There’s Nothing Like a Beautiful Bouquet…

There’s Nothing Like a Beautiful Bouquet…

Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. When I think of this verse it makes me think of a bouquet of flowers.  It could be because it...
Win or Lose ~ The Choice is Yours!

Win or Lose ~ The Choice is Yours!

2 Corinthians 10:4-5, The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world.  On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.  We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take...
There’s Still Hope!

There’s Still Hope!

Lamentations 3:17-36, I have been so deprived of peace, I have so forgotten what happiness is,  That I think, “My strength is gone, And so is my hope in ADONAI.” Remember my utter misery,  The wormwood and the gall. They are always on my mind; This is why I am so...
He Must Be First…

He Must Be First…

Psalm 86: 11-12 Lord, teach me your way,  so that I can live by your truth; Make me single-hearted, So that I can fear your name. I will thank you, Lord my God, With my whole heart;  And I will glorify your name forever. “Lord, teach your way,”  I can’t even...
You Can More Than Survive ~ You Can Overcome!

You Can More Than Survive ~ You Can Overcome!

Job 8:21-22,  “He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy.  Those who hate you will be clothed with shame and the tent of the wicked will cease to exist.”   You can be an overcomer!  No matter what things look like today, if you will...
Don’t Give Up ~ Trust Him Through Good Times & Bad

Don’t Give Up ~ Trust Him Through Good Times & Bad

2 Kings 6:33 – 7:2 “While he (Elisha) was still speaking, the messenger arrived with this message from the king:  “Here, this evil is from the Lord.  Why should I wait for the Lord any longer?” Elisha answered, “Listen to the word of the Lord.  Here is what the...
He Offers Us His Peace In Every Situation

He Offers Us His Peace In Every Situation

John 14:27  “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.  I do not give to you as the world gives.  Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” Once you have experienced His peace and His presence you know you don’t ever want to live...
Don’t Base Your Faith on What You See

Don’t Base Your Faith on What You See

Mark 6:6,  He was amazed at their lack of faith. Oh no!  I would never want that said of me and yet I know there have been times throughout my life when I haven’t had the faith and trust I should have.  They missed out on so much because of it and we also...
Ask God To Override What You See With What He Sees!

Ask God To Override What You See With What He Sees!

1 Samuel 16:7,  But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him.  For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” How much different...
Make That Valley a Better Place …

Make That Valley a Better Place …

Psalm 84:5-7,  “Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage, As they pass through the Valley of Baka, they make it a place of springs;  the autumn rains also cover it with pools. They go from strength to strength, till each...
He Knows You Better Than You Know Yourself

He Knows You Better Than You Know Yourself

Psalm 139:13 -16, “For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.  I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.  Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.  My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in...
A View Like David’s

A View Like David’s

Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.    He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.    He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness    For His names’s sake. Even though I walk...