Monthly Archives: June 2015

I Can’t and I Won’t

  God’s plan isn’t about what you can’t do; it is all about what you can do. True, you can’t do it all. But you are created to do many things, and to do them well.   Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) … Continue reading

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Who I Am . . . Not

  Which magazine is most likely to feature you on the cover?     Money Good Housekeeping Bon Appetit Vanity Fair Fitness For me, “none of the above.” For me, it would be Never Enough Money, Average Housekeeping, Adequate Appetit, … Continue reading

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A Good Model

  A model of fine fashion, great hair and flawless makeup, or . . .      Titus 2:7 (ESV) Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works. Both take discipline. One has eternal value.

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Still, and Better Looking

  “Mold me and make me after Thy will, While I am waiting, yielded and still.“ Have Thine Own Way, Adelaide A. Pollard, 1907     Molded by God . . . can’t look better than that. But I’m not … Continue reading

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I Want to Look Good

  Workday mornings, standing in front of my closet, looking in the mirror:     Me: I want to look good. I want to be a good reflection on you, Lord. God: Do you want to LOOK good, or BE … Continue reading

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Maybe Not So Good-Looking

  Scripture says this of our Savior:       Isaiah 53:2 (ERV) There was nothing special or impressive about the way he looked. It wasn’t good looks that attracted people to Jesus. 

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Looking Good

    What do these things have in common?     Facelifts Padded resumes Personal trainers It’s all about looking better. We want to look smarter, slimmer, sexier. Do we look good to God?  1 Samuel 16:7 (ERV) God doesn’t … Continue reading

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Real Home

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God’s Home

  Remember the old hymn, We Give Thee But Thine Own.     Think about your house and everything in it, and sing these words: “All that we have is Thine alone,   A trust, O Lord, from Thee.“ William … Continue reading

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Battles of Home

    God and I don’t always agree when it comes to my home.   Me: We just need to buy a few more things and the house will be perfect. God: Money buys perfection? Really? Me: Gotta clean. Company’s … Continue reading

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