Many of us do, and try, different things for physical strength. From workouts, to diet, to vitamins. These things also include a desire for mental strength and endurance as well. Some of these approaches are productive, while some have proven to be quite unproductive, even counter productive, over the years. To go into the amount…
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Posts from April 2017 (Page 2)
A blind Scottish preacher prayed: “God, I have never thanked you for my thorn, I have thanked you for my roses, but not once for my thorn. Teach me the value of my thorn, show me that my tears, made my rainbow.’ Wow, what a prayer. How powerful that a man would have such a…
As a child, I was raised by my grandmother. One word she used was the hardest of all to hear, “Patience”… She would say, “David, have Patience.” As tough as it was to hear, I found out later in life that she was right. They say that patience is a virtue, and that’s true –…
The automotive industry puts their product through all kinds of tests, checking for every kind of weakness and defect. Mechanical, structural, electrical, etc. They also build ‘warning’ lights into the vehicle to give indication that something is either wrong, or needs basic service, i.e. oil change, tire pressure etc. When trials enter our lives, sometimes…
We recently received, from a really wonderful friend, a beautiful hand stitched blanket for one of our newest grandchildren. I don’t know anything about sewing or stitching, but I can tell the pattern is a major part of the beauty and strength of the finished work. God has a pattern for our lives. But if…
There is the story of a man who always felt like he never fit in. One day he was watching the stone-cutters building a Church. He noticed one stone that looked out of place. He approached one of the workers, “What about this one?”, he asked. The worker, pointed to a small gap at the…
Do you find yourself worrying about things? There are some who seem to worry just about everything. In fact, they admit it, almost jokingly. Others, not so jokingly. Then there are folks who worry, but it is normally attached to a few specific things. There are basically two kinds of worry. There is the worry…
Today is Palm Sunday, when we celebrate the Triumphal entry of our Lord into Jerusalem nearly 2000 years ago. Jesus didn’t come in on some huge stallion, a diamond studded chariot, which would have kicked dust in peoples faces, caused the poor to feel left out, and been way too fast for the elderly, or…
Fear. Everyone has some fear or phobia, or something they’re afraid of. From snakes to heights, even heavy themes like death itself. Well God is Perfect Love, and His word tells us: ‘There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear.’ [1 John 4:18]. And, God’s love freed ‘Those who all their…
Have you ever felt alone, insecure and uncertain? One-night God came to Jacob, who was feeling the same way, and said 4 very loving, reassuring and powerful things to Him: “I am with you – I will keep you – I will guide you – and I will not leave you.” [See Genesis 28:15] There…