Bethany McIlrath

First and Second: Perspective On What Matters Most (Matthew 22:36-40)

  • In Control We Trust

    In Control We Trust

    {The fifth installment in the In ____We Trust Series} If I were in charge everything would be okay. People would do I want them to do, and since I generally care about some people, some people would be better off for it. I would have everything I think I need, really hard stuff wouldn’t happen,…

  • But I’ll Pray About It

    But I’ll Pray About It

    Posted on Our Daily Bread Devotional! What an honor! Read more HERE.

  • Word of the Week: Pleasing

    Word of the Week: Pleasing

    A useful tool for getting ahead, building a great reputation, and driving yourself nuts, pleasing others is a temptation. Personally, I have been facing this temptation rather obviously. The recent struggle has required me to either strive to please a certain person or act according to what God says is right. I’m reaping some very…

  • In Acceptance We Trust

    In Acceptance We Trust

    {The fourth installment in the In ____We Trust Series}  Acceptance plays an important role in our self-worth and our reception of love. Without acceptance, it’s difficult to maintain a job, excel at anything, etc….Having other’s approval is valuable for living at peace with others and even reaching people for Christ. Acceptance, like Google or medicine,…

  • In Medicine We Trust

    In Medicine We Trust

    {The third installment in the In ____We Trust Series} Disclaimer before the outrage: I go to the doctor. I believe the Lord blessed us with brains and am thankful that He has led so many into the medical field and can work so much healing through medical intervention. I also believe that if the Lord…

  • Word of the Week: Understanding

    Word of the Week: Understanding

    “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding”  –Proverbs 3:5 The verse is easy to memorize, but it’s so hard to live. I often feel that I’m good at the trusting, and even the leaning. Where I fail most (and the trust and the leaning aren’t real) is…

  • In {Google} We Trust

    In {Google} We Trust

    {The second installment in the In ____We Trust Series} I like to stop by Christ on my way to Google. I wave hello, say “thanks” or “please.” Even “so glad you’re still here, I love you and trust you!” and then get along on my merry way to wherever I’m ultimately headed. It’s often to…

  • Word of the Week: Trust

    Word of the Week: Trust

    Trust. For a little word, it sure is a big one. Just a few of the things God demonstrates to us about trust… Trust Makes a Way and Keeps Us In It Isaiah 26:3 states that: “(God) will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in (Him).” Trust that makes…

  • In ____ We Trust {Series}

    In ____ We Trust {Series}

    As we detail our troubles, we intend for our hearts to trust. But we overshare our hopes while downplaying our fears. We try to back up our feelings of trust- a form of faith- with evidence and proof that it’s working. That things will get better “if.” Our trust is half-hearted. So our hearts only…