Daily Devotional

A wise man concluded: "It's a mistake to suppose that people succeed only through success; they often succeed through failures." And you're not defeated until the past takes your focus off the future. So don't be afraid of failure.

Matthew 6:33 Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be added to you!

SELF – The Four Letter Word Why is it that my “ME TIME” always seems to end up as “ENEMY TIME.” It enters my heart and mind to do something for me. It may be rent a movie even though I know the rest of my family wouldn’t be interested in, buy a big ticket item, or go hunting without any kids tagging along.

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My Dog Suzy My dog Suzy loves me. Today I tried to sit down outside and put my shoes on, but she was immediately under my feet.

Did Jesus Value Prayer? Jesus spent much time in prayer. Luke 4:42 – and see below Jesus heard God in prayer. John 8:40 Jesus went to God to prepare for tough tasks. Luke 6:12-16 Matt. 26:36 (Prayed all night)

School Is Starting Back. . .

When we go out into the world and react to things without a plan we are subject to the worlds deception and false teachings.

The rest of the story about the house built on sand.

Life Is Like A Cheeseburger The Bun Have you ever noticed that all the bun attention is given to the top slice?

Ephesians 3:17-18 (NIV) . . . . . to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ

Raising Godly Children Article 4 Colossians 4:2 “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.”

1 Timothy 2:8-10 (the Message) Since prayer is at the bottom of all this, what I want mostly is for men to pray—not shaking angry fists at enemies but raising holy hands to God. And I want women to get in there with the men in humility before God, not primping before a mirror or chasing the latest fashions but doing something beautiful for God and becoming beautiful doing it.

Your Heart Is A Search Engine – II Jeremiah 29:11 Hebrews 11:6 Jeremiah 29:12-14 Please read the scriptures listed in order. Doing so will better help you understand the message of this article.

Matthew 16:16 (NIV) Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."

We believe in God, but do we believe God? Studies have shown that more than 80% of Americans believe in God. The percentage that activate God in their lives by following the Word must be very small. In Hosea 4:6 The Word tells us that we perish by lack of knowledge.

Your Heart Is A Search Engine – I Jeremiah 29:13 A new search engine is vying for my attention. Google is sitting pretty, a household name, not having to spend much money on advertising. However, there is a new kid on the block – I know because each time I turn the channel I see a different ad telling me that I am overwhelmed with choices when using other search engines. Apparently, using Bing is the solution to my schizoid problem. It narrows my choices to what I am really looking for.