Faith or Positive Thinking? Is there a difference between faith and positive thinking? Philippians 4:8 tells us to think on positive things. But in Hebrews 11:1, we see that faith is hoping for things we cannot see. People have faith in something. It may not always be positive. For...
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Do We Have a Choice? I was waiting in line when a 7 year old boy was asking his dad if they had a choice. The wise father said, “We always have a choice, but there are consequences for our choices.” I couldn’t hear what the child was asking...
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Have you tried to find something and there are no stores in your area that carry it? Yesterday I went out searching from town to town. My heart was set on finding what I wanted. As I was driving, the thought occurred to me that God is also searching...
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What is Your Head Telling You? Do you let the things people say about you come into your mind? Words such as, “You are stupid, fat, lazy, slow, depressing, boring, etc!, You will never amount to anything., Your idea will never work., Why can’t you be like…?, You are...
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My mom called a couple of days ago, and our calls can be long. You see my mom, and I are both widows. Needless to say, we share a lot of funny stories about God, our husband. She called to say the fog settled in. At times during grieving,...
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What is Your Current Renovation Project? There are many home renovation projects that are available to watch on television. Many times it consists of gutting the structure down to the bare studs in the house. Surprises are found in the walls such as wood rot, mold or even dangerous...
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Suffering with Christ Many believe that Christians are naive and immature in their thought processes. Some are! I know this is a shocking statement. God’s word says,”For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.” Note, it doesn’t say children or adults of God. We are continually growing. One...
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Holding on During the Storm Once I was on a ferry boat during a big storm. The waves were over ten feet and those on shore didn’t expect us to make it back. As the boat would go up in the air and then slam down, I would go...
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I reached out to my mom tonight; she did not answer when I called. The call went directly into her voice mail, “Hi this is Wayne. Leave me a message and I will return your call.” My father’s voice left an emptiness in me and realization that it may be...
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Young in the Golden Years Since personal information is shared so freely on the internet, my up coming birthday shows many years of experience. But, I am very young at heart and body as well. It is interesting as I clean out my spam folder on my email all...
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