Have you ever bought or received a gift and not fully unwrapped it because it would take time to learn how to use? A computer, power tool, vacuum cleaner? This is the season of giving and receiving gifts. Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is…
Have you ever felt you could not talk to God because you were too upset? When my Savannah was three, our other kids asked her to say grace before breakfast. She had just gotten out of bed and up to the table. She declined to pray and said, No, I am too grumpy to pray….
We talk a lot about the Fruit of the Spirit. The Fruits of the Spirit are Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Gentleness, Goodness, Faithfulness, & Self-Control. Bearing fruit is not something we pray for, but something God does through us as we walk in the Spirit or abide in Christ. When the kids were little…
I was thinking about my lovely garden this morning and thinking how I want my friends to see it and enjoy it with me. It is a joy and is so beautiful. Then my next thought was, but I don’t want them to see all the weeds. I reasoned to myself how much fruit and…
