Monthly Archives: December 2025

Dec3

‭‭#waterwalkingwednesday #sacredseason #waterwalkers29

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‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭2‬:‭10‬ ‭NIV‬‬ — For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

This week we are celebrating the Advent season, a time of reflection and anticipation for the birth of our Savior, Christ Jesus. As we look toward a new year, Deborah, Ray, and I like to choose a word to focus on. Advent is about hope, love, joy, and peace. Some traditions may include selecting a word or activity for the day. My 2019 word of the year was “Influence” which means capacity to influence the character, development, or behavior of someone or something, or the effect itself. Today’s key verse is a reminder that God can use me to be an Influencer for His Kingdom. 

Why did I pick the word, Influence in 2019? That October I had started a fast so I could prayerfully know what my influence needed to be with the blog, my writing, social network, family, friends, and my career. In that 40 day fast, I discovered that God was working on preparing me for 2019.

Some stories featuring  Biblical influencers for me are our redemption story through Hosea and Gomer, Esther’s willingness to be used by God, the faithfulness of Ruth, and the obedience to walk on water with Peter.

Let’s pray. Dear God, thank You for this sacred Advent season to reflect and grow closer to You. I desire to be an influencer for Your kingdom. In the name of Jesus I pray, Amen.

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Dec2

‭‭#testifytuesday #sacredseason #waterwalkers29

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‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭1‬:‭6‬-‭7‬ ‭NIV‬‬ — In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.

This week we are celebrating the Advent season, a time of reflection and anticipation for the birth of our Savior, Christ Jesus. As we look toward a new year, Deborah, Ray, and I like to choose a word to focus on. Advent is about hope, love, joy, and peace. Some traditions may include selecting a word or activity for the day. My word for 2021 is “Refine” which means to remove impurities or unwanted elements from or improve by making small changes, or to become finer, elegant, or polished.

God is refining us so that we can be filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy which leads me to my mantra, “Be a Fruit Bearer” from ‭‭Galatians‬ ‭5‬:‭22‬-‭25‬ ‭NIV‬‬ — But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.

Let’s take this time of Advent to inwardly look at ourselves so that we can embody all nine characteristics of the Spirit’s fruit and be polished by the refiner’s fire as we move toward 2026.

Let’s pray. Dear God, thank You for this sacred Advent season to reflect and grow closer to You. I desire to be filled with Your inexpressible and glorious joy. In the name of Jesus I pray, Amen.

Bonus: One of your traditions may be an Advent Christmas bucket list. If you practice this tradition, we would love to hear from you.

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Dec1

#meditatemonday #sacredseason #waterwalkers29

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📸 by Ray White

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭11‬:‭1‬ ‭NIV‬‬ — A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.

This week we are celebrating the Advent season. Today’s key verse is a prophecy of a new king from the line of Jesus, the father of King David. In meditating on today’s verses, I encourage us to seek to Know God more and lean into the strength of our lineage in Christ Jesus. 

An acronym I created for the word “strength” in which I started for my 2024 word of the year, Seek.

Seek

To

Reveal

Every

New

Gift

Through

Him

The following verses tell us to look to the Lord for strength. If we look to seek God’s face and bring Him glory in all that we do, we will find all the strength we need. Where are you looking for strength? As we walk though this Advent season, let’s seek God for His strength.

1 Chronicles‬ ‭16‬:‭11‬ ‭ESV‬‬ — Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!

Psalm 105:4 NIV — Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always.

An Advent tradition you may practice is a Jesse tree, which tells of our salvation history. We would love to hear from you if you practice this tradition. 

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