Colossians 4:2, NIV: "Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful." Watchful and thankful…watchful and thankful…watchful and thankful... . This was the verse of the day that I was pondering. I started praying through it and I was wondering what I supposed to be watchful for. For some reason my mind went back to our Thursday Bible study. Eric and I love to listen to pastors or...

Proverbs 25:28 “Whoever has no rule over his own spirit is like a city broken down, without walls.“ Proverbs 10:30 “Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty and he who rules his spirit then he who takes a city.” Do you see the common phrase in both of these passages of scripture? “Rules his spirit.“ This is Heavenly Dad’s elbow into my side. I am reading through Proverbs,...

Psalm 119:36 “Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!” “ I don’t know… I think I have to pray about it and see if I can get used to it.“ That’s kind of the way we left it. Do you remember a few weeks back I talked about the, “Buffet versus the carry-in”? That’s what this conversation was about. The last few weeks, post Covid-19 lock down, has proven...

2 Samuel 18:32 “The king said to the Cushite, “Is it well with the young man Absalom?” And the Cushite answered, “May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rise up against you for evil be like that young man.” Good morning! Can you tell the coffee’s kicked in? I usually begin my blogs explaining the morning view from where I sit. Today, however, I’m on my way to work. Maybe I...

Psalm 51:10-11 “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me.” “but I don’t have time… Maybe I can take it to work and do it at break… It’s just one day… .” This is me arguing with me. Do you ever do that? My morning did not start as I wanted it to. My back hurt...