Lara Love's Blog, page 140

My Bad Attitude

“Forgive my bad attitude!” I prayed to God.

I could give you a list of reasons why I had a bad attitude that morning. Maybe then you would tell me I deserved to have a bad attitude. Wouldn’t matter what you think and tell me, though. Nor did it matter all my years of justifying and excusing my bad moods and bad attitudes and bad thoughts and bad words and bad actions. Some of us do a good job of sinning and coming up with a zillion excuses. But do you think our bad attitudes let alone our bad an...

My Apology Concerning 2019 Donation Receipts

To those who graciously have given to the ministry,

Anyone who knows me well knows I work extraordinarily hard in ministry, have very limited help outside my wonderful helpers with printing & production, and strive to do my very best to love and serve the Lord and others in His name. That said, I fall short and continually need the Lord’s love, grace, and mercy – and this time ask for yours.

Normally at the end of each year, I send out an email and post on my ministry website that I am happy to ...

My Apology Concerning Bible Verses!

*** With all my heart, I am sorry that at times I accidentally provide the wrong scriptural reference. I am very imperfect, work very hard and have very little help, and do my best but fall short at times. I encourage you to read the Bible daily & to look up references as you are led to ensure accuracy in your personal studies, learning, and growth. Thank you for your patience and understanding!***

Refusing to Forgive?

Refusing to forgive? Forgiveness isn’t about what you think. It’s not about what you feel. It’s not about what someone did to you or didn’t do. It’s not about the hurt you sustained. It’s not about whether you believe the person deserves forgiveness or not. It’s not about what others think of the matter. The truth according to the Lord God almighty is this:

“”For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neith...

Where Have Love & Kindness Gone?

Seems love and kindness are less and less present in today’s world. It’s no surprise really. Countless people worldwide are living in rebellion against the Lord God almighty, refusing to repent, rejecting Jesus Christ as Lord, and worshiping false gods. Others profess to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ but are living with their backs turned on Him and pay no regard to Him whatever. Still others believe in Him but are lukewarm, lackadaisical, and halfhearted in their faith in and devotion to Him...

I Forgot My Toothpaste

I had walked into a store to buy toothpaste. Found the toothpaste and off I marched to the counter to pay. A few minutes later, I left the store only to have the young woman behind the cash register call out to me that I had forgotten the toothpaste I had purchased. Honestly, I didn’t care. What mattered to me was the Lord had compelled me to reach out to her in conversation whereby I found out she was in need of some love, hope, encouragement, and prayer. We had made arrangements for me to cont...

Bringing Peace to Light

I flopped down on my stomach on my hotel bed for a few minutes rest smack dab in the daytime which I so rarely do, grabbed my little Bible, realized I wouldn’t see much in the dimly lit room, and found to my surprise a few “random” words in a “random” verse my eyes “randomly” fell upon seemed brightly illuminated on the page and in my heart despite the poor lighting. I believe the Holy Spirit brought them to light and compelled me to write this message to share with you now. I have read the Bibl...

Update & Prayer Request

Dear friend,

I have now been on the road for Jesus & ministry with my beloved handicapped ministry dogs for almost 3.5 years doing streets ministry, writing & publishing Gospel tracts, devotionals, books, and lara love’s Good News Magazine, and doing video devotionals and one on one ministry. I am ever in awe the Lord brought me out of decades of brokenness beyond human hope into a life of total devotion to Him.

I am currently in coastal South Carolina and have thus far been in Virginia, New Je...

Don’t Hold Onto Them

The Holy Spirit of God told me one day He was jealous. If you don’t believe God can be jealous, and you don’t understand the dire need we have to avoid making Him jealous, dive into the Bible and see the truth about His jealousy. He commands us to have no gods before Him, He tells us He is to be preeminent in our lives, He warns us that He is to be our first love, He calls us emphatically to seek His Kingdom and righteousness first, He absolutely gets jealous when His children foolishly, rebelli...

God’s Pink Pelicans

If you think the Lord God almighty doesn’t have anything to do with pink pelicans, think again! Oh, what a beautiful pink pelican of a surprise He blessed me with one day as I stayed in yet another hotel in my life on the road full-time for Jesus. I was outdoors in the hot summer South Carolina weather when I called out to a woman also staying at the hotel how much I loved her pants and matching big pocketbook. With big pink pelicans! Know what that total stranger did?

Several hours later, she s...