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
Sometimes life feels like a battle and we need armor to get us through. The only armor that we need, that will help us, is HIS absolute truth. God is our truth, may we stand firm in this truth……. ISAIAH 7: 9 “IF YOU DO NOT STAND FIRM IN YOUR FAITH, THEN YOU WILL NOT … More TRUTH IS OUR ARMOR
Sometimes our days seem so ordinary, nothing special going on. Sometimes our days seem like a repeat………we get up, go to work, eat, sleep and then repeat the next day and then the next. OUR ORDINARY CAN BE FULL OF WONDER If we refuse to live out our days like they don’t matter, then they … More Oh THE WONDROUS ORDINARY
Only with JESUS can we all be a better version of ourselves. Better than we used to be. The old self is gone and the new is evident to those around us. And don’t we all want this? Don’t we want to be better today and even more so tomorrow…….to be more like JESUS? The … More SAY YES!
What do you do when you wake in the night? Do you worry or fret about the coming day or do you draw near to GOD and peacefully return to sleep? Our struggles may loom large in the middle of the night. Maybe because it is dark or maybe because it is a feeling of … More THE NIGHT WATCHMAN
How often do we obey GOD only to do it imperfectly! We may be in a hurry or even in a mood. Ugh we are such imperfect beings! We realize with every step we take, we are fallen, sinful beings, but at the same time, we desire to obey GOD even if our obedience seems half-hearted. … More IMPERFECT OBEDIENCE/STRONG FAITH
Charles Stanley says in his IN TOUCH devotional that “we put our common sense on the throne and then attach GOD’S name to it.” What a clear-cut statement! It is interesting because most of us feel we do have good common sense and probably have relied on it often. PROVERBS 3: 1-2 “…….BUT LET YOUR … More GOD SENSE VS. COMMON SENSE
Here is my once and a while sermon on social media. In reality I am not a fan. A few years ago I deleted my Facebook page and have never looked back. The drama there and the evil there became something I didn’t want my eyes to see. And I was stalked there too. It … More TRADE DRAMA FOR HIS PEACE
LET THE WORD BECOME YOUR WORD AND YOU WILL GROW. PROVERBS 7: 3 “BIND THEM ON YOUR FINGERS; WRITE THEM ON THE TABLET OF YOUR HEART.” LET THE WORD BECOME YOUR WORD AND YOUR HEART WILL CHANGE. DEUTERONOMY 30: 6 “THE LORD YOUR GOD WILL CIRCUMCISE YOUR HEARTS AND THE HEARTS OF YOUR DESCENDANTS, SO … More LET THE WORD
There is nothing like getting older to teach you that there are limits your body has. We may push our bodies as if we were 20 years old, but we very soon realize the next day what a painful mistake we made! OUR GOD HAS NO LIMITS! When we are overwhelmed by grief or sorrow … More LIMITED RESOURCES
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