The very thing that we wanted most is the very thing that will destroy us. We have taken all we know and are capable of currently and put it all together in such a way as for it to advance our capabilities and possibilities faster than we could...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
You can be happy and sad at the same time... Today would have been Mom and Dad's 59th anniversary...but mom passed away last month...and dad has dementia...sigh...But it is also my granddaughter Olive's 6th birthday. Romans 12:15 says, "Rejoice...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
One of the easiest ways to put yourself in a perpetual pattern of pain is to hold on to anger, bitterness, and contempt. It’s like stabbing yourself over and over and hoping someone else bleeds. It’s like drinking poison and hoping...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I saw a sign that asked, what works better when it’s broken? The answer was a horse. And I thought, that’s right. An unbroken horse never wins a race. An unbroken horse is never even in a race. And then I thought about that some more....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The KJV of Psalm 119:11 says – Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. The problem for many is that instead of hiding the word in their heart, they hide the word from their heart. They don’t hide the word...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Isaiah 54:17 says – No weapon formed against you shall prosper. But too often we want to attribute anything bad in our lives to the work of the enemy alone. And sometimes, what we think is a weapon in the hand of the enemy is actually a tool...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
In Luke 9:49-50, John answered, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us.” But Jesus said to him, “Do not stop him, for the one who is not against you...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
1 John 2:27 says…the anointing…abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you The Holy Spirit is a gift to every believer. And the Holy Spirit helps the believer to be able to understand Scripture. But that...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
You need to see your circumstances through the lens of God, instead of seeing God through the lens of your circumstances. I’ve said that many times, and I’m sure I’ll say it again many more times. But today, I want to explain...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
1 Corinthians 15:33 says – Do not be deceived: "Bad company ruins good morals." Sometimes it is obvious what certain associations, behaviors, and beliefs will lead to.We warn our children that doing certain things will yield certain...[ abbreviated | read entire ]