I would say right now we are in the dog days of summer. It’s our very hot season here in Arizona with temps reaching between 115 and 120 degrees. So we spend a lot of time inside in the air conditioning. The sun and heat has a way of zapping every ounce of energy out … More LOOK…..STOP…….LISTEN
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……..
Be the one! Be the one who obeys GOD and goes the extra mile to help and love on your fellow humans when no one else will. Be the one who is “set apart” for GOD. Are you the one who hears the call and then obeys when others turn their nose up? Don’t miss … More ACTING ON WHAT YOU PROFESS TO BELIEVE
I recently read in John MacArthur’s devotional: “Drawing Near” that true believers receive GOD’S word. Which makes me ponder what is my own attitude towards HIS word? Is it everything to me, my very life and my treasure? Because some people think the Bible is just a bunch of old outdated wisdom that doesn’t apply … More TRUE BELIEVERS RECEIVE HIS WORD
Are you going through something really hard right now? It could be a diagnosis, a financial hardship, a relationship gone, or a suffering of the soul. When our lives get hard and overwhelming we should stop……take a breath and look to our gracious LORD. I’ve taken a serious look at what is happening in my … More GRACIOUS CARE IN UNCOMFORTABLE FORMS
I often wonder: LORD, are things supposed to be this hard? Is life really this excruciatingly hard? I’m sure you have been there too. Why is there disease, strife and brokenness? PSALM 23:1 “THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD; I SHALL NOT WANT.” When you look at the world today and see all the evil and … More IT’S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THIS WAY
If you think about it, most of us don’t hand over ourselves to anyone here. And why? Mostly because we guard our hearts from being hurt. There is a fear there and a trust issue. But there is only ONE who we can fully trust with all our being and it is the ONE who … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
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