In this age of smart phones, people are more interested in who to follow or how many followers they have. Oh how we tend to blindly follow because it looks good or sounds good. If you really think about it, people are allowing others (who they don’t even know personally) to shape their lives. Influencers seem … More DON’T BE BLIND
I’ve always thought of myself as ordinary, sometimes looked over and not noticed. Some people just stand out in a crowd! I wouldn’t say I have done extraordinary things either. I think I have done just some simple things that make up moments that collect like jewels over a lifetime. ORDINARY PEOPLE DO EXTRAORDINARY THINGS … More ORDINARY PEOPLE, EXTRAORDINARY GOD
When was the last time you looked at the beauty right in front of you? When was the last time you caught someone doing something……..right? Oh our world around us is good at showing us all that is wrong with it, just listen to the news or politicians. END THIS YEAR ON A POSITIVE NOTE AND … More AMPLIFY WHAT IS RIGHT IN THE WORLD
JESUS is coming soon……..do you see HIM there? Born to Mary and Joseph, and born in a Manger with animals and then visitors with gifts. The night was bright and the Bethlehem star even brighter. The Magi came to see with their own eyes the anointed ONE. And they asked: MATTHEW 2: 2 “WHERE IS … More CHRIST THE ANOINTED ONE
Are you looking for JESUS today? See HIM there, laying in the Manger. HE has come for you and for me! And the good news? HE never stops coming for us. HE is a faithful GOD, HE is a pursuing GOD of the universe. HIS love and beautiful grace is steadfast and true. This Christmas … More THINGS CHANGE WHEN YOU LOOK FOR JESUS
Are you full of wonder this season? If you are going through something hard right now, I get it! Life can take all our wonder away. TO WONDER IS TO BE ASTONISHED OR AMAZED. Maybe we don’t see the wonder around us because we go through life noticing all that is wrong with the world. … More WONDERFUL THINGS DO HAPPEN!
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!
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
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