"As he thinks in his heart, so is he." (Proverbs 23:7 NKJV) I’d been pondering a situation for awhile. It rolled round and round in my head. The more I thought about it, and all its possibilities and ramifications, the worse it seemed to get. A molehill was becoming a...
"Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made." (John 1:3) Sometimes when hiking we look for a trail that leads to a waterfall. I've loved each of the few we've ever seen. A trickling peaceful waterfall, tumbling down slippery...
"He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out...He goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice." (John 10:3-4) We were sitting around rehashing football games, slumber parties, teachers, and who went steady with whom. Yup, we were...
"Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony." (Colossians 3:14) One thing is the same in any language, a smile. Much can be communicated by a smile: a greeting, acceptance, thanks, gratitude. Tears, also, are the same in any...
"The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control." (Galatians 5:22) Why wait? Do it, and do it now. Why put off until tomorrow what you can do today? Don't procrastinate! Set your feet to your faith....
“'Have faith in God,' Jesus answered. 'I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, "Go, throw yourself into the sea," and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask...
"There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known." (Luke 8:17, Luke 12:2, Mark 4:22, Matthew 10:26) “Just that room!” she exclaimed. “You can go in any of the other rooms; just don’t go in that room…..it’s a mess!” Our...
On the side of our house, my husband has a small rose garden. He plants, prunes, fertilizes, and sprays the bushes. We so enjoy the beauty of the blooms, as well as their wonderful fragrance. A few months ago, he set 2 or 3 of the rose bushes, still in plastic pots,...
"...meant it for evil, but God meant it for good..." (Genesis 50:20) Ever wonder why things seem to go wrong when you are trying to do everything right? Chances are it has nothing to do with you. Every time things happen, that the enemy means for bad in your life, God...
"So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness." (Colossians 2:6-7) The roots on our "eyeball tree", as my granddaughter used to...