Have you ever had one of those days? You know, the ones on which everything just seems to be unexpected & unplanned? And not in a good way either. To be honest with you, I feel like 2020 has been one of those years! I bet there’s a good chance you can relate. I was recently reminded of lessons I learned on one of those days years ago. There was a morning years ago that was exactly one of THOSE days. I got up on time, got the kiddos up on time but they were dragging. Not one of the four of them was ready when they needed to be.…
Living The Fruitful Life Part Nine
Gentleness Download Worksheet. Key Bible Verse: “You have also given me the shield of salvation, And your right hand upholds me and your gentleness makes me great.” Psalm 18:35 Thoughts to ponder: God’s gentleness in us and working through us makes us great. But not for our own sakes, for the sake of the work He has called us to do in His Kingdom. Gentleness, like the other fruit of the Spirit, is given to us as a gift, but we must open that gift, learn about it and put it into use for it to fully use it and see it working in our lives. Some people confuse timidity or frailty…
Surprise! God Doesn’t Care.
Let me just begin by saying that I believe deeply in the unity of the global body of Christ. When I say global body of Christ, I am refferring to all those who beileve that Jesus is the Son of God and that God the Father, Jesus Christ the Son and The Holy Spirit all share equally in the role of God as demonstrated in Mattew 28:19 where Jesus commands the disciples to “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit” In the centuries that have followed the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ,…
Yesterday, Today & Forever
Yesterday, today and forever is a long long time. Have you ever thought about it? That the days since time began are like the stars in the sky themselves? More than we can fathom. And yet God’s forgiveness spans them all. When we surrender to Christ, when we repent, forgiveness is extended to us, not just for yesterday, and not only for today, but forever because God knows the beginning from the end. He sees our future failures and forgives them for all time. Yes, we may still need to come to Him and repent, we may still need to make amends, we may even still be subjected to the earthly consequences of our sin…
