Dick Ivey

Greatly blessed…

O, LORD, my God, because I am Your beloved child, You choose to bless me. However, You bless me in ways that are unique to my needs and Your design for me. I know my difficulties do not signify lack of faith or lack of blessing. They are means to help me stay on the […]

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Commitment…the glue

Jesus saiid a man is supposed to leave his father and his mother and be joined to his wife cleaving to her while forsaking all others so the two can become one flesh. There seems to be no shortage of those willing to get naked and in stacks of two becoming one flesh, but the

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The hard “P” word …

LORD, God, my gracious Father, thank You for being patient with me when it’s especially hard to wait for Your answers when there’s more than one problem with which to deal. I need patience, even though I know what I must go through to get it. So, this is why I need Your Spirit: Patience

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Peace amid life concerns

Father, God, as I relax with You in the middle of this heat wave, I am prone to grumble about the weather You control. And yet, Your everlasting arms enfold me in Peace. What a great blessing it is to start this day taking a break from obsessing about my concerns—and just enjoy this time of looking to

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