Don’t you just LOVE giving things to your children and watching the excitement, enthusiasm and expressions on their faces? The delight in their eyes melts your heart. What makes you want to give them things you know they’ll like? It’s because we love them, of course. There are those times; however, when our spirit is NOT so giving. The disobedience of your children can frustrate you…even to the point of exhaustion at times. (“Lock-yourself-in-the-bathroom to hide” type of frustration ) 😉 If one of my sons were very disobedient one day, how silly it would be for me to say, “Son, you’ve just been so bad today…let’s go out for…
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Does Your Faith Include Secure Sheep Assurance?
I love this verse! God included it in His Word especially for me and for YOU! Sheep need to be lead and constantly watched over; they depend on a shepherd to meet all their needs. But I REALLY love theses verses because we see Christ’s love and assurance — that He gives us ETERNAL life (only through Jesus) — and not any man — NO ONE — can take us out of our Father’s hand. We’re safe and sound! How could we ever rest peacefully otherwise? I could NOT rest without His wonderful assurance that He has the POWER to keep me safe…to keep me secure from Satan. He…
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When Should We Give Up and Seek God’s Help?
Psalms 46:1 is one of my favorite Bible verses. It’s a bold reminder that God is very present in our lives….and He’s there to help us in times of trouble. Sometimes we tend to rely on our “own strength” to get us through. We struggle and we worry. We fret and we try to figure it all out. We lose sleep because our minds will not rest until we find a solution. Have you ever seen a stubborn toddler insist on doing something on their own? You know they really need help, but because of their fuss and insistence to “do it myself” you let them struggle on their…
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God Cares About the Little Things and He Gave Me Something Special
Last week God graciously answered a couple of my prayer requests. God is so good! I’m going to share one of those answered prayers with you today. What’s so great is that God answered a desire of mine with a specific fulfillment on His part. God cares about the little things…and is able to take care of ALL our needs… even if those needs aren’t always what we label as a “live or die” type situation. And, He can answer SPECIFIC needs and requests. In the back of my prayer journal last Tuesday, I wrote down a couple of things that I would really like to have for some gardening…
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I Was Afraid… And What Happened Next Was Unforgettable
When my husband was in Bible college, we had two sweet little boys. (I have three sons now — one in Bible college.) My oldest at the time was a wobbly, little toddler, who was just learning to walk. My other sweet one was just a few months old who totally relied on mommy to tote him about everywhere we went. My husband went to Bible college during the day and afterwards worked from mid-afternoon until 2 a.m. in the morning. No, we didn’t see “daddy” much during that time in our life. Because we had only one reliable car, I walked to church services on Wednesday evenings and church…
