I realize that we often hear, at the end of the year, that it’s been a/an (choose your adjective) year. When it is 2020 that we are talking about, that ‘WHAT’ is far more than we realized when we began 1/1/2020. It is difficult, not impossible, to find the ‘good’ in the year. But the […]
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Do you get those feelings that you’ve missed it? Or worse, blown it? That all you’re currently doing is marking time and or languishing somewhere at the back of a very dusty shelf? It may not be depression or melancholy you are experiencing, but there is a tangible and distinct feeling of disquiet and restlessness.
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Remember this song? The chorus gives us one lifestyle option to consider. Do you try and practice the thought? “One day at a time sweet Jesus that’s all I’m asking from you Give me the strength to do everyday what I have to do Yesterday’s gone sweet Jesus and tomorrow may never be mine So for my sake teach me
I read, heard that we all have a hole in us… and, that the only thing that fills up or satisfies is God. Believe this? I do. I think that many of us try to fill the hole with everything we can think of… fame, fortune, multiple people/places/things, etc. But nothing ever seems to fully
First: this is not unusual. Second: what is ‘far’ and how do you define the word? Third:…when and how did it begin? Fourth: ‘feeling’? Whether you define this time as dessert or confusion, I believe we all experience those times when we don’t ‘sense’ the Lord’s presence in our lives. Regardless… He really is there, He
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We all need both… daily. For me, two of the New Testament people provide this for me – Peter and Paul. One denied the Lord, after he was the first to recognize Who Jesus was, not just once but three, count them – 3, times but went on to head the church because of his
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Have you ever thought about what heaven is like? Do you have any conception of what you will be doing? Or do you think you’ll be sitting around chatting with others and attending Praise and Worship services. And… is there any relationship to what you’ve done with your time here, in this life, that is
These are two distinct and separately defined words, but do you use them interchangeable? Is (fill in the blank) truly a need for you… or is it only a want? Definitions are incredibly important at this point. I’m going to share mine and then you can understand what it is that I’m meaning and refine
We mess up. No earth shattering news, no surprises, no shocks. It’s a fact. It really is OK as long as we learn from the mess and move on.We have free will. It’s available to teach us that we aren’t all omnipotent, all wise, all knowing and we all need help, but choices and decisions ARE
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“For want of a nail the shoe was lost For want of a shoe the horse was lost For want of a horse the rider was lost For want of a rider the message was lost For want of a message the battle was lost For want of a
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Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!
