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
Happy Mother’s Day to every single Mom out there. For some, this will be a happy day and for others, a very hard day. Whatever type of day it will be for you, we need to remember this: We all in one way or another loved someone who did eventually grow up and leave us. … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS – HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY
I say this, to invite someone, because it is so simple and doesn’t cost much. Your intentional act of reaching out could change someone’s life. I tend to wonder what matters most in GOD’S eyes. Is it the big things we do that everyone notices or is it the small that no one sees? We … More SMALL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE INTENTIONAL
If you think about it, most of us don’t hand over ourselves to anyone here. And why? Mostly because we guard our hearts from being hurt. There is a fear there and a trust issue. But there is only ONE who we can fully trust with all our being and it is the ONE who … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
GOD really is the only ONE who can save us from ourselves. We might think we can save or do all the right things, check off all the boxes, make religion our priority, but only JESUS saves…….period. JESUS CAME AND DIED TO SAVE THE WHOLE WORLD Now our minds know this, but how often do … More GOD DOES ALL THE SAVING
Sometimes showing up is all GOD needs to work through us. We may feel inadequate, but GOD fills us with all the grace we need. I lead a serving team almost every Saturday at our Church. I am so very blessed and grateful to be part of this loving team. I have an app on … More SHOW UP AND EXTEND GRACE
With all our searching and strivings don’t we always seem to come up empty handed? It’s sad really, because so many are lost and so many search to fill the hole that GOD placed in their hearts. We tend to seek immediate gratification and we don’t seem to find it there either. Our phones or … More WHAT REALLY MATTERS
The scene above and where I live in AZ is a continual reminder to me to praise GOD for HIS grace and mercy. I love the saguaro cactus and how they stand tall with arms raised as if to praise GOD in all of HIS creation. Some might think the desert is ugly, but the … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
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…….
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