There is an enemy after our souls and he uses our thoughts against us if we offer him an opened door. It is those self-defeating thoughts, if embraced, that enable depression to move over our minds and trap us.Read More →
I’ve been thinking Thanksgiving holiday is being lost in the rush to Christmas. I want to slow down the rush and take time to really enjoy the rest of November celebrating Thanksgiving each day. The shopping frenzy will begin soon enough. Now I want to reflect on the goodness of God in my life, family, friends and nation. Will you join me? Spend time this month each day Thanks Giving to God for all His goodness to you. Plan a wonderful time with your family and friends for your dinner on Thanksgiving Day. Set a tradition of sharing around the table individual expressions of thanks.Read More →
I’ve been thinking Thanksgiving holiday is being lost in the rush to Christmas. I want to slow down the rush and take time to really enjoy the rest of November celebrating Thanksgiving each day. The shopping frenzy will begin soon enough. Now I want to reflect on the goodness of God in my life, family, friends and nation. Will you join me? Spend time this month each day Thanks Giving to God for all His goodness to you. Plan a wonderful time with your family and friends for your dinner on Thanksgiving Day. Set a tradition of sharing around the table individual expressions of thanks.Read More →
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,” Philippians 2:3 (NIV). Sitting in our favorite breakfast café, our conversation hit a lull so I seized the opportunity and reached for my Smartphone. While my husband momentarily focused on his pancakes I focused on my social media. I was anxious to scroll through the posts of each new participant in my Proverbs 31 Online Bible Study small Facebook group. The group was firing up for a new study and I was anxious to get to know every one of them. Engrossed in the posts I barely heard my husbandRead More →
“Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm.” Mark 4:39, NKJV I know you. Tossing, turning. Mind racing. Anxious and afraid. I know you. Broken, beaten. Alone, despairing. Self-debasing. I know you. Young eyes staring. Hurting, hiding. Heart is tearing. I know you. Dreams dying. Shaking. Crying. “Hush, Hush, child, it’ll be okay.” Wonder if you’re lying. I was you. Now, I know Him. A Man of sorrows. Despised and rejected for my tomorrows. I know Him. Acquainted with grief. Wounded for me. My burdens relieved. I know Him. Bruised for my iniquity.Read More →
