Posts Tagged ‘love of God’
The Goodness of God
This is the name of one of my top five songs that I keep going back to. It has a simple, but profound message that strengthens my faith. When I get still and quiet to reflect on God’s Presence in my life, I’m overwhelmed with gratitude for His Goodness. He has been so very patient…
Read MoreLord Have Mercy
I’ve heard others say this line many times when I was growing up. Upon hearing some hard news about an event, “Lord, have mercy” would be the response. I really never gave it much thought, but it’s a pretty cool prayer. Mercy by definition is “kindness or forbearance shown to another in one’s power”. It…
Read MoreDiscouraged
There are times when you get some news that hurts your heart or makes you sad and bummed out. This to me is the very definition of discouragement. This happened to me a few times this past week. I felt like I had been kicked in the stomach. It is way too easy to put…
Read MoreGreat Love Of God
I remember singing a hymn in church as a young kid called “The Love Of God”. I remember that the words of that song attempted to describe something that was indescribable. I remember the second verse the best. Check this out… Could we with ink the ocean fill, And were the skies of parchment made,…
Read MorePriceless
There are things that have immeasurable value to me. I can’t put a monetary value on everything I have. I know that most of the things I own have some level of value. I can determine the value of my automobiles or my house. Most of my material possessions if not all can have…
Read MoreDeeper Love
I remember as a kid “falling in love”. I remember the intensity of the emotions from deep in my heart. I look back on those experiences now with quite a different perspective. What I thought was love was really straight up physical attraction. I really didn’t know much about that kind of love. At that…
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