Knowing that God loves me unconditionally, I look honestly over the last day, its events and my feelings.
Do I have something to be grateful for?
Then I give thanks. Is there something I am sorry for?
Then I ask forgiveness. Read More...
“The Bible commands us to forgive others when they have wronged us and to seek forgiveness when we have wronged others. We must do this to follow the example of God, who extends to us the ultimate pardon– forgiveness of our sins.”
Can any sin be forgiven? We think that there must be some sin too great to be forgiven.
“Any anyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved”…. Joel 2:32
“Forgiveness is not based on the magnitude of the sin, but the magnitude of the forgiver’s love. No sin is Read more…
SATURDAY MEDITATION 6/13/09
“I positively resolve to leave
negativity standing alone at the door”
Colleen Couvillon Gough Read More...
Happiness is a journey, not a destination. Think about this for a moment. We have been taught that getting the job, the relationship, the house, or some other want will bring us happiness.
What often happens, once a dream is achieved, is that the happiness we longed to feel is fleeting at best, and then we quickly find ourselves thinking, “What else can I get to make me happy?” This thinking does not serve us. After all, how many times have we read tragic stories about the rich and famous, people who have money galore and every material desire, but still happiness eludes them.
Therefore, the answer is not to stop Read more…
Is Happiness a passing emotion or a permanent state? The Bible says it can be both. There is happiness that reacts to happenings (which is temporary and volatile), and there is happiness that overrides happenings(which is strong and lasting).
Happiness based on happenings is part of life, but if that is all we can count on we have to keep feeding ourselves with events to keep us upbeat.
Those who know the joy that comes from God don’t need happenings to keep them happy. Read More...
IN MEMORY OF…
Suicide is not a solution,
Suicide is an end…
Before the solution is found.
Why would a person do such a horrible thing? He had pain pills that he could have taken and just gone to sleep instead of going in such a way Read More...
