Consider

Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.James 1:2‭-‬3 NASB Joy is not usually defined as trials and difficulties. This passage suggests that joy comes from these. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking…

Wash your hands, you sinner

Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world. James 4:8 NLT God is so close that if you cuddle up with Him… You find Him right there next to you. Wash hands in a…

It’s glorious

For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland. Isaiah 43:19 NLT I am here working on the “new.” You should see it. It is a completely new direction. It…

Oh baby oh baby

This poem is dedicated to my mom who left us to be with Jesus yesterday: Oh baby oh baby Where have you been I dreamed of you on a starry night A love that I never knew I might Have to hold So sweet So bold Hearts you’ll change Worlds you’ll save A future you’ll…

Greater=lower

The greatest among you must be a servant. Matthew 23:11 NLT The greatest means the one who God has placed in higher position. Even that person serves. But those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. Matthew 23:12 NLT But even though placed in higher position, this lifted…

Sister

“Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. Matthew 6:19 NLT Today… My twin tells me she was considering making lemon fat bombs for us. Funny thing, I was also considering making peppermint fat bombs for us. This is one of…

Holding

Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. Hebrews 10:23 NLT We can do this. We can hold to God’s hope. Let us not waffle or waiver. Let us have faith in God’s “promise.” Let us think of ways to motivate one another…

What is the best plan?

Some of you say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to some city. We will stay there a year, do business, and make money.” But you do not know what will happen tomorrow! John 4:14 NCV God controls so many things—our future opportunities, our ministries, our hopes, our dreams, so our thoughts—also must be controlled…

Hanging on means losing

If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. Luke 9:24 NLT Hanging on to life causes losing. And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but are yourself lost or destroyed? Luke 9:25…

Narrow

“You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way. But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it. Matthew 7:13‭-‬14 NLT You can get there….