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Then Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.” Acts 3:6, NIV Sometimes in life we have low self-esteem. We believe that we are insignificant and that we have no value, that we have nothing to offer...
Loop Trails and New Trails
I will be glad and rejoice in Your mercy . . .You have set my feet in a wide place. Psalm 31:8, NKJV Walking a loop trail is a beautiful thing. One can enjoy the convenience of “walking a circle.” Taking such a trail regularly, one gets to know every obstacle along the path and learns how to deal...
Stop Hiding Behind the Baggage!
The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good. Proverbs 15:3, ESV Saul, from the tribe of Benjamin, was the first king of Israel. When Samuel told him he had been chosen to be king, he responded, “ Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel, a...
Be Still, My Soul
Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him. Psalm 37:7 NIV The pedestrian traffic lights in Berlin, Germany, depict a man with a hat quickly moving with big steps in green or a man with a hat standing with outstretched arms in red. These were the pedestrian symbols of East Germany, and n...
GPS
From heaven the Lord looks down and sees all mankind; from his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth – he who forms the hearts of all, who considers everything they do. Psalm 33:13-15 NIV I lift up my eyes to the mountains – where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord… The...
Arise and Shine!
Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all to see. For the glory of the Lord rises to shine on you. Isa 60:1 NLT Wherever I travel in my role as the women’s ministries director for the South Pacific territory of my church, I like to remind the women I meet of the text in Isaiah cited at the b...
"Tomorrow"
Moses said to Pharaoh, “I leave to you the honor of setting the time for me to pray for you and your officials and your people that you and your house may be rid of the frogs…” “Tomorrow,” Pharaoh said. Exodus 8:9,10 NV When we understand what God wants to teach us, we will have a completely diff...
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
I no longer call you slaves, because a master doesn’t confide in his slaves. Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me. John 15:15 NLT Throughout my life, I’ve had many friends: childhood friends, school friends, college friends, work friends, best friends, and t...
Be More Than Patient
I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please. Song of Solomon 3:5, KJV There are times in a woman’s life that I look forward to: a time to be married, a time to have babies. I thought I would be marri...
God is my Shelter
Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” Psalm 91:1, 2, NIV I am fortunate to live in a country that still has lots of old buildings dating back hundreds of years. Ma...