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Loyal

A Five Minute Friday Challenge

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Loyal to the end

Faithful, trustworthy and true

Jesus my anchor.

 

He is my teacher.

May I be loyal to Him.

Faithful to Jesus. 

 

"Understand, therefore, that the Lord your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for a thousand generations and . . .

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August 29, 2018

Under Construction

I don't know about you, but some days on my commute to work, I don't expect God to speak. Unless it's because I need to be kinder (in my mind) to my fellow travelers. However, recently, I did hear His still small voice revealing to me a truth that was manifest in a road closure and fixing of potholes. 

For 3 weekends recently, a . . .

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August 21, 2018

Thirteen - round 2

A Five Minute Friday - continuation

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A few days ago I posted a little exercise of praising God through the alphabet, with the 1st thirteen letters...and now here's the rest of the alphabet! 

God is Near, Omnipotent (all-powerful)  my Peace, Quiet, my Rest and Redeemer, Savior, Truth, Understanding, Victory, Wonderful, X-tra-ordinary, Y . . .

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August 02, 2018

Thirteen

A Five Minute Friday Challenge

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13...my children are definitely older than that...and I realized that 13 is half of 26 and there are 26 letters in the alphabet. The Lord prompted me to share an exercise (and I may have written about this before) that our family has done for many years. Praising God through the alphabet for His attributes; who He is! I'll do 13 . . .

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July 29, 2018

Way

A Five Minute Friday Challenge

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The first thing that popped into my mind with the word of the week was the passage from Isaiah 55:8-9: 

“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than . . .

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July 22, 2018

If

A Five Minute Friday Challenge

Silvrback blog image I was struck afresh with a passage in Philippians 4. There is a list of "whatever is..." statements. 

"Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things." . . .

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July 05, 2018

Fly

A Five Minute Friday Challenge

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Fly, GO!

Several years ago I kept reading and listening to folks speak about eagles. I was fascinated by the majestic creature. Of course, Isaiah 40:28-31 is one of my favorite Scripture passages.  

Here are a few things I've learned. Eagles are “able to soar without actually flapping their wings.” . . .

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June 13, 2018

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