Do we hang in there when things get tough? Do our bad moods or our despair transfer onto others that we meet each day? Our promise to ourselves each morning should be that we will take joy with us and so our joy will overflow and touch all we meet. Now I do not mean to go around with a silly grin pasted to our faces, but just have that inner joy that Paul and others speak of and believe me it will embrace all those around.
Read more..We need to take a hard look at ourselves and answer truthfully: “Are we living a spirit-filled life every day?”
Read more..How often do we beat ourselves up about some past sin or hurt that we have done in our lives? Why do we do this?
Read more..Dear LORD, as we come to you, listening for your still, small voice, we ask that you help us also to listen for the silent voices of others so that we may bring your love and comfort to them.
Read more..My husband and I have just been through the stressful period of moving after 40 years in the one house.
Read more..How often do we think like St Teresa? Knowing absolutely that everything we are saying and doing comes from God? I know, speaking for myself that it is not easy to praise and feel blessed when things are not going well, especially when I find myself faced with the problems and trials of everyday living.
Read more..Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.
Read more..Today’s thought is my personal testimony. 11 months ago I suffered a minor stroke and also Bell’s palsy at the same time which is quite rare. I went through barrages of tests and X-rays with the final upshot being that I had indeed had both at almost the same time.
Read more..God has given us the freedom to choose how we live our lives and it is up to us to ensure that we choose the path that God is showing us. Do we take up too much time striving to meet deadlines or accomplish goals?
Read more..Jeremiah 29: 11-13 “For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Read more..