Inspirational
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Get Back to Church
Matthew 18:20 ‘For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.’ As I have mentioned in earlier posts, I was saved at 12 years old. I grew up in a Christian household, thankfully, and we went to church faithfully 3 time a week…twice each Sunday…
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Suffering – A Part of Life
Why must we endure so much suffering? This question has plagued mankind for ages. Here’s a little spoiler.. I don’t have many answers. Having lost both of my parents, I watched them both suffer, in very different ways at the end of their lives. My Dad, while a good man and a great father, never…
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Sometimes God Says NO
I am blessed enough that I am able to work from home full time. It’s a huge blessing. Recently, a job opportunity came up for a Team Lead position. I have been praying for open doors and some relief for financial difficulties when this came up. It meant a raise and a promotion. I was…
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The Burden of Addictions
The definition of addiction according to Merriam-Webster: ‘a strong inclination to do, use, or indulge in something repeatedly.’ Addictions are so destructive. They get into our psyche and can take over our thoughts and our lives. They make us feel unworthy, depressed and helpless. How do we overcome the addictions that rule our lives? I’ve…
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Run Your Own Race – Part 2
I’ve always admired those that run in these big city marathons and have marveled at all of the discipline and training they must have had to do to be able to just finish the race. It really is amazing. Think about it. Without building up your endurance, you could overwork yourself…risking injury or even just…
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Run Your Own Race – Part 1
Hebrews 12:1 – ‘Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us.’ John and I really enjoy participating in 5k races. He’s…
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Working is a Blessing?
Why is it as humans we gravitate towards the negative? Is it our sinful nature? Our laziness (is it just easier to fall into the negative than to remind ourselves of the positive)? Our tendency to believe and focus solely on the negative seems to be universal. I remember a movie line where she says…’the…
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The Good News of the Road to Salvation
Romans 3:23 – ‘For all have sinned ,and come short of the glory of God’ We’re all sinners.. every one of us by nature. We can’t help it. Blame Adam and Eve. I don’t care how ‘good’ of a person you think you are or how perfectly you try to live your life. Unfortunately, you’re…
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God’s Path
Proverbs 3:5-6 ‘Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all they ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct they path.’ I remember being called into my boss’s office after 15 years of service to the same company and being told that my position was being eliminated…
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I Can Do It Myself!
How often have we seen a child, struggling to pour from a big milk jug, learning how to be independent and adamant ‘I can do it myself!’ So you step back and watch with love, knowing there will probably be a mess you have to clean up later. Don’t we as adults get stuck in…