I often wonder: LORD, are things supposed to be this hard? Is life really this excruciatingly hard? I’m sure you have been there too. Why is there disease, strife and brokenness? PSALM 23:1 “THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD; I SHALL NOT WANT.” When you look at the world today and see all the evil and … More IT’S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THIS WAY
What we fill ourselves with matters. We try to take in the right food for nourishment so why not take in the best we can for our souls? We all on this planet have a need to fill a hole within us that was placed there by the Almighty GOD in Heaven. HE knew what … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
In our throw away society people just don’t seem to care much about anything these days. People quickly discard their belongings and even more so with people! There is a bigger trend these days of throwing away a loving family and even friends. Relationships can be messy and sometimes it takes a humble spirit and our … More AND I TREASURE IT…….
I recently read this by Paul David Tripp: “But you can have hope because YOUR LORD has complete rule over all the places where you will need HIS promises to become your reality.” HIS promises are always perfect and true…….ours are not because how often do we break our promises? I must admit that I … More HIS PROMISES – OUR REALITY
Our gracious GOD is so very faithful to us, so let us examine today how faithful we are to HIM. MATTHEW 25: 21 “YOU HAVE BEEN FAITHFUL WITH A FEW THINGS; I WILL PUT YOU IN CHARGE OF MANY THINGS.” Faithful in a few things is how we start……..faithful in reading our Bibles, study and … More FAITHFULNESS EQUALS FRUITFULNESS
With the New Year in full swing now are you attempting to eat better, rest more and get a good nights sleep? We are to treat our bodies as temples and GOD designed them to be cared for and not abused. And isn’t it interesting what a good nights rest will do for the next … More DO MORE BY DOING LESS
If we number our days carefully, then we will see that each day takes us one step closer to be with JESUS in HIS kingdom. Do you wake up thinking “ok LORD here is one more day, help me to live it to the fullest in YOUR name!” PSALM 90: 12 “TEACH US TO REALIZE … More EVERY DAY WE LIVE
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 think it is interesting that we all can listen to the same sermon and come away with very different thoughts and perceptions. Why is that? Our maturity levels and where we are on our spiritual walks are all different with some people more mature than others. Some see GOD as kind and loving, others … More HEAR GOD MORE CLEARLY
Fall is coming……..can you feel it? Just when I think I cannot take the oppressive heat here in AZ any longer, we get a slight change. You can feel it the most in the early morning air. The next season is upon us and those of us who live here know we will enjoy 8 … More ROOTED IN CHRIST JESUS
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