Friendship with God: Come Just As You Are
Hello everyone! Welcome to our May series, Friendship with God. As you probably know Lynn, Angela and I have been praying about this series. I’ve been asking God to tell me where to start. What are his words? What does he want us to know about friendship with Him. I sat in my living room
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Unanswered Prayers…Seeking God
Here 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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It’s NOT About Me. Unanswered Prayer
It’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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Chronicles of the Donovan Clan. The Update
Well 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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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
In 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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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
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. 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
We 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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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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Chronicles of the Donovan Clan – It’s Time
It’s time to bring the Lord Jesus Christ glory. Please honor Him along with me as I give Him all of my worship. I am a humbled, ordinary wife who serves an extraordinary God. I am privileged to have a front row seat to watch the Creator of the universe, vividly active in the lives