The weather this year has been unusual. As I was doing spring cleaning during a snowstorm, I realized that we need to constantly keep our house clean in and out of season. “So clean house! Make a clean sweep of malice and pretense, envy and hurtful talk. You’ve had a...
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Farmers for God We are familiar with the story of Jesus calling the fishermen to be fishers of men. (Matthew 4:19) But, we can also be farmers for God. In Corinthians, Paul states, “I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase. So then neither he who plants is anything,...
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Watch that Door! Doors usually have locks; either to keep someone out or lock something in. We can refer to our mouth as a door. When it is open good things can come out or even words that murder the heart. So, it is probably a good idea to have...
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Do you have someone that stands up for you; acts as a buffer? No matter the circumstances God is the buffer. We may feel as if the world is coming upon us and everyone is against us, but God says, commit yourself to me and I will defend you. “But...
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The alarm sounded. Then I heard, “this is a test, only a test” “…For the righteous God tests the hearts and minds.” Psalm 7:9 Have you ever wondered why God tests the righteous? It is not to prove our faithfulness. God knows all things. He knows if we are going...
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God Always Provides My grandfather had eleven children to support when the United States was in The Great Depression. It was time to pay his taxes and he didn’t have any money. One day he heard a great commotion in the hen house and he waited outside the door with...
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Are you struggling to pray? Occasionally I struggled to pray; knowing what and how to pray. At times it would feel like a great army was against me. I took my problem to God. I quieted my heart to hear the answer. He told me to get rid of all...
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Blessings! What did you say? A Blessing? You bless me when I sneeze; you bless the food; and, you say blessings over me when I leave/wander off. I am overflowing with blessings. Can I get any more blessings? “And this same God who takes care of me will supply all...
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Burying Trauma When we do not deal with the pain in our lives and try to bury it with business or other distractions; it is like burying someone alive. If someone is buried alive, it is not over! God can heal the brokenhearted, and bind up their wounds (Psalm 147:3)...
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In the good old days, Mom and Dad may say to succeed in life you need a college education and a good job. That is good advice. However, there is more to life than making money. So what does the Bible say? “But seek first the kingdom of God and...
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