Troubled marriages: I normally would not openly advertise our marriage is having a problem, but it is right now. My hope is that I learn and help others at the same time. My struggle is figuring out how to express appreciation to my wife. We have the Love Language book and many others that help, […]
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John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. We live in a world full of turmoil and discomfort. I believe I can say that we may have trouble, but […]
Read More PeaceI just thought I would love to read something to you tonight, for those of us who need some encouragement. You might be feeling dry and lost, but yet Praise God through the storm.
Read More Encouragement for us tonight
A lot of us find ourselves fighting with someone to get them to understand our emotions or our reasons for feeling a certain way. We spend hours and tear wrenching hours for that matter trying to get our thoughts across to someone else, just trying to get them for once to say that they understand […]
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This is a shortened version of how I explained this topic for the past 20 years. When you are born you basically are handed a sheet of paper on which to write fun things, these are things that you find enjoyable and pleasurable. At birth, Satan has already written some things on it. Your friends […]
Read More Struggling with sinful pleasuresOften we think about tithing and offering and are told to bring our best to the Lord. Our best is often defined as 10% of our pay check and then whatever else we can offer above and beyond. We are also told to sacrifice with special love offerings to the Lord! All of these things […]
Read More Bring only your bestYou can’t be an instrument of His peace to this world if you are constantly complaining about what you don’t have or what you can’t do. True instruments of His peace would be content where they are as God has placed them. Not content in the sense that you don’t look to improve or grow, […]
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