Tag Archives: God

GOING HOME

Goodbyes are most often packed with all forms of emotions.  Long-lasting relationships can be solidified or broken over goodbyes.  God teaches Jacob, and us, that we must not wait until death or a tragic occurrence takes away the ability to … Continue reading

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WHAT WE DO FOR LOVE!

May His favor be upon youAnd a thousand generationsAnd your family and your childrenAnd their children, and their children May His presence go before youAnd behind you, and beside youAll around you, and within youHe is with you, he is … Continue reading

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BLESSED AND SENT

There is nothing we will do that will prevent God from accomplishing His will among His people.  Jacob was chosen from the womb by God to be the one who will carry on the promise He had given to Abraham, … Continue reading

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DECEPTION DESTROYS RELATIONSHIPS

Relationships that include deception, betrayal, hate, envy, jealousy, and arrogance do not fare well and can lead to avenging thoughts of getting even.  In fact, all unhealthy relationships consistently “keep score” of wrong doings and the stuff accumulated by deceptive … Continue reading

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MAKING PEACE AS A STRANGER IN THE LAND

This world will try to shut me downPush and shove me to the ground but II been covered by the blood of ChristI am His and He is mineMay be hated but this ain’t my townPersecuted constantly beat downBut there’s … Continue reading

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HOW HUNGRY ARE YOU?

“I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!”  “I’m so hungry I could the walls!” Our kids would come in from school famished and say ridiculous statements like this to indicate the seriousness of their hunger.  But when we would … Continue reading

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WHO WILL PAY?

Most of us do it.  We go out to eat together with family or close friends.  At the end of the meal, we have a friendly argument over who will pay the check. It becomes a friendly game of “who’s … Continue reading

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TEDIOUS RELATIONSHIPS?

The quality of our relationships with each other; those outside our family, those in our workplaces, and those with the church family begins with and depends on the quality of our relationship with God.  God is the creator of relationship.  … Continue reading

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TALKING AND LISTENING TO SELF

“So, I said to myself, this is how it really is and this is how I will fix it.”  How many times in our lives does the fear of the unknown drive us to think, say, and do things that … Continue reading

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DON’T LOOK BACK…

How bad can it get?  How worse will life get?  What will it take for things to turn around?  Will there be better days ahead?  When we find ourselves in the middle of raging wildfires of hate, arrogance, degradation, deprivation, … Continue reading

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