I am reading a book about staying true to who you really are, who you were created by God to be. One of the chapters in particular has caught my attention because it has been a personal struggle that tends to creep back in me from time to time. It is an area that I …
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When you have gotten of track
Luke 15:7 In the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over 99 others who are righteous and haven't strayed away. This scripture hit me a certain way when I read it this morning and brought great hope and comfort to me. …
The key to losing stress
Are you feeling stressed or overloaded? Does your days seem like there aren't enough hours for all you have to do? Do you always feel rushed? Have you sat down and figured out what is making you feel that way? The Bible says that we should be well balanced. How do we become well balanced …
Choices, habits, and freedom
The gift of free choice. Humm..... I don't know about it being a gift because for me it is almost like fighting a war that I often lose. While it is a great privilege to be able to have the right to choose my own thoughts, actions, words, and deeds, it is also a struggle …
In the midst of it all, have hope
With everything going on in the world now, all the sickness, violence, unemployment, and worries of tomorrow, it is hard to not get overwhelmed. We face worries every second of every day. Will our parents fall ill from covid and never recover. Will our children get caught in the cross fire of gun violence. Will …
YOU ARE THE KEY
We are partners with God. He has his part that only He can do and we have a part that we have to do. He won't do our part and we can not do his part. Some will say that all we.have to do is have faith, and while we must have faith is true, …
encouragement when struggling
I wanted to share some of the things that I have done that has helped me during trying times that may help you as well. I wrote down different scriptures on bright post cards and cut them out in fun shapes and put on my mirror in the bathroom, on my refrigerator door, and by …
The Abundant Life 