When Things Don’t Go As Planned

I don't know anybody who hasn't had a glitch or a wrench thrown into their "plans" before. Things happen..and sometimes our plans don't go the way we think they should. That is a fact of life. Period. Here is where we have the opportunity to shine for Jesus. Do we pitch a temper tantrum? (You …

A Life Of Comparison

Galatians 6:4, 5 (NIV) ~ Each one should test his own actions. Then he can take pride in himself, without comparing himself to somebody else, for each one should carry his own load. How often do we find ourselves comparing things? We compare prices. We compare clothes. We compare homes. We compare families. We compare …

It’s Not My Time To Waste

There are exactly 1,440 minutes in a day. There are exactly 86,400 seconds in a day. Billy Graham says it well: "We relegate God to our spare time - but end up never having any spare time! Jesus said, ' Seek first his kingdom' [Matthew 6:33 NIV] " Billy Graham also said: It is not …

GOODNESS..A Part of the Fruit of the Spirit

Galatians 5:22,23 (NIV) ~ But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Goodness... Who is good like our God? Nobody. His goodness is immeasurable. How in the world can we even compare or get close to being good as …

THORN or OINTMENT

                               It seemed like I picked up bobby pins, hair bands and head bands all day! I mean the things were multiplying.. Pick up 2 and 4 more would show up. It was really kind of comical. Anybody that has girls knows what I am talking about. Some days are like that. Settle one …

We Really Should Pay Attention To Those Alarms

What I am about to tell you is probably going to make you laugh. When I cook, the smoke detector goes off..just about every single time. 🙂 Even if I don't actually burn anything, it still goes off. I can just open my oven and the heat or steam will set it off. What does …

Holding Back

I have been preparing for this lesson that I am teaching/leading in our Bible study on Surrender . The chapter that we are on is called "Facing our Fears". I studied almost ALL day and was just overwhelmed by the many directions I could go with this weeks lesson. I prayed that God would reveal …

NOT “man” STRENGTH..GOD STRENGTH

    Isaiah 40:31 (NIV) ~ but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.     Hope....to look to God for all that we need...that is what hope means in this verse. …