For many, Labor Day marks the end of the summer season. The kids are back in school. The days seems to be getting a little shorter and like it or not, winter is coming. There is a season for everything. Ecclesiastes 3:9-14;reads; “What do workers gain from their toil? 10 I have seen the burden God has laid on the human race. 11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one […]
Living a Life of Love
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As I sat in church last Sunday, listening to the preacher, he reminded me how important it is to live a life of love. Instantly, I thought of my life verse, “to live a life of love.” This morning, as I read my Jesus Calling devotion, it referenced Ephesians 5, again encouraging us to live a life of love. Ephesians 5:1-2 reads, “Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love; just as Christ loved […]
I have been talking a lot about how when we choose joy, we actually choose God. And about how to choose joy when things get harder. We discovered that thankfulness and continual prayer helps us. Last week, we realized that there is not just power in our prayers, there is power in our praise. Today, I want to talk about the importance of praise. When was the last time you praised God? Maybe you have been praising […]
One of my favorite scriptures comes from Psalm 150, “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!” I feel like this is a command. God is saying, if you can wake up and breathe, then you should praise the Lord. Have you ever noticed that there is something mysterious that happens when we praise God in spite of our circumstances. It shows trust in Him and obedience to His Word. The last few weeks, we have […]
Two weeks ago, I wrote a blog entitled, “I choose joy.” But, what do you do when life gets harder? Ironically, the week after I published that blog, my 84 year old father went into the hospital and for lack of time, I reposted that same blog the following week. However, when I reread it for myself, it hit different. When we get tired and weary, joy becomes harder to choose. But the formula still holds true. Pray. […]
I woke up this morning with that old familiar children’s song in my head, “I’ve got the JOY, JOY, JOY, JOY down in my heart.” Do you remember it? If you were raised in church as a child or went to Vacation Bible School, then you probably do. There is just something about this song that makes me so happy. Most days, I wake up saying “This is the day the Lord has made, let […]
