Assumptions and Dishonesty Feb 24, 2017 These two stories are fun reads. They are about encounters that we all have faced, assumptions and dishonesty. Assuming is having a closed mind – thinking you have all the facts and all the answers. But is it possible to have them all? All the time? Assumptions involve ego and feeling superiority. Ego also leads to dishonesty. More often than not, the more superior a person feels over another, the more closed-minded and believing of lies someone is. Becoming more serving and having a servant’s heart is to have less ego, be more open-minded, Read More
How we Live Sets Us Apart
How We Live Sets Us Apart Feb 23, 2017 This story of kids’ choirs is a funny story, but it is exceptionally true of our adult lives as well. Just like the kids, we wander with our eyes, and thoughts, and our actions. All while someone else is watching us, and judging us. Then we watch others & judge them; knowing they’re not doing what they should be doing, or could be doing, or living up to their potential. The world watches Christians closely to point out our flaws, because they think we need to be perfect and submissive, forgetting Read More
Help Yourself
Help Yourself Feb 21, 2017 How can you really help yourself? Can you help yourself by doing more? But doing more of what? I can help my back pain by stretching, moving, and resting; I can help my head cold by taking my meds, getting outside in fresh air, and resting. Yes, doing activity helps, but resting helps equally. To help ourselves best find happiness, we need to “rest” in the Lord and ask Him for help and guidance. God wants a relationship with us. In return, He will give us direction, abundance, love, and most of all happiness. Read More
Invisibility Cloak
Invisibility Cloak Feb 17, 2017 What would you do if you could be invisible at will? Would you do bad things? Steal, hurt someone, destroy things, or just hide? Or would you give to others and be a light to someone else? Would you think more of you, or more of others? In John 10:10 “The thief(devil) comes only to steal and kill and destroy, I (Jesus) came that they (you and me) may have life, and have it abundantly.” So, if you were invisible, whom would you act more like? This world has given us problems, hardships, and pain; Read More
Limiting God
Limiting God Feb 16, 2017 From reading about Caleb, Joshua, & Paul, they wholeheartedly believed in God, His power, His word as truth, and His desire of a relationship with them. Through our belief in Jesus, we can have that same relationship with God. Are there ways in life that you limit what God could have done or can do in your life? If so, seek a better relationship with Jesus to find what joy, happiness, and possibilities can be for you. (Photos from Our Daily Bread daily devotionals)
Where is There Hope?
Where is There Hope? Feb 11, 2017 Where is there hope? Today’s readings are unusual because they have similar themes. The difference in living today and looking forward, versus looking backward. There is only grief when you look back and ask “what if that didn’t happen.” The better questions when looking back is, “what did I learn and how can I apply that moving forward?” Hope comes from looking forward and asking, “what is possible, and what can I see and learn today?” God designed or lives to be a journey, to learn, and to always be moving toward Him. Read More
The Greatest Commandment
The Greatest Commandment Feb 10, 2017 “Love the Lord your God worth all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.” That was Jesus’s words of the greatest commandment. It is easy for us to do this for a moment or two during our day, but it takes discipline to carry that throughout the day. One way to do that it to tell someone, “Jesus loves you,” then watch the wave of peace wash across their face as they try to reconcile that thought. (Photos of Our Daily Bread daily devotionals)