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Do you handle contentment as well as you handle adversity?
This week the thought crossed my mind: What would I do if this blessed situation was a difficult problem. Immediately, strategic plans for fixing the problem came to mind. There is always something to DO to eliminate a problem. But what does one do with a blessing? (Follow the link to read the full post.)
Quote: Life as a resouce
“A writer – and, I believe, generally all persons – must think that whatever happens to him or her is a resource. All things have been given to us for a purpose, and an artist must feel this more intensely. All that happens to us, including our humiliations, our misfortunes, our embarrassments, all is givenContinueContinue reading “Quote: Life as a resouce”
Sermon: IS THE REPORT OF YOUR DEATH TRUE
Christ died, and we have been joined with him by dying too. So we will also be joined with him by rising from the dead as he did.
How many calories did I burn climbing this mountain?
I fell behind. At first I felt self-conscious for holding up the group. Then I realized I wasn’t holding them up. They were moving speedily forward like young goats. After that, I slowed down more and took deeper breaths. I rested for as long as I needed and moved only when I was comfortable doing so. I stepped aside to let people pass me. I took in the view and shared conversation with the woman lagging behind with me.
Sermon: A PROMISE THAT YOU WILL NEVER FALL
So prepare your minds for service and have self-control. All your hope should be for the gift of grace that will be yours when Jesus Christ is shown to you.
Song & Verse: IT’S NOT OVER (WHEN GOD IS IN IT)
IT’S NOT OVER (WHEN GOD IS IN IT) by Israel Houghton & New Breed It’s not over, it’s not finished It’s not ending, it’s only the beginning When God is in it, all things are new All things are new I know its darkest just before dawn Might be the hardest season you experience IContinueContinue reading “Song & Verse: IT’S NOT OVER (WHEN GOD IS IN IT)”
Infinite possibilities
Where do you see yourself in five years? I’m sure you bought into the same short-term life-planning pit at some point or several points of your life too. In my youth, I always had an idea or a hope of where I would be in five years’ time in some area of my life – education, work, or relationship. Today I don’t. **Follow the link to read the full article.**
Perserverance & Endurance
People in your circle may give you platitudes (empty words) meant to lift you up, but if those words don’t line up with the Word of God, you will soon fall flat again. No where in God’s Word are we told to give up when we are confronted with opposition. No where. But in all things we are to count the cost of our pursuit to make sure it’s something we can sustain and succeed in.
10 Things I Missed About New York City While Away
Absence does indeed make the heart grow fonder. Almost immediately upon my return (i.e. on the ride home from the airport), I was gushing with pleasure from the energy infusing me just from driving through the City and seeing all the people going about their lives. ** Follow the link to read the full article.
Harvest Life 