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Are You Listening? God’s Plan For Spiritual Battle Series

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I gathered my book today and devoted some time to soaking in all of the goodness of Gods Plan for Spiritual Battle: Victory over Sin, the World, and the Devil through Life Sentence Publishing, LLC.

As I began reading Training For The Battle, I was reminded of the importance of prayer. A lot of times people will take all of their cares to the Lord, even their lists of “I wants,” and “can you fix these” complaints. However, have you ever really considered that prayer can be a tool to connect you to God so that you can hear His voice as well? It isn’t just a gripe session. Please don’t use it as such.

This portion of the book reminded me of a sermon in church a few weeks back where the preacher went over the proper way to pray. Begin your prayer with thanksgiving. Tell God how thankful you are for the day, for the many blessings in your life, and praise His Holy Name! Then you can go into your struggles or confessions, just pouring your heart out to God. After time spent with God, be sure to close your prayer with more praises to Him. Please don’t just go to God in prayer and say, “Look God, I need you because so and so is talking about me, things aren’t going right at work, my neighbor is not being neighborly, people are rude, etc., etc., etc.” Go to God with a grateful heart praising Him. Yes, even if More

Miller’s Bread Basket

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My family and I discovered a little gem a few years back in Blackville, South Carolina called Miller’s Bread Basket. We stopped in for supper one Thursday evening, and our taste buds were delighted by the absolute best Amish-Mennoite cooking around! They had a variety of homemade cooking from fried chicken, Salisbury steak, meatloaf, mashed potatoes, rice and gravy, green beans, and broccoli and rice casserole just to name a few of our favorites! They also had different kinds of bread made fresh in their store. One knows that the meal isn’t complete without a fine dessert to top it off, and there were plenty of homemade desserts to choose from as well.

My nine year old daughter is always anxious to finish her meal so that she can set off to discover what treasures she will find this time in their little store. As you make your way through the restaurant, you will find racks of books that they offer for reasonable prices. I am, indeed, a bookworm, so I have to browse through all of the different titles to choose from. My ever so impatient daughter pulls at my arm as she says, “Mom, come on … this way!” More

There Is Power In The Tongue

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There are several verses in the Bible that remind us that there is such power in the tongue. A few of those are as follows:

Matthew 12:36-37 ESV
I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

Proverbs 21:23 ESV
Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.

Proverbs 18:21 ESV
Death and life are in the power of the tongue …

Recently, my family and I have witnessed people tearing others down with their words as well as others who used their words to, instead, build others up. Which type of person would you like to be around? Which type of person are YOU?More

It Is Well With My Soul

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This old familiar hymn keeps playing over in my head. My thoughts begin to wander to days prior that were spent with my loved ones that have since passed on.

When peace like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to know,a
It is well, it is well, with my soul.

It is well, (it is well),
With my soul, (with my soul)
It is well, it is well, with my soul.More

Memories Are Made Of Moments Like This

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I can remember it so clearly.  Looking back, it was just a few short years ago.  My youngest daughter, at five years old, was dressed in her little cap and gown, surrounded by all of her family as she prepared to “graduate” from Kindergarten.  Oh, she was smiling proudly as she walked with the rest of her class down the aisle to take her seat beside the stage.  We watched her look around to steal a glance at us just to check to be sure we were looking at her, and we were.  She would smile shyly, turn away, and do it all over again moments later.   When her name was called, she walked across the stage to accept her diploma.  She was such a big girl graduating from her Kindergarten class at this Christian school and going into First Grade!

My grandma was there to watch as this all unfolded before her.   This was a special treat as she did not often More

When All You Want Is To “Fit In”

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Everyone wants to feel like they are a part of something, like they matter, and that they fit in. If you’ve ever seen a person or a group of people that looked “cool” to you, and you thought, “I sure would like to be a part of their group,” then this one is for you.

Just recently, I put myself out there with a group of people. They said that they were a group of Christians serving the community as their ministry. I was impressed with them at first due to how it appeared initially. I wanted to be a part of this group, too, because I felt like we had a common desire to serve alongside each other.

Before too long, I started to hear some things from others that had been involved with this group. I did not want to believe it at first, and so I reserved comment as I had not observed these things myself. I actually sat almost in complete disbelief More

Going God’s Way – God’s Plan For Spiritual Battle Series

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Thank you for joining us as we discuss Gods Plan for Spiritual Battle: Victory over Sin, the World, and the Devil through Life Sentence Publishing, LLC.

Author Russell M. Stendal begins this chapter with an interesting story about a time that he was asked to preach at a church where, unbeknownst to him, trouble was brewing. (Right off my husband and I said, “Oh boy!” at the same time as we have been in a church where there was division and an outside preacher came in to try to help.) Mr. Stendal did preach the morning service at this church; however, More

Horse Fever!

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We definitely have the horse fever in our house now! Previously, I shared about the horse “Little Debbie” that we purchased Saturday afternoon for my youngest daughter. We were scheduled to see two horses on Sunday afternoon to pick between the best ones as we were really looking for two good horses for our girls. Our plans suddenly changed during the course of the day, though!

We traveled a few hours away from our home to where these horses were located. We also tried to plan the trip to where we could pick up some posts for the horse fence at the same time. We found a sweet couple that had some posts that they were selling for a really good price, and thankfully they were conveniently located between the two stops we were making to look at the horses.

Our first stop was More

Conferences and Horses, Too!

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I absolutely LOVE days like today! While we’ve had extremely cold temperatures this week with lots of rain, today turned out to be a beautiful day! We intended on taking full advantage of it, too! However, the first order of business on today’s agenda was a women’s conference. I had the chance to attend with my very best friend in the whole world, my oldest daughter! We were hesitant initially about attending such a conference, but since it was International Women’s Day, we had to celebrate! What better way than to be united with 340 women under the same roof! Oh yes, you can imagine the lines for the bathrooms at this event!More

Are You Willing? (Five Minute Friday – Prompt Word: Willing)

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Today is Friday, and you know what that means, right?! It’s time for Five Minute Fridays where Lisa Jo Baker gives us a prompt word. The idea is to write your little hearts out for five whole minutes without worrying about anything other than getting those words out! Honestly, set a timer and just enjoy the beauty and the art of writing without editing! The prompt word today is WILLING.

Ready?

Set!

GO!More

Be Careful With Your Words

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This entire post is devoted to our words. I would like us to take a moment to consider how we use them, what words we choose to speak over others, and how what we say can help or hurt. It is true that our words can build someone up, but they can also tear someone down.

This week I have watched the exchange of posts in a group that I am a member of online. In an effort to protect privacy, I do not mention names a lot on my blog. It will not be any different in this post. However, I have had such a desire to speak out and be an encouragement especially in this situation. I have shared my positive and uplifting thoughts with the individual that originally posted an innocent question. Others have taken off with this and have really been so forceful and pushy about their views on things, even tearing this woman’s fiance down in their posts. I do not agree with this at all. First of all, More

Small Things – Big Difference

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Every day we have the power to make a difference in someone else’s life. When your feet hit the floor in the mornings, set out as determined as ever to touch someone’s heart. Even ordinary things can touch someone right when they need it. The smallest of things can make a big difference, too.

A lot of times people struggle to find the “perfect gift” when they want to show someone that they care, but this goes beyond gifts. We’re not talking about anything that you can buy. Your small act of kindness does not even have to cost a thing. If, however, you’d like to purchase something, even then you don’t have to go all out unless you desire to do so. Even the smallest of gifts to my girls have thrilled their hearts completely just because I thought of them and wanted to give them a surprise.More

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