Tag: worship
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Today, I Choose Laughter!
Laughter is good medicine and a gift from God, and God loves a merry heart. Once, when I was getting ready for work, a popular Christian song played over and over in my head for several minutes. When I got into the car to drive to work, I turned on the radio, and that song…
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A Belated Merry Christmas to All!
May God’s peace and Blessings be with you all. Our kids and grandchildren were here from Arizona, Duluth, MN, and Iowa. I felt so Blessed to have my family around me. I do, however, remember a Christmas forty-one years ago. I had lost my husband and my children’s father in late October of that year. …
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Today, I Choose COURAGE
Standing for your beliefs takes great courage when the world is against you. Yet God continually asks us to stand firm amid adversity, just as young David did when he met Goliath. David knew God was with him. He was bold and brave. He believed God would give him victory over the giant. I long…
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Today, I choose REPENTANCE
The Bible says Godly sorrow produces repentance without regret. It’s challenging but necessary to confess our sins before the Lord. True repentance involves a change or conversion in our minds and actions and a genuine sorrow for our sins. As a Catholic, I can tell you I’m scared to go to confession. It’s a humbling…
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Today, I Choose Contentment
What’s it like to be content? It’s like freeing yourself from the burden of always wanting more. For a time in my life, I was discontent. I couldn’t make enough money to buy or do everything I wanted. It was always more, more, more. God showed me the error of my ways, and I learned…
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Today, I want to talk about our power & authority in Christ!
Christ gave power and authority to the Apostles to heal the sick, cast out demons, and cure diseases in His name. The name of Jesus is our power and authority. Luke chapter 10 says Jesus gave us the power to tread upon serpents and scorpions (demons and evil spirits). We have that same power as…
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Today, I’ll talk about SELFISHNESS
Growing up in the post-World War II era, my family struggled, at times, to make ends meet. My siblings and I had what we needed, but no extras. In my teens, I started babysitting my cousins. At sixteen, I worked summers at the local A & W Drive-In. The money I earned bought me freedom…
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Today, Lets talk about Temptation
Temptation is from the enemy (Satan). Remember when Jesus was in the desert and was tempted by the devil for forty days? Jesus was tempted in every way possible. Yet, He did not sin. That’s why Jesus can empathize with our weaknesses. He understands and experienced every form of temptation while on earth in human…
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Today, I want to talk about “other gods!”
The Bible states that God is our creator. He is a jealous God, not wanting us to worship other gods. How often, in my past, have I allowed other “gods” in my life? Many times. Whether it is money, prestige, addiction, or shopping, all of it is worshipping other gods. I had been breaking God’s…
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Today, I Choose Praise
Can you imagine all the countless times that the Israelites praised God? Their first line of defense in battle was the priests (shofars) carrying the ram’s horns and blowing their horns as praise to God. David did the same thing when he went into battle. First were the shofars with their ram’s horns, praising God,…
Pondering Thoughts of My Soul 