Do you choose a word to focus on for a full year? Pray about it and GOD will reveal one to you. HE is faithful that way. Many years ago I quit doing resolutions because I just didn’t keep them after February and by April they were a distant memory! My very first word many … More ONE WORD……..ONE GOD!
LIFT YOUR HANDS TO HIM……..have you done recently? I do it in Church and see many who don’t, and maybe you feel more comfortable in the privacy of your own home and that is ok. I have a friend who says how can you not want to lift your hands. But how do we respond when we … More WHY PRAISE LIFTS OUR SPIRITS
Christians come to understand that our lives are lived with a purpose, no matter how big or how small. Everyone wants a life of purpose and meaning. Living a life with purpose becomes an abundant life. No matter where you are, where you come from or what your background, or what your sin, you, yes … More YOU DO have a Purpose!
If you think about it……..we live in a world now with endless choices. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I honestly think there are way too many things to choose from, whether it is color or type of food, clothing and the list goes on and on. Sometimes, I feel overwhelmed by there being too … More WHAT WILL YOU CHOOSE?
Do people in your world demand much, but offer you little? Do they require of you an undeserved favor? How about undeserved grace? Last night I witnessed an undeserved grace at our HOA meeting. There was a sweet man there that had received several notices of violations in the mail and then a fine. … More AN UNDESERVED FAVOR
Ever wonder why a Christian’s dependence on GOD is looked upon in the world as a weakness? For a Christian, depending on GOD is equivalent to breathing…….just like the birds of the air depend on their wings for flight, so does a Christian depend on GOD for his salvation and his life. GOD’S economy … More A MORE SPECIFIC DEPENDENCE
Come to HIM in awe, and in reverence. Come and adore…….come and worship in heart and spirit. Come before HIM. Bow your sweet head and allow yourself to submit to all that HE is…….. THE GOD OF GLORY, THE GOD OF THE UNIVERSE. HE is the LORD of all creation…….can you hear HIS gentle … More A SACRED SPACE
Just recently I read this quote by Ignatius……. “There are very few men who realize what GOD would make of them if they abandoned themselves into HIS hands and let themselves be formed by HIS grace.” My word for 2018 is: abundance. I have been trying to understand how GOD gives us the abundant life we so … More ABANDON YOURSELF
One fact that so impresses me about living in Arizona is the fact that there is water, water, everywhere. Because the desert is so dry and hot, just looking at water tends to have a cooling, refreshing impact. Quenching your thirst here is important too…….every restaurant you go to will give you a “to go” … More HOW THIRSTY ARE YOU?
The LORD has a way of impressing upon our hearts those things that we sometimes are unaware of. CHRIST was and is always there, always available to us if you think about it. I for one don’t want to be “too busy”. Don’t you know people who are like this? You ask how they are … More BLESSED ARE THE AVAILABLE
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