First Baptist Church of Dawsonville

FirsThoughts Devotionals by Lisa Cash

God's message is so simple, yet sometimes life can be so full of complications that we, in turn, tend to complicate what the scriptures are trying to say. We hope the devotionals provided here will help you perceive your daily situations through God's eyes and with His heart.  New thoughts are posted weekly, but we invite you to view any devotional title that you believe might apply to your particular mood, pattern of thought, or circumstances.

FirsThoughts 2010

January 6, 2010  "Hide 'n Seek"

January 13, 2010  "Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are!"

January 20, 2010  "We'll Be Right Back After These Commercials"

January 27, 2010  "Send In The Clouds"

February 3, 2010  "Reservations, Please"

February 10, 2010  "Take A Bow"

February 17, 2010  "How Long You Reckon It'll Be?"

February 24, 2010  "Where's The Remote?"

March 3, 2010  "The Three 'R's, and Then Some"

March 10, 2010  "Meet The Tallants"

March 17, 2010  "Sure-Footed"

March 24, 2010  "Suddenly, It Dawned on Me..."

March 31, 2010  "The Flesh May Have Been Weak, but the Spirit Was Willing"

April 14, 2010  "It's How You Play The Game"

April 21, 2010  "Remember, Not to Forget"

April 28, 2010  "Free?  Indeed!"

May 5, 2010  "She's a Beauty!"

May 12, 2010  "I'm Mortal; Invisible"

May 19, 2010  "Heartsongs"

May 26, 2010  "Desperation Station"

June 2, 2010  "Top o' the Mornin' To You"

June 9, 2010  "No 'Things' Attached"

June 16, 2010  "The 'I' of the Storm"

June 23, 2010  "Fish Tale"

June 30, 2010  "Everywhere, Signs"

July 7, 2010  "So To Speak"

July 14, 2010  "Who The Devil Is That?"

July 21, 2010  "A Drop In the Bucket (List)"

July 28, 2010  "A Chip Off The Solid Rock"

August 11, 2010  "Little Things Mean A Lot"

August 18, 2010  "Just Add Water"

August 25, 2010  "Did You Hear That?"

September 1, 2010  "Objects In Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear"

FirsThoughts 2009

January 7, 2009  "Cat Got Your Tongue?"

January 12, 2009  "I've Just Washed My Hair, and I Can't Do a Thing With It!"

January 21, 2009  "WWJD?  (It's Not What You Think...)"

January 28, 2009  "The Valley of the Shadow..."

February 4, 2009  "The Long and Narrow Road"

February 11, 2009  "Degrees of Separation"

February 18, 2009  "Beauty is Only Sin-Deep"

February 25, 2009  "If It Ain't Broke, Maybe It Needs To Be"

March 4, 2009  "Ye Olde Filling Station"

March 11, 2009  "American Idyll"

March 18, 2009  "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?"

March 25, 2009  "Fault Insurance"

April 1, 2009  "On Cloud Nine"

April 15, 2009  "No Stone Unturned"

April 22, 2009  "Birds of a Feather..."

April 29, 2009  "Sometimes, You Feel Like A Nut..."

May 6, 2009  "School of Soft Knocks"

May 13, 2009  "The Trouble With Trophies"

May 20, 2009  "Three For All"

May 27, 2009  "The Devil Ate My Devotional"

June 3, 2009  "Precious Memories, How They...What Was That Next Word?"

June 10, 2009  "A Word to the ''Why"s"

June 17, 2009  "Not Your Typical Father's Day Greeting"

June 24, 2009  "The Answer, My Friend..."

July 1, 2009  "Free-For-All"

July 8, 2009  "Aroma Therapy"

July 15, 2009  "Orchestrating the Conductor"

July 22, 2009  "WARNING:  Rated PG for Moments of Peril"

July 29, 2009  "OCD:  Obsessed for Christ Daily"

August 5, 2009  "I Was A Teenage...Jesus!"

August 12, 2009  "Maranathathon"

August 19, 2009  "Drag & Drop"

August 26, 2009  "The Name of the Game"

September 2, 2009  "Got a Light?"

September 9, 2009  "Off The Deep End"

September 16, 2009  "When Life Gives You a 9-1-1..."

September 23, 2009  "There's No 'I' in JESUS"

September 30, 2009  "I Can 'cc' Clearly Now!"

October 7, 2009  "Pedal to the Mettle/Metal/Medal/Meddle"

October 14, 2009  "Suffer the Little Children"

October 21, 2009  "Something for Nothing"

October 28, 2009  " 'SCARRED' to Death"

November 4, 2009  "Picture This"

November 11, 2009  "A Moment of Desperation"

November 18, 2009  "It Ain't Quittin' Time"

December 2, 2009  "The Way, In a Manger"

December 9, 2009  "Shepherds 'R' Us"

December 16, 2009  "Long Story, Short"

FirsThoughts 2008

June 16, 2008 "Greater Love Hath No Man"

June 20, 2008 "Postcards from Heaven"

July 7, 2008 "No One Knows the Hour" Part I

July 14, 2008 "No One Knows the Hour" Part II

July 21, 2008 "Balancing Act"

July 27, 2008 "The Land of the Midnight Sun"

August 6, 2008 "That’s The Way The Cake Crumbles"

August 13, 2008 "It's Not All It's Cracked Up To Be"

August 20, 2008 "Where There's A Will ..."

August 27, 2008 "WhatEVER"

September 1, 2008 "Under Lock & Key"

September 10, 2008 "Talent Show"

September 17, 2008 "Where Could I Go?"

September 24, 2008 "Shoulder the Cross"

October 1, 2008 "Liability vs. Pliability"

October 8, 2008 "Nobody Asked Me To Dance..."

October 15, 2008 "Anticipation = Participation + Perspiration"

October 22, 2008 "When the Going Gets Tough...the Meek Shall Inherit the Earth!"

October 29, 2008 "Where Are They Now?"

November 5, 2008 "Extreme Makeover:  God Edition"

November 12, 2008 "What's In A Name?"

November 19, 2008 "A Reason To Go Shopping"

November 26, 2008 "'Thank' on These Things..."

December 3, 2008 "Has Anybody Seen Jesus?"

December 10, 2008 "Present Tense?"

December 17, 2008 "Where'd He Go?"

December 31, 2008 "Don't Worry, Have a Happy New Year!"


Note from the Author:
"I hesitate upon being asked to assign my name to any of these devotionals, for I truly am just a vessel. There is nothing special about me, save that Jesus loves me and I owe Him my very life. My writing is not the work of a professional journalist or educated theologian; nor do I have a 'collection of works' which has been gathering dust in an attic. These are personal, current (sometimes daily!) encounters based on the unique perspective God has given me to see His world, watch His people, and channel it, I pray, for His Glory! I cherish this season of my life, and I also pray that the words He has allowed me to share with you will enlighten, encourage, and impassion you to love Him as much as He loves you. Jeremiah 29:11 to you, Lisa Cash"