The world give us an allusion of control. We may think we have things under our control, but we don’t. And often it doesn’t take much for GOD to get our attention in this matter. Be still long enough today to hear HIS voice for you and to see HIM working around you, because the … More CHRIST OVER CONTROL
Have you found the time to be alone lately? I ask this because most of us have very busy calendars just filled from the moment we wake up until we go to bed at night. Even our Sundays can be busy when really they should be a day of rest. I don’t know about you, … More SOLITUDE IN HIS PRESENCE
Is there a time for us all when we realize that we are unworthy before GOD? This thought alone turns us to JESUS, the only ONE who is truly worthy; the only ONE who died for our sins, for our unworthiness. This idea of unworthiness should promote dependence upon a worthy GOD who is Sovereign … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
May our life journey lead us home to our LORD. But in order to get there we must follow HIM! HE leads us in a gentle and profound way all because JESUS, our SAVIOR would rather die for us than live without us. HE gave HIS life for us and for our sins, on a … More MAY YOUR LIFE JOURNEY LEAD YOU HOME
Here in AZ it is funny how you can prune a desert bush down to nothing and it will grow back lush and full. The first time our landscaper did this to all of our tall bushes in our back yard I had a heart attack thinking now they will never grow back. How could … More PRUNED FOR GREATER EFFECTIVENESS
About that waiting you are doing right now………learn to embrace it and to be alright with it. Waiting is a good thing, not a bad thing. Our society however hates to wait for anything really. Patience has all but disappeared. My pup Emma does a lot of waiting and as I watch her, I know I … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
Are you spent this morning? Maybe at the end of your rope? Are you feeling like it’s another day that the world is taking everything from you? Maybe you feel grief from a recent loss or maybe you are facing a diagnosis you did not ask for. But whatever you are feeling this morning, I am … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
We really do have all we need. If you are in CHRIST, you have all you need. Did you know? The world tells us we need more and more. But striving for the world’s stuff and philosophies will leave you discontented and unhappy. They are dead ends. But if JESUS is your LORD and your … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
I don’t know about you, but I woke up weary this morning. We all have days like this, days where it takes every ounce of our being to just get out of bed. But then I read this in my devotional this morning from OSWALD CHAMBERS: “IT IS A POSITIVE CRIME TO BE WEAK IN … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
We may often feel alone, but truly we never are. JESUS looks upon us and even prays for us. Imagine the time that JESUS spent being alone with HIS Father and praying. But HE also spent time with the disciples. Imagine HIM sharing HIS heart and HIS love for them. The disciples must have been … More JESUS PRAYS FOR US
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