C.H. Spurgeon's Morning Devotional
Thursday July 3, 2025

"The illfavoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven wellfavoured and fat kine."-Genesis 41:4
    
    Pharaoh's dream has too often been my waking experience. My days of sloth have ruinously destroyed all that I had achieved in times of zealous industry; my seasons of coldness have frozen all the genial glow of my periods of fervency and enthusiasm; and my fits of worldliness have thrown me back from my advances in the divine life. I had need to beware of lean prayers, lean praises, lean duties, and lean experiences, for these will eat up the fat of my comfort and peace. If I neglect prayer for never so short a time, I lose all the spirituality to which I had attained; if I draw no fresh supplies from heaven, the old corn in my granary is soon consumed by the famine which rages in my soul. When the caterpillars of indifference, the cankerworms of worldliness, and the palmerworms of self-indulgence, lay my heart completely desolate, and make my soul to languish, all my former fruitfulness and growth in grace avails me nothing whatever. How anxious should I be to have no lean-fleshed days, no ill-favoured hours! If every day I journeyed towards the goal of my desires I should soon reach it, but backsliding leaves me still far off from the prize of my high calling, and robs me of the advances which I had so laboriously made. The only way in which all my days can be as the "fat kine," is to feed them in the right meadow, to spend them with the Lord, in His service, in His company, in His fear, and in His way. Why should not every year be richer than the past, in love, and usefulness, and joy?-I am nearer the celestial hills, I have had more experience of my Lord, and should be more like Him. O Lord, keep far from me the curse of leanness of soul; let me not have to cry, "My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me!" but may I be well-fed and nourished in Thy house, that I may praise Thy name.
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Monday, March 30, 2015

The Ride Book by Kayla Davidson




http://www.kayladavidson.com/#!books/c8oq
Learning to ride a bicycle is a risky challenge for Olivia. She avoids this risk and even turns down ice cream, her favorite snack. What will encourage Olivia to overcome her fear and take a chance? The Ride gives children hope and understanding. Regardless of the size of the task or regardless of the person’s age, gaining strength and courage from the Lord is only a prayer away. In this, her second book, Kayla Davidson creates a fun, playful way to teach children how to include God in their everyday lives.

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The Ride is available at Amazon.

I loved reading The Ride.  It was so encouraging to read a good Christian children's book.  Teaching a child what it means to ask God for help to conquer your fear.  This is an excellent book to read to young children to teach them to depend on God and ask Him for help.  Easy book for 2nd graders to read on their own. 




Kayla Davidson is the author of “The Ride” and “Daddy’s Little Squirrel”.Kayla Davidson grew up in a small ranching community in Texas andattended Texas A&M University. Kayla graduated from Angelo State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education.  While at Angelo State University, Kayla was a member of the educational honor society Kappa Delta Phi and served as president.

Kayla is actively in her local community through the school system, service organizations, and her local church.  Kayla is currently serving on the West Texas Rehabilitation’s Board of Trustees and the Advisory Board for the Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health.

Kayla lives on a ranch in Texas with her husband and two daughters. She enjoys reading, gardening, playing the piano, and “helping” her husband on the ranch.

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Visit Kayla’s website.
Connect with Kayla on Facebook and Twitter.

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