A family member of mine who recently returned home from Afghanistan told me of how God spoke to his heart regarding the fact that life is not always about him. He was in a situation where he questioned God and asked Him, couldn’t you have spared me from this? Is there something you want from me?  Can’t you ask someone else? After contemplating all these thoughts, he had to say, Well, it’s not always about you. He relates the story of being in Afghanistan, in fear for his life,  having a pity party, and asking the Lord, what am I doing here?  The Lord informed him that he had lost…

Ah, relief! This is how I often feel after a busy week of running here and there and it has been one of those weeks.  Out for lunch with daughter, out for birthday with granddaughter, dinner at son’s house and another dinner tonight for my son’s 40th birthday, and basketball games for the grandkids!   And although I love every minute of it, it is such a relief when I can just stop and rest.    Joining the Five Minute Friday Community today. Yes, rest, this word comes up once again as it has many times since the beginning of this year.  This is my word for the year. The Lord told me to…

As we spend time with the Lord, we will find many ways to grow our faith.  Below are 10 ways that may help you to grow your faith in the new year. 10 Ways to Grow Your Faith 1.  Seek God every day – Am I seeking God with all my heart, soul, and mind?  I’m commanded to, but if I love Him I should do it because I love Him, not just out of duty.  How quick I am to get on my phone and/or my computer, or to doing my duties/chores of the day,and even to talk to or spend time with family/friends, But before anything, I need…

Psalms 28:7  The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him. God Is: My strength Nehemiah 8:10 The Joy of the Lord is your strength Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Him who strengthens me My shield He is my protector. He protects me from danger physically and spiritually. He protects me from foolishness, from unwise decisions, from the devil who is always trying to devour me, and in so many other ways. Psalm 32:7 Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou…

The word for Five MInute Friday is CHALLENGE.  I’ve joined in with them this week. START It is certainly a challenge to watch your grandkids for an extended period of time.  Well, I just had them for one night which turned into two, but it can take its toll on a grandparent.  Everytime I’m asked to keep my grandkids, I challenge myself to do some fun things with them, to spend one on one time with them, but most of all to instill gospel truths into their hearts.  That is what I want most for them.  Unfortunately, I feel as if I fail at this so much of the time. …

Have your eyes been opened as to who God is?  How much time have you really spent in getting to know the Savior? The disciples spent a lot of time with the Lord and yet it was at this moment that their eyes were opened. Luke 24:31  And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.   How long does it take for my eyes to be opened to the truths of God’s Word?  Many times I have read God’s Word and there were many things that I did not understand, but then one day, I  read the same passage and suddenly my…

Do this, don’t do this!  Unfortunately, there are many even in Christianity who tell us we must do and don’t do this in order to be a Christian. Because of this it has turned many away from the gospel. The Do This and Don’t Do this basis of Christianity is simply not true.  Christianity is not based on doing or not doing.  God did not send the law as our check list to get to heaven.  He sent it as our schoolmaster to lead us to Christ, to show us that we are all sinners in need of The Savior. So are there do’s and don’ts of the Christian life? …

I’m really not a fan of writing on this subject, but lately the sin of drunkenness has come up in my devotional time and I felt compelled to put a few things here.  For the most part I am sharing what I’ve found on other sites that relay my beliefs on the subject. My prayer for my children and grandchildren is that they will abstain from these sins and from any appearance of evil.  And if you believe that drinking socially is OK, just remember that you may be a great stumbling block to the weaker brother. (Romans 14) The article below from John G. Paton is one of the…

Do you like to write?  Sometimes I do.  Sometimes I go more on my feelings; I just scribble things down when I feel like it.  While thinking about this subject, the first thing that came to my mind was what God says.  Write His Word in your heart.  There are so many reasons that we should do this. First of all, if we truly love the Lord our God with all our heart, then it will be our desire to know Him better.  How do we do that?  To know anyone better, you spend time with them.  Read His Word, do it, and write all you can upon the tables…

What lessons do you learn from God’s Word?  God’s Word is the mirror of truth.  If one looks into it honestly each and every day, they will see so many things that need to be worked on to make their walk one that is pleasing to God. When I look into the mirror each day, I am seldom happy.  I work on making my appearance pleasing to others and to myself.  We ought to do the same with God’s Word only our foremost desire should be to please Him. As I read about Manasseh, the Lord pointed out several lessons that I need to take to heart. You can read…