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Why Does God Love Me? {Bible Reading Plan Day 4}
SCRIPTURE Jeremiah 29:11 {NIV} For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” OBSERVATION From the beginning, God has had plans for us. He created us, therefore He knows our strengths and our weaknesses, He knows what we can and cannot do. And with this knowledge, His plan for us is that we use our talents to be happy, healthy and prosperous in Him. APPLICATION I have often said that I have the navigational skills of a monkey in a hurricane. Case in point, a few weeks back, my daughter…
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My Cup Overflows {Word Filled Wednesday}
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Why Does God Love Me? {Bible Reading Plan Day 3}
SCRIPTURE Psalm 136:1 {NIV} Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever. OBSERVATION We are to give thanks to the Lord for all of His blessings and for His never ending love. APPLICATION The other day as I was leaving the post office, I saw a woman trying to balance a giant box and open the door at the same time so I quickly moved to the side, opened the door and held it for her and she brushed past me without so much as a nod. I stood there a minute, door still wide open… Seriously, she couldn’t say “thank you”? What has happened…
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Why Does God Love Me? {Bible Reading Plan Day 2}
SCRIPTURE Deuteronomy 7:6 {ESV} “For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the people who are on the face of the earth.” OBSERVATION Three things stood out for me in this verse: “…you are a people holy to the LORD…”: “holy” means to be set apart for a religious purpose and as such, they are to be living according to a strict or highly moral religious or spiritual system “…God has chosen you…”: they were specifically chosen because they were wanted, not because there weren’t any other available options…
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Why Does God Love Me? {Bible Reading Plan Day 1}
SCRIPTURE Genesis 1:26 {ESV} Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on earth.” OBSERVATION There are three things that stood out for me in this verse: “…let us make man…”: indication of the trinity of God; God uses the plural to indicate that He is more than one “…in our image, after our likeness…”: we are the physical and spiritual image of God, with the ability to think and reason;…
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Why Does God Love Me? {Bible Reading Plan}
My sisters and I used to joke that our first stop on the way home from the hospital was church. And from that moment on, we spent every waking moment in church… For most of my life, I’ve always felt God’s presence around me. Even when I was running ahead of Him, I knew He was there, ready to pick me up when I stumbled. So why am I sitting here at 1 something in the morning trying to figure out where it’s all gone? I know I haven’t lost my faith, but I’ve lost something and I need to find it. I want that happiness and joy that I see…
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Book Review: Soon: The Beginning of the End (Underground Zealot, #1) by Jerry B. Jenkins
BOOK DESCRIPTION (FROM THE BOOK) Paul Stepola, an agent working for the National Peacekeeping Organization(NPO), has been assigned to enforce compliance with the world government’s prohibition on religion. Paul relishes his job and is good at it. He is determined to expose underground religion ~ flush it out, expose it and kill it ~ until his life is turned upside down and he is forced to look at life in a different way. As Paul begins to unravel the truth about what he has found, events taking place around the world start to make sense. Something big is coming ~ something that can’t be stopped. And it’s coming soon. ABOUT…
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And It Was Good {Word Filled Wednesday}
And it was good. For the past few days, God has been dealing with me about the power of the tongue (truth be told, He’s been dealing with me and this issue for more than a few days) but the other day, it finally hit me… Genesis 1:3 says that God said let there be light and there was light. He didn’t go through a long creative process, He simply spoke and it was. And it was good. That is power. Â Jesus spoke and blinded eyes were opened. That is power. And as children of God, we also have that same power in our speech. We have the power to…
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Think and Pray Before You Step {Word Filled Wednesday}
I’ve often said that I have the navigational skills of a monkey in a hurricane. Sometimes being directionally challenged has led me to wonderful discoveries such as the Bollinger Mill Historical Site and other times it has left me on the side of the road near breaking point because I wasn’t sure which way to go. But the one thing that I’ve learned throughout both of these experiences is that I need to have a plan. If I don’t want to get lost, I can’t simply rely on my GPS. I have to have a map and a fully charged phone. In our spiritual lives, sometimes we can feel like…
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Me, a Biblical Fitness Guru? Whatchoo Talking ‘Bout?
My pastor is sneaky. Ever since we started attending this church, he’s been trying to figure out a way to get me involved. With people. Talking to them. Sharing with them. Just doing something. And each time he’s given me a task, I’ve politely declined. Not because I’m hard headed or anything but because I tend to be a little unsure of myself. And I doubt myself. And I second guess myself. And I over analyze everything to death. Except when it comes to research. I’m good at research. There’s nothing I enjoy more than finding obscure facts. Or helping others to find information. Ask me a question and I’ll…
