by Sami | Apr 10, 2010 | Devotions, Faith, Faith in Action
When my daughter was six months old, we began teaching her sign language. We knew that her motor skills would develop before her verbal skills, so we taught her basic signs to help her communicate during meal time, such as “thank you”, “please”, “more” and “all...
by Sami | Apr 8, 2010 | Devotions, Faith, Faith in Action
“According to your faith will it be done to you” – Matt 9:29 When I was listening to the radio yesterday morning, I heard a phrase come out of the host that was so simple yet so true. He said, “We become what we believe”. In other words, if we have...
by Sami | Apr 2, 2010 | Devotions, Faith, God's Will
When Rebekah met Abraham’s servant, who wanted her to return to his home to be married to Isaac, she was ready and willing. Her brother and mother even asked if she could stay with them before leaving. So they left it up to the girl to decide. Rebekah knew this was...
by Sami | Apr 1, 2010 | Devotions, Faith, Prayer
Many of us pray, but do not wait for a response. Sometimes the response we receive from God is not the same as what we praying for, and therefore we believe the prayer to be ineffective. Too many times I believe we pray without actually expecting God to deliver...
by Sami | Mar 31, 2010 | Christian Living, Devotions, Faith
Back in my sorority days we used to sing a song that I believe was a version of a church campfire song; it went something like this: “It only takes a spark to get a fire going, and soon all those around will warm up in its glowing…” I was reminded of this tune when...
by Sami | Mar 30, 2010 | Devotions, Faith, God's Will
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.” – Matt 7:7-8 One of my favorite games when I was...