Tag Archives: relationship with God

HANDSFULL ON PURPOSE

Posted on August 18, 2021 by oneta hayes

Doing a copy, edit, post today. Feeling very thankful for the little things. I think of them like “handsfull on purpose” as Boaz told the field workers to do for Ruth. 2:16. Each time it happens, I get a glimpse … Continue reading →

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OCCUPY – even with Covid

Posted on April 7, 2021 by oneta hayes

So we are mostly still locked down. Moods range from miserable to desperately miserable. What few smiles are left are hidden by masks. Are we suffering a plague from God? Is Jesus about to come rescue us? Or, do we … Continue reading →

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YOUR FACE, LORD, WILL I SEEK

Posted on February 9, 2020 by oneta hayes

  Being a follower of Christ is wonderful.  Having your sins forgiven is amazing.  Experiencing the grace which gives you eternal life is abundantly satisfying. But knowing God entails more than a Sunday Morning Hour. God tells us repeatedly to … Continue reading →

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MY COAT STORY REVISITED

Posted on January 7, 2018 by oneta hayes

(Follow-up from yesterday, ‘Tween God and Me – Coat) “Oh, God will give back to you a much better coat,” said a friend steeped in the faith of a seed-planting “it will return to you 30, 60, or 100 percent” … Continue reading →

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WHY DON’T I HEAR GOD?

Posted on March 11, 2017 by oneta hayes

image  http://www.dunnellonchurch.com/dcc-kids/dont-hear-god-speak/ In the books of Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers the phrase ‘and the Lord spoke unto Moses’ occurs 73 times… Wow, that is profound! “What is so profound about it?” you might ask.I’ll tell you.  The Lord spoke… and … Continue reading →

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GOD PLAYS HIDE AND SEEK

Posted on February 21, 2017 by oneta hayes

“To have found God and still to pursue Him is the soul’s paradox of love (A. W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God).” Even though God tells us to seek Him, at times it may seem that God plays a tough … Continue reading →

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PSALM 21 FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT

Posted on February 2, 2017 by oneta hayes

For your delight with the Lord today, try personalizing Ps. 21. You will have this: I, Oneta,  rejoice in your strength, Lord. How great is my joy in the victories you give! You have given me my heart’s desire and … Continue reading →

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WHY DOES GOD HIDE?

Posted on January 25, 2017 by oneta hayes

  A story is told that a man went to heaven and asked permission to return to earth to get something that was very valuable to him.  The angel gave him permission to do so.  The man returned to heaven’s … Continue reading →

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THE “WHIFF” EFFECT

Posted on January 16, 2017 by oneta hayes

When my sons were young, some people thought I was partial to one of them.  The good thing was that some thought I was partial to the other.  I took that as pretty good evidence that I was not partial! … Continue reading →

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SECRET PLACES

Posted on January 15, 2017 by oneta hayes

I, too, have been there – in the secret place.  Like Moses, I have been on the mountain top, hesitant to come down and take up the mundane duties of earthly living. Like Job, I was in the ash heap, … Continue reading →

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