Control – April 26, 2017 – Control….what is it, where does it come from, and why do we seek it? Control is perceived power. It comes from the world. People in general want control over someone else. As soon as we can get out from under our parents watchful eye, we begin seeking to exert perceived power over someone else or something. It is seen as authority, but real control is having power over ourselves. Real control is knowing that God is in control. Real control is being a servant to Him, instead of being a rebellious child. Blessings to Read More
Category: Daily Devotions
Gratitude
Gratitude – April 25, 2017 – Gratitude….Gratitude is the best soil in the universe! That’s my thought. God gave us our five senses as gifts to glorify Him with, and be grateful to Him. If you woke up this morning and were told all your senses would be gone tomorrow, how would you live today? Enjoy the view and give thanks for it. Enjoy the aroma and give thanks for it. Tomorrow isn’t promised, my friend. If you woke up tomorrow with only the things you were grateful for today, how would tomorrow be different? Remember to give thanks for Read More
Why Follow Jesus?
Why Follow Jesus? – April 24, 2017 – Back from vacation and being determined to make a difference, I humbly give you these ideas. If they touch you, please forward them on. The meaning of the cross is simply, “Jesus is worth following because He is the One who came to solve our deepest problem.” Christianity is an understanding that God knew us before we were even in our mother’s womb (Jeremiah 1:5), and that the Lord gave us the same power as He gave Jeremiah when He said, “Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will Read More
Direction
Direction April 19, 2017 How often do we wish for direction? We say, “I don’t know what to do?” But while we say that, there generally is a sense of what we should do or need to do. We tend to call that intuition until we understand the truth. We ask, because we want an easier path. That sense is the Holy Ghost within us guiding us. How cool is it to know that part of the trinity of God is already within us? Isaiah told his people (us) 700+ years before Jesus, that the Holy Spirit would live inside Read More
Relationship
Relationship April 17, 2017 Yesterday was Resurrection Sunday, a day for us to remember that Jesus walked out of the tomb to give us a relationship with Him. Our relationship with Him determines how we live today, tomorrow, and everyday. He promises to supply our needs, give us grace with forgetfulness, a way through temptation, victory, and eternal relationship among many other promises. Be a light to someone else today and show them an attribute of Jesus through you. (Photo of Our Daily Bread daily devotional)
Why go to Church?
Why go to Church? April 13, 2017 How do we attend church? Why do we attend church? Do we attend church in our perfect image, or God’s perfect image? When I started going to church after my divorce, It was to find a better path and direction for my life. I had just lost almost everything in the world that was near and dear. I know and see people who show up in their Sunday best, or their everyday clothes just to be seen. To be seen as having it all comfortably or perfectly together. People inherently want to be Read More
Why Should we Forgive?
Why Should we Forgive? April 12, 2017 Why should we forgive? There are many good reasons, but here are a few. Deep down we all want to be loved. Even Scrooge wanted to be loved. Unforgiveness is a hard shield we put around our heart to keep from being hurt again. It affects everyone and everything in our lives. A hard shield that stops any new good from entering our heart as well. Unforgiveness is also an anchor to our past. Anchors are meant to stop or slow down forward progress. This anchor truly only stops us from Read More