For the last couple of months, I’ve been circling the word “BECAUSE” in my Bible. I consider the words “because” and “therefore” as words implying that a “game changer” situation is in the works. These two words should draw our attention. It should cause us to slow down and ponder – to consider and chew on it for awhile. As I said recently, I’ve been slowly strolling through the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament… And this week, I caught another “BECAUSE” fish on my hook. Jeremiah 39:18 (kjv) says, “For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be…
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God Can Handle it ALL!
At 3 am on Monday morning (well, more specifically, it was at 2:58 am ha! ha!) one of my favorite Bible verses was brought to my thoughts. “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.” – Proverbs 3:5 kjv I began to ponder on the word “IN.” During this time of uncertainty with the quarantine, “what” we are trusting in is not nearly as important as “Who” we are trusting in. We CANNOT trust in our money, in our health, in our government, in our possessions, in our family, in our finances, in our talents, nor any other thing on the face of…
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What Are You Depending On to Get Through Life’s Journey?
What are you depending upon to get you through life’s journey? Is it your job or income? Is it your personality or particular character? Is it your knowledge or IQ?Is it your ability to multi-task? Is it your talent in a certain area? Is it a strong family member you lean on? We all tend to rely on various things as we tread through life. Our human nature wants to cling to the various strengths and strong points to plunge through the troublesome bumps in the road. But it’s often when we’re finally left desperately treading water to stay afloat, with NO OTHER source to lean upon, that we finally…
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Day 5 – Trusting God Brings More Joy
Day 5 – Pep Talk: Trusting God Brings More Joy Good morning! We have just TWO more days to go to complete our FIRST week of establishing a more consistent (DAILY) Bible reading schedule. Even if you’ve dropped the ball along the way, let’s just pick it back up and keep going! You can do this! *Join us in our 21 Day Bible Reading Challenge at any time! Could it be that we are complicating life…and failing to let our faith grow on a regular basis? One thing that quickly robs of us of JOY is letting fear prevail during times of trouble. Of course, READING our Bible will daily remind…
