“God loves us, this I know, for the Bible tells me so!” Isn’t this part of a song that we sang as children? Times were so much easier then, as a young child, when we didn’t question and demand from God that He gives us what we wanted. We just automatically knew that He lovedContinue reading “Obedience is a small price for us to pay for the love of God”
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Accepting failure is actually the key to success
No one likes to think that by failing, we may turn out to be successful in our life pursuits. “How does that work?”, you may ask? If you completely are believing in the goals that you have set for yourself and in what you want to accomplish, then you will find a way to succeed.Continue reading “Accepting failure is actually the key to success”
Traversing the hills and valleys of life with grace
Sometimes, life is hard. I suppose that that is an understatement, to say the least. But then again, life can be easy, too, at times. Those are the hills and valleys of life that we travel. These ups and downs in life can become more meaningful to all of us who want to grow andContinue reading “Traversing the hills and valleys of life with grace”
It’s not WHERE you worship, it’s THAT you worship. That is when you can help make a difference in the world.
I am the youngest of four children that my parents had. Each one of us has attended a different domination of Christian faith as we each started our own families. My point with that statement is that my mom and dad NEVER said that we must go to one particular church or attend only aContinue reading “It’s not WHERE you worship, it’s THAT you worship. That is when you can help make a difference in the world.”
Will everyone with common sense, please stand up for the truth?!?
Don’t continue to hold onto past mistakes. Instead, see those past choices as opportunities to now go in a different direction with your life. This doesn’t define who you want to be.
Why are we sometimes so resistant to change?
Changes that happen in our lives can be difficult to deal with. To help us get through it, we need to trust that God will get us to a better place because of it.
Would any of us have been able to carry the cost of the cross, like Jesus did?
God sent His Son to save us from our sins and to give us the chance for eternal life with Him in heaven. Don’t waste the chance that He has given us.
When hatred assails, God prevails
God is more powerful than hate. He gives us the strength to stand up and speak out against hate. Changing the world starts with us.
How do we determine if something should be of value in our lives?
You get out of life what you put into it. When you value life, then you learn to find joy in laughing at yourself and see all of your own mistakes as learning curves in life.
Staying positive, when it is SO easy to be negative
Handling what life hands out in a positive manner, doesn’t keep you from having to face bad things, it just helps you to get through them easier!
A Joyful Mission 