Lessons From My One Word
My one word this year was "guide". It's been interesting to see where the word showed up in the course of my days and the lessons it has brought. All I had hoped was to be led in truth, God's truth, this entire year. “Always stay open to the guidance and instruction...
A Most Blessed Thanksgiving {{Let’s Have Coffee}}
Everyone desires to enjoy life. We seek to experience life with joy, striving to take in as much pleasure and/or satisfaction as we are able each day. Peter, in writing to God’s chosen people, and to all of us, states: “If you want to enjoy life and seem many happy...
God Gives Graciously
Thanksgiving is quickly coming with the days flying past; and so, we continued to focus on giving thanks ... "All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson) I have seen God's salvation, provision, healing,...
On Thanksgiving Day
“Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before Him with joyful singing. Know that the Lord Himself is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.” (Psalm 100:1-3, NASB)...
Stand Firm
“Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.” (Ephesians 6:11, NASB) Here the verb “stand” means “hold your ground.” It is not, in modern parlance, a command to march - to invade foreign territory in order to...
Result
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Result. One might define "result" as an outcome, conclusion, or product of efforts. Results often come from persevering in an...