Life for Your Friends- John 15:13 (NLT)
There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. (John 15:13 NLT) There are a lot of folks experiencing the devastating losses amid the wildfires in California and freezing temperatures in the north leaving many out in the cold without housing. It is at this time that we all need […]
Encourage Others- Proverbs 17:22 (NIV)
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. (Proverbs 17:22 NIV) I must be attentive to those around me. Someone may need an encouraging word or gentle hug. Hurting people are all around me. I do not have to look far to find them. I see those in other […]
Love is the Answer- Mark 12:30-31 (NIV)
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these. (Mark 12:30-31 NIV) We all can have strong beliefs in something, but not all will […]
Made in God’s Image- Psalms 139:14 (NIV)
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful; I know that full well. (Psalms 139:14 NIV) In Every store or business, we visit, we will find labels with prices on them. We may pass on buying the product because we feel the price is too high. We may […]
Love Meets the Need- John 3:16 (NIV)
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:16 NIV) I can say I love someone but until I put love into action, it is just words. If I see another in need and do not […]
In Time of Need- Psalms 121:1-2 (NIV)
I lift my eyes to the mountains—-where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. (Psalms 121:1-2 NIV) It is never too late to change. You may be on a detour right now, but you can get turned around and head in the right […]
Be Willing to Wait! Isaiah 40:31 (NKJV)
But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not grow weary, they shall walk and not faint. (Isaiah 40:31 NKJV) What a snowy morning, I started traveling to town only to turn around due to the ice hiding below. […]
Press on to Finish the Goal-Philippians 3:14 (NIV)
I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 3:14 NIV) How do I handle unmet goals? I know that if the goals I had made are unmet, it is because I was not diligent or focused to follow through. Each day I […]
Learn and Gain Knowledge! Isaiah 43:18-19 (NIV)
Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. (Isaiah 43:18-19 NIV) I must live in the now. Yesterday is gone and if I […]
Good Things Come! James 1:17 (NIV)
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows (James 1:17 NIV) All that I own or ever will own, comes from God. I am blessed to see the new fallen snow, woodpeckers at my bird feeder and a […]