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Be pleasing to God

“Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord – we walk by faith, not by sight – be are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to…

Free to…

The best part!   We are free to… Have abundant life eternally and now! Hope! Love ourselves (God loves us so we are lovable!) Love God! Love others! – Now we are filled up and can pour out! Have joy! – Joy is always coupled in the Bible with being…

Victory = Faith

“For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world – our faith.” 1 John 5:4   We are to live by faith, not by feel! God says it, I believe it. Period.  I believe God’s word and will choose my…

God is Greater than…

“You are from God, little children, and have overcome them (spirits other than God); because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.” 1 John 4:4   Can you be victorious in your thought life? Can you conquer the fear and temptations that you…

Truth or Lies?

“I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it, and because no lie is of the truth.” 1 John 2:21   This statement seems so obvious because truth and lies are opposites.  But what we know and what we do…

Sit, Walk, Stand

IMarshall got his first shoes, but he is not quite ready for walking yet!   I hate prep work!  Whether it’s painting a room, trying out a new recipe, or getting ready for a conference in a new state, I would rather just get to the meat of things. Sometimes…