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Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Take care of yourself” Our Bible verse for today: “He gives strength to the faint and strengthens the powerless. Youths may become faint and weary, and young men stumble and fall, but those who trust in the Lord will renew their strength; they will soar on wings like eagles;Continue reading “Who are you going to believe about it?”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Take care of yourself” Our Bible verse for today: “For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.” Proverbs 23:7 (NKJV) Our thought for today: “Your thinking will make you or break you” This morning, I want to continue our thinking from yesterday regarding the truth that there is powerContinue reading “Your thinking will make you or break you”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Take care of yourself” Our Bible verse for today: “Haven’t I commanded you: be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 (CSB) Our thought for today: “There is power in positive thinking” Throughout this series onContinue reading “There is power in positive thinking”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Take care of yourself” Our Bible verse for today: “Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving God not men.” Ephesians 6:7 (NIV) Our thought for today: “Live your best life. Be your best you” I remember when I was a young sailor newly reported aboard my first ship. I was initiallyContinue reading “Live your best life. Be your best you.”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Take care of yourself” Our Bible verse for today: “Restore us, O Lord, and bring us back to you again!” Lamentations 5:21 (NLT) Our thought for today: “Get close to God and stay there” The Old Testament book of Lamentations was written by the prophet Jeremiah after the fall of Jerusalem.Continue reading “Get close to God and stay there”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Take care of yourself” Our Bible verse for today: “Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has made the right choice and it will not be taken away from her.” Luke 10:41-42 (CSB) Our thought for today: “A Mary heart inContinue reading “A Mary heart in a Martha world”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Take care of yourself” Our Bible verse for today: “(There is) a time to keep and a time to throw away.” Ecclesiastes 3:6 (CSB) Our thought for today: “What’s taking up space in your soul?” Almost ten years ago Linda and I made a strategic life-decision to downsize all areas ofContinue reading “What’s taking up space in your soul?”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Take care of yourself” Our Bible verse for today: “God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’” Hebrews 13:5 (NIV) Our thought for today: “He is always with you” Loneliness is a problem of epidemic proportions in America, and it is getting worse. Study after studyContinue reading “He is always with you”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Take care of yourself” Our Bible verse for today: “I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself.” Jeremiah 31:3 (NLT) Our thought for today: “What are you telling yourself about yourself?” This morning, I want to continue our thinking fromContinue reading “What are you telling yourself about yourself?”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Take care of yourself” Our Bible verse for today: “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.” Proverbs 4:23 (NIV) Our thought for today: “Make sure the story is a positive one” It has often been said that the most important conversation you have is theContinue reading “Make sure the story is a positive one”