Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and he who loves his fellowmen is born of God and is coming progressively to know and understand God [to perceive and recognize and get a better and clearer knowledge of Him]. He who does not love has not become acquainted with God does not and never did know Him, for God is love. - 1 John 4:7-8 (Amplified)What stood out for me here is that there are no conditions to this love. It does not say to Love "if." It simply says to Love. We are supposed to love everyone. However, today, we are going to focus on loving our husband.This is a VERY clear Scripture. If we are truly walking with the Lord in obedience we have no other option except to love our husbands...UNconditionally.Notice how it does not say that this is an easy task. LOL! We all know that it is not.This Scripture also goes against everything that this world stands for. This world operates in a very selfish manner. There is no room in marriage for love, … [Read more...]
TweetWeeds Never Take a Vacation
So far this spring and summer, I have not picked weeds from the garden or fertilized my grass. I made a feeble attempt to plant grass seed by throwing it on the ground and hoping it takes root. I’ve just been too busy. I have a baby and three other children to tend to, I am sure you understand. After caring for them and making sure my husband has clean laundry and dinner on the table, I am tired. When I finally do get a minute I decide it’s “me” time and I pick up a book, do a scrapbook page, take a bath, check Facebook or sit and watch TV. I deserve that much, don’t I? After all, it is summer and I worked hard all year homeschooling my kids. School teachers get summer breaks and I know I am in need of a vacation. So, there’s my justification and I’m sticking to it! Uh…Right?Today I walked in my backyard and saw what only slightly resembled a garden. As I made my way back to the garden I stepped on patches of bare lawn with grass seed only sprinkled on top. I was … [Read more...]
TweetGuard Your Mind
By: Nell BradfordSo many thoughts occupy are minds at one time. Some of them are very destructive and can cause harm to ourselves or others.For years, I let my mind think, what ever it wanted and I really didn't pay that much attention to my thoughts. What I found out later was that, these thoughts started to manifest in different areas of my life and they caused me to make bad choices.I didn't know how to check the thoughts before letting them deposit.How can I stop the wrong thoughts from going fourth in my mind?I had to examine each thought, which would try to enter through the doorway of my mind. If the thought was not given by God, then it was denied access.How do we know which thoughts are from God, us or the devil?If you are having thoughts of hurting some one, taking things that do not belong to you, wanting to be the center of everyone's attention or even manipulating some one for selfish gain; It doesn't take a rocket … [Read more...]
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