First Forgive

There is a sequence to many things in life. One simple example is preparing food.  The sequence is: purchase, prepare, cook, serve, and eat.  It would be out of sequence to serve it before it was prepared. There are hundreds of thousands of examples of sequential order in our lives. Jesus taught His disciples as…

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Wash Up!

I remember getting called for supper at home as a kid – we were told to “wash up”. I didn’t further instructions because I knew if I wanted food to eat, I must wash my hands. I still follow that routine many years later. I wash my hands before each meal. I’m probably don’t have…

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Seven Things

I am a bit of a list maker. It keeps me on track. If I’m organizing my day, I will make a list of things to do. I will sometimes map out my day with lists. I sometimes wish the apps at the grocery story put the coupons in the order of the isles I’m…

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Purity Of Heart

I have to confess that my heart is not always pure. I sometimes look out for my own interests even at the expense of others. I’ve seen what appears to be a pure heart in others, but the Lord only knows what a true, pure heart looks like. I can certainly keep a pure heart…

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Purpose

I believe that my life has purpose and meaning given to me by the Lord. He created me to do His Work. He created me to honor Him. If everything I do connects back to His purpose for my life, then my life can be really full and fun. I must admit that I sometimes…

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Soul Food

I live in the south and soul food is a menu of good tasting food that is really not very healthy. For example, I would call Bacon, Biscuits, Gravy & Grits breakfast soul food. Other “soul food” selections might be mashed potatoes, gravy, collard greens, pork chops and fried squash. I believe that lots of…

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