It’s December and our night’s sky shines so brightly with HIS wonder. I like to reflect back on my year to see how I have done with my chosen word, and to see how my spirit has been changed and challenged. What about you? Have you grown closer with the LORD? Or maybe you … More THE PERFECT PRESENT
Let us reflect on that night long ago, when the Babe in the Manger was born and the wise men came……… You see, they noticed. They noticed the star above and it guided them to the Holy spot where Jesus was born. MATTHEW 2: 2 “FOR WE SAW HIS STAR IN THE EAST AND HAVE … More DID YOU NOTICE?
IT HAS BEEN SAID: “Happy is he who has but one desire.” So I need to ask you at this special time of year………what is your one desire? Have you ever noticed when you have that one desire, your focus becomes laser clear? You can see so clearly that it seems as if your heart … More WHAT’S YOUR ONE DESIRE?
JESUS used HIS hands always, for HOLY work…….HIS hands were just plain HOLY, but are mine? Are yours? Lets for a moment envision a day in JESUS life. How did HIS hands perform HOLY work? At the start of the day, HE lifted HIS hands in prayer, to the ONE who sent HIM to earth. He … More HIS HOLY HANDS
She calls me with brokenness in her voice and my heart reaches out and breaks too…….. A year ago today a friend of mine lost her husband; heart attack on the golf course. Can you imagine? You kiss your husband good bye to go have a wonderful day, and then he is gone? This whole … More BEING BROKEN IS INEVITABLE
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
I don’t know about you, but the closer I get to JESUS, the less I think of myself and the more I want to serve others for HIS sake. Our me first, self-absorbed, dishonest world makes me quite sad. It seems as if no one makes eye contact much anymore either. We always seem to … More DAILY LAY DOWN YOUR LIFE
I love to choose a morning path to walk with my dog. But I have the freedom to choose and sometimes I choose well because the path leads me into a beautiful setting. Yes we do have lovely green parks here in Arizona! Let’s just start by saying we all are on a path of … More LET GOD RECONFIGURE YOUR PATH OF LIFE
I WATCH as her tears fall right down her face……. we stand in my kitchen listening to “THY WILL BE DONE” by Hillary Scott on Christian radio. She is broken in that moment and it took only a song………a song about GOD. Ann Voskamp says on page 167 in her devotional “One Thousand Gifts” that: “HE … More GOD FILLS OUR EMPTINESS WITH SONG
I don’t know about you but thinking about my word: surrender, doesn’t seem like a good thing to do. It is a hard thing to do. I guess I have had a negative view of it until GOD brought it to light and my attention to choose surrender, as my word for 2016. As … More WHY SURRENDER HAS BEEN A GOOD THING
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