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Do you know what’s waiting for you in Heaven? God has graciously given us many Bible verses about Heaven, and they paint a beautiful picture for those of us who will one day enter Heaven. We will be with our loving Abba, Father, forever! And we’ll be free from sin and sorrow and death. There…
One of the most basic questions of life is, “Why am I here?” Finding your purpose in God will answer that question. Every person in the world is on a journey. No one is here by accident or coincidence. Everyone has a reason for being alive at this point in time. The question is, “What…
Have you ever read Proverbs 31:10-31 about the virtuous woman and wondered, “What is a distaff?” Or a spindle? And then wondered, “How can I be a virtuous woman? I don’t even know what some of these things are!” Or thought, “I don’t even know how to sew. Much less how to make my own cloth!! …
Throughout Proverbs God urges us to seek wise counsel and instruction. He tells us that the wise man seeks the counsel of many and that only the fool, the scorner, the wicked refuse wise counsel. Proverbs 12:15 tells us… The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel…
Instead of confronting her and being honest with her, I let the friendship die. I wish so much that I had…
For most of my life, I have been a bit of a neat freak. I like for my things to have their place and be in their place. Clutter makes me a little nervous. However, sadly, the older I get, the less I have the ‘want to’ or the energy to be so neat. But…
Joseph was horribly mistreated for many years. He was thrown into a pit by his brothers. Sold by them into slavery! Taken from his homeland into Egypt. Falsely accused of rape…any innocent man’s nightmare. Imprisoned. And forgotten. I can’t imagine being treated the way Joseph was. And by so many different people! God’s Greater Purposes Surely,…
Both of our daughters are still at home with us. And we couldn’t be happier about that. But I know that sooner or later, I will have an empty nest. Not happy about that prospect. At all. Sometimes I feel as if I’m living holding my breath, waiting for that change, that move away from…
As I was praying the other day, I thanked God, as I often do, for His grace…His amazingly wonderful grace. God graciously answers prayer after prayer for me…generously, too. For one, He has amazingly provided for my family since I lost my job. He’s not only kept us fed and our bills paid…grace…but He has…
I remember sitting in a high school class one day, looking at my teacher, and wondering, “What could possibly possess a person to become a teacher! Why would anyone voluntarily commit themselves to be in school again once they had finally graduated…and escaped?” I mean, she looked like a reasonable, rational person. My next thought…