Help For Your Daily Walk

What would cause a person to continually punish themselves for their mistakes from their past? Do you suppose there is some “self-hatred” involved in this state of unforgiveness? When the scripture tells us that good things come out of good hearts. This is not referring to just other people; it refers to you. You have must begin to see yourself as someone that is loved and is lovely. You are “good”, because God is good and has forgiven ALL your sins. When you have that person

When I named my kids, to be honest, I didn’t consider the meaning behind any of their names. I just loved them and added the middle names that either were a reminder of someone, or I just liked the way they rolled off my tongue. As they grew to toddler age and upwards, those middle names became a signal that mom meant business and they better “straighten up and fly right.” It definitely got their attention. Ha! Those little guys had a way of testing me to see if I truly meant

Extending kindness when you want to clobber someone is not always the easiest thing in the world. We can see (by watching the news or by reading Facebook posts) being a kind person is next to impossible for some people to grasp. They tend to show their inner ugliness by how they respond to what is going on around them. As Christians, we are supposed to act different than the world. Check yourself. How are you treating these “Negative Nellies”? Do you give it right back to the

We are fresh out of the gardening season, but this illustration requires us to go back into the weeds. Years ago, I raised a Huge (with a capital H) garden. At the initial stage of the planting, it was beautiful, with nothing but rows and rows of small plants and rich soil. I put the package on a stick beside each section so I wouldn’t forget what was planted. I stepped back, took a deep sigh and thought to myself “this garden, in my eyes is perfection.” As my beautiful garde

All scriptures in the Bible can be used as an amazing guide for your life. I like to make them personal by inserting my name as if they were written just for me. (They were written for me and you). You should try it. So, for today’s verse, “Arise Paula! Let your light shine for all to see. For the glory of the Lord rises to shine on you.” Which reminds me of the words to that song from Bible School, “Rise and shine and give God the glory, children of the Lord.” Great advice w

There have been times in your life when you slipped up and did something that you shouldn’t have done. It could have been an innocent mistake, but you didn’t stop and consider the impact that this could have on your future. Added to this is the devil whispering in your ear, “You are not to blame…it’s his/her fault”. You begin to hear the criticism of your peers and want to be vindicated. When you fall for one of the lies from the devil, you will begin to listen to his voice i

If you are like most people, you tend to “jump to a conclusion” before you know all the facts of a situation. We think (which is pretty ridiculous) that we already know the answer before a question has even been asked. We’ll say things like “we know we are right” because (God forbid) we are ever wrong. A quote that I read recently says. “We do not see things as they are, we see things as we are.” Woah! That puts things at a whole other level. We have got to realize (and it wo

I started singing in church when I was a little girl. I was 5 years old when I sang my first solo called “How About Your Heart”. I’m sure as a five-year-old I didn’t understand all the words I was singing, but I sure do today. Here’s the chorus… “People often see you as you are outside Jesus really knows you for he looks inside how about your heart? is it right with God? that′s the thing that counts today” We are so caught up in the “doing” of the activities, we forget to che

We have challenges that arise in our lives every day. We face them (out of necessity) and do what needs to be done and then go on with...

Being transparent, with nothing to hide is a way to describe someone whose life is an open book. Not too many of us are that open and...

Have you ever wondered why some Christians seem so resilient and strong in their walk with God? You seem to be over on the sidelines of...

Scarier words have never been spoken, “do it!” Or so it seems for many of us. You plan and plan. You talk it over and share ideas with...

Confident Hope is not the kind of hope we think of generally. It is so much more than “just” optimism. It hits different than just...

There are good people out there amongst the not so good. There are bad folks that will try to bring you down to their level. They will...

If you read the chapter before today’s verse you see that Daniel had been praying for a good while. He was tired and weak and somewhat...

When something is considered “pure”, it is not contaminated or polluted. It is a “state of being” that we should all desire in our hearts...

Heard It Through the Grapevine…Many of you remember the song from the commercial about California Raisins. Some of you don’t have a clue....

So many people live right on the edge. Their life is ruled by ao many strong emotions, they can’t just relax and breathe for a moment. In...

We’ve all had some heartache come our way at times in our lives. It comes in the form of some sort of loss or hurt. Believe me when I...

Planting a tree and watching it grow to maturity is so cool. I remember many years ago on Arbor Day, my dad helped me plant a couple of...