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Joy Life Challange Mindfulness

DWELL IN THE NOW

It snowed today the 19th of March. People were remembering that one year ago today it was 82 degrees. They were moaning and groaning that this winter is lasting too long and resenting the fresh new 3-inch blanket of white. The Lord has taught me how to drop out of time, (I am immortal after […]

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Hope Joy Life Challange

WHY NOT MORE?

When our children were homeschooling, they would always try to see WHAT WAS THE LEAST LEARNING THEY COULD GET BY WITH. They are doing better with that as adults, but we all struggle to get by with the least of the truly good things in life. GOD, THE WORD OF GOD, PRAYER, LEARNING, WORK,CHILDREN, EXERCISE, […]

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Comfort Faith Humility Joy

THEN YOU DIE AND EVERYONE FORGETS YOU!

I’ve always struggled to see what was the point of Ecclesiastes. Recently I was participating in a sunday-school class for veterans and the Lord led us to Ecclesiastes chapter nine verses 5-10   For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; […]

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Comfort Faith Joy

LIFT UP THE HANDS THAT HANG DOWN

As I observe people in psychiatric help locations or, for that matter, everywhere, even in church, I see a lot of “hands that hang down”. It may be OK for the world to walk around with faces and bodies screaming, “poor me!” but I don’t feel that it pleases the Lord or reflects well on […]

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Comfort Humility Joy Uncategorized

I Feel Sorry that You Can’t Be Me!

Just what does a really healthy person experience in regards to delighting in their God-given design and the life He has given them? When I discharge people from the day hospital, I sometimes tell them that my goal for them is that, in a couple of years, they might wake up, sit on the edge […]

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Comfort Joy

KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE REWARD: JOY UNSPEAKABLE AND FULL OF GLORY

At every point in life, I can find grace from God to do the right thing or go my own way and do the wrong. There is no choice to go my own way and do the right. Going my own way is the sin of iniquity, the worst sin of all. If I do […]

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Comfort Joy

Glorious, Godly Glee

The joy of the Lord is my strength. A couple of weeks ago we had a young lady baptized at our church. She was so short that she almost floated when she tried to sink into the water. I think that she was about 7 years old. When the pastor asked her if she had […]