Job and a Joyful Heart – July 8, 2017 – What does it mean to have a joyful heart? As I’m reading this morning, bouncing back and forth through my bible, I come across Job. Job is truly an amazing character in the bible. Job and Jesus are very similar to each other. God allowed Satan to tempt each man to dishonor God Himself. God allowed Satan to take every possession of Job away from him violently, including his healthy skin with nasty boils. Why did God do this? He did this for our sake. God knew Job’s heart, just Read More
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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)
Joy in the City
Joy in the City – February 1, 2017 – What do we see when we go about our day? What do we think about as we go about our day? We should look and seek joy in both. I do that by finding joy in all that I see that men have built, and how there is still nature in, around, and outside the city. This was my 1st Christmas in Denver, and I was amazed at the beauty in the different cities as they decorated the trees along the roads. Wow! I thought, look what the Lord has done! During Read More
Invitation to Happiness
Invitation to Happiness April 5, 2017 God’s Word is the greatest invitation to happiness that we can ever experience. He tells Isaiah in chapter 55 “Come, buy wine and milk (nourishment) without money (v1); Listen that you may hear (v3); and Call upon Him while He is near (v6).” Jesus tells us through Matthew in 7:1 “Ask,and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened.” All of these take faith that “My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways. For as the heavens are higher than the Read More
How we See Ourselves
How We See Ourselves April 1, 2017 Image management & bearing good fruit, what a combination. How do we see ourselves in comparison to how others see us is a really good question. If those two ideas are different, then we become incongruent and find ourselves chasing the other vision. If we really begin to see ourselves as God sees us and has called us to be, then our lives will become more harmonious and free from irritation and distraction. When we begin to see God as the one “who has revealed Himself to us as our source of strength, 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)