Big Sky Buckeye

A writer's journey continues

Challenges Overcome

Posted on May 14, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 34:6: “This poor soul cried and was heard by the Lord and was saved from every trouble.”

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Desiring smoother path

Journey faces pitfalls

Stressful days wait ahead

Darkness erecting walls

Showing what’s possible

Spirit lights Father’s way

Humbly see and follow

Walls crumble, new causeway

Turning toward Father

Life surrendered to Him

Troubled times diminished

Days no longer as grim

Tasting acts of goodness

Challenges overcome

Father’s peace now descends

Doubts reduced to breadcrumbs

Walking in Father’s love

Mercy remains steadfast

Every promise trusted

Faith transformed, hope recast

From Psalm 34:19: “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord rescues them from them all.”

Max Lucado Quote

Posted on May 14, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

The next time you’re disappointed, don’t panic and don’t give up. Just be patient and let God remind you He’s still in control.

From Luke 8:15: “But as for that in the good soil, these are the ones who, when they hear the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart and bear fruit with endurance.“

Elisabeth Elliot Quote

Posted on May 12, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

If my life is surrendered to God, all is well. Let me not grab it back, as though it were in peril in His hand but would be safer in mine!

From Psalm 34:19: “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord rescues them from them all.“

Elisabeth Elliot (1926-2015) was a Christian author and speaker. She and her husband, Jim, spent time as missionaries in Ecuador.

Taken From a Church Sign

Posted on May 6, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Don’t have anything to be thankful for? Check your pulse!

From Psalm 103:1-2: “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and do not forget all His benefits.”

Charles Swindoll Quote

Posted on May 5, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

With each new dawn there is delivered to your door a fresh, new package called “today.” All the grace we need will be supplied by Him as we live out that day.

From Psalm 9:10: “And those who know Your name put their trust in You, for You, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.”

Oswald Chambers Quote

Posted on May 3, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

The marvel of the Redemption Reality of God is the worst and the vilest can never get to the bottom of His love. Paul did not say that God separated him to show what a wonderful man He could make of him, but “to reveal His Son in me.”

From 1 Corinthians 4:11-13: “To the present hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are naked and beaten and homeless, and we grow weary from the work of our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we speak kindly. We have become like the rubbish of the world, the dregs of all things, to this very day.”

Monday Memories: God’s Promises

Posted on May 1, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From Matthew 7:13-14: “Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it. For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few who find it.”

white concrete building beside concrete stairs

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Life tempting us with enticing shortcuts

Most of these never seem to bring success

Gods speaks honestly, always asking us

Did we burrow deeper, rather than guess?

Clever world flooding us with remedies

Formulas for a more successful life

Simple, surefire, easy to use, guaranteed

God’s formula, always true without strife

Never shy from following the Father

He doesn’t promise a road without bumps

God offers promises with blessed love

His way leading us forward, our hearts jump

Requiring patience, life’s a marathon

God remains our Rock, faithful and steadfast

His blessings fill our lives in countless ways

Our ship sails, with eternal hope amassed

Losing hope at times, seeking a quick fix

Encouragement and trust arrives from God

Offering us Grace, filled with peace and joy

Grateful, He accepts us, totally flawed

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From the words of Saint Teresa of Avila, “We ought to make some progress, however little, every day, and show some increase of fervor. We ought to act as if we were at war–as, indeed, we are–and never relax until we have won the victory.”

Originally published March, 2020.

William Tyndale Quote

Posted on May 1, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

To have a faith, therefore, or a trust in anything, where God hath not promised, is plain idolatry, and a worshipping of thine own imagination instead of God.

From Deuteronomy 5:8: “You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above or that is on the earth beneath or that is in the water under the earth.”

William Tyndale (c. 1494 – c.1536) was an English Biblical scholar and linguist. He became a leading figure in the Protestant Reformation, and his writings were influenced by the thoughts shared from fellow reformer Martin Luther.

Boundless Love (Elfchen Series #150)

Posted on April 28, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Sustaining

Creator’s

Transcending love

Each living witness

Handiwork crafted through faith

Forever

Unceasing

Free-flowing

God’s love

Never running dry

Eternal spring, drink deeply

Grace

Empowering

Hope’s

Future envisions

Through Spirit’s eyes

Walking in Christ’s love

Fulfillment

Oswald Chambers Quote

Posted on April 28, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

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We have to take the first step as though there were no God. It is no use to wait for God to help us, He will not; but immediately we arise we find He is there.

From Isaiah 60:1: “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.”

Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) was a Scottish evangelist and Christian teacher. Following his death from an illness while in Egypt during World War I, his wife took on the task of transcribing the detailed notes she had written from his lectures and sermons. Gertrude Hobbs Chambers’ efforts resulted in the publication in 1924 of MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST. I frequently read from this devotional, and it has greatly deepened my faith and understanding of God’s Word.

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Unceasing

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