Words & Whispers

Words from the Lord during prayer and devotional journaling

Category: peace

  • I hear the Lord say: “So much to do, so little time” you say. I see you fretting about your ‘to do’ list. Instead I beckon to you “come away” with Me. Join Me in peaceful surrender to the day. Stop to enjoy the sunshine, the snow, the quiet hush over the neighborhood. This is…

  • I hear the Lord say: Gently falls the snow, covering the earth with a crisp white blanket, softening, stilling and subduing the usual sights and sounds. I bring you this gentle quiet to soften and still your mind and renew your spirit. A landscape of white on green shrubs and trees reduces the color palette…

  • I hear the Lord say: When you think of the word ’empty’, you may think of ‘lack.’ But I have a new way for you to look at it. When you try to ‘fill’ your life with good things, you will find that they lose their ‘sparkle’ quickly. Nothing in this life really satisfies. But…

  • I hear the Lord say: Time is a fleeting thing. At the end of the day, you relax from the busy-ness of life and reflect on the day’s events. Each morning has a promise. Each evening has a contemplation. The lovely sunset is a reminder of the gift of time. You spent the day enjoying…

  • I hear the Lord say: When you are discouraged, hear Me whisper “Hope in Me.” When you are tired and downcast, hear Me call “Hope in Me.” When you are confused and hurt, hear Me beckon “Hope in Me.” When disappointment overwhelms you, choose to “hope in Me.” My love is steadfast and true, never…

  • I hear the Lord say: Look to the eternal and the permanent. Everything around you is temporary, but I am forever. I am forever with you and in you. You abide in Me and I abide in you. I am your forever home. When the storms of life buffet your home, rattling the windows and…

  • I hear the Lord say: “Peace, be still” are the words my Son, Jesus, used to calm the storm while in a boat with the disciples. You are amazed that He was sleeping in the midst of the storm. He could do this because He had My perfect rest inside and out. As fully human…