The REAL Real Thing
Father, I would ask that You enable me to focus on You and not on myself. More of You, and less of me. Amen. Romans 12:9-13 (<<click here to read the passage) Back when I was a wee lad, in the early 1970s, one of...
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The Importance of Maintenance
My body is weary this evening, Father. Some good and solid labor in the heat and humidity of the day has taken its toll. Thank You, for the ability to labor. Thank You for the energy to help see the task to completion. ********...
Read MoreInvest Your Time
Father, it has been a taxing last several days. My mind and body are weary, but I want to put forth Your word clearly so that others will get a glimpse of You. Amen. 2 Peter 1:1-2 (<<click here) “May God give you more and...
Read MoreYellow Jackets and Us
It’s been a scrambled kind of day, Father, but I am grateful that You are rock-solid through it all. I can trust and lean on You at any time throughout the day. All praise to You! ******** Today at lunch we noticed that we’re no...
Read MoreI Stand Alone
There seems to be a lot on my mind today, Father. Enable me to work through and to work past it, to communicate what You need to communicate. Amen. ******** Part of my struggle today is the fact that when individuals of great...
Read MoreSinners Wanted
How often, Father, do Your angels watch over and protect me? Just this morning, as I tried to make sure I was as far to left as I could be while passing a car, I felt as if I’d gone just a little too far but even as that thought...
Read MoreGreat Treasure
Father, this hymn by Haldor Lillenas came to mind as I thought of You this morning. I have found a deep peace that I never had known And a joy this world could not afford Since I yielded control of my body and soul To my...
Read MoreInvestments of the Heart
Tonight as I sit at the PC, Father, I think back on a day where Your grace carried us from beginning to end. Karen and I had the opportunity to travel with family to see more family. We are blessed to be able to do so. Our times...
Read MoreGive It Your All
Father, the train is slow leaving the station this morning! Help me to get “a ‘rollin’”. I am eager to hear what You want to share with me. 2 Peter 1:1-2 (<<click here) “May God give you more and more grace and peace as...
Read MoreA Man After God’s Own Heart
Father, I am trusting that it was You that got me up an hour earlier than the usual. I went back to bed at first but the more I lied there the more I felt You were calling me to join You. I knew it wasn’t the enemy waking me...
Read MoreHold Nothing Back
Father, there’s something special about this time of the day. The only thing my senses pick up is the muffled sound of vehicles zooming by. But in here it is quiet and peaceful, my day has only begun. And there is no better way...
Read MoreMore Return for the Investment
Father, this morning I come humbly into Your presence, for I must ask for forgiveness. I realize that You are to be my focus. Everything else I do in my life must be filtered through You. For only You can give true perspective....
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