Open My Eyes

I have been wearing glasses for several years now. I think it was maybe 10 years ago that I was “promoted” to bi-focal lenses. Those are not super fun. Vision is something that often changes with age and not everyone has the same issues. I see people who wear glasses only to read and then…

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Confidence

There are areas of my life where I am confident in my abilities. For example, I am the “breakfast chef” at my house. I’m a morning person and my wife struggles with morning. I say, “Good morning Lord” and she says, “Good Lord, it’s morning”!  I feel good about my kitchen skills, because my Mom…

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Fugitive

One of my favorite Harrison Ford movies was about a doctor wrongly accused of his wife’s murder. He spends time desperate fleeing the law, while trying to prove his innocence and find out who really killed his wife. It’s a very intense movie.  I have never been a fugitive from the law, so it’s a…

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New Level of Blessing

I try to wake up each morning with a grateful heart for the blessing of the Lord upon my life. Even when I’m stressed, I have much to be thankful for. I believe that the blessing of the Lord is a by-product of my obedience and trust in Him.  I also believe that the blessing…

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God’s Choice

I sometimes behave like I have lots of choices that are really not mine. I am profoundly blessed with the Lord’s Presence in me. I really do want to walk and talk with Him living in me and I want my daily choices to reflect His Presence in me. I also pray for God’s favor…

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A Blessing That Blesses

I remember my prayers before I went to bed when I was a kid…. “Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take”. Looking back, it seems a bit negative to speak about dying…

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