God is a god of preparation. He prepares for everything, because preparation is very important. Everything a person does in life without adequate preparation has a high likelihood of not being a success. It is in this way, god prepares you. He prepares you to do great work for the kingdom of heaven.
He prepares you, so you can be the best version of yourself and it does not matter how long it will take you. As long as God is the one preparing you, then you have nothing to worry about, because
Remember soda fountain shops of the bobby socks era?
My old stomping ground of Chittenango, NY had two popular hangouts in the mid 1960's.
I frequented Jim's and Ken's, both located on Main Street in the village.
Cherry Coke sipped from a straw lifted my spirits while I listened to my favorite songs on the jukebox.
Root beer floats were another favorite at soda shops or home. Today's fast food drive-inns of Sonic and A & W keep the fad alive.
I reminisce about root beer
By PamFord Davis 
6/07/2022 / Devotionals
Are you walking your way to physical fitness on a treadmill?
Maybe you’re pedaling off pounds on a stationary bike.
Exercise requires determination and diligence.
I want to be spiritually fit; don’t you?
I’ve remembered an acrostic once shared by Beverly Chesser (on her Beverly Exercise TV program).
Frequency
Intensity
Time
Beverly stressed the important of frequency (consistency) in any exercise goal and routine. If it’s hit an
We all have basic needs.
Love is essential and we all need friends.
The LORD spoke of His friendship with Abraham.
“But you, Israel, are My servant,
Jacob whom I have chosen,
The descendants of Abraham My friend (Isaiah 41:8 NKJV).”
That is so meaningful to me; Abraham was God’s friend.
“And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, ‘Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.’ And he was called the friend of God (James 2:23 NKJV).”
Consider G
A lot of times, people wonder why they go through certain things and why it seems the others simply have it very easy. They blame God, not realizing what God is trying to do for them. So in today's devotional we will be talking on the topic that says: sometimes God breaks you to save a soul. I pray that the eyes of your understanding become enlightened as you open your ears to listen to what he has to say to you in this post. A lot of people won't believe this, but here's the truth, some of the
I took our palomino mare to ride on the country roads near home and had a fantastic time. The sun was shining brightly, and leaves were floating down gently from the trees. Fall would soon be here in its full beauty.
But as a novice teenage horse rider. I had forgotten a couple of significant characteristics of my horse. She loved her own “territory” around the barn where the feed was. And she knew how to fool me.
Sensing her opportunity, she suddenly clenched the bit in
A lot of times, people wonder why they go through certain things and why it seems the others simply have it very easy. They blame God, not realizing what God is trying to do for them. So today we will be talking on the topic that says: sometimes god breaks you to save a soul. A lot of people won't believe this, but here's the truth, some of the things that people go through and they insult God, for it is really God's mercy playing out so many times.
God has prevented people from making deadly
Sometimes people or things are in plain sight; we see but choose to ignore them.
As a child, adolescent and teen, I lived in a two-story house along with my parents and siblings. Mom and Dad slept in a downstairs bedroom and our rooms were upstairs. With a family of 5 children, laundry was a routine chore for our mother.
Mom had reason to complain. She washed, dried and folded our clean clothes. Finished, she stacked them on bottom steps of the stairway to be carried u
In our world today, everyone uses the word love, even when they don’t understand what love is. For example, we see two women having sexual relations with one another, some going to the extent of even getting married under the name of love. That isn’t love; it is an abuse or misrepresentation of love. A man bruises and batters your face on a regular basis and you say he loves you, he just has a problem expressing his emotions. The further away we are from God, the easier it
by Tonja Taylor
Behold, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs forth; do you not perceive and know it and will you not give heed to it? I will even make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.New and better things come into being when we modify--alter or change something--even slightly. Life is change, so you can use the wisdom and creativity of God in you to change things, from recipes on! --Isaiah 43:19, AMPC
New and better things come into being when we modify--alter or change
by Jerry Ousley
Acts 28:1-6 – “Now when they had escaped, they then found out that the island was called Malta. And the natives showed us unusual kindness; for they kindled a fire and made us all welcome, because of the rain that was falling and because of the cold. But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat, and fastened on his hand. So when the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, ‘No
Pain pain, pain, never has so much been crammed into one word. The pain of depression feels terrifying. Your world is dark, heavy and painful physical pain. You think, would be much better. At least that pain could be localized.
Instead, depression seems to go to your very soul, affecting everything in this path dead, but walking is one way to describe it. You feel numb. Perhaps the worst part is that you remember when you actually felt something and the contrast between then and now just make
Ask the children; they know.
God is great.
God is good.
“My soul, praise Yahweh!
Lord my God, You are very great;
You are clothed with majesty and splendor (Psalm 104:1 HCSB).
The children know.
“The blind and the lame came to Him in the temple complex, and He healed them. When the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonders that He did and the children shouting in the temple complex, ‘Hosanna to the Son of David!’ they were indignant and said to Him, ‘Do You hear w
Think about it…
You won’t need a thing!
If you watch TV, you’ve seen commercials. I’d guess that (like me) you’ve been enticed to buy their products and thought ‘I need that.’
Maybe you did; maybe not.
Capitalism is not evil; it helps us fill basic needs.
All of our needs are temporary. The adage is true; you really can’t take it with you.
It’s foolish to try. The LORD is preparing everything for the saved.
“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, belie
Do you believe that your blessings are hidden in plain sight? Or you belong to the school of thought that says your blessings are a must from hidden and mysterious places?
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For something to be in plain sight, it typically means to be somewhere where it can easily be seen. So how are your blessings hidden in plain sight?
Sometimes, This can simply mean that there is a major change about to happen. God is about to do some major thing in your life that you might have been asking for, for a lo
Throughout 2006 I decided to do a study on Proverbs 31 via a blog. It was partly an exercise to practice using the software and I'd always wanted to explore this book in greater details so combining the two seemed an ideal way to do it. I had no idea that the blog would end up being a very popular one which still draws in thousands of visitors every month a year after I began writing it.
During the course of doing this study it became clear to me that the Proverbs 31 Woman
Isn't it amazing that the things we call luck are always a sign of how God is working behind the scenes to make sure we don't experience bombs along the way? So we need to realize that God is not only with us, but he also goes ahead of us to prepare the way. Let us read from Deuteronomy chapter 31 verse 8
8And the Lord is the one who is going ahead of you; He will be with you. He will not desert you or abandon you. Do not fear and do not be dismayed.” (Deuteronomy 31:8)
Ephesians Chapter 2, V
by Jerry Ousley
The Mind Gifts
1 Corinthians 12:8-11 – “. . . for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. But one and the same Spirit works all these things, di
