Useless or Loved June 8, 2017 Do you ever feel useless? I do. What’s even worse is when I tell myself that. Most everyone has told themselves that at some point in their life. Satan wants us to talk like that. He wants us to think like that. As long as we think that about ourselves, we’re not fighting him, we’re not advancing the Kingdom of God, and we’re certainly not using our God given gifts to help someone else. When we have negative self talk, we lower our standards and expectations of ourselves. Over a very short period of Read More
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Hallelujah I’m Waldo
Hallelujah I’m Waldo June 7, 2017 Do you remember playing that game with your kids, “Where’s Waldo?” We used to get those seeking books out every night before bed and read and find Waldo. My kids enjoyed that when they were small. We would giggle at some of the people that we would find. In reality, we’re Waldo. God has that same view of us. We are right there on the page of the book that He is reading. We think we’re running and hiding, but God knows right where we are. He’s always seeking us. Seeking ways that He Read More
Where is God?
Where is God? – June 3, 2017 – That is the million dollar question for non believers, new believers, and sometimes, old believers. For these, God is at the end of there physical senses. It’s hard for these folks, to believe and understand that God is seven blocks ahead of them, fixing a pothole in their path, and a block behind them cleaning up their mess, and maybe walking right next to them all at the same time. I saw God on Thursday. He looked like an average 50 something, slightly overweight man that has not taken perfect care of Read More
Just a Little Time for Hope
Just a Little Time for Hope – June 2, 2017 – How much time do we spend hoping and wishing? How much time do we spend planning and giving thanks? Most people I have met over the years, including myself, spend more time on the first question than on the second. Would you agree? The problem is, that hoping and wishing are usually empty thoughts that stem from lack of worthiness or possibility. Worthiness and lack of possibility are wishes without action. God likes action! Too many people wait for something to happen and then figure out their reaction with passive Read More
Death’s Honor
Death’s Honor – May 26, 2017 – Death is always an emotional event. My question is how do we honor the ones that we feel we have lost? This is a prideful statement. I say prideful because we haven’t lost them, they are not misplaced like a set of keys. We hold them in our hearts and in our memories. We honor them by remembering them as we go about our days. This is a grieving process, and time will heal the wound into a scar. We dishonor them when we stop living our lives to the best of our Read More
Depth of Dysfunction and Grace
Depth of Dysfunction and Grace – May 25, 2017 – My reading this morning has so much depth when I started reading the scriptures. I recommend everyone read and study Romans chapter 1. Paul clearly portrays the sinful spiral of life that we live in. Our lives resemble living in a hurricane. By choosing to follow and serve Jesus, God gives us a lifeline escape path from the very eye to the calmer outer edge waters, and then ultimately, the calm cove waters of eternal life. Everyday we have the choice to let go of the lifeline and get sucked Read More
Loving Eye
Loving Eye – January 20th, – When God is present in our lives, His Holy Spirit guides & directs our activities, actions, & opportunities. He has His “loving eye on us” always. If we do what God wants us to do, we will be satisfied and have “purpose, meaning, and joy.” (Photos of Our Daily Bread daily devotionals)