Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Matthew 26:41 It feels like I can’t win this battle. Like most women I struggle with food. I want to eat it all the time, fatty, sweet, and salty and be a beautiful size 6 (not…
Read MoreGreater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. John 15:13 It’s funny how things work together to grow our faith and understanding of who God is as we get into His word. This past Sunday I heard a sermon on John 15:13 (above). Easter is coming and…
Read MoreOur granddaughter, Stella, is three. She lives in a home with no TV but she watches videos and movies – and loves them. She is pretty bright and has had a good vocabulary for a while now. Over the last couple of months she has dropped to one word sentences. I have been listening to…
Read MoreThe LORD is gracious and full of compassion, Slow to anger and great in mercy. Psalm 145:8 For most Christians it’s not unusual to read over a passage in the Bible and not really grasp the full intent of the writer right away. We read it a second time – often much later and see…
Read MoreAnd the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7 We are spoiled rotten (American) brats. The reason I think so is because I was listening to the news the other day and the broadcaster said, “In spite of unemployment and inflation, consumerism is…
Read MoreHe who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. Psalm 91:1 I have been studying 1 Samuel. I have gotten through the Israelites asking for a King and the disaster of a king that Saul is. He has rejected God and so God has rejected him…
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