Satisfaction

Satisfaction We all seek to feel good. Many go on shopping sprees to try and find satisfaction.  But there will come a day when there will be nothing to buy. ‘They will throw their silver into the streets, And their gold will be like refuse; Their silver and their gold...
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You are my portion

“You are my portion, O LORD; I have said that I would keep your words” Psalm 119:57 During the Vietnam war, my family had to portion out food to make ends meet. Mom often would say, let’s play a game and see who can find the most change in the...
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Where is your mind?

What you think on is so important. Have you taken inventory lately? Where are your thoughts during the day? “For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.” Romans...
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Do as you have said

The Bible has many promises, and most are for us. Do we claim what God has promised us? We need to receive them by faith.    “Now, O Lord God, the word which You have spoken concerning Your servant and concerning his house, establish it forever and do as You have said.”...
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A guard

When I was in college, my father was given orders to go to Greece. He was to take the job of a Navy Captain that was killed by a terrioist. He had guards that watched over his house and family day and night. It was unsettling at times. We also...
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Shine your light on me

“Lord, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us.” Psalm 4:6 The Lord desires to glorify himself through you. He aims to make you shine. However, we often buy into what the world says about us. We are a mess, worthless and not able to accomplish anything. God sees...
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Being put through the wringer

My friend’s washing machine broke recently, and she pulled out the old washtub and wringer. Her first load of laundry took hours to do, the time she did not have. What was the Lord doing, I wondered. Was He putting her through the wringer? Everything God does has a purpose....
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Reset

Many are glad for a reset of a New Year, figuring what they messed up last year; they can fix this year. We do not need to feel condemned. There is no condemnation in Christ. Take comfort in knowing that you are being transformed from glory to glory. There are...
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A New Year, a new you!

The past year may have been plagued with disappoints, failures, sins and discouragement. You can have a new you this coming year. God says, “Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?...
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After the storm

Yesterday was the first day I was able to walk my dogs after the blizzard conditions that we experienced in the mountains of West Va. The snow finally started to melt, and along with the conditions came the mud. When I returned from the walk, I realized I needed to...
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