Debbie West
Debbie West is a teacher, worship leader, fitness coach and writer living in North Texas. She loves spending time with friends and family, eating Mexican food (preferably both at the same time) and training at the gym. She has a desire to combine all of her interests and talents to help others live their best life here on Earth while waiting on the hope of Eternity. Read her blog at http://westdebbie.wordpress.com/
A King’s Sacrifice
Share this Devo on Facebook and Twitter: Devotion to God in a fast-food world. http://thelife.com/DailyDevotions/a-kings-sacrifice #LifeDevo But King David replied to Araunah, “No, I insist on paying the full price. I will not take for the Lord what is yours, or sacrifice a burnt offering that costs me nothing.” 1 Chronicles 21:24 In our fast food, “Have […] Read More >
Anticipate God’s Goodness
“I am confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.” Psalm 27:13 It’s easy to get discouraged when we look at the world around us. There is so much poverty, violence, immorality and just plain rudeness. The news is filled with discouragement. The streets are filled with angry […] Read More >
Be Still
Sometimes the best battle plan is to do nothing. http://thelife.com/dailydevotions/be-still #LifeDevo “The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” Exodus 14:14 The Israelites were quite a fickle group. God had done amazing miracles among them in Egypt. He had sent ten plagues to convince Pharaoh to let His people leave their captivity. But once […] Read More >
Be Thankful for Weakness
“Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” 2 Corinthians 12:9b Power is sexy. We live in a world that admires strength and pities weakness. Fortune 500 companies, movie stars, and politicians all have some level of power over our lives. Some athletes have the […] Read More >
Beautiful Things
“…the God who gives life to the dead and calls things that are not as though they were.” Romans 4:17b I like being around artistic people. It is fascinating to me how someone can take something ordinary and make something beautiful out of it. A lump of clay becomes a sculpture. A blank canvas becomes […] Read More >
Find Your Family
Share this Devo on Facebook and Twitter: Have you lost and found family? http://powertochange.com/blogposts/2013/12/02/find-your-family/ #LifeDevo “Therefore since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off what hinders and the sin that so easily entangles and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” Hebrews 12:1 The holidays usually […] Read More >
Fleas
Share this Devo on Facebook and Twitter: Being thankful is the key to overcoming difficulties. http://powertochange.com/blogposts/2013/09/11/fleas/ #LifeDevo “Rejoice always! Pray constantly. Give thanks in everything, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18) During the rise of the Nazi Regime, Corrie Ten Boom helped many Jews escape the terror of the […] Read More >
God of the Unexpected
Share this Devo on Facebook and Twitter: Keep Watch. God answers prayer in amazing ways! http://powertochange.com/blogposts/2013/09/29/god-of-the-unexpected/ #LifeDevo “So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.” (Acts 12:16) In Acts 12, the church in Jerusalem was understandably on edge. King Herod had just put John’s brother James to death. Then Peter was […] Read More >
Jesus Our Perfect Representative
Jesus gets you passed the “No Trespassing” sign. http://thelife.com/dailydevotions/jesus-our-perfect-representative #LifeDevo ”For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are – yet was without sin.” Hebrews 4:15 During a political campaign, not only does a candidate […] Read More >
Loving to the Full Extent
Service was Christ’s example of love. http://thelife.com/DailyDevotions/loving-to-the-full-extent #LifeDevo “Having loved his own who were in the world, he now showed them the full extent of his love.” John 13:1b While he walked the earth, Jesus demonstrated how to love. He accepted the outcasts and offered them grace. He did not condemn the ones who sinned, but called them to […] Read More >