Posts made in November, 2021

Lemons or Lemonade? “But may the God of all grace,…………, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.” 1 Peter 5:10, NKJV God can take the bad events in our life and turn them into something good for us. I have seen Him do that dozens and dozens of times in my life and in the lives of others. God can surely take a lemon and make lemonade out of it. Our scripture for today reminds us of that truth. We...

Avoid This Bad Habit “……..Do not fret–it only causes harm.” Psalm 38:8, NKJV.   The definition of the word fret is; “to express worry, discontent, or to become upset about something.” We have probably all fretted over some situation or someone in our lives. The question is; does it help when we fret about something or when we fret about someone? God’s advice that we find in the scripture for today is; “fretting only causes...

God Loves You And Always Will “For I am persuaded that neither death nor life……shall be able to separate us from the love of God…” Romans 8:38-39, NKJV Satan tries to convince us that God’s love is based on our good or bad actions. Nothing could be further from the truth. Now, God does not approve of our sin and He will convict us of our sin in hopes that we will repent and seek His forgiveness. However, even if we do not, God...

Making A Possibility Out Of An Impossibility “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13, NKJV “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.” John 14:12, NKJV We all encounter situations in our life that seem impossible. We consider the situation and look at all we might do to correct the...

Life In The Pressure Cooker “We are hard pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair …” — 2 Corinthians 4:8, NKJV Well, as it turns out, life can be difficult. In fact, life can be hard. There are no free passes given out in this life. If you live, you will face difficulties. I face them, you face them and even Jesus faced difficulties. Jesus faced difficulties you and I will probably never...