Lord, I trust in you. You are my God.My life is in your hands. Psalm 31:14-15a Easy-to-Read Version God is bigger than time,dates, and appointments.He wants you to movethrough this day with a quiet heart,an inward assurance thatHe is in control, a peaceful certaintythat your life is in His hands,a deep trust in His plan and…
Month: January 2021
God is In Control …
The Lord Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies, makes this solemn decree: “Be sure of this: Just as I have planned, so it will be. Every purpose of my heart will surely come to pass. Isaiah 14:24 The Passion Translation This is no time for fear,This is a time for faith and determination.Don’t lose the vision hereCarried away by emotion.Hold…
Wisdom from Peanuts
In God’s Time
For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.2 A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to harvest.3 A time to kill and a time to heal. A time to tear down and a time to build up.4 A time to cry and a time to laugh. A…
Living in the Now
“The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.” Abraham Maslow God says, “I heard you at the right time, and I gave you help on the day of salvation.”I tell you that the “right time” is now. The “day of salvation” is now. 2 Corinthians 6:2 Easy-to-Read Version “Every…
+ Time
Grace and Truth + Time = Growth From our vantage point, time is present experience. The only time we have is whatever we are experiencing at the present moment. Going forward or back in time is impossible. Right this instant is the only place where we can ever live. When we truly live in time,…
Grace Received, Grace Given
For it is by grace [God’s remarkable compassion and favor drawing you to Christ] that you have been saved [actually delivered from judgment and given eternal life] through faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [not through your own effort], but it is the [undeserved, gracious] gift of God Ephesians 2:8 Amplified Bible Be…
More Grace & Truth…
We spend January 1st walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives…not looking for flaws, but for potential. Ellen Goodman I see Truth and Grace in…
Truth about Grace
Grace when the sun is shining, Lord,Grace when the sky is black.Grace when I get the unkind word,Grace then to answer back,Grace when I’m pushed into a nook,Grace when I get my turn.Grace when the dinner will not cook,Grace when I let it burn. Grace when my duties go all wrong,Grace when they seem alright.Grace…
A Time for Grace & Truth
May you know more and more of grace and peace as your knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord grows deeper. 2 Peter 1:2 J.B. Phillips New Testament Jesus did not come to strike a balance between grace and truth. He brought the full measure of both. Andy Stanley These days, Grace and Truth seem…