Sometimes, people do things that hurt and disappoint us. What do we do with those feelings? When we expect people to be a certain way and they fall short, how do we respond? It’s not always easy to get past being let down by someone you love or turning the other cheek when a stranger […]
Have you ever thought, “ I just need something awesome to happen or I need an experience with God”, the need for something to break the barrage of storms and challenges that you face in life? Sure, we all do. It’s easy to think that an “experience” will be the thing to bring change. That
In Acts 28, Paul and the crew of the ship made it to the island of Malta. Just as the Lord has told him, no one lost there life. Whew! Paul escaped the perils of the sea! What next? A snake! A creepy, slimy, venomous snake latched itself to his hand as he was helping
Put a straight jacket on that thing! Ever feel like your mouth has a mind of it’s own. You say things before you really think about it. Maybe you have gotten to a place in your life where you could care less what comes out of your mouth. You should. An uncontrolled tongue can bring
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Let’s just go ahead and admit it, sometimes our mind needs to be fixed! I’m not talking about the kind of fixing that takes place when something is broken. I mean fixed as in set, inflexible, and unchanging. Have you ever met someone who makes sudden and unpredictable changes, their mind is all over the
Hello Valentines Day! Some may think it’s silly to dedicate a holiday to love, not me. I enjoy having red roses, pink balloons and candy hearts lying around to remind me the importance of love. Granted, having or giving those things does not define love but just seeing them makes me think: “Love someone today!”
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The word of God tells us in 1 John 2:15-17, “Don’t love the world’s ways. Don’t love the world’s goods. Love of the world squeezes out love for the Father. Practically everything that goes on in the world—wanting your own way, wanting everything for yourself, wanting to appear important—has nothing to do with the Father.
He couldn’t even smile, let alone whistle and he was mad as a hornet! My 5 yr. old son had his first experience with “numb cheek” from the Dentist. His reaction to this temporary predicament completely took me off guard. He cried. A lot. Big crocodile tears. I wanted to laugh but when I saw
In John 9, we read the account of Jesus healing the blind man by putting mud in his eye then telling him to go wash in the pool of Siloam. Follow me as I think about how it must have been for this man. First, he is used as an example. Those with Jesus asked,
