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Category Archives: God’s Guidance
Healing
I have often considered the decisions of either praying for someone to be healed or to pray for God’s will. I’m sure I’m not alone in this world over these two directions we should consider for someone who requests we … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical teaching, Christian, Common Sense, God's direction, God's Guidance, Health, Mental Health, Ponderings, Prayer, Priorities, Respect for Life, Sobering Thoughts
Tagged christianity, faith, god, jesus, Prayer
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I’m Tired
That title sounds like a negative confession. Maybe, maybe not. My mind is still going well. My body? That’s another story. A year ago my wife and I embarked on our last huge project. We built a deck. A huge … Continue reading
Posted in Absolute(s), Abundant life, Christian, Common Sense, Failure Not An Option, Follow God, God's Calling, God's direction, God's Guidance, Health, Hope, Love, Maturity, Mental Health, More of God, Old Age, Ponderings, Priorities, Sobering Thoughts, Spiritual Growth
Tagged death, old age, Salvation, Work
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Availability
Believe me when I say growing old is not for sissies. I’ll be seventy-four in October and I’m beginning to feel the change an old body takes from year to year now. The body will fail. It will die. Disease … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical teaching, Christian, Christian Mission, Common Sense, Failure Not An Option, Family, Follow God, God's Guidance, Hope, Love, Maturity, More of God, Old Age, Patience, Ponderings, Possibilities, Respect for Life, Salvation, Sobering Thoughts
Tagged cancer, faith, Family, god, jesus
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Give It Up
John 3:30 He must become greater; I must become less. John 3:36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them. The last part of verse … Continue reading
Judgment?
Judgment is a vast area of study. My perspective is that God laid down principles to live by and in not doing so He has no say over man since free will steers the individual to apply or not apply … Continue reading
Don’t Give Up
I’ve not been writing much lately. The summer projects consumed my wife and me. We built a deck and my wife is trying to finish up her sidewalk project. A friend came and put in the sliding glass door for … Continue reading
Posted in Abundant life, Biblical teaching, Christian Mission, Common Sense, Death, Divorce, Failure Not An Option, Follow God, God's Calling, God's direction, God's Guidance, Growing up, Health, Maturity, More of God, Old Age, Ponderings, Possibilities, Priorities, Respect for Life, Retirement, Sobering Thoughts, Spiritual Growth
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I Love God
I sit here tonight with nothing in particular on my mind. My wife went off to church for intercessory prayer. I’ve been to a previous evening, but tonight I’ve had all I can do for one day. Being old isn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Abundant life, Biblical teaching, Christian Mission, Common Sense, Divorce, Failure Not An Option, Family, Follow God, God's Calling, God's direction, God's Guidance, Health, Home, Love, Marriage, Maturity, Mental Health, Old Age, Ponderings, Respect for Life, Salvation, Sobering Thoughts, Soulmate, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Investment
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Children Are Our Heritage
Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. – Psalm 127:3 I have had something that has shifted in my life of late. I drove a school bus when I was … Continue reading
Retrospect – There Is No Future In The Past
I happen to live in the moment sometimes not thinking about the past or future. Today I woke up from a dream I still have on my mind. It was about my first real love. It was real, but it … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, Common Sense, Days in Small, Failure Not An Option, Family, God's Calling, God's direction, God's Guidance, Good ole days, Growing up, Home, Hope, Love, Marriage, Maturity, Memories, Mental Health, More of God, Possibilities, Sobering Thoughts, Soulmate, Spiritual
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Why?
I’ve dropped the ball on writing. I’m busy with so many other things. Driving a school bus for the summer reading program finished up last Thursday. My wife and I are building a huge deck. It is a major project. … Continue reading
Posted in Absolute(s), Abundant life, Christian Mission, Common Sense, Death, Divorce, Follow God, God's Calling, God's direction, God's Guidance, Health, Home, Hope, Love, Marriage, Maturity, Memories, Mental Health, More of God, Old Age, Patience, Priorities, Respect for Life, Retirement, Salvation, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Investments
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