Always pray to have eyes that see the best in people, A heart that forgives the worst, A mind that forgets the bad, And a soul that never loses faith in God. ~Unknown “Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous… Read More ›
THOUGHT FOR TODAY
Thoughts anyone??
Your thoughts are who you are, therefore be careful what you think. Your thoughts form your actions, and the actions of others help form your thoughts…be careful who you interact with and listen to. Your thoughts are not always your… Read More ›
Life is God's Gift to Us
“Place your plans in God’s hands!” I know of four times in my 52 years when death nearly grabbed hold of me. Thankfully, our days on earth are written in God’s Book of Life, and Satan can’t rob us of… Read More ›
The Beauty Of EACH Spiritual Season
“To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven” Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NKJV) Fall is a wonderful time for harvesting spiritual fruit. Yes, fruit now ripe and sweet in the eyes of God. Fruit grown from the seeds He sowed… Read More ›
How Does the Fruit of the Spirit Grow?
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.” Galatians 5:22-23 (NKJV) “GOODNESS and KINDNESS live in the hearts of those who have suffered greatly, as the wounded… Read More ›
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How Often Do You Pray?
A short devotion by Cheryl Zelenka “Pray without ceasing” 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NKJV) We make the mistake of calling out to God only when we are in despair, instead of talking to Him EVERY DAY. We need His help and… Read More ›
On Being Right…
Have you ever had a disagreement with someone and “needed” to prove you were right? Or maybe you just needed to make sure that someone “gets it”. There is so much strife caused by these types of things. No one… Read More ›
Changing Seasons And An Unchanging God
“These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 (NKJV) “For I am the Lord, I do not change; Therefore… Read More ›
The Word of God
The word of God…how important is it really? It’s just another collection of words meant to teach us something right? Wrong! Regardless of how much time you do or do not spend in the Word, it is other than God… Read More ›
Billy Graham Believes The 2nd Coming of Jesus Is Near
Second Coming: Are You Ready To Face Trials? Dear One, My passion is to encourage and build up folks going through difficult times. However, I also feel a responsibility to remind my readers that we need to live our lives… Read More ›
Is Your Name Written In The Book Of Life?
Dear One, You may be rebelling and walking away from God right now …. but He never gives up on you. Maybe you are deceived, caught up in sin, or have yet to call Him Lord. However, He is faithful… Read More ›
Thankfully Use Each Day Wisely
“To be grateful is to recognize the love of God in everything He has given us — and He has given us everything. Every breath we draw is a gift of His love, every moment of existence is a grace,… Read More ›
Judging Others
I see a lot of incorrect articles on Judging, and have heard many things that are not correct either. The Bible does not say do not judge. We are in fact told to judge, look it up. When judging…judge actions,… Read More ›
Give Thanks for Him
The crucifixion and burial…and then the resurrection from the dead. The best part of course being the resurrection of Christ to life. Have you this weekend thanked the Lord for what He has done for you? Make it personal, Jesus… Read More ›
Obama, Israel, and Potential Consequences
Obama is traveling to Israel, and if he persists in the goal of pushing Israel to give up land… There will be swift consequences. When U.S. Presidents interfere in Israeli affairs in a way that is displeasing to God, things… Read More ›
The evidence for God
So many look for evidence of God and seem not to find it. I have heard, “I need to see a miracle”, “I need to see suffering in the world end”, and other comments. These are all nothing but lame… Read More ›
God Can Do Anything, Nothing is Impossible for Him; Correct?
God can do anything, anything at all right? Wrong. God cannot do all things, be careful in thinking that all things are possible for God because that is untrue. God cannot: Lie Cheat Murder Steal Be subject to time Be… Read More ›
Do you know the truth?
Truth, a very relative term these days. What exactly is the truth anyway? Who defines this “truth”? The way of the world is to make truth anything you the individual thinks it ought to be at any given time. I… Read More ›
A Change of Season
It is almost that time again, at least for some of us. Time for the season to change, goodbye winter, hello spring. Some things about winter are alright, but not much. Just as the seasons change, we also change. Have… Read More ›
The truth about the pursuit of Wisdom
Thinking, something we all do so I hope! God in His wisdom gave us the ability to think. If however you desire wisdom, that you must ask for. The usual route to obtaining wisdom is through life experience. It also… Read More ›
Are we approaching the end?
The end Times are here, you are right smack in the middle of them. Actually I believe we are nearing the end of the end times. Look at the world around you, Israel and Syria. Egypt and North Korea. The… Read More ›
God has Time Right?
God has all the time in the world or anywhere for that matter right? Actually no He does not. God is outside of time, time means nothing to God, never has never will. We on the other hand are linked… Read More ›
Our “rights”
Rights…everybody has rights right? We all believe we have rights, I believe I have rights. We have the right to free speech, the right to worship freely, the right to work where we choose. How about basic human rights? Now… Read More ›
The Word of God
The Word of God is an amazing resource, filled with all we need as Believers to live a life that is pleasing to God. The Word only has one drawback to it that I can see, you actually have to… Read More ›
The Open Door of the Gospel
We never as Believers outgrow or move beyond the Gospel. When we first believe in the Gospel of Christ, we are looking through an open door into the Gospel. As we grow and learn in Christ, we merely walk through… Read More ›