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Monday, August 10, 2026

Living in Candlelight

 

A softly glowing candle sits on a windowsill while snow falls quietly outside. The flame flickers gently, casting warm light into the dark room, creating a sense of hope and peace amid the cold night.

Even when you feel surrounded by shadows, I am moving quietly through them, kindling small flames of goodness. Look closely… My light is all around you.

And you will see it — because I am here.

Do not stare into the darkness.

Behold the candles I have placed along your path.

Yes, there is evil in the world… but there is also My goodness, steady and present.

Monday, August 11, 2025

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Lift Your Eyes Beyond Life's Battles: A Vision of Hope


 
Gaze beyond. Lift your eyes from the daily battles—the wounds, the flaws, and the regrets—and peer into eternity. Those who endure the deepest suffering on this earth are chosen for a breathtaking destiny (2 Corinthians 4:17). In this temporary, sometimes arduous existence, you are molding and enriching your eternity through your attitudes and responses.

Focusing on possibilities and solutions while maintaining hope and finding joy in the present creates a sense of gratitude and purpose. I find pleasure in such attitudes from you (Hebrews 11:6). Failures are just feedback and opportunity for growth.

About the Author

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Cyndi is a Christian writer with a heart for grace and freedom in Christ. Through fresh reflections and scripture‑rooted devotionals, she invites readers into rest and relationship. She longs for those who see themselves only as “sinners saved by grace” to know they are truly good in Christ, and for those who strive and battle, to hear that the fight is finished. Her writing is shaped by the promise from Isaiah 40:1–2 — God’s call to “Comfort, comfort My people with gentle, compassionate words. Speak tenderly from the heart to revive those in shame, and proclaim that their warfare is over. Their debt of sin is paid for, and they will not be treated as guilty. Prophesy to them that they have received from the hand of God twice as many blessings as all their sins” (paraphrase from TPT). She lives in Florida with her husband of 37 years and their dog, Smudge.