Sheyvah Rex shares personal stories on how God has helped her to deal with fear, anger, anxiety, singleness, marriage, parenting, miscarriage and more. Jesus really adores you.
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Janet S Abadir (https://substack.com/@janetabadir) and Sheyvah Rex (https://substack.com/@sheyvahrex)
Here is a video of the first time I was interviewed for a podcast. Janet S. Abadir is a former surgeon from Alaska. We spoke about prayer and discipleship and the power of the presence of God. She wrote a book called Drink from the River of Delight: Welcome to God’s Healing Space in His Word (https://www.amazon.com/Drink-River-Delight-Welcome-Healing/dp/1966338007/ref=sr_1_1?nsdOptOutParam=true&sr=8-1)which also has a great audio version.
Do you want to experience the supernatural in your life?
“Prayer is the slender nerve that moves the muscle of omnipotence.” Charles H. Spurgeon
When you spend time in prayer, God speaks, God reveals His nearness, and God’s Word comes alive.
How can we rely on God? He will provide, He will heal (in this life or the next), and He will answer (yes, no, or wait). 2 Timothy 1:3-7 encourages us to fan into flames the gift of God, and we see that it’s in community that we find the answers to those prayers.
Sheyvah Rex (https://open.substack.com/users/188508265-sheyvah-rex?utm_source=mentions) is currently reading Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God (https://a.co/d/08OEjAwL).
Is God moving you towards deeper relationships? Discipleship is just the process of growing more like Jesus with other believers through prayer, Bible study, and accountability. Ask Him to lead you and He will bless your desire with great fruitfulness. Grab a friend and work through Janet’s 9 week online Bible study, Ride the Wave to Joy. (https://courses.janetabadir.com/courses/offers/60be4e03-ff12-4e95-8da0-dfcd96314233) Check out her website (https://www.janetabadir.com/) for free resources, and connect with her in a one hour session where you can seek God together through the Bible and prayer.
Please check out and consider subscribing to Janet’s publication, Drink from the River of Delight (https://janetabadir.substack.com/)
This is a modified version of the text that was published and the interview that was originally aired on Janet’s Substack Fan into Flame the Gift of God (https://janetabadir.substack.com/p/fan-into-flame-the-gift-of-god) on Mar 23, 2026.
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5 Jul 2026
A Gift to Use
God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.- 1 Peter 4:10 (NLT)
“I feel so anxious all the time,” the woman’s eyes were downcast, ashamed of her admission.
“That’s hard. What do you do to try to counteract it?” I asked gently.
“Oh, I try to keep busy. I try to think about other things.” She had come for prayer after our church service.
“Have you tried using the Bible as a weapon?” I went on to encourage her to read aloud verses about God’s peace vs. anxiety. After we prayed together, she looked up.
“I feel so much more peaceful! I’m going to try what you suggested. Thank you!”
God gave me joy in helping and praying with her.
I recently took a short free spiritual gifts test online. It revealed my five spiritual gifts. At the top is exhortation which is the ability to strengthen, comfort or urge others to action through the spoken or written word and Bible truth. I’m delighted to use my writing skill to combine with this gift in the last several years of writing devotions. I can also use it when I pray and advise people.
What about you? Do you know your God-given spiritual gifts? Do you use them to serve Christ and others?
Dear Lord God, thank you for giving me a spiritual gift and helping me to use it for your glory.
Throughout this day: Read about spiritual gifts. Take a free online test. Pray and ask God how he would like you to use your gift.
Originally published here on May 20, 2026: https://thelife.com/devotionals/find-your-gift
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Prayer requests or comments or questions here: sheyvahrex@proton.me
Ask me how we can have a voice call and pray together.
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1 Jul 2026
Hard Worker or Lazy?
Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ.- Colossians 3:23-24 NLT
“You are such a hard worker!” I was weeding a flower bed at a Bible camp alongside an elderly lady who gave me the unexpected compliment.
I used to be lazy as a kid and thought work was terrible. Younger Sheyvah tried to get things done the easiest way possible. I remember being shocked when my Bible college professor said that there would be work for us to do in eternity. What? That’s not my idea of eternal bliss!
Things have changed. Or rather God has changed me. He has taught me who my work is truly serving, and helped me be intentional about pleasing him.
At my job in a public school, I am willing to do anything that needs to be done. When someone in authority rubs me the wrong way, I need to remember that I am really working for the Lord of the universe, not a flawed person. My Daddy Above’s opinion is the only one that matters. He will reward me, so I don’t need to try to get recognition down here.
Dear Lord, thank you that you are my King and I am your servant. Humble me to work for you despite adverse conditions. Thank you for the wonderful glories to come in the new world.
Throughout this day: Think about your work, whether paid, volunteer or at home. No matter what it is, or who sees, remember that God is there. Ask him for the grace to work willingly for him with a joyful heart.
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Email: sheyvahrex@proton.me
Originally published here on May 11, 2026: https://thelife.com/devotionals/working-hard-or-hardly-working
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