“Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen.” Ephesians 3:20-21 NLT Sometimes it’s really hard for me to write. Mainly […]
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“These people honor me only with their words, for their hearts are so very distant from me. They pretend to worship me, but their worship is nothing more than empty traditions of men”. Matthew 15:8-9 TPT 🎶ABCDEFG🎶 Do you remember when you first learned your alphabet? Do you remember when your kids did? I bet
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“I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for those who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength he exerted
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“The one thing I ask of the Lord-the thing I seek most- is to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.” Psalm 27:4 William D. Barney once wrote, “At times, reading a book, I discover that I’m doing no such thing, but have drifted off the margin”. This can
“With this in mind, we constantly pray that our God will empower you to live worthy of all that he has invited you to experience. And we pray that by his power all the pleasures of goodness and all the works inspired by faith would fill you completely. By doing this the name of Jesus
“Sing a new song of praise to him; play skillfully on the harp and sing with joy. For the word of the Lord holds true, and we can trust everything he does”. Psalm 33:3-4 For as long as I can remember, music has been a part of my life. With my parents and grandparents all
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“The eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. How foolish we are to look for help among ourselves when we could have God’s help”. II Chronicles 16:9 (paraphrased) God doesn’t give you anything more than you can handle. This comforting encouragement has
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I have to want to change more than I want to stay the same. This goes through my mind constantly with all the things in my life that need improvement! But it’s so easy to rationalize why what’s familiar is ok and so hard to get moving out of my comfort zone to make that
“And I will give you treasures hidden in the darkness — secret riches. I will do this so you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, the one who calls you by name.” Isaiah 45:3 Hours of tossing and turning redirected what should have been a restful night’s sleep, into grumpiness
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