Reflections of Life Reflective Encouragement

BREATHE!

Revisiting the essentials for life: “Oxygen is essential to life!” Just like redemption is essential for eternal life.  Both Breathing and and redemption call us to a place of surrender and release. How is your spiritual breathing? Have you been holding your breath too long? Take a deep breath. Hold it…..keep holding it….okay BREATHE. I […]

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Empowered in Weakness

Which will leave us with regret? — the things we have done or left undone????  Often we put off or avoid doing things because we don’t think we are good enough and we are afraid of failing.  Mark Twain’s insight about regrets— “twenty years from now you will be more disappointed with the things you […]

Reflective Encouragement Tuesday Tidbits

What’s Your Perspective?

The world we live in is desperate for us to see it’s point of view.  When is the last time you sat back to think about your perspective and how it affects your daily life? How much do you think our perspective influences our life? Our perspective shapes our life. We develop our view of […]

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Week # 28 1 John 5:14-15

1 John 5:14-151 John 5:14-15English: World English Bible – WEB301 Moved Permanently Moved Permanently The document has moved .WP-Bible plugin “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.  And if we know that He hears us— whatever we ask we know that we have what we […]

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Week # 24 Psalm 56:3

Fear has the power to grip us to the point of making us believe we are powerless.  Our response to fearful situations reveals our power level and our level of vision clarity  provided by our life lenses.  The last few weeks we have learned about staying powered up and the importance of clear vision to help […]

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Week #22 Romans 8:28

Am I the only one challenged by the statement by Paul that “in all things” the Lord works for the good of his people?   Really, all things in my life from the crazy, hurtful, disobedient, lovely, confusing, and …… he uses them all for good?  The words all and good are challenging my thinking […]

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Week #15 Wisdom Builder John 3:16-17

What is the most extravagant expression of love you have given or have witnessed another show? I posed this question to my family as we were traveling for spring break a few years ago. I love the responses. To my amazement, my son spoke up first and said, “The movie “50 First Dates”, “.  If […]

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Week #10 Wisdom Builder Romans 5:8

This week’s treasure verse is Romans 5:8Romans 5:8English: World English Bible – WEB301 Moved Permanently Moved Permanently The document has moved .WP-Bible plugin.  God’s demonstration of His love for us.  He chose the proof of His extravagant, never ending love, to be one matchless in cost,  immeasurable in accomplishment, and pure perfection, all in one.  The one […]

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Week # 9 Wisdom Builder Romans 6:23

Weekly, I have the privilege of preparing scripture cards for my family and a mini post for those who are joining me on the “Wisdom Wellspring” journey to put the treasure of God’s word in our hearts each week.  My preparation includes: writing out the verse of the week on six index cards for each of […]

Reflections of Life Reflective Encouragement

Pursuit!

Days run by like water flowing to the ocean- sometimes just a trickle and other times swiftly. Either way, they have an effect on the lives and landscape they run by and through. God’s natural design for the waters is to pursue the vast oceans as their ultimate destination. Likewise, His natural design for mankind […]