Posts with the category “blessing”

Then the lord said to Noah, "Come into the ark, you and all your household,because I have seen that you are righteous before Me in this generation" (Genesis 7:1)The children of Noah faced a significant decision. They lived in a world (much like our world today) where everyone blatantly disregarded God. Wickedness was the norm. No one would have condemned Noah's sons for living evil lives like the ...  Read More

We are often taught the story of Abraham and Sarah bearing a son when they were 100 and 90 years old.  It was a great miracle but their were even greater miracles to come.  Genesis 23:1 tells us that Sarah died when she was 127 years old.  Abraham would have been 137.  He loved Sarah dearly and mourned her passing.  We are not sure how long he mourned, but lets guess 3 years.  He would then have b...  Read More

How many days a week do you feel like life is just too complicated? Even if it isn't, it does not take us long to make things complicated. Human beings just have this ability to ramp up everything to the next level.I once tried to plan a simple party...I was going to invite two couples who we are close to, grill hot dogs and hamburgers, and just sit around and hang out. Sounds good, right?Well, in...  Read More

A couple of years ago, I did something interesting. As the year began, I made a resolution to be thankful every single day of the year. I have to say the results were amazing!You see, gratitude changes our perspective and outlook on life. It’s impossible to be thankful and negative at the same time!Psalm 100:4 says, Enter His gates with a song of thanksgiving and His courts with praise....When we ...  Read More

My girls will roll their eyes when they hear me say “Be a helper, not a hinderer” {I’m not sure if this is even a word}.  This phrase is one I’ve used for years.  Somehow, I can usually tie this saying into whatever situation we are discussing.  It just seems to apply to almost any issue…at least it does in my mind. The common definitions for these words are: Helper:  a person who helps someone el...  Read More

Can we ever out give the Lord?  The answer is of course no!There are many biblical examples to this truth.  One that is often over looked occurs in 1 Kings 3.  God has given Solomon the awesome task of building the temple, but the work has not started yet.  One night Solomon was talking to God and praising Him for being so good to his father David and to himself.   At the end of this conversation,...  Read More