Faithful and True, Every Day: Experience Jesus Through Devotion

By Karen Muckalt

From the heart of a regular person seeking God, comes the Word of our Lord, inspired by His grace and love for His children.

God speaks to us exactly where we are at in our walk, providing wisdom for our every circumstance. As He encourages and uplifts us, He guides us through daily trials and victories through His Word, providing us our daily bread to soldier on in faith.

This devotional is written to encourage and bring to light Gods Word as it applies to our lives, right here, right now. Each devotion speaks truth into our Spirit through His grace and love, all for His glory.

Live life through Faithful and True, Everyday, through daily devotion, designed to:

Inspire

Motivate

Provoke Thought

Encourage

Enlighten

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Mar 23, 2016
• ISBN: 9781512734263

Karen Muckalt

Karen Muckalt is a hobby farmer and horse trainer whose agricultural background is the landscape for much of her revelation. An ordinary woman seeking to reveal the extraordinary realm of the Lord, Karen shares her love of the Word of God with heartfelt sincerity and truth.

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WestBow Press rev. date: 03/23/2016

This book is lovingly dedicated to my husband, Bob,

who endured so many hours alone as I closeted myself

away to seek and pursue our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Thank you, Bob, for your patient support and love.

I also dedicate this book to the original five Christian sisters,

Adele, Cindy, Linda, Noel, and Rahab,

who gave me reason to seek and write daily.

Thank you for your love, friendship, and support.

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Success

The Shepherd’s Voice

Whispers in Silence

Tall Order

Praise and Worship

How Many Times?

Worth It

Sweet Spot

Forward Motion

Lame Horse

Want to Be a Sheep

Two Trees

The End

The Best Is yet to Come

The Dream Team

A Mary Heart

Fog

Trust Not in Riches

It’s Not Speed-Reading

Belief Is a Miracle

Satan’s Kryptonite

Instinct°… Not to Be Denied

The Makeover

Guts, Glory, God

Lessons from a Dog

One Thing

A Calling All Your Own

Fault Line

No Bed of Roses

Go Look It Up!

Epilogue

About the Author

Foreword

H ave you ever noticed how many daily devotionals there are available to readers these days?

There are some that follow themes, some that cater to a specific gender or to specific people groups. Many are written by so-called experts or people who are considered wise and knowledgeable in a certain area. However, I have not yet run across a daily devotional that is written by an ordinary woman who lives in an ordinary house and struggles with many of the doubts and fears that I do. I too am just an ordinary woman.

I first met the author, Karen Muckalt, in 2012. I learned that she lived on a small ranch with her husband in a particularly isolated part of southern Saskatchewan. She loved the Lord and wanted to know Him more personally. It was the desire of her heart.

In my own walk with the Lord, I have learned that all Christ followers are challenged by God to do something new or to try something beyond what they think is within their natural capabilities. That is exactly what Karen experienced in early 2014. It was as if God was saying, Come and spend time with me, and I will show you things you did not know. He invited her to walk, to wait, to talk, and listen to Him for 365 days.

With encouragement, Karen stepped out in faith and took Him up on His invitation. She knew that He would also provide whatever she needed to see it through, and He did.

Karen welcomes us to share in her personal and intimate journey of growth, healing, and discovery into who God is and the power of the Word of God.

Enjoy,

Adele Neil

Preface

I n October 2013, while in prayer in my grotto, a secluded spot in our rather massive yard that I created and dedicated to God years ago, I asked God to reveal to me His will for my life.

I have always asked God to speak to me in small, simple words so that I wouldn’t miss or misunderstand Him, and He did just that.

So clearly as to be almost audible, I received His small, simple words in my spirit. I heard, Tell them.

I asked what I was to tell and to whom but received no response. This remained a mystery to me for almost three months. I kept asking and kept wondering what those two small words meant, to no avail. I knew I had heard Him speak those words to me, and I knew He had a specific job in mind, but I remained at a loss about the what and who.

Early in 2014 I accepted a challenge to pray Colossians 1:1–14 daily over five Christian sisters for one full year. As I embraced and embarked on this challenge, I asked God to let me be an encouragement to these five very special women who grace my life with their very presence. Again the words came, saying, Tell them, and He delivered a brief word of encouragement for them from His Word. I wrote, I typed, and I e-mailed that word of encouragement.

As I was about to hit the send button on that e-mail I heard another voice saying, Who do you think you are? You don’t really believe God would talk to you personally, do you?

I hit send immediately before those words could take root, and I decided