I absolutely love my daily planner! I laughingly claim that it’s my “second brain.“ My planner usually consist of important things I don’t want to FORGET for the day, but it also consists of regular ROUTINES I’m trying to establish, such as cleaning the bathroom and washing my sheets on Mondays. I LOVE ticking off my little to-dos as I accomplish them. It’s my little reward. [sigh of contentment] Almost always, I jot down a few names in my planner, who are in need of extra prayer, as I scroll through Facebook in the morning, while sipping my coffee. [another sigh of contentment] In simple terms, I write down the…
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How to Have a Peace of Mind
As you are well-aware, there is much turmoil and violence in the world. You cannot travel around the world, in search of peace, and find it. Without overwhelming you as a “bearer of more bad news,” I will only give you THREE quick statistics (particularly in the U.S. where I live), demonstrating that our world is highly deficient in peace, as we so desperately need. “In the U.S., youth homicide rates are MORE than 10 TIMES that of other leading industrialized nations.” (*statistics presented by peacealliance.org) “It’s estimated that 16.2 million adults in the United States, or 6.7 percent of American adults, have had at least one MAJOR depressive episode…
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Restore Your JOY and Reap So Much More
Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. – Psalm 51:12 kjv David’s song and prayer in Psalm 51 is a plea to restore his JOY. It’s obvious that if he’s asking to restore his JOY, then he once had it and sadly lost it. We can lose our JOY when we let sin come between us and God. In an earlier verse, Psalm 51:10, we see that David already addressed this situation when he humbly requests, “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.“ To restore the JOY of the Lord in our lives, we first…
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Day 6 – The Blessings of Peace and Joy are Within Reach
Day 6 – Pep Talk: The Blessings of Peace and Joy are Within Reach Good morning! We have just ONE more day to go to complete our FIRST week for our challenge. I’m proud of you! *Join us in our 21 Day Bible Reading Challenge at any time! All mankind seems to crave peace, but very few know how to find it. From God’s Word we see that it’s biblical to seek peace and pursue it. It’s a worthy cause! Let’s look at what God’s Word says… Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. – Psalm 34:14 kjv It seems obvious to me that prior to seeking…
