I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me - Philippians 4:13
22 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! (Galatians 5:22-23) For the last 10 years or so, I have canned foods on and off. I’m not consistent with it, but when I decide to
Read More26 “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, 27 nor give place to the devil. (Ephesians 4:25-27) Over the last few weeks at both of our Breaking The Chains sites, our lessons have been geared towards anger and forgiveness. Both of these areas seem to be
Read More39 The people of Israel, including the Levites, are to bring their contributions of grain, new wine and olive oil to the storerooms, where the articles for the sanctuary and for the ministering priests, the gatekeepers and the musicians are also kept. “We will not neglect the house of our God.” (Nehemiah 10:39) Nehemiah had a
Read MoreWhen the Lord began to speak by Hosea, the Lord said to Hosea: “Go, take yourself a wife of harlotry and children of harlotry, for the land has committed great harlotry by departing from the Lord. (Hosea 1:2) In recovery, we have to acknowledge and take responsibility for the things we have done. Someone else
Read MoreBy faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith. (Hebrews 11:7) When my daughter was small, I worked for the American Red Cross.
Read MoreWe must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. (Hebrews 2:1) How easy it is for a boat to drift away when it’s not anchored to something strong and solid. It doesn’t have to do anything to drift because the waters will just move
Read More7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7) A month or so ago, my husband
Read MoreThe simple believes every word, but the prudent considers well his steps. (Proverbs 14:15) Every Spring we have problems with ants and once our peonies bloom, they become more of a problem. A few days ago I noticed several very small ants in our kitchen behind our faucet, scouting for food. I went to the
Read MoreAs I was reading the Bible, I came upon the scripture above. I’ve read it several times before since the beginning of the year and may have even added it to something I have written. However, I felt the need to take a look at it again. I have found that with God, if I’m led to something multiple times, there’s always a reason…
Read More22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; 24 for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. 25 But he who
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