Daily encouragement for Christians
From the archives: Have you taken the tools God provides and turned them into guilty pleasures? My name is Linda and I stand guilty as charged. I have spent most of my life overweight. I was never very athletic or physically active. I was more the type to curl up with a book or grab […]
It’s skunk season in my part of the world. My five-year-old black lab was unfamiliar with the species, so naturally, with his inquisitive nature, he had to check it out. My granddaughter and I were outside when she yelled down the hill to me that Jax was chasing something. But, before she could finish her […]
From the archive but still true today: Do you work for the Lord? Is there anything you are regularly compelled to do for God that others just don’t understand? I face this issue often because God’s ways and ours are different. If you’re a pastor people understand that you work on the Sabbath, it’s your […]
A repeat that I believe someone needs to be reminded of today. After not working for several years due to health issues, God opened a door I hadn’t expected. I accepted the part-time position and was in awe at how well my body was handling it. I knew God had sent me there and wanted […]
What does your view look like? When I am driving up to my house I observe it from the road. I see clutter and think of all the work still ahead of us. When I sit on the front deck of the same house I look out at the horizon. It’s a beautiful, relaxed view […]
From the archives: What designates a failure or success in your mind? My husband and I owned an auto repair shop for three and a half years. During that time we accumulated over 1,000 happy and two unhappy customers. We made several financial mistakes during the height of the recession. We bought high-quality equipment thinking […]
We all know someone who looks perfectly fine but always complains about how much they hurt. Sometimes that’s me. In my hypocritical humanness sometimes I silently wish others would just deal with it and stop complaining. Then I think of myself and how often the groans slip out of me before I can catch them. […]
I wrote this in 2020 but for the most part, it is the same today. Some restrictions have been lifted but there is serious talk in my state about another lockdown as new variants of covid emerge. Even if covid was not a concern there are many other situations that have people wondering if God […]
Are you fasting for lent? When I was growing up we always observed lent by fasting meat on Fridays. That meant a lot of McDonald’s Filet O’ Fish for lunch and fish sticks for dinner. That fits well into the dictionary definition; abstain from all or some kinds of food or drink, especially as a […]
Your mind is a battlefield. There is a constant struggle for control of your thoughts and heart. Do you ever let Satan beat you up for the day? Or are you strong enough to stand against his every attack? Recently he had his way with me most of the day. I let him use […]
