Monthly Archives: July 2015

The outward appearance of our lives is often different from what’s really going on inwardly. In our natural state, we are usually working very hard to make the external look good in hopes of convincing ourselves and others that all is well. When our main focus is on trying to find fulfillment through outward appearance rather than looking within ourselves, we can easily fall into religious hypocrisy, superficiality, and judgment of others to cover up our own shortcomings. Because we…..

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Does it seem like your emotions and circumstances are defeating the hopes and dreams that are in your heart ? If so, you may feel angry, sad or just blah. But God’s love for you is unmovable and BIG…. you can count on Him to show up when circumstances bring you to the point of feeling defeated. When you are down, God longs for an opportunity to show you who He really is; Loving, Faithful and True toward all. Even if you get stuck in depression….He will…..

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This week, while at the beach, there was a thunderstorm. I said to my eight year old granddaughter, Emily, “God is in a spiritual battle fighting for good, humility for His children, and truth to be known”. She replied, “Nana, I thought a thunderstorm was just hot and cold air coming together.” I explained,” science and spirit are not opposed to each other, and the spiritual and physical world are both real, but different. In the physical world, hot and…..

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There were times when King David did not want to look at things, but just wished he could fly away to find some rest. When difficult situations seem to surround us, our human nature tells us to run or “fly” away from our circumstances and feelings. The momentary relief we experience while running gives us a false sense of control that keeps us from turning to the Lord for help, healing, and hope. Running away will never create heartfelt or…..

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Tearing Down, Letting Go, Building Up “But now put away and rid yourselves of all these things; anger, rage, bad feelings toward others, curses and slander, and foulmouthed abuse and shameful utterances from your lips! And have clothed yourselves with the new [spiritual self], which is [ever in the process of being] renewed and remolded into [fuller and more perfect knowledge upon] knowledge after the image [the likeness] of Him Who created it. Clothe yourselves therefore, as God’s own chosen…..

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Hope is a vital factor and a stepping stone in developing living faith. Hope tells us, our expectations in God are going to somehow work out- possibly. On the contrary, faith knows and believes God is going to keep His word and work things out for us-no doubts! He may not work it out in our timing or in the way we expect; but He will do His part and keep His word. When we begin to hopefully, anticipate God…..

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Without Love all is in Vain 1Corinthians 13: 1-3 If I can speak in the tongues of men and even of angels, but have not love (that reasoning, intentional, spiritual devotion such as is inspired by God’s love for and in us), I am only a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic power (the gift of interpreting the divine will and purpose), and understand all the secret truths and mysteries and possess all knowledge, and…..

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And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace [Who imparts all blessing and favor], Who has called you to His [own] eternal glory in Christ Jesus, will Himself complete and make you what you ought to be, establish and ground you securely, and strengthen, and settle you”(1Peter 5:10). God has such enormous love for us but sometime when we experience loss, pain or anguish this is hard to believe. We ask, If God loves us…..

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