Good morning and happy Monday...
Before we know it the weekend comes to an end. I don't mind because we are retired so all of our week days are not totally unlike weekend days. This is what you have to look forward to. It is one of the perks of aging...plus you have more time to spend in fellowship with God.
Have a much loved Monday, and start your week off right!
God bless from
Corinne
Before we know it the weekend comes to an end. I don't mind because we are retired so all of our week days are not totally unlike weekend days. This is what you have to look forward to. It is one of the perks of aging...plus you have more time to spend in fellowship with God.
Have a much loved Monday, and start your week off right!
God bless from
Corinne
In the devotional area of Monday Writings in WFM Mary Wilkins is the author. The title of it is "Complete Confidence." Mary compares the love and trust of Fifi, her dog, for her and her family. Here is a quote from her writing,"...our 3 legged pet is so trusting- she acts as though we will always be there for her." Mary compares this to the trust and love that she is able to place in the relationship between herself and the Lover of her soul.
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He will say to them,
Do Not Worry
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Today's Devotional
written by
Mary Wilkins
'Ruff! Ruff! Ruff!' with a high pitched bark our Fifi is at the sliding glass door announcing her desire to come inside. Someone always responds by letting her in. A few minutes later she is sitting at the door, she tries to make eye contact with anyone who comes near, hoping to be let back out again.
We play this game all day long. We let her out - she investigates her small domain for rambunctious squirrels and birds - and sniffs grass, dirt, flowers, and the air. Only when the warmth of the sun lulls her into a nap on the deck is the game interrupted.
Fifi's meal routine includes lots of excited tale wagging as she anticipates her breakfast or dinner. Even though we feed her the same food every time, she is always eager.
Once upon a time Fifi was a stray living on the streets. After she was hit by a car she still managed to avoid capture. When she finally made it to the shelter her broken leg was too far gone to save. But our 3 legged pet is so trusting- she acts as though we will always be there for her.
Thinking about her complete confidence in us - I wonder if my life shows such confidence in the One who loves all of us so completely.
He will say to them,
‘I have loved you with an everlasting love.
That is why I have continued to be faithful to you.
Jeremiah 31:3b NET
But then I talk to the Lord and explain that there are so many things for me to worry about and take care of, I don't want to drop the ball, or fail to be prepared for whatever comes.
Don't love money; be satisfied with what you have.
For God has said, “I will never fail you. I will never abandon You.”
For God has said, “I will never fail you. I will never abandon You.”
Hebrews 13:5 NLT
Dear Lord, we know that Your Word tells us to trust You for everything but also to not be lazy but busy and diligent like the ant and prepare for what we know is coming - like next month's bills. Please help us to lay aside our fears and hold onto our faith - so that we may know the peace of living in complete confidence in You. In Jesus name, amen.
Jordan Feliz performs "Beloved"
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Humorous Innocence From the Mouths of Babes
Here is a history of how the expression
"Out of the Mouths of Babes"
originated.
Young and inexperienced persons often can be remarkably wise, as in She's only six but she
said, quite rightly, that Harry was afraid of the sitter.
"Out of the mouths of babes," Mother said .
This expression is a shortening and revision of expressions
in the Old and New Testaments of the Bible.
In Psalms 8:2,
"God ordains strength out of the mouth of babes and sucklings;
In Matthew 21:16,
"Praise comes from this source."
Later generations changed strength and praise to wisdom.
said, quite rightly, that Harry was afraid of the sitter.
"Out of the mouths of babes," Mother said .
This expression is a shortening and revision of expressions
in the Old and New Testaments of the Bible.
In Psalms 8:2,
"God ordains strength out of the mouth of babes and sucklings;
In Matthew 21:16,
"Praise comes from this source."
Later generations changed strength and praise to wisdom.
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Quotes of Famous Christians
Past and Present
Rev. Earl H Merritt
Can't we, when we are working and drop something,
Can't we, when we are working and drop something,
instead of getting mad about it, say thank you God
for giving me the strength to pick this up?
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Christianity is not a theory or speculation,
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Christianity is not a theory or speculation,
but a life; not a philosophy of life, but a living presence.
Martin Luther
Christian life consists of faith and charity.
Martin Luther
Christian life consists of faith and charity.
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Today's Inspiring Graphic
Do Not Worry
Matthew 6:25-27
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?
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Prayers are lifted up daily for
you by the Devotional Writers
and the Monthly Writing Staff
of Women's Focus Ministries.
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