By keeping it according to Your word.”
Psalm 119:9
“Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.” Psalm 23:4c A shepherd’s rod and staff had four purposes: protection, guidance, discipline, and giving love. With the rod the shepherd could beat off a predator and with the staff he could pull a lamb back away from a steep precipice. He used…
A new year. A chance to try again, start over, reevaluate, and reapply old strategies. One year as I began a new year, I went over some things that I had been learning and realized that I did not touch my children as often as I had when they were…
To overcome burnout, you must balance the following: Relationship and time with God- Practicing the presence of God / Praise Practice contentment (Bloom where you are planted) Rest, relaxation, meditation – Be anxious for nothing… Good nutrition Regular exercise Laughter and play – “Blessed are those who laugh at themselves, for they will…
“But I say to you who hear, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.” Luke 6:27-28 God requires us to have a soft heart for those who hurt us. This is not easy. But seeing them…
The churches of Revelation: Church of Pergamum: “I know where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is; and you hold fast My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days of Antipas, My witness, My faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells. But I have…
“In You, O Lord, I have taken refuge; Let me never be ashamed; In Your righteousness deliver me. Incline Your ear to me, rescue me quickly; Be to me a rock of strength, A stronghold to save me. For You are my rock and my fortress; For Your name’s sake…