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Wisdom received is only effective when it is put into action. Bold statement right, but truth learned as I read about King Solomon’s life, his great wisdom, and his loyalty to our God. Solomon became King and was able to ask God for anything he wanted and God would give it to him. (Love our God!!) King Solomon asked, “Give me an understanding heart so I can govern your people well and know the difference between right and wrong.” 1Kings 3:9 He wanted understanding to carry out his job. He did not ask for God to do his job for him and we should not ask God to do FOR…

The Heart of Mary – posted last year. Thank you to a very dear friend who reminded us yesterday the importance of “pondering” on God’s word. “So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told to them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.  But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in heart.” (Luke 2: 16-19) Can you imagine how Mary must have felt over these last months? To have an angel appear to…

If you are reading this, you have a unique ability to do something great for God! Yes, you!! I love reading about Nehemiah and his ability to lead people. He had a vision and a plan to achieve it. He’s my kind of person! But he didn’t forget God in the process and that’s what I love about him the most. Be a person who TALKS to God. Tell Him your fears and even how you feel. Tell Him your vision and ask Him for wisdom and guidance. Share everything! He’s your Father. Then, WALK with God. Read His word and apply it to your life. As you read, ask…

Is your leadership self-serving or God-serving? This is a question we need to ask ourselves daily as we walk into our work place.  Here are a few more questions to ponder… when accomplishing our goals are we ruthless and do whatever it takes to win? Are we striving to get the power and then protect the power?  How do we make our teams feel?  Do we practice the Golden Rule with everyone we work with?  Going to work each day can put us up against these questions for sure – can I get an Amen?! For many people living with a big ego, pride, and power are more important than…

We hear all the time from Christians, “God has a plan.” Are we referring to God’s plan or our own? Reading this morning in Ephesians 1 the following words – let these words bring joy to your day! Here is His plan: “All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ.  Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.  God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself…

Just finishing up 2 Samuel in the Bible. This book goes into detail of King David’s reign, so much on leadership to be learned from this book. What stood out to me was how he was able to unite the nation and his people.  #unity Great leaders will unite their people! His mighty men came from all over Israel and some came from other nations with various backgrounds and most were fugitives. The men that followed David were extremely loyal to him, often having little in common with David besides military experience and their loyalty. #mightymen The greatness of King David seems to be inspired by his character and quality…

“Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakeable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe.” Hebrews 12:28 “We are receiving a Kingdom (for eternity!) that is unshakeable.” Our world is shakeable, it’s uncertain. It wants to chew us up and bring us down. But we get to worship and praise our Father through all things with a “thankful” heart because we know the promise He has given us. #truth “Let us be thankful.” The Bible didn’t say “you will automatically be thankful” it says “let” – – its a call for action and for constant reflection in our lives. Being thankful…

“But you, O Lord, are a God of compassion and mercy, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness.” Psalm 86:15 As we continue in our week of thankfulness, I’m thankful that every single time I open the Bible I learn more and more about the character of God. From Genesis to Revelation the living word reveals who God is to us. He’s Gracious Kind Fair Pure Merciful Faithful Truthful Patient Just Perfect Loving (God is love!) Compassionate Trustworthy Holy Righteous But most of all I’m thankful that when we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, the Holy Spirit takes up residence inside us. It…

“Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him  for all he has done.  Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7 Turkey Day is tomorrow! Yay!!  I am excited!!  It is a day to gather families, uphold traditions, love your families, and truly over eat!  Lol It is a day for our families to say what they are thankful for as you go around the dinner table.  This is a moment every momma cherishes and we have the perfect idea of how…

“Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Really Paul – ALL circumstances?!? This can be hard to wrap our minds around sometimes. In the teaching part of the Bible it says, “Paul is teaching us not to be thankful FOR everything that happens to us, but IN everything.”  We gotta be IN God!  When bad things happen to us and evil strikes we can still be thankful for the good that He will accomplish through the suffering.  Suffering will be part of our faith walk, it will not be fun to…