Let’s try today to look at our world with fresh eyes. Lately I have been caught up in seeing all the darkness and evil. Oh it’s been so heavy. But I feel today, GOD pulling me back in HIS direction, to notice, to wonder and to worship HIM. Because HE is there, spiritually and actively. … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
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
GOD’S peace is everywhere and oh how we search for it. We search for it in nature and in our surroundings. What our eyes see gives us a sense of peace like gazing into the ocean or looking at a mountain. But the best peace there is comes from our SAVIOR. JOHN 14: 27 “PEACE … More TRULY THANKFUL/TRULY PEACEFUL
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
Only with JESUS can we all be a better version of ourselves. Better than we used to be. The old self is gone and the new is evident to those around us. And don’t we all want this? Don’t we want to be better today and even more so tomorrow…….to be more like JESUS? The … More SAY YES!
What do you do when you wake in the night? Do you worry or fret about the coming day or do you draw near to GOD and peacefully return to sleep? Our struggles may loom large in the middle of the night. Maybe because it is dark or maybe because it is a feeling of … More THE NIGHT WATCHMAN
Just like lifting weights to strengthen our muscles, we also can strengthen our spiritual muscle. Our whole lives in CHRIST is a continuing sanctification process. We each have a spiritual muscle that we can strengthen when used as we grow in listening to the FATHER and obeying HIM. WALK BY FAITH AND TRUST WHAT YOU CANNOT … More STRENGTHEN YOUR SPIRITUAL MUSCLE
How often do we obey GOD only to do it imperfectly! We may be in a hurry or even in a mood. Ugh we are such imperfect beings! We realize with every step we take, we are fallen, sinful beings, but at the same time, we desire to obey GOD even if our obedience seems half-hearted. … More IMPERFECT OBEDIENCE/STRONG FAITH
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
Let’s all think about this today on this beautiful Sunday………where is our gaze? It’s up to us to not lose sight of our goal and the prize, JESUS CHRIST. When JESUS walked the earth HE never took HIS eyes off of the FATHER and neither should we. 1 JOHN 2: 16 “FOR ALL THAT IS IN … More WORTHY OF OUR GAZE
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