by Darlene Schacht | Oct 15, 2020 | Scattered Seeds
When I think of meekness, I can’t help but think of my dad. Truth be told, Mom was hard to please some days—perhaps most days. She liked change a lot, and she liked to take control. Day after day my dad would hop in the car to pick up her groceries, and day after day...
by Darlene Schacht | Oct 14, 2020 | Scattered Seeds
Faithfulness is faith in action. And what is faith? Charles Spurgeon explains faith by saying that it is made up of three things—knowledge, belief, and trust. We gain knowledge of Who Christ is by reading the Word. We believe that He is Who He says that He is, and we...
by Darlene Schacht | Oct 13, 2020 | Scattered Seeds
Faith is taking the first step and trusting God with the second. It’s giving Him your best and trusting Him for the rest. One of the best examples of this is found in the story of Cain and Abel. Genesis chapter 4 tells us that Cain brought some of his fruit as an...
by Darlene Schacht | Oct 11, 2020 | Scattered Seeds
Have you ever thought about leaving a mark on this world when you’re gone? If so, whose mark are you planning to leave? As I thought about that question tonight, I was quickly reminded of a post I wrote a while back about an episode of “Little House on the...
by Darlene Schacht | Oct 10, 2020 | Scattered Seeds
Drawn from my archives “I do,” is one of the shortest sentences in our English language and yet it carries a promise that’s too vast to be measured by man. It’s not one thing we do, but a thousand little things that make up the sum of our vows. Long-lasting love...
