Holding a grudge?

“I won’t go back to that store. Last time I was there….” Have you heard these words before? A wound may lead to holding a grudge, hanging onto past offences. We need to be careful that hurts in life don’t turn into bitterness, resentment or unforgiveness. “And do not grieve the...
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Are you fettered?

“You are fettered (Chain used to restrain a prisoner)” said scrooge, trembling.  “Tell me why?” “I wear the chain I forged in life.” Replied the Ghost.  I made it link by link and yard by yard.  I girded (Secured/put it on) it on of my own free will, and of my own free...
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Freedom

Freedom Americans speak boldly of freedom. But are we free? Addictions to drugs, incurable diseases, homosexuality and the divorce rate continues to rise. What law are we living under? “For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.” Romans 8:2...
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A new thing!

“See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.”‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭43:19‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Our LORD, the creator is not a recycler.   God asks, “do you not perceive it?”  When our focus is...
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Mercy me

“You are at his mercy.”  This statement may have a negative connotation for some.  However, to be at the mercy of God is a place you need to be when you are experiencing a tragedy in your life. Micah 7:18 says, “Who is a God like You, Pardoning iniquity And...
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Is Starbucks my church?

I went to New York last year and on every corner was a Starbucks coffee shop. Of course, I was as happy as could be. Was God fulfilling my heart’s desire?   Hmmm…White Chocolate Peppermint Mocha, Caramel Brule Latte, or Caramel Macchiato, oh what to choose… I thought this was...
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Act of Faith

A simple act of faith released a miracle… Like Moses at Marah (Exodus 15:23-27), one simple prayer I prayed after my husband died, “Lord, lift up my family and lift me” released God’s miraculous healing power. “But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?” Do...
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The Stump

There it was in my front yard.  It was not appealing to look at.  The roots were so deep that I could not get it out.  The stump tainted the beauty around it.   Our lives are sometimes like this stump; roots of rejection, rebellion, bitterness, they are so deeply...
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