Author: Diane Reid

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Bruised Banana

Diane Reid

  The LORD appeared to him from afar, saying, “I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore, I have drawn you with lovingkindness. Jeremiah 31: 3 A fourth grade boy who I work with, and happen to love dearly, tends to get into trouble – a lot. His dad is not very gracious or merciful and this boy has grown up knowing he is bad in his father’s eyes. This assumption breaks my heart and clearly has wounded my little friend as well. The other day at breakfast, he was peeling a banana. He turned the banana sideways and … Continue reading Bruised Banana

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Last Pick

Diane Reid

  But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people to be his very own and to proclaim the wonderful deeds of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. I Peter 2:9 When I work with kids in a gym trying to organize a group game, they beg to pick captains and let those captains pick the team. I probably don’t have to tell you how that goes over. Some sweet kid is standing there, inwardly pleading, please, please pick me but their inward pleas go unheeded. Some resign themselves … Continue reading Last Pick

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It’s Not Supposed To Be This Way

Diane Reid

  The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. John 10:10 A seven year old boy at work the other day got his heart broken when kids wouldn’t play the game he wanted to play. He curled up in a ball against the wall and cried and yelled, “It’s not supposed to be this way. It’s not supposed to be this way. This shouldn’t be happening.” Meanwhile, a 10 year old girl was crying silently at a table, head down, tears covering her hands and Kleenex dotting … Continue reading It’s Not Supposed To Be This Way

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Full Moon

Diane Reid

God’s Message, from the God who lights up the day with sun and     brightens the night with moon and stars, Who whips the ocean into a billowy froth,     whose name is God-of-the-Angel-Armies: “If this ordered cosmos ever fell to pieces, fell into chaos before me”—God’s Decree— “Then and only then might Israel fall apart and disappear as a nation before me.” Jeremiah 31:35-36 A few days ago, there was full moon. We watched it rise, starting out huge and yellow as it made its way up the night sky, getting smaller and whiter in appearance. I was reminded of this … Continue reading Full Moon

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Unlimited Asking

Diane Reid

The best way to be sure your prayer is answered… is to pray!  God challenges you to do unlimited asking.  To the one in need of salvation, He says, “Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out” (John 6:37) To the one in need of healing, He says, “I will come and heal him” (Matthew 8:7) To the one tormented by fear or dogged by failure, He says,”Come unto me…and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28) To the one who is slave to habit, He says, “If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye … Continue reading Unlimited Asking

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God’s Memory

Diane Reid

Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more. Hebrews 10:17 God’s memory seems to be selective as, no doubt, is ours.  He has chosen to name the stars and remember their names, He has chosen to count the numbers of hairs on my head and remember that.  He has remembered His covenant with His people and remembered my name. And your name. But He has chosen to remember my sins and your sins no more.  Wow!  Who does that?  I mean, don’t we all have people in our lives who are all to willing to remind us of our … Continue reading God’s Memory

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A Change of Perspective

Diane Reid

  Now may the Lord of peace Himself continually grant you peace in every circumstance. The Lord be with you all! II Thessalonians 3:16 Recently, two young Jehovah’s Witnesses came to my door. They asked the question, “what would you change if you could change one thing about this world?”  I answered that I would change people’s perception of God, which in turn would change their perception of themselves. The story comes to mind of Gideon. Gideon lived in turbulent times. For seven years, the Midianite invasions left them stripped of crops and livestock and Israel was starving. They cried out … Continue reading A Change of Perspective

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Zentangle Quilt

Diane Reid

In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry came before Him, even to His ears. Psalm 18:6 Our Creative Arts Life group made this Zentangle “quilt.”  Each tile represents an answered prayer. Our list of answered prayers was longer than the 18 tiles here, but we ran out of time to make them. This was a very rewarding project for me personally. I am believing for my healing, I’ve mentioned that before and I am not healed, not yet. I’ll admit, sometimes, that effects … Continue reading Zentangle Quilt

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Really Jesus?! Children?!

Diane Reid

The people brought children to Jesus, hoping he might touch them. The disciples shooed them off. But Jesus was irate and let them know it: “Don’t push these children away. Don’t ever get between them and me. These children are at the very center of life in the kingdom. Mark this: Unless you accept God’s kingdom in the simplicity of a child, you’ll never get in.” Then, gathering the children up in his arms, he laid his hands of blessing on them. Mark 10:14-15 Jesus was constantly surprising people by His word and His actions, even His disciples who had … Continue reading Really Jesus?! Children?!

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Detour Ahead

Diane Reid

   For I believe God. Acts 27:25 Traversing from point A to point B should be easy enough. Should be, but we all know that this straight-line trajectory isn’t always so easy. Even with GPS, we can still find ourselves heading the wrong way. Sometimes detours are just a misunderstanding of directions and other times the path is blocked by things beyond our control. Detours happen. Unannounced, unplanned, unwarranted. This happened to Paul and the people on board the ship with him when they encountered a storm so terrible it “blotted out the sun and the stars, until at last … Continue reading Detour Ahead