Soaking up the Son
God is alive and active. He uses every day experiences to reveal Himself to us. See what simple or crazy life lessons God reveals to me. Challenge yourself to see, speak with, and listen to God daily.
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About Stephanie Shuff
I am a blessed girl! God uses everyday situations in my life to teach me about Him and His love. God’s Word is alive and active! A verse that I may have read last year, last week, or even yesterday, may have a new meaning to me depending on the season of life I’m in. This isn’t just true for me, but for you too. I thank you for reading and sharing this blog. I pray that God will speak to you through it all.
Become a Christian
In your personal opinion, what do you understand it takes for a person to go to heaven? It is as simple as spelling the word faith out on each finger.
Daily Walking with God
Teens
Anytime we send our teen off on the road, we remind Him of a few things. Tonight our eldest, Hunter, has the four-wheeler loaded up, firewood in the back of the truck, and he’s off to go muddin’ with his buddies. Yikes! Of course we called him in the room for “the...
Are you stubborn?
Are you sometimes stubborn and demand things to go your way? I’m pretty sure I have been known to be stubborn over a situation a time or two or three. J And I have been selfish and wanted things “my way”. When I read Exodus 7 and 8 those two words describe Pharaoh...
Tips for today:
Tips for today to be more like Christ: Serve others Be compassionate Be humble Be the unexpected Do these characteristics of Christ and: You’ll be blessed. When I read Matthew 20:20-21:11 the above God-like qualities stood out. These described Jesus’ personality...
Complete satisfaction
You ate a phenomenal meal and your tummy felt satisfied. You completed your presentation at work and were quite satisfied that you presented it well. You finished an exam a school and walk out of the room thinking that your test score was satisfactory. You played...
Did you get that?
Psalm 17:6, “I am praying to you because I know you will answer, O God.” ---Did you get that? God will answer your prayer. Exodus 1:23-25, “Years passed, and the king of Egypt died. But the Israelites continued to groan under their burden of slavery. They cried out...
I'm sorry.
Sometimes all you want to hear from someone are the words, “I’m sorry.” I’ll never forget the day my dad and I had “that” conversation (see https://soakinguptheson.com/2012/07/07/therapy/ ). I asked him if he was ever sorry for what he had done. He admitted it and...
Psalm 16:7-11!!
When I read Psalm 16:7-11 my countenance just lit up. You know I’m a threat to read the scriptures in multiple versions, so I took pieces of my four commonly used versions (NIV, NLT, ERV, and The MSG) and combined them together to remake this portion of the Psalm. I...
Just a little walk with Thee
What a glorious morning! The air was crisp and the sky was blue. It was a perfect morning for a walk. I put the headphones on and started to choose which Pandora radio I wanted to listen to. Michael Buble’s name jumped out at me, and I selected his radio. I was in an...
Feeling Peaceful
Peace. That is my complete feeling today. I read the scriptures this morning, and I’m still pondering about what to journal for today. But, as my day progresses, I feel so calm. We often hear about the calm before the storm. Do I have one coming? If so, I’m sure...
Jesus…the original rock star
It’s almost time for the Strawberry Festival here in Plant City. We are the winter strawberry capital of the world, and our town transforms into a tourist area. Back in 1985 I was selected to be in the queen’s court. We had a blast! Each night we were...
Are you sinking?
Remember the story in the bible about when Jesus was walking on the water, and the disciples saw Him and thought He was a ghost. Jesus was like, “Chill out. It’s just Me. Don’t be afraid.” Then Peter, probably straining his eyes and tilting his head like a dog,...
A Pity-Party?
Have you ever had a “pity party” for yourself? I sure have. There have been times when “mommy” wanted to get away from it all, for some reason or another, and just wanna cry or sulk or whatever I felt like doing…alone. Call it the blues, self-pity, or...