“Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.” ~ Luke 6:38 Remember the tip when measuring brown sugar?  You’re supposed to pack it down to measure it. When measuring ingredients it’s always important to measure it the right way and also to make sure you have the correct amount, otherwise, whatever you’re making might not turn out right. Well, last night I decided to make my hubby his favorite cookies which are “no-bake cookies.”  My youngest son volunteered…

“Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.” ~ Psalms 46:10 kjv This morning as I prayed about what to present to my readers today on prayer, Psalms 46:10 came to my mind.  There are times where nothing needs to be said.  We just need to get quiet, be still and let God do the talking so that we can take time to listen. With the computer and all the gadgets we carry around to “stay connected” with everyone else, we often get “disconnected” with our Heavenly Father.  So find a time and place each day…

“Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.” ~ James 4:3 Today I’m officially have way through the 40 Day Prayer Challenge. I learned a lot… I’ve learned a little more on prayer and love reading about the wonderful ways that God answers prayer.  Many times when He answers, it’s after we’ve taken some step of faith… I’m thinking right now about Naaman who dipped himself seven times in the Jordan river to be healed of his leprosy.  (II Kings 5:14)  If he hadn’t taken that first step, he probably would have never been healed.  Furthermore, if he had quit too…

“Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.” ~ Mark 9:23,24 kjv In Mark 9, we read a story about a father who brings his son before Jesus, hoping that Jesus could help him.  His son had been afflicted with demon possession. This tormenting situation caused his son to be self-inflicted by wallowing on the ground in degradation, foaming at the mouth, gnashing with his teeth, casting himself into the fire or sometimes water trying to destroy himself. What loving parent wouldn’t…