Reflections in My Spirit: A Thirty-Day Devotional to Inspire Joy

By Regina McIntosh

Reflections of hope. Reflections of peace. Reflections of grace. This small book reflects the wonderful and the wonder of loving the One who gave the soul life, the heart insight, the spirit its light.
This devotional combines the everyday with the blessed, reminding the reader just how fortunate we are--through our belief in Jesus, the only One who can make a way where no heart has been before. In these reflections in my spirit, there are thoughts, inklings of hope, faith, and love that combine to bring hearts joy unspeakable, joy that comes from truly believing, joy that gives these devotions their purpose.
If you discover a piece of your own heart, your own spirit, within these pages, then the writer has done what she set out to do. She has tapped into the feelings, the faith, the believing that assures every Christian heart that, through a relationship with God's only Son, we can know what it means to truly live, to truly love.
Within these readings, it is the author's hope that you will discover reflections that bring you into a deeper relationship with the Son.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Resource Publications
• Release date: Apr 4, 2024
• ISBN: 9781666741162

Regina McIntosh

Regina McIntosh is a writer and poet who finds inspiration and grace in her Savior, Jesus Christ. She loves Jesus above all else and hopes to encourage and enlighten others with her inspirational Christian poetry. Her verses can be found in her books A Light in the Darkness and Gift of Grace, through Blue Mountain Arts, and in a variety of trade magazines. Her favorite thing to do is worship Jesus, and with each of these poems she hopes to lift up her glorious Savior and encourage others to discover the joy she has found in his everlasting grace.

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Reflections in My Spirit

A Thirty-Day Devotional to Inspire Joy

Regina MCIntosh

Reflections in My Spirit

A Thirty-Day Devotional to Inspire Joy

Copyright © 2024 Regina McIntosh. All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical publications or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission from the publisher. Write: Permissions, Wipf and Stock Publishers, 199 W. 8th Ave., Suite 3, Eugene, OR 97401.

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04/11/23

Table of Contents

Title Page

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6

Day 7

Day 8

Day 9

Day 10

Day 11

Day 12

Day 13

Day 14

Day 15

Day 16

Day 17

Day 18

Day 19

Day 20

Day 21

Day 22

Day 23

Day 24

Day 25

Day 26

Day 27

Day 28

Day 29

Day 30

I’m Always Smiling. . .

Day 1

Since I can remember I’ve longed to see my words in print. It isn’t as if I feel like I’m any more worthy or saved because I write poetry and prose intended to uplift Jesus. It isn’t as if I feel like I can write my way into heaven because I know I can’t. And, it isn’t as if I think I am any closer to Jesus than the person reading these words because that all depends on your personal relationship with the Lord—not the ability to pour out your soul on a blank page. It’s simply that I love to write and that comes with the hope that, sometime, someway, someone will read what I’ve written. I have had that hope for a long, long time, so when I first found someone willing to publish my inklings in their journals, I was excited, exhilarated and enlightened. I felt like the Lord had blessed me and, undoubtedly, He had.

There is always a blessing being poured out on the heart who loves Jesus and longs to do God’s will. Blessings can range from having enough to being enough to giving enough. Blessings can come in hopes, dreams, ideas and even in the lingering inspiration or goodwill. Blessings can come in the sparkle of starlight and in the brilliance of sunlight. Blessings can come.. anywhere, anytime, through anyone. They come, most often though, to the heart who loves and that is something I have found that I must do to feel close to the One who saved my soul—Love! Just love.

I hope you discover love drenching these empty pages, filling them with a light that is so bright you couldn’t dim it even if you tried. I pray that you find grace in these reflections, these pearls—and a song that you can sing on your way to reach out toward your own dreams.

Writing has blessed me and my hope is, that with each of these short writings, you are blessed too! With that, I will move on to page two!

Matthew 13:45–46 (KJV) 45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: 46 Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

Prayer

Live through me, precious Savior. Show me what to say, what to do and when the time comes, who to give the music you sing to me, the pearls you have poured through my heart and soul, leaving me with the hope that these words find a ear who will know these pearls are the ones that can make life better, silence the bitter and promise the beauty. These pages, these pearls, are the ones that you’ve given me—please bless them if and when they touch the hearts of those willing to listen as they read through my witnessing.

Day 2

Winter is a time for rest. The flowers rest from their flamboyant displays. Trees take off their garments and await the warmth of spring to show off their wardrobe again. The animals hibernate and people stay by the fire instead of the air conditioner. It is a time of rest, a time of waiting, a time of prayer and praise, rejuvenating.

Prayers of praise flow through the empty days as the moon and stars shimmer in the evening and sunlight falls across the snow covered lawns during the daylight hours. Prayers linger on hearts who long to grow closer, discover a more intimate relationship with the God of the universe, and listen to the whispers of hope that beckon souls through the silence that brings grace to our lives.

When I pray, during the Winter, I pray for a faith that is resilient and wise, a faith that lights up hearts and lives, a faith that delights and abides, a faith that shines through the twinkle in my eyes. I long to share my faith with others who also need to feel the rich blessing of a spiritual connection to the One who gave us life and continues to give