by She Loves Out Loud | Sep 27, 2022 | Courage, Devotional, Prayer
Hurricane Ian is taunting us all with his skittish path across the waters and onto land. He is 1, then 2, then 3, then 4, and back to 3 categories. This hurricane knows the maneuver well. So while we wait, tension fills households. We make grocery runs and Amazon...
by She Loves Out Loud | Sep 19, 2022 | Devotional, Peace, Prayer, Unity
I am awake, staring at the ceiling at 4 AM, and the Lord is prompting me to “Humble yourself and apologize.” My stubborn mind begins to list all the reasons for my genuine hurt and why this is not my fault, and I can hear the Lord laughing at my silly attempt. Have...
by She Loves Out Loud | Sep 12, 2022 | Devotional, Peace, Prayer
This morning I sat in the “secret place” before the Father, filled with praise and thanksgiving. The song flowed out loud over and over, “Praise the name of Jesus, Praise the name of Jesus. He’s my rock; He’s my deliverer, He’s my fortress, in Him do I trust. Praise...
by She Loves Out Loud | Sep 6, 2022 | Devotional, Prayer
Recently I have been studying, “The Prayer of our Lord” as found in Matthew chapter 6. I noticed that Jesus sort of waved off all sorts of public prayers, those prayed out of tradition alone or as demonstration. He said, “But when you pray, go into your room, close...
by She Loves Out Loud | Aug 29, 2022 | Courage, Devotional, Prayer
In a time of great distress, I called my husband in tears. I needed him to say it could all be fixed, not to worry, and “I’ll come home soon.” Instead, he said, “Diane, rehearse what God has already done.” And though that was decades ago, I have never forgotten the...
by She Loves Out Loud | Aug 24, 2022 | Courage, Devotional, Prayer
Our Faithful God is the Giver of Dreams – pure dreams, true dreams, worthy dreams. We see in Genesis that Joseph was given the “never gonna happen” kind of dreams; those that could not be fathomed by the human brain. Knowing nothing about the “how”, he chose to be...