I find that the closer I walk with GOD, the less fretful I am and the less I worry. So many people in this world are living with much worry and strife. We decide what to be faithful to. How faithful right now are we to our GOD? How faithful is HE to us? DEUTERONOMY … More FAITHFUL AND NOT FRETFUL
Christmas is still with us even after the calendar reads December 25th……..and even after and into the New Year. WISE MEN SEEK HIM ALL YEAR LONG It’s because of GOD’S grace that Christmas remains. We put away the decorations and Christmas tree, but GOD’S love for us never leaves us. JESUS doesn’t give up on … More CHRISTMAS REMAINS
In Christ we, the Body of Christ are being knitted together into a dwelling place for GOD by HIS Spirit……. EPHESIANS 2: 22 “IN HIM YOU ALSO ARE BEING BUILT TOGETHER INTO A DWELLING PLACE FOR GOD BY THE SPIRIT.” Coming together and being built together, growing and learning together, is all part of GOD’S … More BUILT TOGETHER
It’s a very hard thing, living in this world today and even harder to not live of it. There is much tension to be had here, especially in the here and now. We get distracted from our GOD and we live each day with responsibilities, family and friends and yet deep down in the recesses … More LIVING IN THE NOW & NOT YET PLACE
We don’t see all things the way GOD does. We only have a limited understanding of our world around us. We learn and grow by what we see and hear. But GOD is working in the spiritual realm, all for our benefit: 2 CORINTHIANS 4: 18 “…….AS WE LOOK NOT TO THE THINGS THAT ARE … More OUR LIMITED UNDERSTANDING
How often do we sit or set a table, whether it be for ourselves or for friends? A lovely table is just that, inviting and a joy to look at. When JESUS sat at the table with HIS disciples to take communion, the men around that table must have wondered what the bread and the … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
Little is much and it’s much if GOD is in it. Just watch today how GOD can use the smallest of things to get our attention. When we pay attention to spiritual details, there is a mindset of CHRIST, not ourselves. LITTLE IS MUCH IF GOD IS IN IT. LUKE 16:10 “WHOEVER CAN BE TRUSTED … More LITTLE IS MUCH
My memories as a child bring me back to when my parents and I would drive downtown to look at the beautifully decorated windows in department stores along Michigan Avenue in Chicago. I was just a kid looking in those windows with all the cute villages and toys displayed so brightly. Oh how I wanted … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
So because of life……..I forgot to post here. Please know that you all are so special to my heart. I always think of you when I write. I want this place to be a site of encouragement and not tear down. We have enough of that in society all around us. Where can we go … More BECAUSE
Sitting in the chemo room with my husband while he received his first treatment stuns me. There are all ages here, young and old, all receiving their hope in a bag hung close. NOTHING LIKE A DIAGNOSIS TO HUMBLE YOU……..STUN YOU. I went through my cancer battle a year ago actually this month……..and now my … More CHEMO ROOM
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