Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? Tell me, if you understand. Job 38:4 (NIV) I remember once seeing a t-shirt that said, “Two things are true: There is a God, and you’re not him.” What a simple concept that we so easily forget! Too many times we try to take on the role of God. We act
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The LORD is my strength and shield. I trust him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving. Psalm 28:6-7 (NLT) Recently I found myself facing a serious trial. Maybe you’ve been in a situation similar to mine. I began to pray and ask for God’s help.
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For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. Romans 1:20 (NIV) So many things remind me of God’s creative work in our world: a beautiful sunset, the vastness of the oceans, the mountains, and autumn’s golden colors.
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2 Corinthians 12:10 (NIV) That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. I have a friend who works for a major fitness equipment company. He installs and maintains treadmills, Elliptical machines and various other kinds of universal weightlifting and exercise equipment.
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Psalm 90:2 (NIV) Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. Our fourth child is an adopted daughter and a blessing to our family. She almost a teen now but came to us out of a foster home when she was two and a half years old. Previous to
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Colossians 3:23-24 (NIV) Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Driving in the car with my kids we regularly pass several businesses that have employees
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3 John 1:4 (NIV) I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. I’m helping my dad with a tile project at his house. It’s tedious work but a fun project and we’re almost halfway through. One of the things I’ve learned about tile projects is that how you begin is really important.
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Proverbs 3:11-12(NLT) My child, don’t reject the LORD’s discipline, and don’t be upset when he corrects you. For the LORD corrects those he loves, just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights My son Andrew is what you’d call a gamer. He loves to spend his time on the computer playing games with his friends. They talk
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Jeremiah 31:33 (NIV) “This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time,” declares the LORD. “I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. When I was a kid growing up in church I remember lots of discussions
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You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last… John 15:16 (NIV) One of my fondest memories of grade school was playing kickball at recess. I loved that game so much, and I couldn’t wait to get on the field and get the game going. There
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