Posts Tagged ‘Faith’
Faith and obedience are the yeast and the oven to the bread of life.
It’s no wonder that most bakers carry a few extra pounds. 🙂 Sorry for the characterization… maybe I’m guilty of stereotyping based on the Pillsbury Doughboy ?? Although it can be done, as evidenced by the Israelites fleeing Egypt, but baking bread without yeast and an oven produces less than desirable results. Have you ever…
Read MoreDaily bread is our sustenance from God and praise is the sustenance of faith.
Have you ever wondered how the Israelites could have ever doubted God’s hand on their lives? After all, He clearly delivered them victorious in many battles where by all accounts, they should have been destroyed. He brought them out of Egypt. He parted the Red Sea and destroyed their enemy. After they left Egypt, they…
Read MoreA pen in the hand of a writer before the battle begins is more powerful than a sword in the hand of a warrior after the battle has begun.
You might expect something like this coming from a writer. 🙂 But it’s true. Words can defeat more than physical bodies–which is the sword’s specialty. Words can defeat hardened hearts, broken spirits, and anger toward others. Have you ever seen a sword do that? In today’s Tiny Words. Big Life. Bible verse, we read where…
Read MoreLemonade is a lesson in life that proves something very sweet can be made from something very bitter.
Who doesn’t like lemonade? I remember as a kid… setting up lemonade stands in my family’s front yard. Truth be known, my Mother not only made the product but she was my biggest customer, along with my Dad. When I think about it, this picture of growing up goes along very nicely with the meaning…
Read MoreFaith is something you grow from seeds. If you lose it, the devil has a garden from which they can be reclaimed.
Imagine the devil smiling as he piles up victories over your lack of faith. Go one step further… he’s out in your garden, aka your life, and he has a shovel. You can see him out there and he’s digging as fast as he can. Why? Because that’s what he does and you’re letting him…
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