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
I often go into a grocery store thinking of what I actually need…..coffee, milk, eggs let’s say. But then I walk by a shelf with something yummy on it and I think oh I need that, it looks so good. Then I get up to the register and realize oh, I only have a 20 … More NEEDY
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…….
John Wesley once said this: “GOD breathes into us every good desire and brings every good desire to good effect.” When GOD changes our hearts from stone to flesh, our desires change. We desire what HE desires. I can see this within myself because what I once desired, now I dislike and could care less … More GOOD DESIRES
I have often sat on a beach feeling the warm breeze, watching the waves come in and feeling the sand under my feet and thought: I wish this exact moment would last……..forever. It is interesting to me that GOD has placed the desire for forever into our hearts and minds. It is a desire for … More EVER YOURS
Small acts of obedience are big in GOD’S eyes……..did you know? There are small acts of obedience we do that by the world’s standards mean nothing, but by GOD’S standards they mean everything. A SMALL AND SEEMINGLY SIMPLE LIFE IS SEEN BY OUR GREAT GOD. I love simple and am always trying to find a … More SMALL ACTS
I love to write and I love to write by hand. Some just post online directly with their laptops, but I write my posts out by hand. I have many notebooks, all different kinds and I enjoy going back to reread them now and again. But I carefully write knowing GOD watches over my shoulder … More WRITE YOUR STORY…….CAREFULLY
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
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
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
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