Proverbs 15:16‘Better to have a little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth with turmoil’.(NIV)Here’s a very good selah moment! So, Selah.The burden of financial pressures have weighed heavily on me these days. Money worries can be so frustrating, so I have fretted and worried and cried.I found this scripture after another difficult
Read MorePsalm 78:4‘. . . we will tell the next generation the praise worthy deeds of the Lord. . Today is a gentle reminder of our responsibility to God and to the next generation. God desires that we play a more active role in winning our young children to Him.I’m searching my heart on this one
Read More1 Timothy 4:7-10‘…train yourself to be godly’. (Verse 7, NIV)I still think Jillian Micheals is insane. Like really. I recently tried her ‘Six Pack Abs in Six Weeks’ program. Didn’t make it past day 3! And I limped for days! Whew!Training is never pleasant, really. Unless you’re cheating I think. Training speaks of discipline and
Read MoreProverbs 9: 9-12’Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still. . . .’ (Verse 9, NIV)How responsible/accountable have I been with all I have read and learned so far? With all the knowledge God has made available to me? With all He has taught me and shown me?How many have I applied? How many
Read MoreColossians 2:6-7So we’re saved. We’ve accepted Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, we believe He is the Son of God. What next?Go back to life as usual? Ask God to give us the happiest existence on earth, kill all our enemies and respond to our every demand? After salvation, what next?Paul tells us here,
Read MoreI came across a very interesting and rather apt scripture recently. Jeremiah 17: 5-8. . As we heed the call to move forward, make progress, break out of stagnation and rediscover purpose, we would do well to keep Jeremiah 17:5-8 in mind.Verse 5 says: Cursed is the man who trusts in man, who makes the
Read More1Thesssalonians 5:18’Thank God in everything(no matter what the circumstances may be. . .(AMP)’Count Your Blessings – Johnson Oatman Jr.When upon life’s billows you are tempest-tossed,When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,Count your many blessings, name them one by one,And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.Refrain:Count your blessings, name them one by
Read MoreRomans 8:1’There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. . .’Colossians 2:10’You are complete in Him, who is the Head of all principality and power. . Today my thoughts are on women, not because men are perfect but because I will claim ignorance on their daily challenges and struggles.Most women would admit
Read More