G.M. Sunshine Devotionals

According to Merriam-Webster.com, Wait means “to stay in place in expectation“. Hope means “to desire with expectation of obtainment or fulfillment; to expect with confidence“. Trust means “assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something; one in which confidence is placed; dependence on something future……

“There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.” 1…

Sometimes we bring more things on ourselves than we need to. Ever notice that sometimes when we let the worry or fear that comes into our minds show itself in our actions or when we simply make it known through our mouth, eventually those fears or worries become more and…

How many times have we taken the time to speak to people and express the way we feel in detail so that they understand and grasp the information the way in which we intended. Only to be cut off, looked at with a dull and unexcited face, or simply rushed…

Could it be that maybe, just maybe, it is not you who are waiting on God, but God that is waiting on you?

“…for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.” Romans 8:26 KJV

The thing about roots is they dig down. Sometimes we try so hard to connect and identify with our roots, but don’t realize that we are already connected but do not identify. For how can we identify with a realm in which we do not thrive and grow, or weren’t…

The world makes a conqueror seem like one who is puffed up and strong. One who speaks their mind and doesn’t care if they’re wrong.  One who doesn’t think twice about addressing someone who’s stepped on their toes, and who doesn’t consider the feelings of others, nor is concerned about their woes. …

“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” Hebrews 11:6 KJV

We’ve all heard ‘The Parable of the Lost Son” Luke 15:11-31 NIV. Or as I call it, the story of Life and Death. So many of us feel the way that the older son felt.  We did the right thing, followed the right path, worked hard, lost out on opportunities…