JESUS made Paul HIS own and HE makes you HIS own too. HE calls you friend, not just a servant, but a friend……. JOHN 15: 14 “YOU ARE MY FRIENDS IF YOU DO WHAT I COMMAND YOU.” And so we are a friend of JESUS, treasured and loved and we are to love our friends, … More HE HAS MADE YOU HIS FRIEND
A friend long ago said to me: LET IT REST. And isn’t that what we want to do with a problem or a troubling circumstance? Sometimes our issues overwhelm us and we go over and over and ruminate a problem…….but scripture tells us to give it a rest. It’s ok if we say to ourselves, … More LET IT REST!
Even if……all fails, GOD is still worthy did you know? When things, people and situations you were counting on fail, it sure leaves us disappointed doesn’t it? But as Charles Stanley says in his “30 Life Principles” book: DISAPPOINTMENTS ARE INEVITABLE, DISCOURAGEMENT IS A CHOICE. Some of you like myself may be looking back on … More EVEN IF ALL FAILS
I think we all at one time or another, feel very alone. We are alone in our problems, alone in our grief or just physically alone. When we feel as if no one is there for us, GOD is right there in those hidden places and often that is how HE does HIS best work … More HIDDEN PLACES
At one time or another, when GOD opened your eyes and mine, we made a decision to follow HIM. And when that moment happened, that moment of grace, we said we were all in 100%. There was no partially in, no maybe soon, no almost in, we were committed with all our being that JESUS … More MAY IT NEVER BE ALMOST
In all of our lives a little rain must fall…….we sin, we sin against others and the very people we love the most often sin against us. You may feel that what happened to you was out of your control and it probably was because GOD being the Sovereign LORD that HE is, will and … More MY HOPE FOR YOU TODAY……..
Praise the LORD! Praise HIM when you wake and when you step out of bed, as soon as your feet hit the floor. Praise HIM as you hold your first cup of coffee and then adore HIM again in the car. Praise HIM everywhere you are and everywhere you go. Revere HIM and admire HIM. … More AS LONG AS YOU DRAW BREATH
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
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
