Wow! What a refreshing blessing it was to have some time with my husband to get away from our regular routines and responsibilities. It was a great opportunity for us to celebrate our lives and accomplishments while getting to visit with family and friends, make new acquaintances, relax in nature’s beauty, enjoy fun places and events, and try new food and activities. Spending Time A Long Way ...
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Spending Time Praying Without Ceasing
Examining God’s Word “Pray without ceasing.”1 Thessalonians 5:17 Evaluating Our Garden Prayer can be a difficult habit to establish. Due to our chaotic calendars, praying can get postponed, only to be called on for emergencies. We often wait to pray until we’re already facing a major health issue, financial crisis, a lost job, appliances that all quit at one time, we’re succumbing to ...
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Examining God’s Word “Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying,I am the light of the world:he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness,but shall have the light of life.”John 8:12 Evaluating Our Garden Life depends on light. Most plants don’t do well in the dark. They need light—directly or indirectly—a little every day to survive and thrive. We need light too. We need the warm ...
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Examining God’s Word "To every thing there is a season,and a time to every purposeunder the heaven... A time to love…"Ecclesiastes 3:1&8a Evaluating Our Garden We have time. We have plenty of time. We may not have given it much thought, or put it on our calendar, or added it to our schedule. But, in the course of our minutes, days, weeks, months, and years, we have more than ...
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Examining God’s Word "See then that ye walk circumspectly,not as fools, but as wise,Redeeming the time,because the days are evil.Wherefore be ye not unwise,but understanding what the will of the Lord is.”Ephesians 5:15-17 Evaluating Our Garden Here we are racing into a new calendar with a fresh start and a chance to make the most of the time we’ve been given. Are we ready to walk or run ...
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