Lessons From the Christmas Story
We can have peace knowing that the One who guided the star will guide us, no matter our circumstances, to inner peace and a glorious ending.
We can have peace knowing that the One who guided the star will guide us, no matter our circumstances, to inner peace and a glorious ending.
When we begin to express our gratitude God will reveal His blessings in deeper ways and our hearts will grow closer to Him.
I believe Paul is telling us our deep sense of joy is found in celebrating God’s goodness, salvation, and the blessings He gives.
Joy is one of the best gifts God gives us and we can use it to guard our hearts and renew our minds daily.
The One who loves us with an everlasting love, who drew us into His Kingdom, stands ready to bless and help us.
Scripture even equips us with what we may need before we have to face it.
Laughter is a “joy vacation” that God gives us in the midst of our routines, stress, or difficult moments in life.
When you begin that first mile with God, your day becomes much easier to navigate.
To follow Jesus means you are willing to say everything belongs to Him.
Plants don’t focus on the weeds around them, they simply face the sun, bathing in the rays and allowing the sun to give them nutrients.
With Jesus in my life, my life has meaning and purpose, and my existence makes sense.
If you want to stay connected to Jesus, stay connected to the Bible, which is His very Word to us.
Let’s all go back to God’s Word from the perspective of a child, with joy and wonderment.
We have to choose to stay aligned with Jesus and not this world.
One of the best ways to learn to follow God’s lighted path and stay on the path is through prayer.
Like the water splashes upon the shore, wave after wave, God’s fullness of love gives us grace upon grace.
As Christians, we should have God’s Word so hidden in our hearts that anyone who knows us knows God lives in us.
Everything for a believer rises and falls on their relationship and fellowship with God.
When you are facing lies, fears, hurt, bitterness, attacked, and like the arrows won’t stop coming at you, remember to fight back.
Look to God in faith and He will give you all the refreshment you need.
When grace is extended there is room for healing, growth, and new connections.
With these keys in our pocket the enemy can’t win, and we will be able to keep moving forward.
Let God’s process work through you to where your fruits will grow and shine God’s light to others.
Sometimes we all need that voice in our ears to remind us that God can solve life’s problems no matter how big or small.
The key to protecting your tongue is protecting your heart.
We can choose to carry a white stone around in our pockets or purse to remember we have been forgiven and washed clean.
We should put our noses to the grindstone in sharing Jesus and helping save souls.
The rainbow is a promise of assurance to every humble, contrite heart, that we are one with Christ who is one with God.
Wanting to live your life in an echo chamber, I believe, would become rather mundane and boring.
We need to realize that when we worry, we are forgetting that God has promised to meet all our needs.
Truth with a little error will mess up so many things if we aren’t rooted in Jesus.
Even if we begin to fall or it doesn’t go as planned, the Captain of the sea will not let us go under.
Ask yourself honestly, “When fear sets in, where do I turn instead of God?”
My Father gave my sheep to me. He is greater than all, and no person can steal my sheep out of my Father’s hand.
When we go to Him and ask forgiveness, He wipes our slate clean and remembers the sin no more.
Jesus is not a genie in the bottle, but He is true to His promises to take care of us and provide all we need.
As Christians, we will sink if we stop looking to Jesus.
God’s love is unchanging, never fails, and never wavers. What God promises, He will do.
God desires us all to find true genuine friendships in each other as He has with us.
Our love for God should trump our love of self and man’s opinion.
When we take time to worship God, we are saying we value Him above our hobbies, entertainment, friends, spouses, children, etc.
When we take time to look around us, we can see God’s speaking to us through His creation.
If we don’t make room for little gray areas in our lives, we will miss the beauty God has set before us.
When all seems to be going wrong, we need to pray to have Joseph’s mindset.
The Word of God will not benefit you unless you tap into its power.
If you have found the path God is leading you on, just remember to stay the course.
If you find yourself feeling frazzled and drowning, wondering if you will ever get a break, be still and let God speak to you.
Christmas is so much more than just holly and jolly.
Sometimes it is on cloudy days that we can see the rays of God’s love the most.
Jesus promises to be our light through the tunnel.
God has given us His Word, the Bible, to remind us who He is, who we are, and what is true.
When trials come, and we feel pressured to give in or are afraid, we can have the hope that Jesus is with us.
Our agenda for each day should include a rebound from yesterday.
What God intended was for each of us to use the resources and gifts we have been given to influence and show God’s goodness to those around us.
As long as you’re aligned with Jesus, there are times that allowing another to walk over you at an impasse may be more beneficial than harmful.
When we fail, fall, lose our way, or even follow a new path, if we give our circumstances to God, His plan will never be defeated.
Today, go for a walk, find a tree and find healing, rest, and maybe even some rejuvenation.
God sees the entire picture of the entire course ahead of us and knows the best way to navigate us through.
When we color outside the lines, follow a path off the marked path or write off the dotted line we can find ourselves in a place we may not feel safe or in control.
When we are in communication with Him, He allows us to see how we can be rescued from our circumstances.
When we feel ourselves falling out of the air He has promised, “My grace is enough for you.