Life is made up of moments, hours, days and years. Life is made up of good and bad and everything in-between. There is joy and there is tragedy. There is strength and there is weakness. There is life and there is death. And in all of these moments, we may feel strong or incredibly weak. … More MERCY IN THE WEAK MOMENTS
When we obey the Holy Spirit there is a yielding of our own spirit involved. It is a submitting of spirit and temperament. Sometimes this feels very hard to do, especially when we want our own way. We are a selfish people most of the time and we have made ourselves our top priority. But … More YIELDED AND TRUSTED
There is a limit for us as humans as to what we can see. When driving a car there is a limit as to how far down the road one can see. And depending upon where you are, the road might look endless. I experienced this as we drove through New Mexico and Utah one … More THE LIMIT TO WHAT YOU CAN SEE
I would say right now we are in the dog days of summer. It’s our very hot season here in Arizona with temps reaching between 115 and 120 degrees. So we spend a lot of time inside in the air conditioning. The sun and heat has a way of zapping every ounce of energy out … More LOOK…..STOP…….LISTEN
Each of us carries a type of broken inside us……we carry it around and sometimes the weight of it is hard. It’s a comfort to me knowing that GOD sees my heart and comes near, knowing what I have endured and yet with HIS help I am still standing and still searching. Some people search … More BROKEN BUT STILL LOOKING FOR PEARLS
Everyone at one time or another search for their meaning in life. We ask: what does it all mean? Why do things happen this way? Where do I fit in, in this life? People are still searching for answers to these questions today after thousands of years. We learn that our lives are just a … More MEANING
Who was your first thought this morning? Did you wake up with JESUS on your mind? Did you think: cannot wait to get my coffee and Bible? Could it be that HE gave you and I one more day of 24hours to live just for HIM? Could it be that HE has given you one … More OUR REFUGE EACH MORNING
At one time or another, when GOD opened your eyes and mine, we made a decision to follow HIM. And when that moment happened, that moment of grace, we said we were all in 100%. There was no partially in, no maybe soon, no almost in, we were committed with all our being that JESUS … More MAY IT NEVER BE ALMOST
Be the one! Be the one who obeys GOD and goes the extra mile to help and love on your fellow humans when no one else will. Be the one who is “set apart” for GOD. Are you the one who hears the call and then obeys when others turn their nose up? Don’t miss … More ACTING ON WHAT YOU PROFESS TO BELIEVE
GOD refines us in the midst of the fire, in the midst of suffering and hardship, and as HE does this, we emerge and come forth as gold. JOB 23: 10 “BUT HE KNOWS THE WAY THAT I TAKE; WHEN HE HAS TRIED ME, I SHALL COME FORTH AS GOLD.” There are so many people … More IN HIS FIRE
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