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Therefore we were buried with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too may walk in newness of life.
—Romans 6:4
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I came back to comment since I didn’t have time this morning and saw like 60 something comments and thought..what?! I am so glad it is such a loving and prayerful community!
As far as today’s verse, it’s funny that I seemed to miss the memo as a young Christian that I was laying down my life, dying in my sin, to be washed and cleansed….maybe because we only did sprinkle baptism! (lol) My point being I was really saying I accepted Jesus because I wanted to go to Heaven! And boy, I DID love Jesus for that saving! BUT, I didn’t realize that He also needed to be the Lord of my life! Also..like someone else has mentioned on here, I was mostly good, so I didn’t really get the urgency of my sins being washed away FOR that acceptance in to Heaven for eternal life! I didn’t understand that good isn’t good enough, no one is good on their own. So…needless to say I am so glad that I started reading my Bible and turning to God’s word learning and studying and hearing his teaching…and coming to the shockingly, crazy reality of how amazing his love is for us. How it floors me now every time I think of this great, great LOVE, and how His Mercy and Grace to send Jesus so that we can be made sufficient by him. May it never get old, and it set me a fire every single day, in the easy and the hard, the mundane, the valleys and mountains. I will Praise!
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Joining and lifting you she’s in prayers.
Praying for and with you Margaret. May you know the Lords presence and loving arms around you, holding you close and protecting your heart and mind as the days approach..
He is near to those who call on Him in truth..
Bless you, dear sister.. sending hugs..❤️
Asking for prayers from my fellow She’s. I have some difficult anniversaries of trauma coming up in the next week, and I had a seriously traumatic doctor’s appointment yesterday which just
Praying for you right now Margaret. I know what that feels like, as I too, have traumatic anniversary coming up. you are covered in prayers, sweet lady.
Praying for and with you Margaret. May you know the Lords presence and loving arms around you, holding you close and protecting your heart and mind as the days approach..
He is near to those who call on Him in truth..
Bless you, dear sister.. sending hugs..❤️
Praying for you
Praying with the other She’s dear sister!
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❤ Margaret, we hear your need and pray that, as Tina said, that you recognize God’s Presence with you and feel His arms lovingly holding on to you. Psalm 121:5 in the NLT says:
The Lord himself watches over you!
The Lord stands beside you as your protective shade.
Sending hugs, love, and prayers!
Joining with our other sisters here in praying for you, MARGARET W and for MARI V.
I can not really add any additional insight to what you have all said. You have all said it so beautifully!
Today was just a reminder to me of what Christ did for me and that I was raised to a new life! I should live joyously because of the victory!
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Like Kelly, this verse spoke to me strongly today in a different way. As I read the verse, this morning, the word burial stood out to me reminding me that Jesus’ burial was brief and temporary and when we die, the same will be true for us! Hallelujah! Oh, death where is thy sting! Love you sisters and remembering you in prayer! ❤ Asking for prayer for a minor (I think) health issue – rough few days this week. Thank you! ❤
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❤ thank you, sister!
Cee-Gee, lifting you up in prayer.. and hopeful you get to rest and be peacefilled by Him over the next couple of days..
Much love,
Tina..❤️
❤ Thanks so much, sister!
Today is my daughter Taliah’s birthday. For the last five years, this day has been very sad for me since we are estranged and I couldn’t celebrate it with her. All the moms here understand how special our own kids’ birthdays are! This year, although we are not celebrating today with her, we do have another day scheduled for her to come over so we can celebrate. So today, instead of feeling sadness, I feel hopeful. Will you pray for my dear Taliah today? Pray that she will feel God’s presence, God’s pull on her life, God’s wooing her back to Him. Pray that she will feel loved by her family. And please pray that our time with her in two weeks will be a time of healing and reconciliation. Thank you, sweet She’s.
My precious Laura, I pray for Taliah every day. I know your heart breaks because of her rebellious behavior toward the Lord and her estrangement from you. The fact that she is celebrating with you soon is a huge step. May God continue to prick her heart and give you peace! ❤️ BTW, happy birthday, Taliah!
LAURA, I just prayed in agreement with you for Taliah and will keep that prayer close to my heart awaiting a glorious answer! Love you, sister, and so glad this day will be joyful for you! ❤
Absolutely praying. Incan imagine what headache you must have around the whole separation. Praying for peace, courage and recognition of God’s grace in all of you ♥️
HEARTache** uhg.
Agreeing with your prayer. May you be guided by Holy Spirit in words and tesponses
Praying for Taliah, for you and for your upcoming visit. Praise God for hope!
Happy Birthday to Taliah, and Happy Birth Day to you! ❤️
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“And so, Lord, where do I put my hope? My only hope is in you.”
Psalm 39:7
Happy “Taliah’s Birthday Day”! Even though it is not celebratory today, I pray that your upcoming “date” is celebratory, and that she reads ‘your letter’. Blessings to you, sweet sister.
Sweet Laura, joining our sweet sisters here praying for your girl. “Happy Birthday Tailiah!” Praying for your visit in 2 weeks as well.
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Continued prayers, and so thankful you have a date on the calendar.
My son turned 30 during lockdown, which meant that we could not celebrate with him as he lived away from home. I baked cookies, lots of them, lovingly bagged them with ribbon and a little note that asked the recipient to celebrate with have a cup of tea. I delivered to the neighbourhood. It was a beautiful feeling that although we dud not be together there were neighbours enjoying the cookies in his honour and please God, wishing him well.! I wonder, if perhaps you could do something similar, celebrating your daughter, Tahlia with others.. just a thought, either way, I will be praying from across the pond and raising a glass of something to celebrate Tahlia ..❤️
That is good to hear that you all have a plan to celebrate her Birthday!!It warms my heart that she is coming around and missing her family, God is nudging her heart and will eventually bring her back to Him!! I know your heart has hurt for so long, but there is definitely a move of people coming out of that lifestyle by Christ and becoming a testimony of that! Maybe you can be there for other broken families or hurting moms to tell them your story and how you hung on in the hurt and the wait!! God wants to use us through it all to light the way for others! Just look how we all have loved and prayed with you just by sharing!! Good things happen when we share our hurts with our sisters!
Continued prayers and hope we get a good update afterwards! All in God’s perfect timing!
Praying, LAURA, especially for Taliah that she would turn back to the Lord, would walk in His ways and for restoration of relationship with you. Praying for wisdom and guidance in the delayed celebration.
Amen and amen
I don’t post much. But sure do appreciate what all you SRTs share. Amen
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Death to the old me, life to the new! May I walk each day in the newness of Christ and never forget the sacrifice He made for me on the cross.
Have a blessed Saturday sweet She’s! ❤️
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Blessed Saturday to you tooooo, dear Sharon..❤️
It truly just now struck me that when Jesus was baptized He was not needing to show repentance (John’s baptism) of course, but He was giving a picture of the END of His work right at the beginning of His ministry. This picture we now proclaim in our own baptism (death to resurrected life).
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Praying for you Shes. May this day bring joy and peace to you all. ❤️
LOVE this!! Thank you for sharing!! ❤️
Love your insight, KELLY (NEO) ❤️
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Our current church doesn’t use this language (sadly) but in watching a baptism, I love to hear “buried with Christ in baptism, raised to walk in newness of life”. Hallelujah, what a glorious day!
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So true, Kelly! The focus has always seemed to reflect a change in direction from old life to new life (way of living here in earth). Like you, I saw something a little different this morning. Live you! ❤
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Hello Sweet She’s!! Hoping you all are feeling blessed, surrounded and loved!! My thoughts and prayers are with each one of you!!
Felt led to share my notes from this week..
— Friday —
1 John 3:1-24
*I had to highlight the whole chapter!! ALL of it is just SO good!!! May we actively live out what these verses are saying!! May all of it be written on and in our hearts!! Let all of this be second nature, something we don’t have to think about, but just DO and KNOW!!! Thank You Father for such clear and precise instructions and guidance!! You are SO AMAZING!!! Very grateful and am honored to serve and have You be first in my life!! May my life reflect only You!! Amen.
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Jeremiah 31:33-34
*Wow! Amen!! Let this be so!!
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2 Corinthians 3:2-6
*WE are God’s letter!! A very important and aligning thing to remember!! Love the reminder too, that what HE writes on us isn’t written in ink, but it is written on our hearts THROUGH His Spirit!! May we stay in His Spirit, honoring and giving life through Him to all those around us!! Amen. Thank you Father.
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2 Corinthians 3:11-12
*set aside and endures. Hope and boldness. Love how these seemingly separate things are all connected together, and that they all bring forth even more glory and honor to God!! Just shows you what happens when we submit and subject ourselves to God alone!!
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2 Corinthians 3:14-18
*Wow! Lord, help us to remain in Your Spirit! Let us be transformed and help us see/understand with unveiled faces. ALL glory and thanks to You!! Amen.
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— Thursday —
Colossians 3:1-17 LIVING AS THOSE MADE ALIVE IN CHRIST
*THIS! This right here!! Make these things LIVING and ACTIVE in my life!! Let You be glorified and recognized before all else!!! May we freely and willingly choose You above all else!! Amen!!
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Mathew 6:14-15
*this is such a good reminder!! Let not our eyes be on others, but let our eyes be FIXED on You Lord!! Amen.
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Psalm 32:5-11
*Love these verses!! May we lay bare everything before God, may we be humble and repentant, not excusing our behaviors/thoughts/actions but truly seeking God’s forgiveness and covering!! May we seek Him and choose to be united with Him. He is our safe hiding place, let us trust Him and be vulnerable before Him, let us remember that He knows all anyways, so it is better to be upright and honest, let us not deceive ourselves (the enemy loves when we do that!) let us instead look to please You alone Lord!! You are kind and loving and will ALWAYS lead us on the right path!! SO grateful and Thankful for these reminders and encouragements!! God, You are so AWESOME!!! Love You!!!
**really love the imagery of the bridle and bit. God wants us to be sensitive and pliable to Him. He wants us to desire Him and His Way. He wants us to willingly listen, follow and obey Him and live in the freedom He’s given us!! Let us live in His freedom, His freedom has such loving boundaries, and those boundaries truly set us FREE!!! They let us dwell in the Heavenlies!! Wow! Such a GIFT!!! Let us REJOICE, He so deserves our praise!!! May we desire, partake and be willing!! Amen.
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Romans 5:8
*we are so BEYOND BLESSED!!! May we never stop, praising, thanking, honoring, obeying and loving God!! Amen.
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2 Corinthians 2:14-17 A MINISTRY OF LIFE OR DEATH
*to God we are the fragrance of Christ. Wow!! That is powerful and convicting!!! Sometimes all people see of God is through us!! Yikes! That brings things to a whole new level!! And makes me ask myself even more often, am I in Christ/God or am I out of His will/serving the enemy? Am I doing only & exactly as God is asking of me or am I adding to it? Definitely makes me think, and makes me be more aware!! May I represent You alone Father, in all that I am and in all that I do!! Amen.
**the words aroma and fragrance very much stood out to me here too! It made me think of sacrifices.. holy & pleasing to God. We should be such willing sacrifices!! May we come before Him humbly and penitently, desiring to be holy and wholly pleasing to Him alone!! Amen.
***life and death. Both are God appointed and needed. We need His life to live and have life, and we need death so we can die to ourselves, be restored to God and live for Him alone!!
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2 Corinthians 1:12
*this spoke deeply to me!! The testimony of our conscience. May my conscience be clean & pure, may it be tapped into God and doing His will alone!! May I be led by the Holy Spirit not by my carnal desires. May my desire be to please God alone, no one and nothing else! Amen.
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2 Corinthians 1:18-22
*in God, the answer is always yes! I love this, as it requires us to be fully tapped into God!! There is room for nothing else except His Spirit. May we obey and follow Him alone, reflecting Him, praising Him, giving glory and honor to Him in ALL things!! Such a GIFT He has given us!! Seal us in Lord, protect us (especially from ourselves) and lead us, keep us from temptation and deliver us from evil, let us be united and anointed in Your Spirit, let our flesh die so that You may live!! For Yours is the Kingdom, Power and Authority forever and ever!! Amen and Thank You Lord.
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— Tuesday —
1 Thessalonians 4:11-12
*this is my favorite verse!!! I recite it to myself daily, sometimes even hourly!! It grounds and encourages me on so many levels!! When we live our lives devoted to pleasing God not “man” our lives become quiet and simple. Such a great reminder!! May we be dependent on nothing except God, living our lives in honor of You, may we reflect and display You in all we do!! Amen.
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1 Corinthians 16:13-14
*these verses say everything!!! God is love, may we do everything according to Him and in His will!! May we be alert, aware, courageous, strong and firm in our faith, loving as He loves!! Amen.
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Philippians 1:21
*LOVE this scripture!! It is such a great reminder and adjuster!! Thank You Lord!!
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Romans 6:6-11
*sin rendered powerless by death. We are free because of Christ. May we live, awake and alive in God’s life, light and freedom. Amen.
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Hi! Thanks for sharing
Hi Kelly! ❤️
So good, ERB ❤️, thank you!
Glad you were blessed!! Love you sweet sister!! ❤️
Always good to see you, ERB! Hope you are doing well! Love you! ❤
Thank you for always encouraging me CeeGee!! I am doing well. My seizures have been better lately, SO thankful for the break!! How’re you doing my friend? ❤️
So so very lovely to see you here ERB.. A wonderful surprise. I especially love that, like old friends, the notes, recaps are in place as to what we have done this week.. my heart sang this morning with joy..
Hope you are well sweet sister.. blessings and hugs to you..❤️
Awww! Tina, you are always so lovely and encouraging!! Glad you were blessed and filled with much joy, His joy!!! That blesses me so much!! God blesses us so much!!! Giving you a big ((hug)) ❤️
Hi Shes,
As I was just praying and journaling I felt like maybe it was a good idea to ask for prayer regarding a work situation.
I work with a man who is a believer, but he has a very bad temper. He has been open about it, but when it happens I don’t really know how to handle it. He turns into a bully and is very harsh and critical, when normally he is a guy who jokes around and is generally sweet. He is around my parents age for some context for what I will share next.
Since I’ve worked with this man, I’ve spent a lot of time in prayer about our working relationship… There are times I’ve felt genuinely uncomfortable about how he treats me verses my other female coworkers.
I don’t want to share all the details, but basically working with this man is stressing me out so much this morning that I can’t focus on my devotional. Every time I go to pray, I worry how today at work will go and how I should defend myself.
This man loves the Lord and I don’t ever want to paint him in the wrong light … But there are ways God definitely needs to help him in his walk and is sanctifying him. I have felt super uncomfortable lately and want to ask for extra prayer concerning boundaries and wisdom when he is not in a good mood or acting appropriately towards me as a coworker.
Thank you. Sorry I ended that awkwardly. It is a vulnerable prayer request. I appreciate the prayers. Love you ladies.
Praying the Lord gives you courage and wise word to bring the offensive behavior to his attention in a loving way in a time when he is not angry. Matthew 18:15
Praying for you right now, Michelle P. Asking God to cover you with His peace and intervene in this situation.
As someone who manages people at work, I’d also like to encourage you to prayerfully consider talking to your manager about this situation. If this was happening between two of my team members, I would want to know so I could hopefully help sort it out. You mentioned that he treats you differently from your other female co-workers but that also could just be what you are seeing. Whatever about his temper is making you uncomfortable could also be impacting others who just don’t speak up.
Great point, Theresa, about the other workers! ❤
This is a really tough situation Michelle, I’m so sorry!! Very glad that you’re covering it in prayer, I will come beside you in these prayers!!
…Something that comes to mind is boldness in God. Don’t be afraid to step out, speak and act where/how/when God is directing you to! He is your covering and will protect, lead & guide you!!
..Another thing that comes to mind is Mathew 5:41 “ If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles.”
..let your co-worker see love in action, with boundaries in tact!! And don’t let fear lead you!! Way easier said than done, but with God ALL things are possible!! BIG (((HUGS))) and continued prayers!!
Praying, MICHELLE, for the Lord’s protection over you and for this man to seek the Lord’s guidance and help regarding his anger and behavior – that he would recognize the inappropriateness/wrongness in both areas. Can you walk/turn away from his anger? With the behavior issue, I would firmly say STOP. And agree with THERESA that he may also be mistreating others with anger or behavior. Can you make an opportunity to speak with them privately, maybe offsite? It does sound like a manager needs to be made aware.
Sending a big hug to you, sister, Love you! ❤️
Prayers for your situation Michelle – that God will give you the wisdom of how and when to address it.
I know it’s an uncomfortable position because this is an older, male co-worker, but he is also a brother in Christ and if he is acting unacceptably then it should be addressed – in a kind and loving way…but in God’s time, God’s way. Much prayers for you on this matter. ❤️
Prayers Michelle. I think of the Serenity Prayer when I have difficulty. ” God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference.” Bullying and intimidation are never ok. Some people use their faith to make this ok. NOT! Bless you.
Oh that’s good, oddly I having seen this scripture in a very very long time! I need to make it a part of my memory verses!
Praying with the other She’s Michelle! Nothing is more awkward than working with someone like that. But I believe all things are working for a purpose…What is it?
Dearest Michelle, I certainly will be praying for you today and other days as God’s Spirit brings you to mind. I am so sorry that you are living through this stressful situation. I will be praying for you to feel God’s protection and peace and I will pray for your co-worker that he is convicted of his behavior and can recognize what he is doing. I echo the thoughts here from other She’s. If there is someone above you to talk to, it seems like that would be very appropriate. If this man is a professing Christian, then his “letter” isn’t showing God to others. I feel so sad about that. I will be very prayerful for you today that you have wisdom in how to handle this situation.
Michelle, I echo what so many other Shes have said. I pray that you will feel the Spirit’s presence with you when you speak to this man. It is not ok to be treated as you described. I pray that in this moment the Ho,y Spirit is convicting him and preparing him to hear you
Michelle, bless your heart! I join our sister SHES in praying God’s protection over you! May you strongly feel the Spirit’s lead in each and every situation with this man. My husband does this and I have had to really lean into the Spirit. As led, I either gently call him on it (“Why are you speaking to me this way?” Or, “We will discuss this later when you are in a better frame of mind.), or just turn and walk away if that is an option. Keeping you close in prayer and heart today! May God’s timing and direction be obvious and may He speak directly to this man’s heart! Love you, little sister! ❤
Oh, you know I hear you on this CeeGee!! I need to remember you great phrases to say in those situations! Mine never seem to be right, they just encourage more of the same. :/
Michelle…..sweet, sweet girl!!!! I wish I could have a conversation with you somehow. Meanwhile I am joining our sweet She’s to pray for you and guide you. I hope its OK, to say this. As most of you know I am legally separated. The man I once called husband had a VERY bad temper! He too, called himself a Christian and it took me 20 years to realize it was NOT OK for him to do, say and act out towards myself and my children. NOT OK!! It took some time to finally say “out loud” that the man I once called husband is “verbally and emotionally and sometimes physically abusive.” Please sweet girl…I am in agreement with a few She’s here to talk to management and PLEASE set those boundaries! Praying for you!
Praying for you and him.
Michelle, praying for a resolution to this terrible problem..
I hate bullying and all advice given here is worth heeding.
Sorry for your troubles, I will be joining our sisters in prayer for peace of mind and heart as you sort this out. ❤️
Hi ladies.
Thank you so much for your prayers and counsel.
I went to work today and barely spoke to him… he was still in a terrible mood, so I kept my distance and only interacted when I needed to.
He was muttering under his breath that I didn’t speak to him all day when we were closing up, but honestly that was the best thing I could think to do. It’s not like he tried to approach me or talk to me in a friendly way.
I didn’t really know how to bring this up, but I know I am being singled out in the way he treats me. Yes, he does get angry with the other girls who work with me. Thats not just me. But when he’s in a good mood, sometimes he has said or done things that are a little too close for comfort. Like he treats me with more attention and emotional affection… sometimes it feels godly, sometimes it feels more than that… Hard to put into words without going into a lot of detail. He is married but his wife is in a different country right and for legal/citizenship reasons can’t get back into the country. They are both believers. But I imagine it is hard for him to be without her here for so long.
I have considered talking to our boss/the owner if something happens worth bringing him into… But at this point, I feel uncomfortable doing that because I feel it will create more hostility between me and my coworker. I’ve brought this in prayer to others and from what it seems, what is best to keep on praying and giving the man space when he’s been strange towards me (whether good mood or bad).
I appreciate your prayers, truly. I am believing God to speak to this man on my behalf. I can not change him, but God can bring to light his heart and intentions in the privacy of his own person.
❤️ keep doing as God directs Michelle, we are surrounding you, this situation and this man & his wife in prayer!!!
Amen, sister. We will keep praying! ❤️
Thank you ladies so much !!
Amen, Michelle! Only God can change him. Continued prayers for all involved and for even more protection from any manipulation, slander, etc. <3
This verse sooo reminded me of my baptism some years ago!
I got baptised on the anniversary of Julees death. I was making a declaration to God and my family that I needed God, I trusted Him. I felt safe and secure in Him. I was loved by Him. I had HOPE in Him.
The dipping in the water was another matter, I had a fear of my head being under water..
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He made a way, giving me the strength and holding me close, I was ‘dunked’ into the water, the old me baptised in union withChrist Jesus, and raised out of the water to ‘walk in newness of life’ to the Glory of God the Father..
Thank you Lord God that you chose me, that you love me, and have only the best in store for me.. Thank you Lord God. Thank you..
AMEN.
HAPPY Saturday, wrapped as always in love, hugs and prayers for a wonderful weekend being ‘living letters’ to all you encounter!
Much love,
Tina. ❤️
What a wonderful, sweet story of your rebirth!
So awaiting His return to take us home with Him!
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Beautiful! Thank you for sharing your story, Tina.
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LOVE YOU, Sweet Tina . We can’t wait to meet you someday!