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Much Hope
“Brothers and sisters, we want you to know about those who have died. We don’t want you to be sad like other people—those who have no hope. We believe that Jesus died, but we also believe that he rose again. So we believe that God will raise to life through Jesus any who have died…
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Oh Christmas Tree
For me and my family Thanksgiving weekend kicks off the Christmas Holiday season. Trees are put up and decorated, stockings are hung and the glow from the tree is the backdrop for the next few weeks. Many people use words like Happy Holidays to avoid offending people who do not celebrate the birth of Christ…
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To him who is able
“Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, to the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.”Jude 1:24-25 KJVhttps://bible.com/bible/1/jud.1.24-25.KJV Do you have that one scripture that just calls…
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Are you connected?
“Great blessings belong to those who don’t listen to evil advice, who don’t live like sinners, and who don’t join those who make fun of God. Instead, they love the Lord’s teachings and think about them day and night. So they grow strong, like a tree planted by a stream— a tree that produces fruit…
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Like a penny
Have you ever walked past a penny on the ground? Me too, then I heard a man say “Pennie’s make dollars”! From that day on I don’t pass by any money on the ground without picking it up. You are probably wondering where I am going with this? If you take a penny, toss it…
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These hands
Today I looked at my hands and saw an old lady. I was so shocked I picked up the phone and called my daughter and told her “My hands look so old “. I should comment that I don’t feel old and I’ve been told I don’t look my age. 58 is really not that…
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More than I can bare
You ever find yourself in the middle of your mess singing the gospel song by Kirk Franklin:I’ve gone through the fireAnd I’ve been through the floodI’ve been broken into piecesSeen lightnin’ flashin’ from aboveBut through it all I rememberThat He loves meAnd He caresAnd He’ll never put more on meThan I can bear It’s a…
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Assume good intent
“Be kind and loving to each other. Forgive each other the same as God forgave you through Christ.”Ephesians 4:32 ERVhttps://bible.com/bible/406/eph.4.32.ERV Assume good intent is a phrase that I have heard over and over, it’s used at work, at home, at church and at play. It’s good advice. Assume good intent, I like that phrase ,…
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Things change but some stay the same
“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.”Hebrews 13:8 ERVhttps://bible.com/bible/406/heb.13.8.ERV Riding along the highway in Michigan this fall afternoon seeing the changes that have started to take place with Mother Nature as the leaves are changing colors and falling off the trees I am reminded that life’s cycles continues whether you are ready or…
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So, you feel the silence?
“I will stand like a guard and watch. I will wait to see what the Lord will say to me. I will wait and learn how he answers my questions. The Lord answered me, “Write down what I show you. Write it clearly on a sign so that the message will be easy to read.…
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Meeting new people
Oh how I love meeting people and experiencing God in new ways. I was checking out of a hotel (who will remain nameless, not because it was not fantastic but because this post is not about them) and the front desk staff was friendly, conversational and inspiring. My husband had on a shirt from the…
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I don’t have nothing to wear!
My first thought was “I’m not going to church, I don’t have nothing to wear”. Ooooh the enemy tried it, but immediately the spirit of God rose up and sent me the thought “what does what you wear have to do with anything”? Ok ok ok ok I get it.I searched for a scripture to…
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We gone have to change
I was thinking about why we struggle so in this world and I realize we have normalized our dysfunction. Think about how many bad habits we picked up from our family members and brought them into adulthood and passed them on from generation to generation? As women our mothers, aunties and granny’s pain became our…
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Don’t follow me
I once heard a man I consider to be one of the greatest teacher/preachers tell the congregation “Don’t follow me, I may lead you astray because I’m human but if you follow the Word of God, your life will be changed” and those words created in me a hunger to know the word of the…
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The enemy lies
If you must choose this day who you would serve I would offer you Jesus Christ. For me and my house we serve the Lord and I would offer him to you because in him I have found all the things I looked for in the world.I looked for love in bedrooms, backseats of a…