A friend of mine and I were chatting over coffee about how right it is to “brag” if you will say, about what we have done for others as Christians. And she said something that was so good……. WHAT IS DONE IN SECRET FEELS SO RIGHT. We all I am sure, know that kind of … More DO IN SECRET
If you haven’t yet, I encourage you today to turn to JESUS CHRIST. Simply come……. MATTHEW 11: 28 “COME TO ME, ALL WHO LABOR AND ARE HEAVY LADEN, AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST.” Honestly why do we try in our own strength to carry such a heavy load that we were never meant to carry? Our … More SIMPLY COME
May your heart be right today. We all have a sin condition and it always starts with our heart. I recently read this in my Swindoll study Bible: WHEN YOUR HEART IS RIGHT, YOUR FEET ARE SWIFT FOR GOD. So we may be checking off the boxes of Christian things to do like Bible Study, … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
If you are discouraged this morning or disheartened, sad or disillusioned, then know this dear reader: EPHESIANS 2: 4 “BUT GOD BEING RICH IN MERCY, BECAUSE OF THE GREAT LOVE WITH WHICH HE LOVED US, EVEN WHEN WE WERE DEAD IN OUR TRESPASSES, MADE US ALIVE TOGETHER WITH CHRIST – BY GRACE YOU HAVE BEEN … More GRACE LETS YOU HAVE IT ALL!
Those who love and honor and obey GOD know that HE is always there…….watching over our shoulders. When HE does HE looks at the heart of the person…….. HEBREWS 11: 6 “WITHOUT FAITH IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE HIM, FOR HE WHO COMES TO GOD MUST BELIEVE THAT HE IS AND THAT HE IS A … More AN AUDIENCE OF ONE
Here in AZ it is funny how you can prune a desert bush down to nothing and it will grow back lush and full. The first time our landscaper did this to all of our tall bushes in our back yard I had a heart attack thinking now they will never grow back. How could … More PRUNED FOR GREATER EFFECTIVENESS
3 JOHN 2 SAYS THIS: “BELOVED, I PRAY THAT ALL MAY GO WELL WITH YOU AND THAT YOU MAY BE IN GOOD HEALTH, AS IT GOES WELL WITH YOUR SOUL.” What a loving and encouraging verse for us today! And deep in my heart I do pray that all goes well for anyone reading this. The word well … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
I can almost guarantee that if you have lived long enough, sooner or later you will face a situation in life that seems impossible. You will view a situation that in all your humanness you see it as impossible to be true, impossible to solve and impossible to go on. JEREMIAH 32: 17 “AH, LORD … More LET’S TRUST GOD WITH OUR IMPOSSIBLES
About that waiting you are doing right now………learn to embrace it and to be alright with it. Waiting is a good thing, not a bad thing. Our society however hates to wait for anything really. Patience has all but disappeared. My pup Emma does a lot of waiting and as I watch her, I know I … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
All things that are perfect belong to GOD and GOD only. HE is perfect and true and righteous. HIS perfect love casts out fear. I’m grateful today that there is ONE perfect ONE……..that means I am not and never will be no matter how hard I try. The more we read the Gospels, the more … More BE MINDFUL OF HIS PERFECT WAY
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