There can be jewels in our language. All of us are well aware of the vitriol currently running rampant in our society. I don’t know about you, but it does give me pause when I speak my words, especially in mixed company. BE CAREFUL WHAT YOUR SPEECH IS. We should be quick to listen and … More DID I JUST SAY THAT?
Do you ever notice reflections of nature in water or in ponds or even your own reflection in a mirror? In the dictionary, the word reflection has a few meanings, but the one I am after is this one: an image given back by a reflecting surface. A few years ago when we moved, I … More REFLECTIONS
A daily blank canvas can be a good thing. If you think about it, a blank page or canvas allows GOD there…….HIS fingertips touch and guide and grow us into people more like HIS Son JESUS. GOD WRITES ON THE CANVAS OF OUR SOULS. GOD is the Master Writer and Artist! We should humble ourselves … More A BLANK CANVAS
I think you will agree with me that the world is such a mess right now. Our law and order is breaking down, systems of justice are all one sided and the news every day is just plain awful. More than once I have found myself throwing up my hands in frustration saying “oh it … More HOW TO FIND GOD IN THIS MESS.
Ahh so it is officially summer. Many of us long for those warmer temperatures, some of us not so much. Here in AZ we experience 100 plus temps from now until October. I hope you are getting your hands dirty digging into the earth our Father has given us. What a joy it is to … More GROWING UP SOMETHING GOOD.
I often have to wonder and put myself under the lens to see, if in any way do I appear different to those around me? If we are walking closely with JESUS then our lives should appear to be lived different from the rest of the world. MATTHEW 7:20 “THUS YOU WILL RECOGNIZE THEM BY … More AND YET YOU ARE DIFFERENT!
Not knowing what is around the next corner is hard. Sometimes living in that unknown can send us into a panic mode. Your mind runs away with all the scenarios that could occur and you feel like you are on shaky ground. PSALM 40: 2 “HE SET MY FEET ON A ROCK AND GAVE ME … More THE LORD OF OUR UNKNOWNS
There really are no shortcuts to living out our lives…….each day must be lived out, each 24 hours must tick away before we move on to the next day and the day after that. Have you ever noticed that when things are going well for us or we are doing something fun that the … More THERE ARE NO SHORTCUTS
When you look in the mirror, who do you see? Do you see an honest person or one who tells those mini lies all day to yourself and those around you? Who do you see in your reflection? Have you ever thought about it? I often wonder when I look in the mirror, if that … More WE MIGHT NOT BE HOLY, BUT WE CAN BE HONEST
THERE IS NO SHORTCUT TO CHARACTER, NO DETOUR AROUND DIFFICULTY. I just read the above statement in my Bible commentary. But doesn’t our world live like this? Don’t people just think they are a “good person” and ignore GOD? Don’t people find ways around difficulty or try to escape with drugs or alcohol? If … More YOUR CHARACTER MATTERS TO GOD
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