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Tag: joy

2024-02-04

The Power of Love

Godly love enables us to: Respond graciously in trying circumstances; Sacrifice without complaining; Wait patiently for others instead of pushing them to change...

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2024-02-03

Show Me Your Ways

“Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.“ Psalm 25:4-5

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2024-01-30

Only One Thing is Needed

We tend to be worried and distracted, giving attention to the challenges around us instead of the Word of God.

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2024-01-30

Playing to your Strengths

Question: Which unnecessary obligations do you have that are preventing you from serving God to the fullest of your ability?

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2024-01-29

Servant Living

After Jesus washed the disciples’ feet, He told them, “Since, I your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each others feet.  I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you” (John 13.12-14).

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2024-01-24

Selling Yourself Short

Are you settling for something less than God’s best for you? If so, you need to spread your wings and fly. God wants you to be all that He created you to be.

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2024-01-22

Debt of Love

My father was an alcoholic. Loving him was a problem. In his drunken state, he created many painful memories. However my friend simply suggested I ask God to give me His love for my father.

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2024-01-20

Don’t Limit God

Father God, thank You for opening our eyes and teaching us new truths and showing us new insights about Yourself. Help us to keep on being learners. Prevent us from trying to put You in our man-made boxes. You are so great! Amen.

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2024-01-20

How Great is our God

The unfathomable love of the Savior's heart is all ours! All the characteristics of Christ, as God and man, are open to us.

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2024-01-19

Back to the Basics

Question: Do we let our earthly challenges blur our vision of the basics of our faith? We too need to get back to the basics of the Christian faith.

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2024-01-18

Open Windows

Reading through the gospels, it is amazing to discover the number of times the phrase “Jesus saw” occurs.

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2024-01-17

Worry Stoppers to Bring Peace

Here are eight worry-stoppers, found in the letters of the word P-E-A-C-E-F-U-L. First, P - Pray, first. “Casting the whole of your care upon Him …” E -Easy, now. “Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him.” A -Act on it. Be a doer, not a stewer.

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2024-01-09

Real Life

Thought: God wants us to have life! Real life. Life that lasts forever with him! That's why he sent Jesus, so we could have life.

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2024-01-05

God’s Love

God loves you. Personally. Powerfully. Passionately. Others have promised and failed. But God has promised and succeeded.

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2024-01-04

Filled with Joy and Peace

Hope and joy and peace sound terrific! Two things are vital for this to be a part of our lives. First, we must trust God to meet our needs and get us to where we need to be. Second, we expect the power of the Holy Spirit to bless us and empower us with God's qualities.

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2024-01-03

Be Strengthened In The Lord

Always strengthen yourself in God's word, for clarity, help and divine direction concerning any situation.

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2023-12-29

God is Thinking about You

I realized that God loves me so much that He is thinking about me all the time. He loves me more than I love that little granddaughter. Could anything be more wonderful than having the King of Kings love me that much? Could anything be more wonderful than the King of Kings love YOU that much? I can't help but say, "Hallelujah!"

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2023-12-28

In God’s Thoughts

“How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!” Psalm 139:17

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2023-12-27

Joy in the Lord

Father, I long to know you face to face and share in the unbridled joy of heaven with you.

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2023-12-23

A Miracle on Christmas Eve

My father was born in the Ukraine and spent his first fifteen years there. One Christmas his two older brothers bought a German-made Christmas musical wind-up tree stand for their parents. It was mechanical and played Silent Night. Their gift brought great delight to this family of ten.

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2023-12-21

“Dat Baby Jesus – He Makes me Laugh”

“Would you mind telling me why you’re so happy?” “Sho,” she said. “Christmas is coming and dat baby Jesus---He make me laugh. Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure.” Psalm 16:8-9

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2023-12-20

Simplicity of God’s Love

Dear one, the simplicity of God’s love, not our eloquence or expertise is what touches a person’s life. Wherever you are, tell someone about God’s love today!Dear one, the simplicity of God’s love, not our eloquence or expertise is what touches a person’s life. Wherever you are, tell someone about God’s love today!

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2023-12-17

A Christ(mas) Meditation

Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room. You have prepared your gift list. You have begun preparing your house for the holidays. Take time to prepare your heart.

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2023-12-17

A Time of Loving

The story of Christmas is the story of God’s love.  A love that was willing to give what was most precious to save a dying world.  God so loved, that he gave his Son. 

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