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Say Goodbye to Vengeance - Are You Ready?

Heb_10:30  For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people. 

When David in the Bible came face to face with his arch enemy King Saul, who had done everything imaginable to kill him,  David refused to seek vengeance and kill King Saul because the king was God's anointed. What was the end result? David's wise decision to refuse revenge humbled Saul on the one hand and on the other hand paved...

Audience of NONE - Would You Do It Anyway?

1Co 10:31  Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. 

I shouldn't have been surprised by the little note a beloved friend included in a donation she and a friend of hers sent me. She had told me she wouldn't take the time to write anything this time around, but she has a heart for the Lord and couldn't help but write what the Lord had laid on her heart. She thanked me for my obedience to God. Just moments after I read her brief note, unlike...

A Short, Sweet, & Victorious Battle Plan for Your Life

The Old Testament is chock full of battles, isn't it? Ever noticed the common denominator when it came to victories in the battles? The victors sought the Lord and stayed in contact with Him oftentimes before, during, and after the battles, listening and obeying and letting the Lord lead the way. Whether they sought the Lord's face themselves, or sought the Lord through a prophet, or simply followed the directions of an angel of the Lord who came to deliver messages and directions from God to...

The Battle of Your Life - A Lesson for Victory

Why did David the keeper of sheep with his laughable weapons of a slingshot and five stones achieve an unfathomable victory in his battle against the gargantuan Goliath and his mighty weapons and armor? I believe the nine reasons I found accounting for David's victory could prove life-changing if we choose to use them in the battles we face.

* He had a HEART AFTER GOD. (1 Samuel 17:7)
* He had THE RIGHT MOTIVE going into the battle.
* He was ANOINTED BY GOD. (1 Samuel  16:13)
* He REMEMBERE...

Life Lessons from Long, Long, Ago

Sometimes the greatest lessons come from long, long ago. Such is always the case when it comes to the Bible, isn't it? No matter how long ago the people in the Bible lived, the life lessons we learn from their true stories are timeless and priceless. There is no better counsel in the universe than from the Lord Himself, and no greater lessons learned from others' stories than from the people of the Bible.

So why is it we spend so much of our lives looking for wisdom from everywhere but the Lor...

When the Automatic Door Isn't Automatic

There is nothing quite like trying to go through an automatic door when it is not behaving itself and being automatic. I'm the kind of person who doesn't just walk away from the door. Nor do I just patiently wait and twiddle my thumbs. If I held a mirror to my face, I am fairly certain I would see my eyes roll clear to the sky. Then my eyes would quickly descend. Because I would no doubt be staring at the "automatic" door wondering why the heck it won't do its job. After all, it does have a j...

When Your Enemy Becomes Your Friend

One of the greatest gifts God has ever given me is how my enemies have become my friends, how those I hated most are those I love most, how those who hurt me the most I cry for before the Lord to save and heal them, how He has given me a love for humanity that I am quite sure can be none other than His. His love.

photo courtesy of pixabay.comFor the same love He has extended to me through faith in Jesus Christ, the same mercy and compassion, the same forgiveness, the same sweet kindness and te...

The Humble Helper

Psa 121:1  A Song of degrees. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. 
Psa 121:2  My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. 

The best helper in the universe is the Holy Spirit of God who among other things is referred to in the Bible as the "Helper," but rest assured God has human helpers worldwide living their lives for Him as I was reminded over the past few months when God called me to move forward greatly in my ministry work...

Who God Created You to Be

"I just want to walk in God's love, and I want to be obedient and faithful and loyal to the Lord," I told a friend via her voice mail recently as I shared with her I was waiting to meet with a loved one who has struggled beyond description for years and had just popped back into my life once again after years of weaving in and out of my life. As soon as I hung up the phone, I was flabbergasted at the words I had spoken. What a far cry from the woman I once was.

I know what I would have told my...

Hey God, HOLD THE FRIES. . .

When I was a little girl, though to this day there is much I don't remember, how could I possibly forget that one of my favorite things in the world was a trip to McDonald's, or bags-full of take-out McDonald's for me and my brother when my parents went out? Then there was the McDonald's game. At 47 years old, with a limited memory of my childhood anyway, I can barely remember. But what I do recall is that the game allowed us to place and fill our own orders. Okay, so we didn't get cheeseburg...