“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:21 NIV “Where you spend your love, you invest your life.” Mumford and Sons Time to take inventory, especially during the first of the year. Where do we spend our love? Our time? Our money? Our talents? What and whom do we love?Continue reading “Spending and Worship?“
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Grief and Comfort
“All his brothers and sisters and everyone who had known him before came and ate with him in his house. They comforted and consoled him over all the trouble the LORD had brought on him, and each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring.” Job 42:11 NIV “There is a sacrednessContinue reading “Grief and Comfort”
Sidetracked
“Jesus answered, ‘If I want him to live until I come back, that is not your business. You follow me.” John 21:22 NCV “There’s my business and none of my business.” Unknown Some of the stickiest, ickiest relationship problems are when I judge, usually when I’m not following God and especially when I don’t wantContinue reading “Sidetracked“
Cocoa and a Nap
And He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a little while.” (For there were many people coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.) Mark 6:31 NASB “When you rest, you catch your breath and it holds you up, like water wings…” — AnneContinue reading “Cocoa and a Nap“
Life’s Messy
Termites and other pests. “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.” Matthew 25-25 Berean Bible “Life’sContinue reading “Life’s Messy“
Let Go or be Dragged
“Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The One who calls you is faithful, and he will do it.” 1 Thessalonians 5:24 “Let go and let God.” But don’t let go of God.Continue reading “Let Go or be Dragged“
Purpose vs Achievement
“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” Luke 19:10 NIV “The two most important days in life are the day you born and the day you discover the reason why.” – Mark Twain I believe God’s purpose is love. “For God so loved the world that he gave…” “LoveContinue reading “Purpose vs Achievement“
Pretzels and Knotholes
Where’s our focus? Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Philippians 4:8 NIV “The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.” John Wooden, basketballContinue reading “Pretzels and Knotholes”
Are You Significant?
Yes because you are beloved. “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.” 1 John 3:1 What you are is God’s gift to you,Continue reading “Are You Significant?”
Happy New You?
Whatever your goals, age, career, position in life, you’ll always be a beginner at something. Even Jesus started as a baby. So, cherish your New Year’s goals and remember it’s okay to be a beginner. Happy and blessed New Year! Beginners “So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the rightContinue reading “Happy New You?”
Prayers and Musings of a Black Sheep 