Devotions

Wanted: A man with a boat, willing to make a difference.

1 And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, 2 And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. 3 And he entered into one of …

Devotions

Do You Got Any Bread?

I Love Bread! Like really love it. I could eat it every meal; I crave it. Although bread for our physical appetite isn’t always what we should be feasting on, I do know there is a Bread we should crave more than that fresh loaf you just pulled out of the oven. That Bread can …

Random Thoughts

Good Grief!

Everybody experiences loss. It’s the most unfortunate part of this earthly life, having to say goodbye to someone we love. The thing about grief is this: there is no ONE right way to handle it. Everybody is different. Our circumstances and emotional makeup are all different. Perhaps this is why God put so many different …

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You CAN do all things…

No matter what you’re going through, no matter what seems hard right now, you have the power to go through it. If Christ is living in you, you have the power of the Holy Spirit on the inside of you. You already have the victory. Have you tapped into His strength? The same power that …

Devotions

A caution against being led astray!

Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness. 2 Peter 3:17 While living in this wicked world, we are all susceptible to venturing down the wrong path. We try to guard ourselves the best we can, …

Devotions Random Thoughts

Singing in the Night

Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life. Psalm 42:8 Have you ever dreaded nighttime? Why is it that when night hits everything seems worse? Colds are more miserable at night. Sadness hits harder …

Devotions Keeping the Home

Living Life a Little too Fast

This thought has been an encouragement to me, and I hope it is the same for you. It has caused me to take a look at my life, my habits, and make myself re-focus on what is most important. Self-examination is an important part of our Christian walk with the Lord. “Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own …

Devotions

A fruitful spirit

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 When you accept Jesus in your heart as your savior, or “get saved”, (different terms, same end result) you receive many gifts in addition to eternal life with Him in heaven. When …

Random Thoughts

Looking back to move ahead

16 At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge. 17 Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I …

Keeping the Home The joys of motherhood

What are you doing with your heritage?

Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. Psalm 127:3 The word heritage in this verse means “inheritance, or property”. Your children are God’s property, gifted to you for their time here on this earth. What are you doing with that gift? We would all say …