New Beginnings

Are you starting over? When you step forward from a loss, you are essentially starting over.Our forefathers understood this as they left Britain and searched for a new way of life. They left their jobs, home, families, churches, and country.John Adams said independence day “will be the most memorable epoch...
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What does it mean to be blessed?

The word blessed in Greek is makarios, which means fortunate, well off, happy, content and fulfilled. “BLESSED is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of...
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The Fight (Struggling with addictions)

If you are battling addictions, it is a fight. A major war, whether the habit is drugs, smoking, food, alcohol, pornography, exercising, etc.  People who have not experienced addictions cannot understand. It is as if there is a hold on your life and you cannot become free. There is a...
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Are we in a land of darkness?

“A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.” Job 10:22 In absolute darkness, there is no light, and there are not any shadows. “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put...
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Cut the cord

Just recently, I received a recall on my Airfryer. They wanted me to cut the cord and take a picture to have the air fryer accepted for replacement. My first thought was, isn’t it still usable? And then the second followed… Do I want to take the chance? Do I...
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Be renewed

“put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness. Therefore, putting away lying, “Let...
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Off Balance

My girls were both gymnasts, and watching them perform skills on the apparatus was difficult for me, especially when they got off balance. A Christian requires similar skills as a gymnast. Both must have strength, power, mental focus, discipline, dedication and commitment. When Christians get off balance, they lose focus...
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Being open

A loss may cause you to shut your heart to new opportunities. Be open to what God has next for you. Marrying again after a loved one dies is not only allowed in the Bible but also encouraged for younger widows (1 Cor 7:8-9 and 1 Tim 5:14). God will...
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Instructions

How many of you look at the instructions when you get something you have to put together? I know half the time I glance at the instructions and say I got this, and inadvertently half through, I realize I missed an important step and have to start over. God has...
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