28 “Come to me all of you who are tired from the heavy burden you have been forced to carry. I will give you rest. 29 Accept my teaching. Learn from me. I am gentle and humble in spirit. And you will be able to get some rest. 30 Yes, the teaching that I ask you to accept is easy. The […]
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Lift Your Spirit ~ “He Will”
Now this is what the Lord says—the one who created you, Jacob,and the one who formed you, Israel—“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;I have called you by your name; you are mine.2 When you pass through the waters,I will be with you,and the rivers will not overwhelm you.When you walk through the fire,you will not be […]
“The Smartest Response to Belittling Comments” with Jefferson Fisher
When you talk, do not say harmful things, but say what people need—words that will help others become stronger. Then what you say will do good to those who listen to you. Ephesians 4:29 NCV It’s that time of year where we are experiencing the shifting of seasons. It may not be in the official […]
Reading Digest: “Making Peace With What I Can’t Control”
8 “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.9 For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:8-9 NLT Sometimes you come across a book that you feel was written just […]
“REAL ID”
The mandate was result of the September 11, 2001, attack in the United States. The intention was to create a system for securing national safety by preventing fraud – of identity. In other words, it would be a tangible form of authentic proof of who the card holder is. There is a stiff penalty in […]
“More Crockpot, Less Microwave” ~ Lisa Harper on Joyce Meyer’s Talk It Out Podcast
Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. 15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that […]
“When Emptiness is Disguised as the Need to Possess”
There are some chores that I would rather forget about. One such is the arduous closet cleaning. UGH! For some of you, perhaps this is a means for excusing oneself from entertaining the needs of others, to attend to the call of a chaotic space. And for others, it’s the opportunity to get in and […]
Reading Digest: “Raising Jesca” by Shana Marie Gilbert
“Raising Jesca” by Shana Marie Gilbert Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you. James 1:27 NLT God, who lives in his holy palace, is a father to orphans, and he takes care of widows. Psalm […]
Lift Your Spirit ~ “Slow Down”
But those who trust in the Lord for help will find their strength renewed.They will rise on wings like eagles; they will run and not get weary; they will walk and not grow weak. Isaiah 40:31 GNT Sometimes we need to intentionally quiet ourselves and purposely slow down. Could it be that you needed to hear those words, in this […]
“When It Feels Like Everyone Else Has the Life You Wanted – Do You Still See Me GOD?” ~ Toni Collier
1 Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty. 2 This I declare about the Lord:He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him. 9 If you make the Lord your refuge, if you make the Most High your shelter,10 no evil will conquer you; no plague […]
Titus Two 