Lara Love's Blog, page 344
June 27, 2016
10-Pound Miracle Dog Inspires Lesson
10-Pound Miracle Dog Inspires Lesson
“And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.” Col. 3:17
I would give just about anything to say I no longer lose my temper. But I would be lying. For despite some years now of desperately pleading with the Lord to help me to walk in His love – perfectly mind you – I still fall so very far short of His glory. Yes, I repent. I repent quickly. I repent with true godly sorrow, wanting...
June 25, 2016
The Worst Perversion of All
The Worst Perversion of All
“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.” 2 Tim. 4:3-4
The ultimate perversion, the sickest and most wicked of all perversions, may not be what you think. In this day and age you can only imagine – or not – how heinously perverted some people’s imaginations and actions ar...
June 24, 2016
Pastor Who Refused a Pay Raise
The Pastor Who Refused a Pay Raise
“Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.”” Matthew 16:24-25 ESV
For about 14 years, my long-time pastor traveled back and forth almost monthly between inner city Savannah, GA, and Haiti to preach God’s Word, show people the love of the Lord Jesus Christ, and distribute food, clothi...
June 23, 2016
Just Say YES!
Just Say Yes
“And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end…And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.” Luke 1:31-38
Could anything have soun...
June 22, 2016
Footprints of Grace
Footprints of Grace
“Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.” Psalm 119:133
“The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.” Psalm 37:23
“Do you know how many steps I walked yesterday?” my beloved Mom asked me when she came for a visit. “I can tell you!” she exclaimed. And so she did. She wasn’t so interested in how many steps she actually walked, but was sharing her awe at how thanks to technology on her telephone her ever...
June 21, 2016
The Man in My Dream
The Man in My Dream
“And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.” Col. 3:15-17
I’m not the greatest sleeper. I toss. I turn. I...
June 20, 2016
The Woman Who Couldn’t Read
The Woman Who Couldn’t Read
“Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.” Col. 3:12-14 ESV
“I have a sixth grade education,” a woman told me one day. She had grown up without electricity an...
June 18, 2016
Dog Update
Just checking in to let everyone know yesterday I lost my sweet little Baby dog, about 17 years old. He had an amazing life. He was rescued years ago about 30 minutes before euthanization several states away along with another dog and sent car by car along the east coast to me. The other dog became a beloved dog of mine for years, and Baby was adopted to a friend.
Sadly, my friend ended up after some years moving him into her garage without adequate heat and AC. When I learned that a very eld...
June 17, 2016
From Wall Street to the Streets & Death Row
From Wall Street to the Streets & Death Row
“And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.” 2 Corinthians 5:15
Once upon a time there was a little girl with big dreams who went to the best of private schools, an Ivy League college, worked in London as a copy editor of special sections for international Time Magazine, and later lived the high life working on a national daily newspaper in the Wall Str...
June 16, 2016
Got Trash?
Got Trash?
“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins [mind per the concordance], even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.” Jeremiah 17:9-10
“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.” James 4:7-8
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