Without Walls Ministries Ladies Group

08/10/2023

Many times when I open my Bible, I find myself in the book of Psalms and pray through the verses. As I do, a beautiful melody of God’s Truth rises up, and my worries fade. His perspective on what troubles me overshadows my anxiety.

In Psalm 81:10b, God instructs me, “Open wide your mouth and I will fill it” (NIV). This reminds me that He will give me what to say. What to say in happy moments and in aggravating moments. What to say when I feel insecure and what to say when I am confident. He also reminds me that sometimes it is good to say nothing at all as the Holy Spirit guides me in self-control.

Psalm 84:1 reminds me that God’s “dwelling place” is “lovely” (NIV). So I ask for Him to dwell in me richly. I want it to be evident that I’m a girl who spends time with Jesus and that He’s working on me.
Psalm 86:11 prompts me to say, “Teach me your way, LORD, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.”

Each of these verses leads me to a morning prayer I’ve been praying for years:

God, I want to see You.

God, I want to hear You.

God, I want to follow hard after You.

And I know …

God, You are good.

You are good to me.

You are good at being God.

Oh friend, we must exchange whispers with God before shouts with the world. Instead of immediately checking social media in the first moments of our day or diving right into our to-do lists, we can put God first by giving Him our first thoughts. I know that for me, every time I do, I’m more ready to face the day ahead of me than I was before.

-Lysa TerKeurst

How can you prioritize your time in God’s Word as you start your day?

07/24/2023

Trusting God’s plan is the only secret I know in the gentle art of not freaking out.

I'm not sure what is making your emotions feel a little tangled today. But I do know when I spend a few minutes reminding myself of God's promises, it’s much easier to release all my worries back to Him.

07/14/2023

Today, that's it: Smile & Enjoy! You only have so many Fridays!

Seize moments today: laugh with somebody, pause & watch the sky, tell one person she is beautiful, run across grass & feel your heart beat, find a way to ‪ #‎betheGIFT‬‬ to someone, say the words out loud: I love you.

"Make the most of every chance you get." Eph.5:15 MSG

We may have eternity — but we only have so much time. Every day is a ridiculously special occasion to be alive— and not to waste on grudges or bitterness or unforgiveness! How you spend your moments — adds up to how you spend your one life. So go ahead today - Smile & laugh & love large & don't pick a side.
Pick a Person —
the Person of Jesus.
And go pick His ways.

07/12/2023

Remove yourself from the places YOU KNOW you shouldn't be! If God isn't in the middle of it, you shouldn't be either!!

06/24/2023

Yes He does ❤️

06/23/2023

06/09/2023

Amen. Amen. Amen.

He is NOT fragile.

TobyMac ❤️

05/26/2023

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05/24/2023

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05/22/2023

“I know God can work all things for good,” I admit as we sit outside the coffee shop, hot mugs in our hands and warm sunshine on our backs. “I just wish He’d give me a glimpse of what He’s doing in all this.”

My friend doesn’t need a detailed definition of this. She’s walked me through a recent heartache and prayed with me for a miracle. She’s shown up with groceries, lattes and hugs and has refused to offer pithy platitudes when the outcome of our prayers hasn’t matched the longing of our hearts.
I pull a yellow slip of paper from my pocket and hand it to her so she can read my scribbles: “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28, NIV).

I’ve turned Romans 8:28 into a prayer of faith, and I’ve waited expectantly for God to answer. Yet as my circumstances remain unchanging, my hope is slowly waning.

My conversations with God have begun to shift from I know You can take this mess and do something marvelous with it … to Where are You, and what are You doing?

As my friend and I sip our coffee, she speaks a gentle truth: “Even when we can’t see how God is working for our good, we can choose to see His goodness.”

She hands me her phone, and I read a pixelated promise splayed across the screen: “Yet I am confident I will see the LORD's goodness while I am here in the land of the living” (Psalm 27:13).

I won’t stop believing God’s promise in Romans 8:28 and waiting in expectation.

Tomorrow I will pause to notice the Lord’s goodness. Because a wise friend is teaching me that even before we see God’s promised good, we can rejoice in His present goodness.

-Alicia Bruxvoort

What are some moments of your day where you’ve seen God’s goodness in your life?

05/21/2023

We don’t have to work our fingers to the bone and our emotions into a tangled fray trying to strategize, manipulate, control, or figure it all out, sweet friend.

Our job is to be obedient to God. God’s job is everything else.

What do you need to surrender to Him in prayer today?