How often do you use those words? Thank You is a powerful pair of words you can give away. When someone does something nice for you, goes the extra mile, or just looks like they can use some appreciation, say THANK YOU! It will not only brighten their day, but it will give you a joy boost as well. How often do you say "thank you" to God? Many times we get so caught up in day to day life and the cares of this world, that we forget to say those two little words, Thank YOU. We should be thanking God throughout every day of our lives. He deserves it. Being thankFUL is the action behind the words "thank you." You can "say" thank you until your blue in the face...BUT...if you are not truly thankful it is worthless. You are just going through the motions. Thankfulness is a matter of the heart. We must get our minds and hearts on God. We must allow the Holy Spirit to help us. We must always try to see what we can be thankful for in EVERY … [Read more...]

<-- click here for part one Luke 15:17-32 Then when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father have enough food, and, even food to spare, but I am perishing (dying) here of hunger! I will get up and go to my father, and I will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight. I am no longer worthy to be called your son; just make me like one of your hired servants. The key here is that he recognized that he had sinned and came to a place of repentance. There are many times in our lives where we will fall away in one way or another...even if it is relatively minor. The most important thing we can do when we come to our senses is to REPENT! So he got up and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was moved with pity and tenderness for him; and he ran and embraced him and kissed him fervently. And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and … [Read more...]