For in my inner being, I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members. (Romans 7:22, 23 NIV) Waging war A blinding light stops us in our tracks and hearing God’s voice clearly, sounds ideal to times we anticipate our next step. Saul’s transformation into Paul, profound as it was, did not leave Paul without struggles. We all get Paul’s- what I want to do I do not […]

Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God, and He will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. (James 4:7,8 NIV) Dirty Hands? What can wash our sins away? Nothing, except Jesus’s blood. One sign of a completed job- washed hands. Can we help someone, not willing to help themselves? Walk away answering…no? Never give up praying for someone. Decide to serve God, even if in inner circle, we’re the only one. We’re never alone, God is always with us. Are you […]

See to it, brothers, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. (Hebrews 3:12,13 NIV) Encourage As long as it’s called Today, we are to encourage each other. Share a kind word, pass Christ’s love forward. We can do this as long as our hearts remain softened to understand. We all know someone who has been hardened by deceit. Do they realize deceit is the culprit? No. Most of […]

The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their cry; the face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from the earth. The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. (Psalm 34: 17,18 NIV) Trouble Trouble? To be delivered from all trouble- seriously? Do you believe God’s Word as truth? If so, trust in scripture is key. Let’s ask ourselves an important question- Have my choices agreed with path leading to God’s righteousness? If choices have […]

“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.” (Matthew 5:13 NIV) Time Motivating Monday! How was your weekend? Passed too quick, I know. Hard to believe it’s November 10, 2014. I need to remember to pick up my Thanksgiving turkey. Thanksgiving forever has a new meaning. Last conversation I held with Grandma Hurley pertained to setting plans for Thanksgiving dinner, next day. We talked about details, knowing her days were numbered, […]