Faith, Family, and Education
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. – 1 Timothy 6:10 NKJV A certain amount of money is necessary to tithe, but the more we focus on how great life willContinue reading “Prayer Reflection: Day 33”
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. – Matthew Grandma Decker, my husband’s mother, passed away early this morning on June 2, 2022. She always made time for family. Even though it took more than a day’s worth of travel from Idaho Falls, Grandma Decker attended my son’s baby blessing. She hostedContinue reading “Prayer Devotional: Day 258 – A Reflection on the Life of Grandma Decker”
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. – John 10:27-28 NIV In this world, there is death. My dad passed away on March 14th, and because of that, I neverContinue reading “Prayer Devotional: Day 179”
While we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal. – Corinthians 4:18 NKJV Today my son’s daycare was closed for President’s Day, so I spent some time withContinue reading “Prayer Devotional: Day 160”
However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived”— the things God has prepared for those who love Him. – 1 Corinthians 2:9 NIV Sometimes with a lot of changes going on in my life all at once, I buckle down andContinue reading “Prayer Devotional: Day 132”
If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. – Romans 10:9 NIV In the past, I tried to live by example, but I very rarely said anything about God to other people unless they specifically asked me. DeclaringContinue reading “Prayer Devotional: Day 79”
And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment. – Zechariah 3:4 KJV Sometimes we are blind to our own dirtyContinue reading “Prayer Devotional: Day 71”
In the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus, who while testifying before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, I charge you to keep this command without spot or blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, which God will bring about in his own time—God, the blessed andContinue reading “Prayer Devotional: Day 31”
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. – John 3:16 NIV The Lord is the giver of all life. It almost is ironic that God gave up His only son’s life to save humanity. Jesus isContinue reading “Prayer Devotional: Day 26”
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. – John 3:16 NIV I remember memorizing John 3:16 when I was a child. At the time the words didn’t really sink in, yet God’s words certainly made anContinue reading “Prayer Journal: Day 359”
Gina (Akao) Decker