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OLD RUG
The rug, once new, now tattered and torn. Holes. Shredded. Greatly worn. The beauty has faded. It’s better days, now jaded. Memories, if this rug could talk, does hold- Stories of Christmas’s, cross-country parties, dog tales would unfold. Gone now are its glory days. I sit. I stare. I wonder with amaze. I ponder. My life seems to resemble this old rug. As I look at it, I cry. My heart feels a tug. Once, I felt valued, beautiful; no more. My life has been filled with pain; my heart ripped and tore! Life’s journey has been rough! But in my LORD Jesus, I trust! He gives me strength; shows…
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Divine Appointments
Photo Credit – Alexander Schimmeck 1Peter 4:10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go. Even when he is old he will not depart from it. Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Each day, as we look around us, there are different opportunities to serve, to help someone or to offer encouragement. Sometimes it’s the small acts of kindness that mean so very much: a…
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Through Water and Fire
Isaiah 43:1-3 “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. when you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.” A few years ago I went through a very difficult trying season with a pain filled unhealthy relationship. My focus was shifted off of Jesus and onto myself. This is never a good thing no matter how you try…