Debbie W. Wilson

Refreshing Faith

What Does Faith Look Like?

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What does faith look like? Larry shared an experience that exemplifies faith to me.

Larry wanted to tell a woman, I’ll call Jewel, about Jesus. But an inner restraint said, “Not now.” He prayed this woman would find the Lord and asked God for the right opportunity.

God heard his prayer and began to show Himself to her apart from Larry. One day Jewel brought up God with Larry.

Jewel volunteers in a local Ronald MacDonald Family Room that offers a place for family members of seriously ill children to sleep, shower, and launder their clothes. We can imagine the heartbreaking stress and financial strain of its guests.

One woman arrived and handed $5.00 and a coupon to one of the volunteers and asked her to bring her a tray of food from the hospital cafeteria. The volunteer returned and said she was sorry, but they couldn’t take the coupon and $5 wouldn’t go far there. The woman pocketed her $5 and shrugged. She asked to use the shower.

A man in worn clothes who sat reading a book on prayer overheard the exchange. After a bit, he asked Jewel, “How long will she be in the shower?”Continue Reading

How a Storm’s Anger Revealed God’s Angels

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Rain poured—as expected. In the early evening the wind suddenly picked up. The crepe myrtle branches outside my kitchen window swirled as if agitated in a giant washing machine. Whoa! I’d heard Hurricane Michael wasn’t bringing strong winds.

I strode to the front porch to check on the larger trees near our house. A giant gumball tree leaned precariously. “Ginny,” I yelled to my daughter.

The tree tilted toward her parked car. She needed to move it fast!

We have a circle drive, in our wooded front yard, where our kids park their cars. Because of the warnings around Hurricane Florence we moved their cars to protect them from flying debris during that storm. But Hurricane Michael wasn’t supposed to bring much wind.

I should have taken notice when the governor declared a state of emergency. The storm’s anger stunned me. So did God’s angels.Continue Reading

Come and Abide: How to Shed Your Burdens

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Today, my AWSA sister Kathy Collard Miller introduces us to her new book Pure-Hearted: The Blessings of Living Out God’s Glory and challenges us to come and abide with Jesus. I know you’ll enjoy her look at Mary and Martha and how Jesus’ words still relate to us today.

Kathy is giving away a copy of her book. Details below. Now here’s Kathy…

Don’t Worry; Martha Will Do It

I wonder if Martha, the sister of Mary, was the dependability queen in her town, Bethany. I can just imagine at the Women of the Temple Committee meeting for the upcoming women’s luncheon event, the chairperson asking, “Now who can we get to cater the lunch?”Continue Reading

Does Fall Make You Melancholy or Hopeful?

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I’m delighted to introduce you to Vanessa Hunt. She and her sister Heather Patterson write a beautiful blog, At the Picket Fence. Today she shares a devotional from their book Life in Season. Grab a cup of your favorite beverage and savor your pause.

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We walked slowly down the hall together, his little hand clutching mine. The noise from the room got louder and louder the closer we got and the flurry of activity around the doorway was a good indication of just how important this particular room was. He spotted a few of his friends and quickly we were engulfed in the madness known as the first day of kindergarten.

His daddy and I passed his younger sister back and forth as we followed him around the room. He sat at his little desk and took out his school supplies, obviously pleased by the fact that he had his very own pencil case. Continue Reading

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