Be Thankful for ALL Things? Some things are much easier to be thankful than others. So, I was trying to think how I could be thankful for the Japanese Beetles eating my roses. Then as I thought how they devour them and eating the roses from the inside out, I...
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God hears our prayers, sees our anguish and heals (2 Kings 20:5) “Return and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people, ‘Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father: “I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; surely I will heal you. On the third day...
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Do Not Worship Tools Using the right tool for the job usually gets the job done more quickly. But there is a tool that we should not hold up higher than the one doing the work. We must remember that doctors, healthy food, exercise, or whatever it may be are...
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Consequences of a hardened heart Whoever hardens their heart will fall into calamity (Proverbs 28:14); their understanding becomes darkened, alienated from God (Eph 4:18); they can take on cares of the world (Mark 8:17); pride (Daniel 5:20); prevents healing (Acts 28:27); and, follows their own plan (Jeremiah 18:12). Do we...
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Define Worry Someone once said that worry is perverted imagination. No wonder that the scripture tells us to not worry about anything. If we rest in Jesus, worry and fear are gone. If we still have fear and are anxious, give it back to Jesus. “For He Himself said, ’I...
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Do you have peace? This question was posed to me shortly after my husband’s death. As a proclaimed Christian, I should have had peace. However, I didn’t even know what this person was talking about. What is peace? I pondered over and over. It was just a word, wishful thinking,...
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The Message Part One We see that John the Baptist had a “Part One” message. He tells what he will do, but then he tells of what is to come. In Matthew 3:11, he says, “I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me...
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Are you carrying something that the Lord should carry? Do you have a false burden? As I prayed, I asked God to show me if I have anything in my heart that is not of Him. He showed me I had sorrow in my heart for my girls. Overwhelming...
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Our Protection Do you remember getting upset when you were a little child when your parents did not allow you to go out of the yard? They knew you were not mature enough to watch out for cars coming down the street. You may have been offended, but they did...
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The day after the fireworks. Many get married with great expectations. The day comes, they marry and overtime the fireworks are gone. Love is more than feelings/emotions. It is a promise, a covenant agreement, a choice. ‘For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the...
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