Letting go and Harvesting
May 28th, 2009
There is a saying “if you get caught up in things over which you have no control, it will adversely affect those things over which you can control.” The last couple of months of my life have been wrought with situations I would have loved to have had some control over, but I didn’t. Today, [...]
“God meaning”
May 25th, 2009
The following was a part of my morning devotion/reading for Monday, May 25, 2009. This is a “reflection” written by a faithful servant at Ginghamsburg Church. Ginghamsburg has a great on line devotional called the “Transformation Journal.” To see more–go to www.ginghamsburg.org/tj “Chasing After The Wind” Ecclesiastes 2:10, 11 (TNIV) I denied myself nothing my [...]
Shortcuts
May 21st, 2009
The fifth verse of this morning’s Proverb (21) kind of jumped out at me, “Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.” After I read this, my mind immediately pictured those darn people that stand in front of me in line at the convenience store and buy 5 minutes [...]
Livin’ the Real Way
May 16th, 2009
My favorite definition of character is “the ability to handle the demands of reality.” The stronger your character the better you can handle whatever life throws your way-without compromising the core beliefs God has given you. Living a Godly life means living a life in reality. For years I created my own reality. Addictions and [...]
“Unoffendable”
May 13th, 2009
I remember talking to a person years ago and he would say how he used to be so into himself that he could be in a room of 50 people and if 49 of the people treated him well, those 49 people would end up getting overshadowed by the 1 person who did not treat [...]