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- Resentment and Regret - by Submitted on May 12, 2011 from Frances LucasWhen we get upset about how someone acts or how they treat us, we tend to be resentful toward them. We believe, in our minds, they should act one way; however, they continue to act another. It may be their actions are not wrong. It may just be we want them to be different so we resent them ...
Views: 4534 - When We Lose Focus - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2011 from Frances LucasEver tried to focus on something but no matter how hard you tried your mind continued to drift off to something else? The distractions and thoughts in our minds alone can keep us from getting things done without any other influences such as other people, noises or other interruptions. Focusing ...
Views: 4152 - Showers of Blessings - by Submitted on May 21, 2011 from Frances LucasAs we go through our daily lives, we may not always see the blessings we have around us. We are too busy; we are deep in thought or just carrying on with our regular routines. However, we all have many blessings every day and if we aren’t careful, the day could pass and we could miss ...
Views: 2516(1 vote) - The Opposite Game - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Frances LucasWe have all heard or even played the opposite game where if we mean one thing, we say or do the opposite until the person guesses what we are doing. It was a fun game to play as children to say no when we meant yes and to say off when we mean on, etc. It just made things a little more exciting ...
Views: 2465 - When Things Aren’t Right - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2011 from Frances LucasThere are times in life when we really can’t pinpoint what is wrong but we have a feeling that things just aren’t right. During these times we may feel uneasy. During these times we may feel a little stressed. During these times we may get angry quick. During these times we may not be able to ...
Views: 2397 - How We Say Things - by Submitted on May 07, 2011 from Frances LucasIt’s all about how we say things. Ever notice how two people can say the same thing but get different results? One person may say it in a kind and loving way. Another may say it in a loud demanding voice. When we want to make a difference in the lives of others, we need to be aware of how we say ...
Views: 2323 - Constantly Reminded - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Frances LucasIt is so easy to get distracted in our daily routines. Some distractions are from others but we also have distractions in our minds where we are reminded, for whatever reason, how we have failed someone in the past. We may get distracted by how we have failed ourselves or how we have failed God. ...
Views: 2174 - A Sense of Urgency - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Frances LucasThere are many opportunities in life where we need to take action quickly in order not to miss out on a particular experience. There are certain situations where if we don’t move in an allotted amount of time, we will lose out. There are instances where we have chances to take to make a ...
Views: 2032 - No Need To Argue - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2011 from Frances LucasWhen others disagree with something we said or did, we usually begin a conversation with them about what we did and why. Most times, the conversation turns into an argument. Most times, we always want to win the argument. Most times, no one really wins in an argument because both parties want to ...
Views: 1758 - Show Compassion - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2011 from Frances LucasWe can’t depend on others to make us happy. Others will say and do things which will disappoint us. They will say things out of fear, jealous and pride. People are unkind and wicked at times. They will not do things we believe they should do. How we react to what others do is really all we can ...
Views: 1756 - Obedience and Submission - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2011 from Frances LucasWhen we sacrifice we may feel as if we are giving up part of ourselves to help someone else. We often tell other people how we sacrificed for our children to have the things they have. We may say we had to sacrifice in our marriage or in our work. We all have to make sacrifices but God tells us ...
Views: 1736(1 vote) - Obedience Requires Discipline - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2011 from Frances LucasIt is always toughest to do the things that should be done when we don’t want to do them. We may have other things on our mind to do. We may not feel like doing what we should. We may wonder why we have to do things when others don’t have to do them. We may try to put them off to do ...
Views: 1705 - Wake Up Worrying - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Frances LucasMost mornings many people all over the world wake up to worry. They wake up and begin to think about all the things they have to do. They wake up and begin to worry about how the bills are going to get paid. They wake up worrying about their health or their family. We really need to make a ...
Views: 1595 - Power Through Weakness - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2011 from Frances LucasWe all have, at one time or another, been so tired we felt like we just couldn’t go on. We have had days where we knew we would fall right asleep once our head hit the pillow. We have worked on some things so hard that we were so tired we couldn’t think straight until we found some time to rest. ...
Views: 1580 - Why Can’t We All Just Get Along - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2011 from Frances LucasWe may believe we are good people and we tend to get along with everyone; however, we need to examine our thoughts and judgments we have about others more closely. We need to recognize that our first impression of someone may be based on something we heard they did or something they said we ...
Views: 1569 - God Slows Us Down - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from Frances LucasSometimes God slows us down. He creates quiet time for us when we think we should be doing something else. Just as he stopped other people in the Bible in their daily lives, He stops us in the middle of our routines. When He does this, He is turning us away from worthless things in the world, ...
Views: 1561 - Worldly Possessions - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2011 from Frances LucasIf someone asked us to sell everything we had and give them to the poor, would we be willing? Are the things we think we can’t live without really worth living for? We easily get upset when something in the house breaks like the dishwasher or the Internet is down. When we run out of our favorite ...
Views: 1547 - Inadequate and Worthless - by Submitted on May 22, 2011 from Frances LucasIf we were honest with ourselves, we could say there are times when we feel inadequate and worthless. There are times when we feel we aren’t good enough to do something or be who we feel we need to be. We feel worthless at times because we fail or have struggles and we think no one else has to ...
Views: 1500 - Stop Trying To Get Ahead - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Frances LucasThere are times when we feel like others are getting the best things in life. They get the promotions. They get the bigger house. They drive the nicer cars. Their children make good grades and appear to do the right things. We may wonder why we don’t have the nicer things in life especially ...
Views: 1478 - Give Up Our Old Ways - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2011 from Frances LucasWhen we try to hang on to our lives, we are trying to control the things and people in it. We need to realize that we have no real control over anything or anyone but ourselves. We have instructions how to live the best life in the Bible. We are instructed turn away from our self, take what we ...
Views: 1422(1 vote) - Fixing Our Thoughts - by Submitted on May 17, 2011 from Frances LucasOur minds are always busy thinking about things. We sometimes think about what all we have to do. We may think about what someone else has done. We may form opinions about others in our heads or talk back to someone in our minds. We tend to think things we really wouldn’t say out loud. If we ...
Views: 1399 - Don’t Just Pray - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Frances LucasWe have a book of instructions from God. The Bible gives us instruction on what to do in hard times. It gives us instruction on how to live. The Bible teaches us from history about men and women who faced problems we face now and how they handled them. We can use the Bible to help us or we can ...
Views: 1389(1 vote) - Can’t Please Everyone - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2011 from Frances LucasAs we go through life we will find there will be times when others are upset with us about what we have decided to do. We will find others have opinions about what we should be in life. We will find there will be others who want us to do what they believe we should do. When this happens, there ...
Views: 1386(1 vote) - Get In Line - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2011 from Frances LucasWe have all waited in line for something. It is neither always easy nor fun to wait in line but, we believe, it is usually worth the wait. While we are in line waiting we probably grow weary. While we are in line waiting we possibly get bored. While we are in line waiting we may get anxious or ...
Views: 1382 - Be Careful of Detours - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2011 from Frances LucasThere are times in our lives we get tired of things. We get physically wore out or mentally drained. Sometimes we just get bored and want to move on to something else. It’s just natural for things to get boring or monotonous and we feel the need to do something different. We may want to take a ...
Views: 1364 - Second Chance - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Frances LucasExodus 6:9-10 “So Moses told the people what the Lord had said, but they wouldn’t listen anymore. They had become too discouraged by the increase burden of their slavery. Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Go back to Pharaoh, and tell him to let the people of Israel leave Egypt.’” Moses was ...
Views: 1336(1 vote) - Aim To Finish - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2011 from Frances LucasActs 20:22-24 “And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there. I only know that in every city the Holy Spirit warns me that prison and hardships are facing me. However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race ...
Views: 1323(1 vote) - When We Choose To Hide - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2011 from Frances LucasWe are creating problems in our relationships, with ourselves and with God when we choose to hide something. We are hurting relationships because we are not building trust and honesty. We are hurting ourselves because we are more than likely going to live in a world of guilt and distraction ...
Views: 1321(1 vote) - Approval Comes From God - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Frances LucasWhen God gives us something to do, why do we need to wait for man's permission to do it? God can give us all the supplies we need. But we tend to go to man and say, look at this for me and let me know what you think. While we are waiting, we are doing nothing. If it takes a while to hear back we ...
Views: 1314 - Daily Cleaning - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2011 from Frances LucasBefore we even realize we need to clean, we have to recognize something is dirty. We see or feel the dirt and grime and we know we have put off cleaning long enough. We can look and know, in just a glance, what we need to clean. When we put off cleaning these things, dirt and grime begins to ...
Views: 1313(3 votes) - Morning, Noon and Night - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2011 from Frances LucasWe often see others who get so wrapped up in what they are doing they forget about everything else and everyone else around them. We can get wrapped up in our thoughts. We can get wrapped up in our work. We can get wrapped up in our health issues. We can get wrapped up in our money situation. ...
Views: 1308 - Find Out The Answer - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2011 from Frances LucasThere are times when others come to us with something they are trying to do and sometimes we tell them we just don’t know or we don’t have time. However, we should stop and try to help them any way we can. It will benefit them and us if we take an extra step to try and help. We need to help them ...
Views: 1299(1 vote) - For The Right Reasons - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Frances LucasWe often times struggle with what we do. We wonder if we should do or say certain things in order to help others, or to better ourselves or to even get ahead in life. We need to know the difference between what we want to do, what we feel like doing and what we ought to do. We need to be sure we ...
Views: 1299 - Be Willing To Speak - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Frances LucasA gentleman who is a new neighbor came over yesterday and introduced himself to me. He saw me working out on the garage and wanted to let me know he and his wife would be moving next door soon. He told me a little about himself and his family. He told me he had some experience in home repair and ...
Views: 1295 - Breakthroughs and Setbacks - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2011 from Frances LucasWe have all wondered why we can’t just have a normal average life with no issues or concerns. We wonder why things have to happen to us and why we have to struggle so much. We sometimes wish we could have a normal life and not have problems in our relationships or with money or with our health. ...
Views: 1292 - Change Our Minds - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2011 from Frances LucasThere are times when we have our minds made up about something. We have decided we are going to do or not do something and we will not change our minds for anything. There are other times when our minds are filled with negativity and doubt. It seems as if we want to have a pity party and want to ...
Views: 1280 - An Enjoyable and Exciting Environment - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2011 from Frances LucasIf we were to stop and think how we really feel right now, we would probably use words such as okay, good, been better, or fine. Some of us may even say we are bored, tired, distracted, or aggravated. We can easily turn our feelings from poor or average to above average. To do this, we have to ...
Views: 1278(1 vote) - Good Enough - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from Frances LucasExodus 3:11-12 But Moses protested to God, “Who am I to appear before Pharaoh? Who am I to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt?” God answered, “I will be with you.” How many times do we protest to God or ignore Him because we don’t believe we are good enough. We think we don’t have what it ...
Views: 1220 - Be There - by Submitted on May 08, 2011 from Frances LucasThere are times when situations happen to others and we don’t really know what to say or do. We feel like we need to something to help them with the hurt they have but our words are just not enough. We want to do something, take some type of action, but nothing we do would really help them. ...
Views: 1214 - It Takes Time - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Frances LucasSometimes we have situations where things are not going our way. We may have someone who isn’t doing the thing they should do. We may have others who are having difficult times and are continuously complaining to us about it. We may have issues at work or things at home which seem like huge ...
Views: 1211 - By No Other Means - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2011 from Frances LucasWhen we are facing situations we feel seem out of our control and we have tried and tried to figure out how to handle them, we tend to go to an alternative means to search for a solution. We may feel as if we have lost hope and there is nothing left but drastic measures. We may feel there is no ...
Views: 1209 - Be Willing - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2011 from Frances LucasWe all want things to be different in many areas of our lives. We may want others to have a different attitude when they are dealing with difficult situations. We may want to our children or other people to act differently and listen more. We may want our boss to recognize our hard work and give ...
Views: 1204 - Our Provider - by Submitted on May 15, 2011 from Frances LucasThere are some days when we feel like nothing really significant happened. We go through the motions of the day and go to bed at night thinking how tired we are but not really realizing how great the day has been. We wake up the next day feeling like we wasted a day; however, we need to stop and ...
Views: 1201(1 vote) - Become A Better Listener - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Frances LucasSo many times we find ourselves repeating what we have said to someone because they weren’t really listening. Perhaps their minds were wandering while we were talking. Maybe they had something troubling on their minds. It could be there were distractions which kept them from hearing. However, it ...
Views: 1196 - Call of Duty - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2011 from Frances LucasHow quickly our lives change and our thought processes change as we experience situations in our lives. The loss of a loved one or a close call of a dear friend quickly makes us realize how short life is and can be. Also, there are times when we are hit with a rather large blow about our health, ...
Views: 1195(1 vote) - Done There, Been That - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Frances LucasWhy is it we keep going back to places and situations we know are wrong in God’s eyes? We have heard the saying “been there, done that” but sometimes we keep going back and repeating bad mistakes. These mistakes come from our own desire to do wrong. These desires come from our past of what we ...
Views: 1195 - In Their Shoes - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2011 from Frances LucasIt is so easy to get aggravated with another person who does not do something the way we believe they should. It is so easy to get upset with what someone says or does and want to react in a hurtful way. It is so easy to get annoyed when something happens to us we feel is unfair. However, when ...
Views: 1188 - Even Further - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2011 from Frances LucasPhilippians 2:8-9 "And in human form he obediently humbled himself even further by dying a criminals’ death on a cross. Because of this, God raised him up to the heights of heaven and gave him a name that is above every other name" The process of being obedient is not always easy. There are ...
Views: 1186(1 vote) - Don’t Let Your Shoulders Hold You Back - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2011 from Frances LucasMany times, as we get older, we begin to feel our bones and muscles ache sometimes for no reason except for the fact that our body is getting older. Or it may not be that we are old at all, but we may have done something to strain our bodies and we are feeling that pain the next day. However, no ...
Views: 1179 - Get Over It - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Frances LucasDeuteronomy 31:8 “The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” We are so blessed to have God to lean on. When others have left us or let us down, we still have God. When we feel others don’t care, God ...
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