Joy, delight, awe, forgiveness, peace. Our Savior has all these things ready to hand to us when we sit still in HIS presence. We all want a little joy don’t we? But we often look for it in all the wrong places. We buy stuff, we drink and try to be merry……but still there is … More DEEP JOY IN HIS ABIDING PRESENCE
Let’s get inside our heads for a moment: NEVER THINK THAT GOD IS THROUGH WITH YOU! Oh we give plenty of excuses like, I’ve gone too far, sinned too much. Or how about the I’ve tried all of that before. JOEL 2: 12-13 “YET EVEN NOW, DECLARES THE LORD, RETURN TO ME WITH ALL YOUR … More NEVER THINK THIS!
Here in the West I must say that we have the most glorious sunsets I have ever seen. They actually take my breath away to the point that if I see one, I must stop and take a picture so I won’t ever forget it and then, I ponder HIS glorious HAND writing across the … More BE A GLORY CHASER
Recently I read that small acts of intentional love actually trigger our brains into releasing oxytocin, which literally lifts our spirits into a natural high state. Giving gives us a positive emotion and a natural high. Maybe that is why GOD calls us to give to others. GIVE OF YOUR TIME, TALENT AND RESOURCES Give … More KEEP GIVING
There are things we often put in the it doesn’t matter category……..but they do! I wonder when we get to Heaven will we be surprised by all the people and things we dismissed in this life only to learn how important all of it was! There might have been situations and people we just brushed aside only … More IT DOESN’T MATTER…….BUT IT DOES!
There is nothing like being weak either physically or in mind or spirit to bring us to a place of needing to stand upon GOD’S strength for us. I recently started on a new drug due to my breast cancer and the oncologist told me well, you will feel ok the first week, not so … More IT’S NOT ABOUT OUR WEAKNESS
YOUR gracious and good FATHER holds your world……….did you know? Our GOD holds all of it, not just some of it. And HE holds all of you and all of me too! GOD MADE YOU HIS WORLD BEFORE YOU WERE EVEN BORN That thought should be quite a comfort to you……..I know it is for me! … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
GOD DOES NOT WASTE A THING. I LOVE TO KNOW THIS AND TELL MYSELF THIS OFTEN. YOUR STORY AND MY STORY IS CONTINUING EVERY DAY GOD WAKES US. With GOD watching us and guiding us nothing we do or say is a waste because HE has HIS hands upon us. GOD PURSUES US FIRST When … More YOUR STORY IS NEVER A WASTE
We say it often…….GOD is good, all the time. But do we fully trust HIS goodness or is there a small sliver of doubt that nags at us? It is a doubt that the enemy loves to play with us. We can fall into this trap, or we can fall into the arms of the ONE … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
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