July 08, 2020
When’s the last time you felt comfortable confessing anything or asking for sincere, powerful prayer from someone you didn’t trust? Probably not very often. We can’t expect to reap the “great power” and “wonderful results” of confession and prayer if we don’t feel comfortable being ourselves and letting others in on the behind the scenes look at our lives.
We can grow in our relationship with Christ is by growing in community with fellow believers who will pray for us and do real life with...
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July 01, 2020
Why is asking for help so tough? Why is submitting and being dependent something we avoid? There are many reasons why, but Christ wants us to do just that with Him! He wants us to simply ask for the strength, the guidance, and the understanding of what we desire to accomplish (Matthew 7:7).
We are taught that strength is the only way. We are taught that weakness is a flaw that we must fight to flee. But why? Well weakness is defined by society as the lack of something that is needed. For th...
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June 20, 2020
What steers the motives behind your decision making in life?
Fear? Control? Doubt? Uncertainty?
When I was on this ferry I can tell you my number one motive to get off the boat was fear. Fear of the danger that potentially could lay ahead. Fear of not knowing I would ever make it back to my destination safely. Fear of loss of control as all I could do was sit still on this rocky boat and hope I made it to the other side. I remember praying fervently and asking God, “Why do you have me here?...
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June 10, 2020
“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.”- Romans 3:23-24When my husband and I went on our ‘belated’ honeymoon to Maui (belated being a year and a half after our wedding) we heeded all the advice we received from friends and locals and planned a full day to drive the Road to Hana. A little after 7 am one morning, we grabbed our maps, all the travel tips from blogs I’d screensh...
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June 03, 2020
Dear Wheat and Honey Co. Community, My name is Mariah Howard. For those who are new to our community or simply do not know me, I am blessed to be one of your Wheatful Wednesday devotional writers. What an honor it is to virtually connect with many of you through the gift of God’s word. I am writing this letter, on behalf of myself and the entire W&HC team, to address the current racial injustices being highlighted after the senseless murder of George Floyd. I am an African American/Black ...
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May 27, 2020
But he would feed you with the finest of the wheat, and with honey from the rock I would satisfy you. Psalm 81:16 ESV
Four years ago, I sat in a 600 square foot apartment in Dallas, TX with a dream to create a business that encouraged women. I began praying over the idea of starting a stationery company grounded in scripture and felt the Lord reveal Psalm 81:16 to me.In Pslam 81, the Lord invites Israel to receive the fullest life through not only what we need for nutrients (wheat) but by ...
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