Not About Anything! Do not worry about anything but pray and ask God for everything you need. (Philippians 4:6, CEV) For some, this will be more like “Tis the season to be worried, instead of jolly!” What causes you the most anxiety? What troubles you most? Your health? The cost […]
Thankfulness verses Gratitude One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him. (Luke 17:15-16, NIV) When we read the Bible we see many references to the words and subjects of gratitude and thanksgiving. […]
Forgiveness x3 You, Lord, are forgiving and good. (Psalm 86:5, NIV) Christ demonstrates his unconditional forgiveness of us in this way: he forgives, forgets, and removes our sin from us. He does not merely declare forgiveness through words of absolution as we often read in the Bible or hear in […]
The Blessings of Studying Study and do your best to present yourself to God approved. (2 Timothy 2:15, Amp. Bible) I’m not a gadget lover and usually balk whenever my husband wants to purchase one, but occasionally he gets one that does not go into the gadget graveyard, but actually […]
What God Alone Can Give Now may the Lord of peace Himself grant you His peace at all times and in every way [that peace and spiritual well-being that comes to those who walk with Him, regardless of life’s circumstances]. (2 Thessalonians 3:16, Amplified Bible) “God will give you peace […]
A Prayer for When You Need to Make Decisions Without good advice everything goes wrong—it takes careful planning for things to go right. (Proverbs 15:22, CEV) I have a plan, Lord. I have some thoughts about (name them) and I need to make some decisions in order to move forward […]
The Company We Keep As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend. (Proverbs 27:17, NLT) If you’ve raised or are raising children, then you probably have had conversations with them about their friendships or the how the company they keep can influence them for good or bad. When […]
Avoid Passive-Aggressive Behavior What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today I the vineyard.’ ‘I will not’, he answered, but later he changed his mind and went. ‘then the father went to the other […]
Practicality Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. What is the first thing you will do? Won’t you sit down and figure out how much it will cost and if you have enough money to pay for it? (Luke 14:28, CEV) Some people are very practical by nature. […]
You are a natural (re)born giver! “More blessings come from giving than from receiving.” (Acts 20:35, CEV) A conversation with one of my grandsons recently brought a smile to my face and warmed my heart. As we talked about Christmas, I asked him if he was getting ready. He assured […]
Daily Encouragement for the Soul 