Tempting Shortcuts – June 28, 2017 – Temptation is as common as dust. Temptation comes when we choose lives that don’t follow God’s plan. When we choose the to make the things of the world more important than God. We all need to work and have families and have lives, but do we include God in those choices? To live a Godly life is to include Him in our relationships and our decisions. “No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man.”(1 Cor 10:13) God desires to have a relationship with us, that is His plan. When Jesus Read More
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It is well with my soul
It is Well with my Soul – June 9, 2017 – Good morning, I hope all is well with you. What I really mean by that is, I hope all is well with your soul. Our soul includes all the deep parts that make us who we are. The last line from Mercy Me’s new song “Even If” is “It is well with my soul, It is well, it is well with my soul.” Those lines penetrate and resonate deep within me. They are of course lines from an old hymn written by Horatio G. Spafford in 1873 “It is 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)
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
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)