Often we look at circumstances as unavoidable events with absolutely no value. But if we take the time to reflect on them, a whole world of opportunities open up to us.We were just returning from our shopping spree at a Walmart Supercenter at Seattle, right after our...
Galatians 5:22-23 - But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. (KJV)Romans 8:28 - That's why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is...
Leith Anderson, a minister, shared this experience: As a boy, he grew up outside of New York City and was an avid fan of the old Brooklyn Dodgers. One day his father took him to a World Series game between the Dodgers and the Yankees. He was so excited, and he just...
Matthew 8:27: But the men marveled, saying, what manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!Dad and I spent many mornings watching dawn break over our backyard pond. Fishing poles in hand, we waited for the slightest nibble. Often, we'd catch a...
In the "Why Pray Series Part 1 and 2", we discovered that prayer not only brings us closer to God, but also permits us to be lifted beyond our mere daily circumstances and experience God's wisdom even in our darkest circumstances!There is one more vital reason to...
Don't worry about tomorrow, For it may never come. Don't fret over yesterdays And things you should have done. Don't carry heavy burdens As, down life's path, you trod. Life is hard enough, without packing that stuff. Just trust me, I'm still God. Don't think that...
When all the skies look black to youAnd fear creeps in your heart,When everything you’ve worked forSeems to fall and break apart, When drenching rains beat down on youAnd clouds around you swarm,Remember I will always beThe light after the storm. The trials that I...