“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,Meekness temperance:against such there is no law.”Galatians 5:22-23 We know it’s going to be a depleting, motivation-killing day, when we wake up in the morning and realize that we’re going to need a watermelon size serving of longsuffering to make it through the tasks or trials awaiting us. Unlike a ...
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“The aged women likewise…“That they may teach the young womento be sober, to love their husbands,to love their children, To be discreet,chaste…”Titus 2:3a-5a Teaching younger women to be what God wants them to be isn’t an easy task. We can see the reason for that in Titus 2. Not only are we instructed to teach them, we’re instructed to live it out before them. We can’t just speak words or ...
Continue ReadingThankful for My Toaster
“…It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone,but by every word that proceedethout of the mouth of God.Matthew 4:4b I enjoy good toast and appreciate our toaster. As I continue to practice being thankful for things in my home this year, I want to give a shout out to our useful and faithful toaster. It’s not fancy and wasn’t expensive. It doesn’t have multiple features. It simply ...
Continue ReadingLearning How to Be Sound in Faith
“That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate,sound in faith…The aged women likewise…Titus 2:2a-3a Let’s stop and consider this, “How sound is our faith?” Are we holding up spiritually amidst what’s going on around us? Is our faith helping us cope with the many trials we face in our relationships, health, jobs, and finances? Are we withstanding the winds of the current social and ...
Continue ReadingEnjoying a Few Minutes of Fun in the Sun
“From the rising of the sununto the going down of the samethe LORD’s name is to be praised.”Psalm 113:3 Okay. I know. It’s officially, summer. In South Mississippi, and many places, that means it’s hot, real hot—sun burning, sweat dripping, sticking to your clothes, sipping glasses of sweet tea hot! And, it’s only…going…to…get…hotter. Isn’t that a pleasant, “I’ve waited for this all year” ...
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