Author: Bette Ford

Isaiah 30:15 “In quietness and in truth shall be your strength.”

Quote: “Relying on the world around me to give me peace is like gazing at a picture of food and expecting to feel full. As I withdraw my attention from outer things and focus on my inner peace, I attune to my spiritual nature…I claim my divine identity; I am an expression of God’s perfectContinue reading

James 4:8 “Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you…”

Q:”The sense of God’s presence steadies us, gives us an anchor in the storm, and provides a reservoir of personal power. If you live with God as a friend, He will become so real that He will be yourself sturdy companion day and night. Then, even when the going is difficult, our heart can beContinue reading

2 Corinthians 3:4-5 “Such confidence we have through Christ toward God. Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God.”

*Q: “A sure way to a great day is to have enthusiasm. It contains a tremendous power to produce vitality, vigor, joyousness. So great is enthusiasm as a positive motivational force that it surmounts adversity and difficulty and, moreover, if cultivated, does not run down, It keeps one going strong even when the going isContinue reading

2 Kings 20:5 “I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; indeed, I will heal you.”

Affirmation: “I am healed through the divine presence within. When I am in need of healing, I do what is necessary to care for my body, mind and spirit. I get the proper rest and get nutritious food, I cleanse my thoughts of worry, and I make time for devotional practices…Knowing I’ve done everything IContinue reading

Galatians 5:22 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, knowledge, kindness, faithfulness.”

Quote: “The most alive person who ever came into human existence was a man named Jesus Christ. He had an impact upon human beings as no other person who ever walked the earth. Could a nice quiet, lifeless person have joined humanity as He did? He was and is the personification of interest and excitement.Continue reading