Daily Bread
By Idelette McVicker
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“Give us today our daily bread.” –Matthew 6:11 (NIV)
As a mother of young children, I am reminded of Jesus’ words that he had food to eat that his disciples knew nothing about. (John 4:32) I’ve become more aware of my need, not only for nutritious food that gives me fuel for the long days, but even more importantly for my daily manna from heaven. My spirit longs for this food. Most days I can grab only one verse to carry in my heart all day long. It is usually exactly what I need for that day.
Before I became a mom, I had lots of time and space in my life to spend time with God. I feasted in His presence almost daily. These days I depend on the basics: my daily bread. I need my God to feed my spirit. Without Him and His Word, my spirit starves and I don’t have the spiritual stamina to live this life to the fullest. Now even one slice of whole-grain bread from Heaven carries me through the day and gives me wings.
Thank You, Lord, for Your daily bread that sustains and feeds me. I love Your Word. Amen.
Questions: Busy seasons come to all of us. In those busy seasons of life how do you maintain your walk with God?
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thank you, Fran D., God bless you and may God continue to use you in this way and other ways to minister to women.
Dear Anonymous
(((((((Anonymous))))))))….He will do great and mighty things as you keep your eyes on Him. He does it here, too! Today I wore a little pin on my shirt as my husband and I did our errands…”God is in Control” to remind and encourage myself of that powerful truth! And each day we tell ourselves Psalm 46:10..Sometimes? We must be still and let HIM be WHO He is in our lives! HE will keep us strong while we “wait”, too, and whisper..”this way”, “that way”!! The Promise Book will bless you so much, too! Have memorized a lot of them..and when the enemy “tries”…those wonderful Words bubble up and send that rascal fleeing. Many here are praying for you..HE will honor your “leaning on Him”..and the wonderful prayers!!
Fran D., thank you So Much for that!! I’m sure if I search, I can find one somewhere in my room. I really, really appreciate the prayer – I could definitely use it! Still waiting, and leaning on the Lord. God Bless you.
Dear Anonymous..
That is Isaiah 26:3 “Thou will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee”…
I keep that in a postcard in front of my computer to bless me every day! It’s true and works! When we think about HIM..all the worlds concerns will start to recede..And when we concentrate on His Promises..That helps so much..If you don’t already have a Bible Promise Book? They help and you can find wonderful passes like this Promise quickly. Bless you, dear anonymous! Praying for you.
hello betty, can you help me find in scripture, what you said above: ‘If we keep our minds on him he will keep us in perfect peace’ ? I would like to keep that for myself as well. God Bless everyone, may He help us today in special ways.
I maintain my walk with God I do attend services, which I belong to a pentacostal church. What i do is read the e-votionals when I come in which is sent to me also I read a scripture. I also keep in mind that God said “If we keep our minds on him he will keep us in perfect peace. I do keep that in mind everyday and try not to let others still my joy. Because the devil is always trying to keep you in a bind where he wants you, I try very, very hard to keep him out of my life because I don’t need him he is worthless to me and others so I keep mu head up and pray and ask God to help me through the days that he gets me up.
dear all,
know what, i have been receiving the secrets of success for a long time but never bothered to open the mails concerned. i believed God tapped me one day and said, “hey, better open your mails and get involved, be in fellowship with christian women. and now, here i am, doing my best to regularly open the mails, take the prayers to heart and share my thoughts with others through this devotional. i think this is what i have been missing. sunday service is not enough. we need to commune with God everyday if not every moment and be in fellowship with other christians.
dear debbie and patti,
debbie, i know how it feels to be left alone with children. i have been through that. in my youth i fell in love with the wrong man who betrayed me. i raised my two children practically by myself but i held on to my faith even if i have not been born again when my children were young. now my children are both professionals, working abroad and married to good people, have a child each and are both God loving and fearing. you can do it debbie. God will never forsake or abandon us.
patti, like debbie you feel so alone under the circumstances. but God will always be with us. if we “draw near to him and he will come close to you”. regarding the spirit of distrust, pray for discernment as you deal with people. with a spirit of discernment, you will know who to trust or not.
i would like to share something with all of you that was in our monthly paper from church that our pastor wrote. i hope you enjoy it
watch what you sow
sow bird seeds–reap birds
sow lies–reap rebellion
sow anger–reap depression
sow sow revenge–reap unforgivness
soy joy–reap happiness
sow kindness–reap friends
sow love–reap relationships
Lord we constantly are sowing something help us to sow wisely and most importantly help us to sow the Love of Jesus every where we go
amen
Thank you all so much for your prayers. Barb, you seemed to touch on things that are so true … things I hadn’t mentioned. When I read your post, I really felt that God was using you to speak to me. I continue to pray for the restoration of my marriage and family and know that everything is in God’s hands. I have lifted each of you up in prayer and consider this site such a blessing.
Dear Patti, and others who prayed for me. I just burst into tears just now crying, and weeping before the Lord. Your words touched my heart, and a part of it that I hid for so long. God bless you, for just hearing and feeling my pain. Truthfully, I need God’s miracle to touch, heal me, and my life. I have no idea why I went through what I did, and why I felt so hurt by others. I want to keep going on in the Lord, and shine for Him, but I am human and have to fight wrong thoughts. I have asked the Lord so much for godly older women in my life, for so long, yet wonder why God sometimes doesn’t provide it.. it has been 1 1/2-2 years like this now. God has done a mighty work I must say, but still – I have to fight feelings of despair, and what not. Anyway, I will try to post less now & take up less space here, but I just want to thank you for your beautiful hearts in the Lord… He is using you, when others around me may not necessarily be there. Thank You so much & God Bless You All. I also lifted-up a prayer for each of you and your families..
Although our lives may seem dim sometimes, I pray God would empower each of the women on this site today, to live supernaturally, and with His ever-increasing power.. JESUS, be with us today. We need You.
Blessings to all of you who answered Debbie & Anonymous & others, & for the heartfelt prayers that you prayed.I feel I am to answer Debbie, but my heart & prayers also go out to Anonymous & others.
Dear Debbie,
The Lord brought this Scripture to my mind when I read your e-mail. It is Deuteronomy 32:10 & it says “He (the Lord) found him (her) in a desert land, & in the waste howling wilderness: He led him about. He instructed him, He kept him as the apple of His eye”. I believe that the Lord wants you to know that He knows all about your circumstances (& your husbands’), & He is keeping you as the apple of His eye. His Hand is still on your husband, he does not belong to anyone else !
I pray that God will grant him the gift of repentance, that He will open his eyes wide to see what he is doing, that He will take away the fear & overwhelming feelings that the devil has put on him because of the responsibility he has to raise a family & support his wife. Lord, even though there is pleasure in sin for a season, make him feel the death that it will lead him to, so that he will run back to You for his very life. I pray for Debbie that she will “know that she knows” that You, Lord, are going to rescue her from the howling wilderness that she feels that she has been suddenly dropped into. I pray for Your Peace that passes her understanding, that You will cause her faith in You to rise up strong.And I ask that because You are her Source of all that she needs that You will begin to move people around her to have their eyes opened wide, to have hearts of love & compassion that will overcome their being uncomfortable, & that they will have an intense desire to reach out & help in every way needed. Give Debbie a heart to forgive & let her see everything & everyone (especially her husband)through Your eyes. Pour out Your love on her & through her to those precious little ones, even when she feels too tired or too short of time. Give her the strength & energy she needs to live every day pleasing to You. Thank You, Lord, for what You are already doing on Debbie’s behalf behind the scenes, & give her the faith to trust You no matter what she sees in the natural.Lord, keep her eyes “fixed” on You. Thank You, Lord that You have told us to come boldly to Your throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, & find grace to help in time of need.For we have not a High Priest which cannot be touched with the feelings of our infirmities, but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet w/o sin.It’s in that Wonderful Name, the Name of Jesus, that we pray. AMEN. WE all love you so much !!!
wrongly posted:
” FATHER, I pray that YOU will change anonymous heart like water to follow the course of YOUR will.
Correction:
FATHER, I pray that YOU will change anonymous husband’s heart to follow the course of YOUR will.
My apology Anonymous. Many times, what is posted is not was in my mind and what I would like to say.
Thank you dear DonnaL…for your prayers.
Anonymous,
Joining Patti in prayer for you…resting in the knowledge that God’s knows your situation, loves you and cares for you. Looking for victory for you.
Patti,
Also continuing to pray for a break trough for you. Jesus loves you and so do I.
Debbie,
Will also be praying for those around you that are finding it difficult or “uncomfortable”….Lord, I pray for changed hearts and minds for these people….Father, give them a spirit of love and care for Debbie and her family. Father, draw Debbie unto yourself, give her strength and rest. Thank you Lord. I love you Lord……
Debbie Let me pray for you!
Dear Lord Jesus I pray for Debbie. I pray that you will be the father to the fatherless and a husband to Debbie. I pray that you will let Debbie know that she is never alone.
Amen.
We are rooting for you Debbie and your family! Take care!
Debbie….joining DonnaL in prayer for you….
Donna, Thank you so much for your prayers! I wish I could tell you how much it means to me. Unfortunately, I’m all alone. I don’t have any family, and most people are very “uncomfortable” being around me and the children at this time. I guess it’s easier for people to just distance themselves when circumstances are too difficult. Thanks again for your kind words!
Debbie
Dear Anonymous……I believe I relate to your pain….tho I don’t know the circumstances.
Isaiah 43: “Fear not: for I have redeemed you, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.” When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; when thou walkest through the fire, thou shall not be burned: neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.”
Isaiah 43:19 “Behold, I will do a new thing: now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert”
Dear Jesus,
I bring Anonymous to you tonight, asking that You minister to her broken heart. Lord, pour down Your grace for this time and Your peace that will surround her right now. Let Your presence envelope her and wrap Your arms around her. Be ever so close to her tonight…..Let her run to You…and under Your wing, rest and be ministered. Bring Christian women into her life…that she may be encouraged and fed through their wisdom in You.
We love You, Lord….praise you and worship You. Hear our cries in the night, Lord…..we ask in Your Name….Jesus.
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i find i really really have to make myself spend time with Him when things are very rushed as that is the way it is here most of the time
sharonb
Debbie,
Marriage breakdown is so very hard and I am wanting you to know that God is there, even in the mist of this suffering. You already know that whatever time you can spend with Him is good. Those are the times that you will be empowered and enabled to move forward. Do you have family who can support you while you work through this? Praying that God will send many of his people to help you at this time. Praying that God will do a mighty work there and restore your family. (I have seen it happen before). Heavenly Father I pray that Debbie will have a peace and comfort knowing that you care so much about this situation and want only good for her. Lord, please enable her to move forward in dependence on you. Lord, fill her with your Holy Spirit and empower her. Lord, I pray that this marriage would be restored. In you most Holy Name, Jesus. Loving you dear sister….Donna
Patti, thank you so much for your post that nearly left tears in my eyes. Truthfully, I cannot begin to speak about this whole thing I’ve been through, and thank you for acknowledging the fact that it is difficult when people constantly come and go in our lives. I want to continue to cling onto God. Truthfully, I wish sometimes my voice could be heard, and that others could relate to my pain. Anyhow, I thank you again, and so much for your prayer – that is what I pray – that God will establish my family for me, and set godly, right people in my life. God Bless You.
Edlelette, thanks so much for the devotional.
During our Passover or Communion, I always remember JESUS as my Bread. Of course HIS word is my daily bread and I thank our website that provided this daily bread faithfully.
I thank GOD that HE renews my strength and overall standing with HIM during the Communion, one form of sacrament to fulfill righteousness and godliness.
Hi anonymous, I’m with you. I know of someone who is in and out of the relationships but through prayers, he is back now to the family and is a faithful and good father.
The wife don’t pay attention to him but continue to concentrate on what GOD would like her to do and doing excellent duties and responsibilities toward their children even to the community.
This is the only thing I know:
Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and future.”
Anonymous, thank GOD for the past living together that was beautiful and praise GOD for it, and release your husband in GOD’s hands. Pray that GOD will change his heart like water to follow the course of HIS will.
“FATHER, I come to you today, standing on her side. FATHER, our eyes are on YOU. We know that all YOUR promises are true and believed that what YOU said, YOU will do it. FATHER, we are standing on the righteousness of JESUS CHRIST. Nothing is impossible to YOU. We do not believe that her husband belongs to that other woman. We believe that he belongs to anonymous and their family. The woman was used by Satan to destroy Anonymous family. Anonymous forgives her LORD and her husband. I pray LORD that YOU will give her another man and let anonymous husband go. FATHER, I pray that YOU will change anonymous heart like water to follow the course of YOUR will. I loose from him the cause, the origin, the reason, the desire to have sexual relation with this other woman.I loose from him ungodly sensual and physical love to this other woman who is not his wife and all other women in the future LORD. Help him to learn the boundaries he must have with opposite sex. Whatever the cause is, FATHER, bring anonymous and her husband together and help both to put into practice what is in Ephesians 5:22-33. Help and guide anonymous how to occupy her time while YOU are working on their situation LORD. Thank YOU LORD for YOUR great love to us. Surround anonymous and her family including the husband and the congregation with YOUR power and YOUR love. Show YOURSELF strong on their behalf LORD. Oh GOD, we are counting on YOUR tender mercies for our past mistakes, we are counting on YOUR tender love for our present needs, we are counting on YOUR sovereignty LORD for anonymous family and the future of their congregation. We ask all these things in CHRIST name, amen!”
We ask this all in CHRIST name, amen.”
Anonymous, my email address is faith777@can.rogers.com
GOD bless!
I will be praying for you.
Dear Anonymous,
I understand how you are feeling with suddenly, no counselor. Even after four years of counseling and knowing/agreeing it was over, I became so uneasy and frightened. I remember a week or so after, I felt panic.
I am going to be praying with you and the other ladies here, that if it is God’s plan for you, tHe provide one or speak clearly to your heart otherwise. I do not know your circumstances, but the Lord knows. People moving in and out of your life, is hard, I know. I will be praying the Lord will put Godly people clearly in your path…..to support you and help your faith grow.
I still often go to Psalm 139…..
ladies, I just want to thank you for sharing on this site. As I read some of your comments, I prayed a prayer for you. I am encouraged that, although we are different ages, backgrounds, locations, we still love and need Jesus. I’m encouraged by your faith. May God meet us in brand new, fresh ways today. I pray this in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
thank you for this reminder. sisters, if you can please pray for me.. I know some of you might know a bit of my situation, but I’m sort of recovering from a traumatic time, and my counselor actually ended-up having to switch jobs… so suddenly she is not there. Please pray that I will trust God to provide, and meet my needs, and trust that now it is either the season that I do not need her in my life anymore, that God will provide someone else, or that I am not to go through counseling anymore. I’ve been through a lot, and truthfully am going by faith everyday. I pray that God would continue to meet me where I’m at, and not let me be discouraged by how life keeps going and things change. I think I’ve had a hard time dealing with change, especially being a young adult, where thigns are often in transition and thigns seem so transient. God has to be my rock and stronghold during such times in life, even where friends shift and you find yourself leaning on God as your sole strength. I pray I would not feel betrayed, and learn to let go and trust God. thanks.
Now that my kids are older ( age 14,18,21,23), my life is busier than ever with keeping up with them and the events of their lives, church activities, work, and many other distractions. But starting each day with quiet time gives me the strength I need to get through the day and added power against the devil’s schemes, and peace that God is in control. I wish I had started earlier in life spending more time with God, seeking His direction, and praying for my children and my husband. It’s so wonderful knowing that God gives us exactly what we need when we need it. And His word gives us everything for today and prepares us for the future, but we must be in it daily to reap the fruits of harvesting the Word.
I am a retired now, but my life is still busy. I don’t know how I would get thru the day without the word sustaining me and lifting me up. God is so good, my heart just overflows somtimes with all his blessings. That doesnt say that my life is perfect, I have a lot of problems as everyone does, but God is always there. Debbie, my heart goes out to you and I will be praying for you.
This is exactly where I am right now. My husband walked out on us and left me with 5 little ones. I am so overwhelmed trying to do everything on my own and never having a break. I cry out to God and feel so removed from Him at times. I guess I need to realize that I may not have those long quiet times with Him right now, but replacing those times with even a short devotional/prayer time can be uplifting in these difficult times.
When I am busy I try to make sure that I have my devotions. The day goes better.
When I first moved to Toronto I forgot my Bible. I was excited about being a Live-in Nanny! I had been living in Port Hope and I was scared living with a houseful of people I didn’t know. I felt as though i was in another country as they spoke Polish. I felt lost and lonely. I asked the mother is she had a Bible and she gave me a Bible to read.