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“Respect everyone, and love the family of believers. Fear God, and respect the king.” 1 Peter 2:17 NLT “a fierce and heartless nation that shows no respect for the old and no pity for the young.” Deuteronomy 28:50 NLT What does the word respect mean? Respecting somebody doesn’t mean we have to like somebody. At least that’s how I was brought up. Respect Presidents, Royalty, men, women and children. Respect nature and life. Respect people in general. So what does that word mean? As I looked it up I was surprised by the definitions I read. The word, respect, that I’m referring to is listed so far down the list…

“So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.” John 13:34 NLT https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bible.com%2F116%2Fjhn.13.34.nlt&data=02%7C01%7C%7C22c13839c5bd43e1456908d728c68ad2%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637022705504693179&sdata=cWm7x5c2cYLZ8JzeEPW0zFAoH0VcWVPtb2wrl1rI2PU%3D&reserved=0 ““I have loved you even as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love. When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow! This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you. There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life…

““Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock. But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand. When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash.”” Matthew 7:24-27 NLT https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bible.com%2F116%2Fmat.7.24-27.nlt&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cd8be57a6f7034c60cb8408d71df2f293%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637010801590782564&sdata=KrjA%2BfRqKifdiKJ51B1%2FVdyWal4x%2Fq0k%2BYJuyxKA4Nk%3D&reserved=0 As promised, I’ll share another lesson I’ve learned in my lifetime. I’ve touched on this before, but its…

“let the wise listen and add to their learning,    and let the discerning get guidance— “Proverbs 1:5 “let the wise listen and add to their learning,    and let the discerning get guidance— “Proverbs 1:5 “Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.” Proverbs 9:9 ” If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.” James 1 :5 As I think back over the past few years, I realize all the lessons I’ve learned. Most were from God directly, lessons only He could teach. He embedded…

“I am writing to remind you, dear friends, that we should love one another. This is not a new commandment, but one we have had from the beginning. Love means doing what God has commanded us, and he has commanded us to love one another, just as you heard from the beginning.”‭‭2 John‬ ‭1:5-6‬ ‭NLT‬‬https://www.bible.com/116/2jn.1.5-6.nlt  22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except…

​​ “Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.”John 3:5 How did you meet God?Or do you know God?When did you learn about His son Jesus? Or do you know Jesus?Do you believe in God?Do you know the story of how the God of everything gave His son for us? As far as I can remember, I met God when I was a child, maybe 4 or 5 years old. My parents brought me to a little vacation bible school held in a trailer in a parking lot of a very small church. I…

“But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.”‭‭James‬ ‭1:22‬ ‭NLT‬‬https://www.bible.com/116/jas.1.22.nlt Last weeks blog I shared about listening to our Heavenly Father. That lead to this weeks subject, obey.Obey, it’s a four letter word in our generation today. Obey? What? Be a slave? What about freedom? What about self happiness? What about me? When we learn that obeying Gods word is the very thing that will make us free. The very thing that will make us happy. We will realize that being obedient to Gods word is the very thing our world needs.I realize that this is not a popular…

“Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.”‭‭James‬ ‭1:19‬ ‭NLT‬‬https://www.bible.com/116/jas.1.19.nlt Communication, the key to every relationship.Prayer is communicating with our Heavenly Father. But communication goes both ways. Why is it ok to pray to God but you’re considered crazy if God talks to you? Most everyone accepts people praying, but as soon as you tell them that God told you something, they think you’re crazy. Communication is mostly listening. If we take time to listen to each other, and especially our Heavenly Father, think how better our lives would be. Think of the drama free life…

​​ “In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps.”Proverbs 16:9 It’s that day again, Father’s Day.To be a father is a huge responsibility. Fortunately we have the ultimate example of our Heavenly Father.I want to brag on my husband who is a wonderful father and grandfather. He meets the role well as the spiritual leader of our home. He provides for our family as well as leads us all spiritually by his example and leadership. He stayed active with our children from before birth to now and reverts back to a child as he is with the grandkids. He always makes sure his family…