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It was morning. I sat with my Bible, a notebook, and my two favorite devotional books. My habit was to read the devotions and then read my predetermined chapters in my Bible. Like clockwork. I am a to-do-list type of girl. I am a rule follower. An unfinished list or a broken rule can throw…

“How blessed is God! And what a blessing he is!  He’s the Father of our Master, Jesus Christ, and takes us to the high places of blessing in him.  Long before he laid down earth’s foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole…

“And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.” 1 John 4:16 (NKJ) Knowing the love God has for us is one thing; truly believing goes deeper. I grew up in church singing “Jesus love me,…

If we understand how much God loves us, we will never have a bad day. When difficulty comes, we can look to God and His Word, and walk right through it. God isn’t looking for people to harshly rule. He wants children to bless.  “Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us,…

“We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us…” 1 John 3:16 (NLT) My life has been a roller coaster of questioning God’s love for me. He loves me. He loves me not. This is when I base God’s love for me on how I feel at the time. Feelings…

“God helps those who help themselves.” I heard this often as a child. Many people quoted it as if it was a Bible verse; and if it wasn’t, they thought it should be. This quote is not a Bible verse; in fact, the scriptures reveal how God always makes the first move. He loved us…

Sometimes I gauge God’s love for me by the circumstances in my life, or by my warm, fuzzy feelings, or lack thereof.   Until one day, “God loves you as much as He loves Jesus,” I heard the preacher say. I couldn’t believe my ears. Blasphemy! I thought. Then the preacher read a Bible verse.  “I…

I grew up in church, thinking God was an angry old man with a long white beard and an even longer stick, waiting for me to make a mistake so He could give me a whack. I am not sure where this thought originated, but it was lodged in the center of my heart.  Perfection…

I was 6 when my family began regularly attending church. For the last half a century I have read my Bible, visited a plethora of churches, and listened to many Bible teachers. I’ve naturally adopted theologies along the way.  Today I am 60. When I was in my 40’s, I noticed my conflicting ideas about…