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Connecting-the-Dots

Connecting-the-Dots

Far too much time is spent on connecting-the-dots.  Connecting- the-dots means trying to figure out how to make things work, how to make things fit, how to mend a relationship, how to pay a bill, how to get a certain job, or who you can count on for help.  Our understanding is limited and has […]

Gaining Wealth God’s Way

Gaining Wealth God’s Way

Proverbs 10:2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death. Beware of get-rich schemes that lead to financial ruin or even spiritual death, which is separation from God.  The New Living Translation reads, “Tainted wealth has no lasting value but right living can save your life”.  Making hasty decisions in the times of […]

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

I Thessalonians 5:14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. (Continuation from the title: “Don’t Hate It”) Paul ended the 22 commands and admonitions to the brethren at Thessalonica.  22.) Abstain from all appearance of evil.  Anything that looks like evil […]

Have Faith in God

Have Faith in God

  Mark 11:22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. I am reminded of a statement Jessie Duplantis made. He said, “What I love about faith: faith streamlines the mine and cuts through the clutter. It makes you focus on the priority and eliminates all the confusion out here, the way I […]

Swinging at the Air

Swinging at the Air

Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. Every person who has ever touched down on planet earth has entered into the valley of decision.  Lacking understanding, not knowing what to do, what to say, and where to go can consume an inordinate amount to time.  […]

How to Succeed in Everything

How to Succeed in Everything

Proverbs 16:3 Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. Yes, it is possible to succeed in everything!  To commit in this scripture means to roll or to transfer.  What’s too hard for you is just right for God.  The Psalmist encourages you to roll or to transfer that work upon […]

What Can Faith in God Do For You?

What Can Faith in God Do For You?

Hebrews 11:23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment.   Faith cancels out fear.  It is like light and darkness, which cannot occupy the same space at the same time.  One or […]

Love Lends

Love Lends

I Samuel 1:28 Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there. A loving mother gives her children back to the LORD. Hannah prayed for a child, for she was barren. God remembered her prayers and blessed […]

Won’t He Do It – Oh, Yes He Will!

Won’t He Do It – Oh, Yes He Will!

Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. When it looks like the end is near, and hope is fading, Selah (Pause and think about this)! One of the many names of God is Jehovah Shammah, which means the LORD is there. Another name is Jehovah […]

Faith: “Let Go and Let God”

Faith: “Let Go and Let God”

Mark 11:22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. The beauty of faith is you do not have to try to figure things out or try to connect the dots, you just have to believe. Believing is trusting. Did not God say trust in the LORD with all your heart and don’t […]