January 25, 2018 “Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust. For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly. For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But if when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God. For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps.” I Peter 2:18-21 Wanted to touch base on…

January 25, 2018 “Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.” ‭‭Joshua‬ ‭1:9‬ ‭ASV‬‬ http://bible.com/12/jos.1.9.asv “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end. And ye shall call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭29:11-13‬ ‭ASV‬‬ http://bible.com/12/jer.29.11-13.asv “If handed a lemon, make lemonade.”…

January 17, 2018 Psalm 1:2 “his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.” Hebrews 4:12 “For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.” Why read your Bible and have Quiet time? Because the Bible says so? Because the church says so? For a good luck charm? To soften your concerns? Out of fear? A bargaining tool? I’ve used all of these excuses before, but they never stuck. It wasn’t until I…

January 4, 2018 “And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭12:2‬ ‭ASV‬‬ http://bible.com/12/rom.12.2.asv In one of my previous blogs I referred to talking care of ourself for the Glory of God. So that we can be used of God, not to look good in clothes, or look good to other people. Not even to like ourself better. If we don’t like ourself for who we are, any loss of weight might help a tinge, but I’m thinking we’ll still have the problem with self…

January 1, 2018 “Be subject for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people. Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God. Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor. Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but…

December 31, 2017 “Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.” ‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭5:17‬ ‭ASV‬‬ 2017 What a year! To share my year in a quick blog, January- a new grandson was adopted into our family. February- involved in a major automotive accident that almost took my life. But God had other plans. Oldest son moved out. March-my first book accepted for publication, have my very own publisher! Also started this blog. April- sold our home after one year on the market. Major family changes going on. July-had heart attack. Father-in-law died. August-youngest daughter moved in.…

December 22, 2017 “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭7:14‬ ‭ASV‬‬ http://bible.com/12/isa.7.14.asv “Jehovah thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken; according to all that thou desiredst of Jehovah thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of Jehovah my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not. And Jehovah said unto me, They have well said that…

December 16, 2017 “And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.” ‭‭Exodus‬ ‭32:1‬ ‭ASV‬‬ http://bible.com/12/exo.32.1.asv At this time of year, the craziness takes over.  It used to be a jolly season, now it seems like a mad rush season. When we rush around trying to make things special we sometimes overlook the true meaning. Like the people Moses led…

December 13, 2017 “Sad day! This is suppose to be a picture of a nativity scene. All of ours are still packed away with all of our Christmas decorations in storage. I went to the store to buy one and guess what, they don’t sell nativity scenes!!! I didn’t make it to a Christian store yet, and I wanted to take my own picture, not use one from the internet. So my mission for the season? You got it! Track down nativity scenes. I’ll post pics as I find them!!” “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and…

December 4, 2017 “then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.” Genesis 2:7 Have you ever thought about how God made us? He made man out of dust. Then to give man life He breathed into the mans nostrils. Then He formed woman from the rib of the man that He made from dust. If you sit and meditate on these truths a while, it’s amazing what we can learn about God and us. I can go all over the board with this, my mind is going crazy with thoughts…