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The Lord is My Portion — Nicole O’Meara

Reading the book of Lamentations is like reading a nightmare in which parents eat their children or leave them to starve.  No wonder the author is lamenting… sorrowing.  His situation is utterly hopeless. “My endurance has perished; so has my hope from the LORD.” I’ve felt that kind of hopelessness.  Not one drop of energy left.… Continue reading The Lord is My Portion — Nicole O’Meara

The Strength You Need — Just In Time — Nicole O’Meara

Which moments from 2022 were your best? Which were the hardest? For me, God was in both. I experienced His healing (the best). My dad died (the hardest). I don’t know what was harder, to watch him decline for months or to say goodbye, but God’s grace sustained me through both. Dad taught my sister and… Continue reading The Strength You Need — Just In Time — Nicole O’Meara

Storms of Suffering Reveal the Strength of Your Foundation — Nicole O’Meara

A recently crochet project taught me the importance of stitching the Foundation Row correctly. Not close, but exactly right. I was making a beanie and tried to fudge the first row, the Foundation Row. The error in my Foundation Row grew until, by the end of the project, I didn’t have a beanie, I had… Continue reading Storms of Suffering Reveal the Strength of Your Foundation — Nicole O’Meara

Why Your Name Matters — Nicole O’Meara

A young woman in horn-rimmed glasses and pinned-up curls sat at a table sharing an after-work drink with a friend.  She chatted leisurely about her work day, puffing on a cigarette between sips when someone at the door caught her eye.  A strikingly beautiful woman walked into the bar—not just a woman, a lady. This lady… Continue reading Why Your Name Matters — Nicole O’Meara

How do we read the Bible? Pretend to be in it!

“Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.” Deuteronomy 7:9 I remember sitting in our tiny little church in the middle of nowhere Indiana and our pastor asking us all to think about why… Continue reading How do we read the Bible? Pretend to be in it!

How do we read the Bible? Journal it!

Scripture: “Your marvelous doings are headline news; I could write a book full of the details of your greatness.” Psalm 145:6 NIV Of all of these practices, this is probably the only one that I personally don’t need a lot of instruction on. I had to learn how to imagine myself in scripture, how to meditate on scripture, and… Continue reading How do we read the Bible? Journal it!

Can you see it?

“For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.” Matthew 13:17 One of my favorite characteristics of God is that He is a Redeemer. Last week, I wanted to speak into the “new”… Continue reading Can you see it?