What gives you comfort when you need it most? Macaroni and cheese, meatloaf, pizza, ice cream, and soup, are considered comfort foods. There is a slogan that says: “Comfort food is wanting a hearty meal and a little taste of home.” That is what defines comfort foods. After experiencing a loss or disappointment who is your …
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Strengthening Your Core
Matthew 17:20: “. . . For truly I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, “Move from here to there,” and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.” Often times our faith needs strengthening and needs to be enlarged. Is …
Perfect
Psalm 19:7: “The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul, the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.” God’s word is reliable, right, pure, holy, and true. It gives us CPR – it revives our soul. It is where we find strength in time of need. God’s law shows us …
Distractions of Life
Mark 4:19: “But the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.” The NLT words Mark 4:19 this way: “But all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life, the lure of wealth, …
Patience Is A Virtue
I remember hearing for years the phrase “patience is a virtue” as being a Bible verse. Do you know that verse is not in the Bible? It is from a poem written between 1360 and 1387 by William Langland, who wrote “Piers Plowman.” Ten years later there was a similar theme written called “Canterbury Tales” by Chaucer. …
Bank God’s Promises in the Vault of Your Heart
When I got up this morning, I asked God, as I do every morning, when I go into my office and open up my Bible and have my prayer notebook open: “What do You want to say to me?” How do we hear or know God is talking to us? By memorizing His word and storing it …
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Yes! Jesus Loves Me!
Do you ever wonder what the why is when things turn out differently than you had planned, scheduled, or anticipated? When a curve ball deters your direction and makes your life just go into pause mode? There are times in my life when I don’t understand the why. I don’t like things on my schedule …
Stop – Be Still – Then Patiently Listen
God audibly spoke to young Samuel three times, but Samuel did not realize it was the LORD calling out to him. 1 Samuel 3:7 tells us: “Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, and the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him.” Then Eli wisely instructed Samuel to reply the …
When the Answer Is Not Clear
Are you unsure about an individual decision that needs clarity? Here are ten verses to remember while going through any significant decision process: Psalm 119: 169: “Let my cry come before you O LORD; give me understanding according to your word!” Jeremiah 33:3: “Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you …
Contentment vs. Comparison
I made myself a cup of English Tea this morning. The smell of that particular tea brought a sudden rush of a pleasant memory from my childhood. I remembered being at Grandpa and Grandma Helmers house on Sunday afternoons with a gathering of my uncles, aunts, and cousins. Grandma would always prepare and serve tea and various …